Innovation News Network

JANUARY 16, 2024

University of Waterloo harnessing the power of idled electric vehicles to recharge the power grid in Canada. The post Harnessing energy from idle electric vehicles to replenish the power grid appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Stealth-mode electrochemical energy storage startup SPARKZ Inc. has exclusively licensed five battery technologies from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) designed to eliminate the use of cobalt metal in lithium-ion batteries. Energy density is especially important for EVs. SPARKZ Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2022

times the volume to store energy versus diesel, and hydrogen requires 11 times the volume, while lithium batteries require 50 to 75 times. Batteries are poor energy storage solutions for heavy horsepower use, and they require frequent recharging with traditional electricity. The reason for this is that RNG requires 2.5

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2023

In addition to reinjecting electricity into the power grid, the bidirectional charger supports a vehicle-to-load (V2L) function for powering electrical appliances directly from the car.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

JERA, the largest power generation company in Japan, responsible for about 30% of Japan’s electricity, and Toyota Motor have built and deployed the first large-capacity “Sweep Energy Storage System”. The project plans to operate grid storage batteries for recharge and discharge operations, connected to the Chubu Electric Power Grid Co.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2010

The controller technology allows electric car owners to recharge their rides at times of lowest cost and least stress on the grid. The controller uses a low-range wireless technology to communicate with the power grid and determine the best and cheapest time to recharge vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2013

As charging spots and stations connect to the existing grid, the NEMO project has been set up to support European grid operators and service providers in assessing the impact of EVs on the power grid, and to evaluate possible solutions such as grid extension or load management.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has selected 60 research projects for up to a combined $156 million in funding from the Fiscal Year 2011 budget. million in funds to approximately 120 energy projects within seven program areas. HEATS: High Energy Advanced Thermal Storage ($37.3

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Green Car Reports

JULY 26, 2017

The purchase of an electric car that plugs into the power grid to recharge its battery often gets drivers thinking about the source of their energy. We haven't seen data from recent years looking at the overlap between electric-car drivers and home solar panels.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

The company projects that the technology could be a reality in 2020, and would allow electric vehicle users to sell surplus energy. These projects also evaluate the impact of a large-scale introduction of EVs on the power grid.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2017

Results of a study by a team at the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, SOEST, University of Hawaii at Manoa, suggest that the additional cycling to discharge vehicle batteries to the power grid in a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) scenario, even at constant power, is detrimental to EV battery cell performance.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

The agreement with Leclanché’s Stationary Solutions group provides the complete recharging infrastructure. Both of the electric vessels are powered by Leclanché’s Marine Rack System (MRS), certified by Bureau Veritas, under prior contracts with Leclanché’s e-Marine group. Earlier post.). —Anil Srivastava, CEO, Leclanché.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

CATL and Fisker have worked in close collaboration to create segment-leading, high-energy packs that CATL will produce for the Fisker Ocean. The company calls these technologies PowerCar, Power Grid, and PowerHouse.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2019

The charging station can be used as interim storage for eco-power; however, when connected to the mains power grid, it becomes a permanent charging point. When the energy content of the battery built into the charging station falls below a defined value, the depleted charging station is simply replaced by a charged one.

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AUGUST 29, 2017

UK-based Connected Energy and Groupe Renault have installed two quick-charge stations based on Connected Energy’s E-STOR energy storage technology on highways in Belgium and Germany. The E-STOR technology developed by Connected Energy uses second-life batteries from Renault electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2011

The project is supported by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), in cooperation with the State of Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., On Maui, 15% of the electricity supply is already generated by renewable energy, and there are plans to increase this percentage going forward.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

The advantages of electric vehicles are numerous—the multiplicity of energy sources, reduced emissions, reduced noise, the possibility of reduced operating costs—but so too are the challenges. Philip Gott, director of Automotive Science and Technology in IHS Global Insight’s Automotive Services Group.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2013

The PNNL technology tells a vehicle’s battery charger when to start and stop charging based upon existing conditions on the electrical grid. has licensed smart charging controller technology developed at the US Department of Energy (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) for incorporation into its charging station equipment.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2012

ZSE), the largest distributor and supplier of electricity in Slovakia, on a smart energy “feasibility” study that will help prepare the capital city Bratislava for electric vehicles (EVs). VIBRATe also marks the first joint project between the Austrian and Slovakian energy companies. Click to enlarge. —ZSE.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2011

