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EV Charging’s Role in Building Grid Resiliency and Stability

Driivz

Issues posed by unmanaged EV Charging Utilities worldwide are concerned about the impact unmanaged EV charging will have on already aging grid systems. Most recently, a major Dutch grid operator has urged municipalities to turn off public charging points from 4 pm to 9 pm to reduce grid strain.

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Toyota to build prototype city of the future, powered by hydrogen fuel cells

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At CES, Toyota revealed plans to build a prototype “city” of the future on a 175-acre (0.71 Building a complete city from the ground up, even on a small scale like this, is a unique opportunity to develop future technologies, including a digital operating system for the city’s infrastructure. Fuji in Japan.

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Western States Build the Foundation of their Energy Future

Energy Institute at HAAS

The quest for a lower cost, more reliable and cleaner grid is motivating states to cooperate. The operators of the electrical grid in the Western US have had a tough … Continue Reading Western States Build the Foundation of their Energy Future

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Nissan joins Ford, Honda, and BMW in EV to grid software venture

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Japanese automaker Nissan has agreed to join and invest in ChargeScape, a joint venture (JV) created by BMW, Ford, and Honda dedicated to building software for electric vehicle (EV) to grid integration. along with the vehicle being one of the first to export power back to the electrical grid. .

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Sandia team puts power into local grid with supercritical CO2 closed-loop Brayton-cycle turbine

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Sandia National Laboratories researchers recently delivered electricity produced by a new power-generating system to the Sandia-Kirtland Air Force Base electrical grid. It took us a long time to get the data needed to let us connect to the grid. In comparison, the Brayton cycle has a theoretical conversion efficiency upwards of 50%.

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DOE launches design & construction of $75M grid energy storage research facility at PNNL

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has begun work on the Grid Storage Launchpad (GSL), a $75-million facility located at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Washington that will boost clean energy adaptation and accelerate the development and deployment of long-duration, low-cost grid energy storage.

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SAFE and the EC report recommends policies to advance adoption of vehicle-to-grid technology

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SAFE and the Electrification Coalition (EC) released a report highlighting policy opportunities to accelerate the adoption of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. With the appropriate policies in place, EV owners could receive compensation for the grid services their vehicles provide. Develop a national V2G Roadmap.

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