Electric vehicles could be linked up to the grid and let their batteries be used as distributed power reservoirs.
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Endesa to provide real-time data on electric vehicles charging
The ELVIRE project, which has a budget of Euro 10 million, aims to dispel electric vehicles users? concerns about being left with flat batteries before the end of their journey.
Continue reading105 years of electromobility in Berlin
The energy efficiency of an electric car is twice as high as that of vehicle using a combustion engine. Moreover, electricity in a sustainable energy mix can be generated in wind power or solar power plants.
Continue readingMitsubishi use excess wind energy produced at night to charge electric cars
Mitsubishi Corp. (TSE:8058) and the Tokyo Institute of Technology have devised a method to use excess wind power produced at night to charge electric vehicles.
Continue reading$200 Million for Smart Grid Projects
Progress Energy has accepted a $200 million U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant awarded as part of the 2009 federal stimulus package.
Continue readingSmart Charging for Electric Vehicles
In the race to build a smart-charging infrastructure that fuels the coming plug-in electric car revolution, GE and Nissan have teamed to research new technology developments that will make smart charging a reality.
Continue readingPower companies lead the charge in electric vehicles
Pioneering Scandinavian electric vehicle (EV) maker, THINK, is making great progress in its mission of ?Changing The World, One Car At A Time?? with electricity and utility providers across Europe, who are taking del
Continue readingSmartcity, the energy efficient city project led by Endesa
SmartCity is a pioneering Spanish project for developing a new energy management model for cities which aims to achieve 20% energy savings, to reduce CO2 emissions and to increase the use of renewable energy sources.
Continue readingOpening of Yangzhou Smart Grid Demonstration Center to Help China Meet Aggressive Energy Objectives
GE (NYSE: GE) is working with the city of Yangzhou, China, to become a worldwide destination for energy efficiency, reliability and sustainability.
Continue readingLarge scale wind power interconnection test on the Iberian peninsula
Network integration was tested on 5 wind energy plants in Portugal and 6 in Spain, totalizing 311 MW, to assess how to safely overcome the problem regarding wind fluctuation.
Continue readingElectro-mobility puts renewable energies on the road
Renault to launch series electric vehicles in the market from 2011. Moving forward with the development of nation-wide charging infrastructure. RWE and Renault extend partnership.
Continue readingWestar Energy Chooses eMeter Software to Help Put Customers in SmartStar Program
eMeter, a leader in Smart Grid Management software, announced that Westar Energy, Inc., the largest electrical energy supplier in Kansas, selected eMeter to provide the necessary Smart Grid software.
Continue readingObama Announces $100 Million for Smart Grid
Obama administration announced nearly 100 million dollars for 54 smart grid workforce training programs that will help prepare the next generation of workers in the utility and electrical manufacturing industries.
Continue readingEndesa and Bergé Automoción sign agreement to ramp up electric vehicles in Spain
Both companies are keen to develop electric mobility as a way of stepping up the fight against climate change. Endesa will install and supply charging stations at the facilities of Bergé Automoción.
Continue readingProposed Wind Power Grid To Make Offshore Wind Power More Reliable
The energy needs of the entire human population could potentially be met by converting wind energy to electricity by means of wind turbines.
Continue readingDONG Energy and Energinet.dk prepare further use of renewable energy
DONG Energy and the Danish transmission system operator Energinet.dk have received funding of about EUR 8 million for a large project. The aim is to prepare further use of renewable energy in the power system.
Continue readingTonbridge Power Enters Into Second Agreement for Its Project in Montana
Tonbridge Power Inc. (TSX VENTURE:TBZ) (“Tonbridge” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce it has entered into a second agreement with an Anchor Shipper, Invenergy Wind Development LLC (“Invenergy’).
Continue readingV2G (vehicle-to-grid): Electric vehicles give power back to grid
The V2G concept is that battery, hybrid, and electric vehicles all can send power to the electric grid, power that all three already generate internally.
Continue readingAcciona y la Alianza Renault-Nissan se asocian para potenciar el vehículo eléctrico
Ambas partes suscriben un acuerdo marco de colaboración, que incluye la preparación de las redes de recarga del vehículo eléctrico y los servicios asociados a la iniciativa.
Continue readingU.S. DOE Approves Westar Energy’s Smart Grid Funding Application
Westar Energy, Inc. (NYSE: WR) announced that it has reached agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for funding under the Smart Grid Investment Grant program.
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