It’s no secret that auto manufacturers, battery manufacturers, government officials, and champions of renewable energy everywhere are disappointed by the slow rate of consumer adoption when it comes to electric vehicles like the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf. But imagine how that might change if consumers could earn money from their electric cars. That … Continue reading U.S. Development of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Technology
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Smart Grid Deployment Tracker 2Q12
Smart meter shipments in the second quarter of 2012 picked up steam from a soft Q1. The total volume reached more than 17.9 million units, up nearly 19% sequentially. The big driver came from China, where the pace of shipments accelerated despite a slowing overall economy. The European market also expanded, as smart meter rollouts … Continue reading Smart Grid Deployment Tracker 2Q12
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Tesla Motors Launches Revolutionary Supercharger Enabling Convenient Long Distance Driving
Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) unveiled its highly anticipated Supercharger network. Constructed in secret, Tesla revealed the locations of the first six Supercharger stations, which will allow the Model S to travel long distances with ultra fast charging throughout California, parts of Nevada and Arizona. The technology at the heart of the Supercharger was developed internally … Continue reading Tesla Motors Launches Revolutionary Supercharger Enabling Convenient Long Distance Driving
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ABB’s First US-Based Fast Charger for Electric Vehicles
The first ABB (NYSE: ABB) DC fast charger for electric vehicles in the United States is now installed and operational in New Berlin, Wisconsin. ABB employs approximately 500 people in Wisconsin, where production for the chargers began in early September. Called the Terra 51 direct current (DC) fast charger, the unit reduces EV charging times … Continue reading ABB’s First US-Based Fast Charger for Electric Vehicles
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Solar power and wind energy may stabilise the power grid
Renewable energies such as wind, sun and biogas are set to become increasingly important in generating electricity. If increasing numbers of wind turbines and photovoltaic systems feed electrical energy into the grid, it becomes denser – and more distributed. Therefore, instead of a small number of large power plants, it links a larger number of … Continue reading Solar power and wind energy may stabilise the power grid
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Smart Grid in Southeast Asia
Smart Meters and Grid Automation Technologies: Business Drivers, Policy Trends, Key Industry Players, Market Analysis, and Forecasts In recent years, robust economic development and urbanization in Southeast Asia (SEA) has led to strong growth in electricity demand, in both sophisticated economies such as Singapore and less-developed nations such as Cambodia and Myanmar. Most Southeast Asian … Continue reading Smart Grid in Southeast Asia
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Wind energy study says opponents’ claims are unfounded
The report, from IPPR in association with the leading energy consultancy GL Garrad Hassan, concludes there is no technical reason why wind turbines should not be supported. A new study into the efficiency and reliability of wind power has concluded that a campaign against them by Conservative backbenchers and others is not supported by the … Continue reading Wind energy study says opponents’ claims are unfounded
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Toyota Investigating Vehicle-To-Grid (V2G) Technology
Along with Duke Energy and Energy Systems Network (ESN), the project will test and validate communication standards from the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) that are designed to govern EV/smart grid communications. Toyota Motor Corp. is leading a new pilot project in Indiana that will develop strategies for managing plug-in electric vehicle (EV) charging networks … Continue reading Toyota Investigating Vehicle-To-Grid (V2G) Technology
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Common Standard between Plug-in Cars, Charging Stations and Utilities
Toyota is partnering with Duke Energy and Energy Systems Network (ESN), the non-profit industry initiative that leads Project Plug-IN, for this effort. As plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) continue to gain consumer acceptance and market share, automotive companies, utilities and charging equipment providers are collaborating on common standards to seamlessly align vehicles, charging stations and … Continue reading Common Standard between Plug-in Cars, Charging Stations and Utilities
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House and Senate approved plans to install public charging stations for electric vehicles earlier this month
Both the House and Senate approved plans to install public charging stations for electric vehicles earlier this month, and President Barack Obama signed those laws late last week. But in conversations with more than a dozen relevant Capitol Hill offices, Influence Alley could only track down one staffer with an electric car. Capitol Hill infrastructure is known more for its oddities — like … Continue reading House and Senate approved plans to install public charging stations for electric vehicles earlier this month