The report, Bucks for balancing: can plug-in vehicles of the future extract cash—and carbon—from the power grid? , is based on a research collaboration between a team of engineers from Ricardo and National Grid, the operator of the high voltage electricity transmission system within Great Britain (GB).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2011

Atlas F24 Refrigerator Van by Li-ion Battery The Atlas F24 Refrigerator Van by Li-ion Battery features a refrigerating compressor that operates on a combination of an electric motor with a lithium-ion battery power system developed by 4R Energy Corporation.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2014

Up to 30 electric vehicles at a time can recharge in Fraunhofer IAO’s parking garage. This year will see the installation of a photovoltaic unit and a small wind power system at the Fraunhofer Institute Center Stuttgart IZS, where up to 30 electric vehicles at a time can recharge at AC charge spots in the Fraunhofer Campus parking garage.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The Blue Paper—published in English and Chinese—addresses the growing challenges associated with rising urbanization and the greater demand for transportation with respect to energy, the environment, safety, traffic congestion and land use.

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JUNE 26, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $30 million in federal funding, matched by more than $35 million in private sector funds, for 68 projects that will accelerate the commercialization of promising energy technologies—ranging from clean energy and advanced manufacturing, to building efficiency and next-generation materials.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2014

The infrastructure side—a plate with a coil and an inverter (AC/AC converter)—is placed on the parking spot of the Audi TT offroad concept and connected to the power grid. Powered by the engine, it recharges the battery and thus extends the electric range. Full system output is available in Sport mode.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

The research project has the goal of integrating electrical vehicles as mobile energy storage units in the future intelligent power grid (smart grid). This demonstration of two-way charging technology will test the practicality of distributed energy storage in car batteries for home usage, Opel said.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2011

IBM Research has teamed with EKZ, the electricity utility provider of the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland, on a new pilot project that will allow consumers conveniently to charge electric vehicles and monitor their energy costs, using mobile devices. If less solar energy is being generated, the charging process can adapt automatically.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

is its efficiency, with energy consumption of just 11.7 optimized rolling resistance (7% lower); the generally energy-saving drive system components; the effective regenerative braking system; innovative equipment modules; and a newly developed, particularly efficient air-conditioning system. Earlier post.). The Volkswagen e-up!

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2011

All electric fueling stations offer power generated via renewable energies. This project will address a number of issues, ranging from the power grid itself to data transfer between drivers, vehicles, and electric fueling stations. primarily in outlying areas. million) for electric mobility.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2010

FEMS = Factory Energy Management System. Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) have agreed to collaborate on a smart grid research project incorporating electric-vehicle-to-X (e.g., Click to enlarge. home, factory, etc.) EIS system. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2018

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and UC Berkeley have analyzed the cost, energy, and environmental implications of a fleet of self-driving electric vehicles operating in Manhattan. This greatly reduces the need to have a big battery and therefore drives down cost.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2009

Topics under investigation include, among others, energy generation and distribution; traffic and energy management; smart metering; power electronics; software and sensor technology; electric drive train systems; and the recovery and storage of energy. It takes only 4.2 seconds to go from zero to 100 kilometers per hour.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

by Dr. Henri Winand, CEO of Intelligent Energy. Myth #1: Hydrogen energy is not all that energy efficient. This renewable production capacity is increasingly important to ensure the existing power grid can accept more renewable sources. It’s time to debunk a number of myths.

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 24, 2025

The New Terminal Ones solar array will support approximately 50% of the terminals energy requirementsan amount of energy that could power more than 3,500 average US homes. It will also be a blended system so that, at any point, the electric devices that keep things moving at a busy aerodrome will be running on 50% clean energy.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Optimizing energy consumption. The driver has three options when it comes to recharging: standard charge, quick charge and Quickdrop. Fluence ZE Concept is powered by a 70 kW (95 hp) motor that develop 226 N·m of torque, and a direct drive with forward/revers inverter. It uses electric variable-rate power steering.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

It will address a number of issues from the data transfer between the driver, vehicle and electric filling station to the power grid. If the range extender is used to recharge the battery, the A1 e-tron can cover an additional 200 kilometers (124.27 miles) of range. L/100 km (123.80 g/mile), Audi says.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Drivers who buy an electric car that plugs into the power grid to recharge the battery often start to consider the source of their energy.

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