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Articles in category: Vehicle-to-Grid/Home

1. Solar-Powered Car Parks with Battery Storage in New Trial

   Explore Energy Live News Mar 26 2019 Solar Photovoltaic , Vehicle-to-Grid/Home

   

   A new pilot to demonstrate a solar-powered car park supported by battery storage for drivers to charge their electric vehicles has been launched. The Smart Hubs Demonstrator R&D project will manage the integration of solar, EV charging, and vehicle to grid systems at car parks and transport hubs. Smart hubs that incorporate energy storage systems are expected to increase the ability to charge large amounts of EVs without placing further pressure on the grid as well as bring revenue streams for car park owners, including airports, train operators, local authorities, hospitals and retail centers.

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2. Pecan Street Launches Texas’ First Grid-Connected Vehicle-to-Grid Research and Testing Center

   Explore PECAN STREET – Pecan Street Inc. Feb 7 2019 Vehicle-to-Grid/Home

   

   Energy research organization Pecan Street Inc. launched Texas’ first grid-tied vehicle-to-grid (V2G) testing center at its lab in Austin, Texas, turning electric vehicles into a dispatchable load shaving tool for the municipally-owned electric utility, Austin Energy. The V2G testing center is part of Austin SHINES, an Austin Energy project that is testing how energy storage at grid, commercial-, and residential applications-scale to help increase the penetration of solar energy to reduce peak demand, increase grid resiliency and achieve the City of Austin’s renewable energy and storage goals by 2027.

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3. Container Transporters Support Grid Stability as Mobile Power Storage Units

   Explore renewableenergymagazine.com Feb 6 2019 Utility Grid , Vehicle-to-Grid/Home

   

   Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG  and its partners have begun research and development work at the company’s Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) to integrate the battery capacities of automated guided container transport vehicles that are in use at CTA into the German energy network as flexible storage units that contribute to the grid stability of the power supply. In less busy times, free container transport vehicles could provide battery capacity as mobile power stores to safeguard grid stability.

    

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   Mentions: Europe Germany

4. National Grid to Incentivise Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

   Explore Energy Live News Feb 27 2018 Solar Photovoltaic , Utility Grid , Vehicle-to-Grid/Home

   

   Battery storage firm Moixa and National Grid are among the transport and energy organisations working on a project to support vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. The consortium, which also includes Western Power Distribution, Nissan and Element Energy, aims to incentivise the V2G roll out by sharing increased revenue with drivers of electric vehicles (EVs), owners of smart chargers, managers of charging sites and operators of battery storage.

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5. EDF Renewable Energy Leads Series A Round in Vehicle-to-Grid Startup Nuvve - Greentech Media

   Explore Greentech Media Dec 19 2017 Vehicle-to-Grid/Home

   

   It's no secret that European utilities have made grid edge technology investments a strategic priority, with a growing focus on e-mobility solutions. This week, that trend continued with a new investment from EDF Renewable Energy. EDF RE announced Monday that it has closed on Series A financing for vehicle-to-grid technology company Nuvve Corporation in partnership with Toyota Tsusho, and with additional support from an unnamed private equity fund.

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   Mentions: California Japan France

6. Nissan Testing LEAFs In Energy Supply & Demand Management Systems

   Explore CleanTechnica Oct 28 2014 Solar Photovoltaic , Utility Grid , Vehicle-to-Grid/Home

   

   A number of companies have, as of late, been testing the potential of using electric vehicles (particularly, their charging systems) as part of energy management systems. And now, it appears that Nissan has decided to get on that wagon as well — recently announcing that it was participating with other businesses and government authorities in Japan in the testing of a new “demand response” energy supply and demand system.

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   Mentions: Japan GM Spain

7. New Initiatives For Energy Storage Development

   Explore Energy Sector News in India Jul 26 2014 Solar Photovoltaic , Commercial & Industrial , Utility Grid , Vehicle-to-Grid/Home

   

   Today, India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, with current electricity generation capacity of about 230 GW to meet the needs of over 1.25 billion population. India's per capita annual consumption of energy at approximately 600 kWh is one of the lowest in the world, even when compared to developing countries like Brazil and China. This is a decade where India needs a clean energy revolution for transforming the electricity infrastructure to provide energy access to over 400 million of households that still lack basic access to electricity.

