Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2021

The CO 2 -free electricity from solar, wind and hydro sources is generated in various power plants, most of which are located in Germany. These include a part of a solar park with the size of 60 football pitches near Ingolstadt and 24 wind farms with a total of more than 200 wind turbines.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2023

The new battery design could help ease integration of renewable energy into the electrical grid at lower cost, using Earth-abundant metals, according to a study just published in Energy Storage Materials. Compared with a seasonal battery, this new design is especially adept at short- to medium-term grid energy storage over 12 to 24 hours.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

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.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 15, 2024

An emerging technology, grid-forming inverters, are letting utilities install more renewable energy facilities, such as solar photovoltaics and wind turbines. The inverters are often connected to utility-scale battery systems at solar-plus-storage facilities.

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Electrek

JULY 13, 2023

Texas solar and wind are going to double by 2035, but if the state’s grid isn’t upgraded, then all that power is going to go to waste, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). more… The post Texas solar and wind are setting records, and the state’s grid can’t handle it appeared first on Electrek.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Photo: Exus Renewables North America Renewables developer Exus Renewables North America is giving a $200 million upgrade to Somerset County, Pennsylvania’s 139 megawatt (MW) Twin Ridges Wind Farm – here’s why repowering projects like this are the future of the wind industry. Get started here.

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Innovation News Network

MARCH 13, 2024

New technology developed by the University of Birmingham is set to overcome forced oscillations and grid frequency events, which can cause disruption over entire power grids. The post Power grids and wind turbines to be stabilised with new technology appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2021

Siemens Gamesa and Siemens Energy are joining forces to develop an innovative solution that fully integrates an electrolyzer into an offshore wind turbine as a single synchronized system to produce green hydrogen directly. It is a prime example of enabling us to store and transport wind energy, thus reducing the carbon footprint of economy.

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Green Car Congress

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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The Driven EV News

AUGUST 3, 2023

"Groundbreaking and revolutionary:" A 10-bay vehicle to grid charging station has been opened in South Australia, the largest in the country. The post Australia’s biggest vehicle-to-grid charging station opened to back up wind and solar appeared first on The Driven.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2022

Sundsvall Energi will partner with Liquid Wind to be the host and provide carbon dioxide for the second commercial-scale—100,000 t—electrofuel facility in Sweden. —Claes Fredriksson, CEO and Founder of Liquid Wind. Liquid Wind’s facility will be constructed on Sundsvall Energi’s Korstaverket site.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

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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Electrek

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The UK, which felt the punch of Storm Pia today, set a new wind energy generation record in just a half hour this morning, according to National Grid Electricity System Operator data. more… The post The UK just set a new wind energy generation record appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2021

a United Kingdom-based hybrid clean energy company, is developing a wind-SMR (Small Modular Reactor) and hydrogen production hybrid energy project in North Wales. The UK recently announced plans to expand offshore wind capacity rapidly by 2030 and invest in SMR development to meet net-zero carbon emissions goals by 2050.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2023

bp has been awarded the rights to develop two offshore wind projects in the German tender round, marking its entry into offshore wind in continental Europe. bp will lead the development, construction and operations of these fixed-bottom offshore wind projects, with grid connection targeted by end 2030.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The first five offshore wind turbines at Vineyard Wind 1 will deliver power to the Massachusetts grid within weeks. more… The post The US’s first large-scale offshore wind farm is about to come online appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

IPG’s project will demonstrate the role of Flameless Ceramic Turbine technology in bringing EV charging to high-use and remote locations through clean, cheap, grid-independent power generation. But, in many high-use areas and remote locations, upgrading grid connections to meet future charging demand is not practical or commercially viable.

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Electrek

JANUARY 19, 2024

New York’s South Fork Wind has become the first utility-scale offshore wind farm to generate power in the US.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Dogger Bank , the world’s largest offshore wind farm under construction, is sending power to the UK’s grid for the very first time. more… The post The world’s largest offshore wind farm just produced its first power appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

JUNE 13, 2024

600 MWh Tesla Megapacks will be installed on the same site as Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm in eastern England. Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm is located near Norwich, Norfolk, in Swardeston. Our 12 operational UK offshore wind farms are providing a huge amount of clean energy to the grid.

