Teslarati

APRIL 15, 2023

For utilities, battery energy storage is one of the most helpful new technologies they can employ to reduce fossil fuel dependence and increase the reliability of their associated grid. By holding onto excess power generated during lulls in demand, power companies can more easily address peak demand and, importantly, reduce costs.

Arizona 145

Arizona Energy Storage Tesla Coal 145

Plugs and Cars

APRIL 22, 2010

And that reaction was from an auto company that is taking a "go slow" approach to using grid electricity as a "fuel" for cars. Big Enviro - the national Sierra Club , the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC,) and the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) - have long been less than enthusiastic about plug-ins. Let's be clear.

Plug-in 100

Plug-in Plug Sierra Coal 100

Cars That Think

MAY 5, 2022

Efforts include the work done by societies such as the IEEE Power & Energy Society , to which I belong; conferences such as the IEEE Sustainable Power and Energy Conference ; publications including IEEE Electrification ; and technical standards, like IEEE 1547 for connecting distributed energy resources to the grid. Nuclear power.

Climate Change 98

Climate Change Climate Coal Solar 98

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I Vehicle-to-grid is, I believe, the salvation of the automotive industry in the United States,” declared Marc Spitzer, an agency commissioner who was also on the panel.

Grid 47

Grid Green Electric Cars Cars 47

Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

Some of the green benefits you’ll read about in Joe’s blog: Smart Grid/Advanced Battery Technology/Energy Efficiency. The coal industry is about to get what’s coming to them and not a moment too soon. The EPA is about to start regulating deadly CO2 emissions from coal fired power plants. Some people never will.

Green 150

Green Stimulus Package Obama Climate Change 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Wind, hydro, DC transmission lines, and smart grid electronics are also Portland strengths. Even if you charge your EV with electricity made from coal fired generators you reduce your car’s pollution by half. She is an avid runner and hiker, having grown up camping most summers in the Sierra Nevada.

Oregon 58

Oregon Green Electric Cars Lead Acid 58