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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

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People, Power, and the Sun: Honnold Foundation x Adjuntas, Puerto Rico Although most microgrids today operate independently, one way to get the maximum benefit from them is to connect them, letting them share resources wherever and whenever possible. To that end, engineers at the U.S. percent to 2.8 megawatts to 224.6

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Connect with Engineers Worldwide Through the IEEE App

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One of its many features is connecting members with other app users who have similar interests or affiliations, or live nearby. Networking made easy One popular way to network with others is at IEEE events. Or you can use the event-finder feature, which filters the search results by location, date, and topic.

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ABI Research: connected services for consumer and commercial EVs to reach US$378M in revenues by 2030

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Subscriptions of connected services for consumer and commercial Electric Vehicles (EVs), such as charging-station locator, eco-routing, and EV telematics, will grow 270% from 2020 to 2024, reaching 7 million subscribers by 2024, according to global tech market advisory firm, ABI Research. Connected services for consumer EVs will reach 26.37

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Santa Clara VTA partners with Proterra and Scale Microgrid Solutions to charge 34 electric buses with solar-powered microgrid

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In the event of an extended power outage, such as a public safety power shutoff, electricity stored in the microgrid’s battery storage system can provide back-up power at VTA’s Cerone bus yard to allow the agency to continue operating battery-electric buses, serving riders and providing emergency transport if needed.

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What You Might Not Know About Connected Autonomous Vehicles

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Critical considerations pertinent to connected autonomous vehicles, such as ethics, liability, privacy, and cybersecurity, do not share the same spotlight as the CAVs’ benefits. The question then remains: Who or what is liable in the event of an accident? Most likely, the updates are done wirelessly via 5G.

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Massachusetts electric school bus delivered power back to grid for 50+ hours over the summer; V2G

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In conjunction with Highland Electric Fleets and National Grid, a Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley electric school bus equipped with a 226 kWh Proterra Powered battery system discharged nearly three megawatt-hours of electricity stored in the bus to the regional electric grid over the course of 30 events this summer.

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ARPA-E Battery/Storage Exposition 14 Jan

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The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) is hosting a pitch event, ARPA-E’s Battery/Storage Exposition, on 14 January 2021, from 1:00-3:00 pm EST. This event will feature pitches from a select group of ARPA-E teams developing energy storage technologies.