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Elli and MITNETZ STROM publish concept for smart grid integration of EVs

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Elli, a brand of the Volkswagen Group, and MITNETZ STROM have launched a nationwide pilot project for smart grid integration of electric vehicles. An algorithm uses price incentives to compare the cars’ charging plans with regional electricity output from renewable energies and the available capacities in the distribution grid.

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Study finds GWP of electrolyzed hydrogen to meet ORD’s fuel needs would be 2.5x that of fossil fuels with 2020 grid mix

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Phil Ansell, an aerospace engineer at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, modeled the life cycle carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of liquid hydrogen production required to meet the fuel needs of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) with today’s electric grid mix. Ansell presented his findings at AIAA Aviation 2023 in June.

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EPRI, NREL, and U of Washington form UNIFI consortium to advance grid-forming inverters to support renewables

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Maintaining grid reliability amid increasing renewable energy penetration involves fundamental changes to power system operation and the resources leveraged to provide grid services. Funded through a $25-million DOE award, the public-private consortium aims to enable power-sector decarbonization through 2035.

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Could EVs Of The Future Really Balance Grid Flow Fluctuation?

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The advancement of smart grid technologies and renewable energy sources has transformed the automobile and power industries. continued] The post Could EVs Of The Future Really Balance Grid Flow Fluctuation? Then again, there’s concern about the amount of electricity that EVs consume — and whether that.

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CoBank report finds that troubled US grid may need to use EVs for grid balancing

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Since its inception, the US electric grid has mostly operated smoothly as one synchronous machine with a one-directional flow of electricity to meet the nation’s predictable power needs. CoBank is a cooperative bank serving vital industries across rural America. The US electric grid is experiencing something of a mid-life crisis.

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Rolls-Royce to supply 60 MWh battery storage to Semper Power to stabilize the Dutch power grid

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Semper Power develops and operates energy storage systems for wind and solar farm developers, distribution grid operators and industrial customers. They are mainly used for grid services, energy trading and the integration of renewable energies.

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H2@Scale project launched in Texas; renewable hydrogen for multiple end-use applications

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The project is supported by DOE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The project partners will generate zero-carbon hydrogen onsite via electrolysis with solar and wind power and reformation of renewable natural gas from a Texas landfill. Frontier Energy, Inc.,

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