CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 30, 2022

A groundbreaking settlement agreement between Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the Vehicle-Grid Integration Council (VGIC), Electrify America LLC, and the Public Advocates Office at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

The battery energy storage systems store power when electricity costs are low and supplement power during high points of consumption, minimizing impact on the electrical grid and mitigating demand surges to help Electrify America maintain consistent pricing.

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JULY 13, 2020

Statkraft, Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy, has agreed to a deal to help further decarbonize the UK’s power sector and deliver a new approach to managing the stability of the grid. Statkraft was awarded four stability contracts (2 at Keith and 2 at Lister Drive) by National Grid ESO (NGESO) earlier this year.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Nuvve Corporation, a San Diego-based vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology company, is participating in a program to deliver resource adequacy to local utility San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and California’s electrical grid using a large stationary battery located on the University of California San Diego’s (UC San Diego’s) campus microgrid.

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JULY 30, 2020

A new study of the impact of high EV adoption on the Western US power grid by a team from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has found that 2028 grid resource adequacy—from generation through transmission—is likely to be sufficient for high EV penetration. The largest transmission congestions were in California.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 30, 2022

What’s cooler than an electric school bus? An electric school bus with vehicle-to-grid capability. San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), the Cajon Valley Union School District, an Nuvve have just kicked off a vehicle-to-grid trial with 8 electric school buses.

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APRIL 1, 2022

The technologies will initially support transitioning of existing fossil assets to low carbon energy systems, with the long-term potential to support a fully decarbonized electricity grid by 2035. Gaston Electric Generating Plant in Wilsonville, Alabama. WE New Energy Inc.

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

million to develop technology focused on removing sulfur hexafluoride (SF 6 )from the US power grid. SF 6 has been the standard gas used inside high voltage electrical equipment as an insulating and arc-quenching medium. Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Ga.; GE Grid Solutions, LLC in Charleroi, Pa.; GE Grid Solutions.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

With battery storage able to provide a unique role in balancing a renewable electricity grid, Toby Gill, CEO of Intelligent Power Generation, asks could innovations in green hydrogen and biofuel technologies contribute to a more optimized and economical energy mix? A line of electricity pylons in the UK countryside.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 8, 2024

Tesla customers will soon use home energy-storage systems to support the Texas power grid. Enrollment is open to SunRun customers who have that company’s solar panels connected to Tesla Powerwall batteries , and who have chosen Tesla Electric as their electricity provider. Tesla Powerwall – Courtesy of Tesla, Inc.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 23, 2023

BMW and utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) have started testing technology that allows EVs to supplement the grid. Testing is taking place at a PG&E lab in San Roman, California, as part of a partnership between the two companies that dates back to 2015, according to a BMW press release.

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Green Energy Consumers

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

As more and more people switch from gas-powered cars to electric vehicles (EVs), we hear a lot of questions along the lines of “can the grid handle it?” will we have enough clean energy resources to supply all the kilowatt-hours of electricity those EVs will need?), and sometimes it’s about costs.

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

Using current technologies, all evaluated biofuel, battery electric, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicle pathways offer significant C2G GHG emissions reduction compared to the current gasoline internal combustion engine vehicle. When fueled by hydrogen produced from landfill gas, the total dropped to 117 g CO 2 e/mi.

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MARCH 11, 2022

Intelligent Backup Power, making its debut on F-150 Lightning, gives customers the ability to use bidirectional power technology from their all-electric truck to provide up to 10 days of power to their homes during an outage, depending on home energy usage. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The California Public Utilities Commission approved a new set of timelines to accelerate the connection of new residential buildings, commercial businesses, and electric. continued] The post California Adopts Nation’s First Deadlines for Utilities to Connect EV Chargers to the Grid appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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JUNE 16, 2020

HOMER Energy by UL, a global developer of energy modeling software, announced that HOMER Grid , software for designing grid-tied distributed energy projects, can now model how hybrid systems power electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. The solution is to co-locate renewables and storage with charging infrastructure.

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JULY 29, 2024

Hybrid and plug in hybrid cars have more than twice the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of full battery electric cars in an average grid, but up to five times more emissions in a 100 pct renewable grid.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. For the utilities, it promised an economical way of meeting rising demand for electricity. AC Propulsion’s experiment was timely.

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JUNE 26, 2020

a developer of electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles, launched its Hypertruck Electric Range Extender (ERX), a long-haul, natural-gas series-hybrid electric powertrain. With more than 700 public stations across the US, the Hypertruck ERX leverages a robust natural gas refueling infrastructure.