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Electrek

JANUARY 2, 2024

Vineyard Wind 1 was supposed to deliver its first power to the Massachusetts grid by December 31 – but it didn’t. more… The post The US’s first large-scale offshore wind farm just missed its first power delivery deadline appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Mercedes-Benz Cars has entered into a power purchase agreement with Statkraft, Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy, enabling Mercedes-Benz Cars to source electricity directly from wind farms in Germany, whose subsidies from the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) expire after 2020. EEG subsidy ending starting in 2021. million households.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 21, 2024

In the previous article on off-grid EV charging , the focus was on the energy storage battery and the DC-AC inverter that supplies the EV charger (and all of the other AC loads). Secondly, most residential-scale wind generators (i.e. This time the focus will be on the renewable energy sources themselves.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 19, 2024

New York’s South Fork Wind has become the first utility-scale offshore wind farm to generate power in the US. Danish renewables giant Ørsted announced that South Fork Wind has achieved its 50% installation milestone. Six out of 12 wind turbines are complete and online. pic.twitter.com/AVn6eQKV6n — Ørsted U.S.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2022

A realistic pilot test conducted by Porsche, the grid operator TransnetBW and consulting firm Intelligent Energy System Services (IE2S), has demonstrated that electrical balancing power can be stored in the high-voltage batteries of an intelligent swarm of electric cars. —Dr Rainer Pflaum, CFO TransnetBW.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The deficit is driving up electricity prices, reducing grid reliability, and hobbling renewable energy deployment. grids demands public scrutiny and accountability. Proposed new transmission lines in the upper Midwest could connect at least 28 gigawatts of wind and solar to regional networks. Their grip over the backbone of U.S.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Photo: RWE Rivian will power its DC fast-charging network with renewable energy company RWE’s Champion Wind farm in Texas. The two companies just signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for electricity from RWE’s repowered Champion Wind in Nolan and Mitchell counties, west of Abilene. Get started here.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2020

PowerCell Sweden AB has signed a memorandum of understanding with ABB Power Grids regarding a collaboration around fuel cell based zero emissions stationary power solutions. The MoU with ABB Power Grids is an important step and a great contribution to our increased efforts within the stationary segment.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Naturgy and Enagás are studying the production of green hydrogen from a 250MW floating offshore wind farm and another 100MW onshore wind farm in Asturias (Spain) for industrial consumption in this Autonomous Region.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 25, 2024

Photo: Avangrid Five more wind turbines just came online at Vineyard Wind 1, making it the largest operating offshore wind farm in the US. New York’s South Fork Wind , the US’s first complete utility-scale offshore wind farm, is 132 MW.) Once completed, the project will consist of 62 wind turbines.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new law directing the state to upgrade its electrical transmission system through use of new smart grid technologies and by replacing old wires with newer, high-tech ones in order to get the state ready for increased renewable electricity generation.

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Green Car Congress

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. HOMER Grid software addresses two types of charging scenarios when it simulates energy systems.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The UK’s onshore and offshore wind farms generated more than 20 gigawatts (GW) for the first time yesterday, setting a new record, according to National Grid ESO. The post The UK just set a landmark wind energy generation record appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

JANUARY 3, 2024

Vineyard Wind 1 was supposed to deliver its first power to the Massachusetts grid by December 31 – but it didn’t. more… The post The US’s first large-scale offshore wind farm just missed its first power delivery deadline [update] appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

MARCH 23, 2023

Siemens Gamesa’s SG 14-236 DD offshore wind turbine prototype – the company’s largest and most powerful wind turbine to date – has delivered its first power to the grid. more… The post Siemens Gamesa spins up its most powerful offshore wind turbine appeared first on Electrek.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 19, 2023

Wind and solar parks produce a large portion of their energy. Then, as now, wind farms are operating off the world’s coasts—but not all of these offshore sites are connected to the mainland via underwater power cables. Some of the wind farms instead sit in clusters more than 100 kilometers out at sea.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Spanish-German wind giant Siemens Gamesa’s SG 14-222 DD prototype offshore wind turbine has produced its first electricity and delivered it to the grid at the test center in Østerild, Denmark.

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