We use electricity every day, but what we might not know is that most of the world’s electricity today is still running on networks we used over 50 years ago. How does this impact us?
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Toyota to Launch Smart Grid Demonstration Project
Toyota is developing its strategy for a future low carbon society by joining leading industry partners in a new exercise to explore the potential of new technologies for power generation, storage and distribution.
Continue readingNation-E Lauches the First Mobile Charging Station for Electric Vehicles
Nation-E AG, the Swiss company for energy storage, smart metering and load levelling solutions reveals First Mobile Charging Station for Electric Cars ? NationMobile Angel Car®.
Continue readingECOtality Releases Blueprint for 425 Miles of EV Freeway in Tennessee
The EV Project, the world?s largest rollout of EV infrastructure, and set the stage for the deployment of charging stations across the project?s largest geographic region.
Continue readingTennessee Valley Authority Promotes Electric Vehicles in Tennessee
Under the EV Project the Nashville-Knoxville-Chattanooga corridor will serve as a national pilot for connecting three metropolitan areas with an electric vehicle charging network.
Continue readingCoulomb Technologies Announces $15 Million in Series C Funding
Financing to Fuel Growth of ChargePoint Network for Charging Electric Vehicles.
Continue readingWestar Energy Selects Elster for Smart Grid Deployment
Elster announced today that Westar Energy, Inc. (NYSE: WR), the largest utility in Kansas, has selected Elster for its 48,000 meter SmartStar deployment.
Continue readingGermany needs more electricity lines
The European continent needs far more electricity lines, a German federal agency said Wednesday, quoting from an EU document to be discussed at a conference in Berlin later this year.
Continue readingCoulomb Technologies Unveils First Electric Vehicle Charging Station in Michigan
Coulomb Technologies announced the installation of its first ChargePoint® networked electric vehicle charging station in Michigan from its $37 million ChargePoint America program.
Continue readingContract to Build Substation and Transmission Line at New Wind Farm in Minnesota
When complete, the Lakefield Wind Farm will consist of 137 GE 1.5 MW wind turbines producing 205.5 MW of installed capacity.
Continue readingWind power and Transmission By Michael Goggin (AWEA)
In a recent article for Wired magazine, Marc Gunther looks at the question of where wind energy plants are located and the need for new transmission.
Continue readingComEd Proposes Innovative Plan to Modernize the Illinois Electric System
ComEd plans to propose an innovative approach to modernize the Illinois electricity system, stimulate economic development and create jobs.
Continue readingFujian’s first electric vehicles charging station
The Xiamen Huarong Electric Vehicles Charging Station is located at the southeast of intersection between Hurong Road and Huli Avenue in Huli District, Xiamen.
Continue readingSouthern California Edison Unveils New Smart Energy Center
An innovative exhibit displaying the latest tools and technologies that are helping to create a cleaner, smarter and more reliable electric grid was officially opened today by Southern California Edison (SCE).
Continue readingManhattan to Offer Electric Vehicles Charging Stations
By partnering with Car Charging Group, we are poised to meet the increased demand from electric car owners while simultaneously working towards transportation solutions that are more sensitive to the environment.
Continue readingMore than 4.7 Million Electric Vehicles Charge Points to be Installed by 2015
Charging Stations, Grid Interconnection Issues, EV Charging Business Models, and Vehicle-to-Grid Technology (V2G).
Continue readingStudy for the integration of wind turbines into the Chinese grid
Compiled by Vestas and Chinese research institute SGERI, it explores the most suitable solutions for a large-scale integration of diffused generation ? especially of wind energy- in the Chinese energy system.
Continue readingThe Efficacy of Storage in Integrating Wind Energy in Regional Electric Systems
EPRI and LCG Consulting jointly conduct an economic study to find out how energy storage can help integrate wind turbines to the electric systems in ERCOT, NYISO, PJM, MISO and California.
Continue readingResearchers Develop Ultrahigh-Power Energy Storage Devices
A team of researchers from the U.S. and France report the development of a mirco-supercapacitor with remarkable properties. The paper was published in Nature Nanotechnology online on August 15.
Continue readingXtreme Power Selected as Energy Storage Provider for Tres Amigas
Xtreme Power has been chosen as the storage provider for the Tres Amigas SuperStation.
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