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JULY 10, 2022

Tesla and California electric utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) are launching a pilot program that will use Tesla Powerwall home energy storage battery packs as a "virtual power plant" to back up the grid.

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APRIL 18, 2023

Electric vehicles are gaining popularity as people become increasingly concerned about the environment and rising fuel costs. While electric cars have many benefits, such as reduced emissions and lower fuel costs, they also present unique challenges when it comes to maintaining the charging infrastructure they require. A total of 22.7

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NOVEMBER 10, 2022

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and General Motors today announced an agreement to investigate the feasibility of integrating bidirectional EVs into the electric grid as a local energy resource.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

Con Edison has begun using the batteries on five Lion Electric electric school buses to provide power to its customers, marking the first time in New York State that electricity has flowed from buses into a utility’s grid. The upfront cost of electric school buses is higher than diesel buses. Earlier post.).

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JULY 8, 2022

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Tesla Inc. have launched a new pilot program that creates a virtual power plant (VPP) to help support electric grid reliability and save customers money. VPPs are a valuable resource for supporting grid reliability and an essential part of California’s clean energy future.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 8, 2022

Anticipated price hikes for coal and natural gas could lead to increase use of renewable energy in electricity generation, making both the grid and EVs cleaner, according to new United States Energy Information Administration (EIA) analysis.

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MAY 6, 2022

million in funding for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to develop three new pilot programs to test how bidirectional electric vehicles (EVs) and chargers can provide power to the electric grid and other benefits to customers. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved $11.7

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MAY 16, 2023

at the BMW Group site in Dingolfing is operating an electrically heated ring hearth furnace. Compared with its conventional gas-powered equivalent, the latest electric furnace currently saves some 300 tonnes of CO 2 a year. For the future, we are looking into converting the remaining hardening furnaces to electricity as well.

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MAY 11, 2020

Southern California Edison recently signed seven contracts totaling 770 megawatts of battery-based energy storage resources to help enhance the region’s electric system reliability needs. The projects will enhance electric grid reliability and help address potential energy shortfalls identified in California. Selected Bidder.

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JULY 29, 2014

The Electric Power Research Institute, 8 automakers and 15 utilities are working to develop and to demonstrate an open platform that would integrate plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) with smart grid technologies enabling utilities to support PEV charging regardless of location. Automakers and V2G. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is partnering with the Angel Island-Tiburon Ferry Company (Angel Island Ferry) to support the electrification of The Angel Island vessel, which plans to operate as California’s first zero-emission, electric propulsion short-route ferry beginning in 2024.

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APRIL 21, 2022

The International Energy Agency (IEA) conservatively estimates that 130 million electric vehicles (EVs) will be on the road globally by 2030. As the number of EVs grows and especially as larger trucks and buses electrify with larger batteries, there will be opportunities to use those batteries also to support the grid.

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JANUARY 21, 2022

The California Electric Transportation Coalition and California utilities announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support a California Regional Charging Network. The MOU encourages cooperation and leadership among the California utilities to build out a regional network of chargers.

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MARCH 5, 2022

Cumulative greenhouse gas emissions versus vehicle mileage for (a) internal combustion engine and battery electric sedans, SUVs, and pickup trucks, and (b) hybrid electric and battery electric sedans, SUVs, and pickup trucks. —Woody et al. This is an important study to inform and encourage climate action.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

However, they also noted, high PTW efficiencies and the moderate fuel economies of current compressed natural gas vehicles (CNGVs) make them a viable option as well. If CNG were to be eventually used in hybrids, the advantage of the electric generation/EV option shrinks. Their open access paper is published in the journal Energy.

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DECEMBER 24, 2021

The City of New York will invest $420 million in electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, and alternative fuels to accelerate the transition to an all-electric municipal vehicle fleet. All light-duty, medium-duty, and non-emergency heavy-duty vehicles will be converted to electric by 2035.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

A favorite trope of the “Don’t get me wrong, I love EVs, but…” crowd is the idea that widespread EV adoption will cause the electrical grid to “crash.” Those who follow the industry understand that this concern is overblown, to say the least.

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AUGUST 29, 2022

A new University of Michigan study finds that making the switch to all-electric mail-delivery vehicles would lead to far greater reductions in greenhouse gas emissions than previously estimated by the US Postal Service (USPS). The Postal Service said in February that at least 10% of the new mail trucks would be electric.

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