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Opinion: Reinventing fuel-based power for a more secure and resilient grid

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by Toby Gill, CEO, Intelligent Power Generation. 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?

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An off-grid solar tracker powers this EV charging station

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Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, has installed an off-grid solar tracker EV charging station for its employees. Solaflect Energy , based in Norwich, Vermont, designs and manufactures the Solar EV Charger. Solaflect Energy , based in Norwich, Vermont, designs and manufactures the Solar EV Charger.

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Ford unveils C-MAX Solar Energi concept; “plug-in” hybrid not dependent on electric grid can fully recharge from sun

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Ford’s C-MAX Solar Energi concept combines a rooftop solar panel with an off-board solar concentrator—essentially an inexpensive Fresnel lens canopy. The vehicle moves beneath the canopy during the day to maintain maximum concentrated solar irradiance. Ford C-MAX Solar Energi Concept. Click to enlarge.

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Solar-powered EV chargers power up college campus thanks to student engineers

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An engineering class project at Hope College resulted in fully functional solar-powered EV chargers for students. It will also have a lasting impact on the college as the energy is used elsewhere on campus when a vehicle is not plugged in. Electrek’s Take Where were the solar-powered EV chargers when I was in college?

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Grid up! Regulation rewrite boosts bi-directional charging in Australia to enable V2G, V2H

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Vehicle-to-home and vehicle-to-grid charging using electric vehicles as battery storage is set to finally get rolling in Australia. That promises to make it easier and more affordable to use the high-voltage battery pack of an EV to power a house and an electric car and return electricity to the grid for profit. and AS4777.2

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UC Riverside opening Sustainable Integrated Grid Initiative; integration of solar energy, battery storage and electric and hybrid vehicles

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Schematic of the “New Grid Testbed” components, including renewable energy generation, energy storage, smart distribution and electric transportation Click to enlarge. The batteries will store energy for distribution during periods when there is insufficient solar power generation. Solar carport. Click to enlarge.

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DOE, NREL and Toyota collaborating on integrating plug-in electric vehicles into power grid

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The US Department of Energy (DOE), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing, North America have launched a collaborative research effort on integrating plug-in electric vehicles into the power grid.