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As Smart Electric Grid Evolves, Engineers Show How to Include Solar Power Technologies
EVWIND An economically feasible way to store solar energy in existing residential power networks is the subject of an award winning paper written by two Virginia Tech electrical engineers and presented at an international conference. Reza Arghandeh of Blacksburg, Va., a doctoral candidate in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia … Continue reading As Smart Electric Grid Evolves, Engineers Show How to Include Solar Power Technologies
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GE charges electric vehicles with wind energy
GE and vertical axis wind turbine company Urban Green Energy have announced the installationsource of the Sanya Skypump, a wind powered charging station capable of recharging an electric car on wind power. Located in Barcelona, Spain, the 4-kilowatt wind turbine looks like any other vertical axis wind turbine from a distance. Get closer however, and you notice an … Continue reading GE charges electric vehicles with wind energy
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Mexico exported wind power to California
REVE The county board of supervisors of San Diego said it approved the laying of a cable that will bring wind energy generated in Baja California, to Sempra substation in Jacumba, near the border. This cable will allow Sempra subsidiary San Diego Gas and Electric, import energy from wind farm in Sierra de Juarez. The … Continue reading Mexico exported wind power to California
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Solar power day and night
At Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), several pilot plants of solar cells, small wind power plants, lithium-ion batteries, and power electronics are under construction. Energy storage systems are one of the key technologies for the energy turnaround. With their help, the fluctuating supply of electricity based on photovoltaics and wind power can be stored until … Continue reading Solar power day and night
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Submarine Electricity Transmission
The market for high-voltage submarine cables is a small and highly specialized industry that will experience strong growth over the next several years. Demand for submarine cables is growing steadily as national governments and regional organizations pledge their efforts to expanding offshore renewable power generation, linking remote land masses, and interconnecting their national grids. These … Continue reading Submarine Electricity Transmission
Continue readingUtility Distribution Microgrids
Electric utilities’ approaches to integrating distributed energy resources using microgrids have varied widely in recent years. Some companies view utility distribution microgrids with a skeptical eye at best, and at worst as an existential threat to their traditional business models. Meanwhile, a handful of utility innovators are moving forward with microgrid projects despite significant institutional … Continue reading Utility Distribution Microgrids
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Abu Dhabi launches region’s first rapid electric car charger
Abu Dhabi has installed the first rapid charging station in the Middle East, reducing the time taken to recharge electric cars by over 90 percent, it was announced this week. The CHAdeMO-certified Rapid Charger, the first of its kind in the region, has been installed at Masdar City, the low-carbon development backed by the Abu … Continue reading Abu Dhabi launches region’s first rapid electric car charger
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Wind power bonanza can improve our air quality
The Lone Star State leads the nation in wind-generated power. With an installed capacity totaling more than 10,000 megawatts, Texas boasts a wind generation fleet dwarfing that of most countries. This wind power bonanza can improve our air quality, but it also potentially impacts utility bills and the reliability of the state’s power grid. To … Continue reading Wind power bonanza can improve our air quality
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Wind power being wasted in China
16 percent of the electricity generated by wind turbines in northern China went unused in 2011, causing a loss of 6.6 billion yuan ($1.03 billion), the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) said Thursday. Unused wind energy generated electricity amounted to 12.3 billion kilowatt-hours in northern China’s wind farms in 2011, SERC said in a report. … Continue reading Wind power being wasted in China
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CarCharging(TM) to Provide Charging Services for Electric Cars
Car Charging Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CCGI) (OTCBB: CCGI) (‘CarCharging’), a nationwide provider of EV charging services, is excited to announce that through an exclusive partnership with the City of Coconut Creek, charging services for electric vehicles (EV) will soon be offered at City Hall, located at 4800 W. Copans Road, Coconut Creek, Florida, 33063. ‘Coconut … Continue reading CarCharging(TM) to Provide Charging Services for Electric Cars
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