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   Mentions: India Brazil China

8. V2G Enabled PEV's to Expand Steadily to 2020

   Explore Smart Grid, Smart Meter, Smart Grid News Feb 11 2014 Solar Photovoltaic , Smart Grid , Utility Grid , Vehicle-to-Grid/Home

   

   Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technologies have been in development since the beginning of the modern electric vehicle era, but are only now beginning to emerge in revenue-generating applications, according to Navigant Research. Though negligible today, the market for plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) equipped with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technologies -- which enable the vehicles to participate in ancillary services for the power grid -- is predicted by Navigant to expand steadily in the coming years.

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   Mentions: Japan U.S. China

9. Honda Joins Vehicle-to-Grid Technology Demonstration Project in Partnership with University of Delaware and NRG Energy

   Explore Green Car Congress Dec 5 2013 Solar Photovoltaic , Smart Grid , Utility Grid , Vehicle-to-Grid/Home

   

   Honda has joined a demonstration project for experimental vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology aimed at providing a potentially valuable energy storage resource to the electrical grid while providing for more cost-effective ownership of plug-in electric vehicles.

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   Mentions: Delaware PJM NRG Energy

10. Palo Alto Requires Homes To Be Pre-Wired For Electric Cars

    Explore EarthTechling Oct 7 2013 Residential , Vehicle-to-Grid/Home

    

    The Palo Alto City Council recently passed a new ordinance that changed the building code to include a residential EV charging requirement. The Council’s decision was unanimous, and ultimately, meant to save homeowners money.

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11. BEV teams with Coritech on V2G charging system

    Explore bcbr.com Sep 27 2013 Vehicle-to-Grid/Home

    

    Boulder Electric Vehicle's  new charging system that can move energy between electric trucks and the local power grid could prove to be a boon for the electric-vehicle industry.

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    Mentions: California DoE Denmark

12. Consumers Want Local Utilities to Take Charge of Electric Vehicle

    Explore The Herald & HeraldOnline.com Sep 26 2013 Vehicle-to-Grid/Home , Reports and Conferences

    

    New E2 (Energy + Environment) research ... finds that American consumers are becoming less optimistic about electric vehicles (EVs) and their expectations of EV ownership, in great part due to concerns about battery life and recharging infrastructure.

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13. (Discussion of the) Impact EVs Will Have on the Grid

    Explore Greentech Media Sep 20 2013 Vehicle-to-Grid/Home

    

    Doug Staker, the VP of Business Development at Demand Energy, led a conversation with CPUC Sr. Energy Analyst Adam Langton about the challenges for electric vehicle charging on the distribution grid...

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    Mentions: California CA Pub Util Comm Demand Energy

14. First-of-a-Kind Bi-Directional Electric Vehicle Chargers At Fort Carson, CO

    Explore hybridcars.com Sep 3 2013 Military , Utility Grid , Vehicle-to-Grid/Home

    

    The vehicle-to- grid (V2G) charging includes power factor correction, which is a growing concern at locations such as Fort Carson that are experiencing a growth in on-site solar power generation resulting in utility rate penalties. ... The chargers are ...

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15. Chicago EV Charging Station Equipped with Solar Canopy and Lithium-ion storage

    Explore altenergymag.com Aug 21 2013 Solar Photovoltaic , Vehicle-to-Grid/Home , Lithium

    

    AllCell Technologies and Windfree announced the completion of the Chicago area's first lithium-ion energy storage system connected to a solar powered electric vehicle (EV) charging station.

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16. Intelligent networking of storage systems, EVs, and battery powered machines

    Explore electronicsfeed.com Jul 24 2013 Commercial & Industrial , Vehicle-to-Grid/Home

    

    The intelligent networking of energy storage systems, electric vehicles and battery powered machines could make an important contribution to easing the burden on and stabilization of our power grids in just a few years' time.

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17. Chrysler Group And NextEnergy Explore Vehicle-To-Grid Efficiencies

    Explore hybridcars.com Jul 19 2013 Utility Grid , Vehicle-to-Grid/Home

    

    Chrysler engineers have been helping to determine if electric-vehicle (EV) batteries can generate revenue as well as power.  (It) has partnered with NextEnergy to evaluate vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology ...

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18. Tesla will use solar panels and batteries at Supercharger stations

    Explore DailyTech Jul 17 2013 Vehicle-to-Grid/Home

    

    Tesla plans to (provide) Supercharger stations (with) solar panels and batteries. The solar power would be stored in batteries and lessen the amount of electricity drawn from the grid. Also, the system could help utilities monitor major changes in the grid, and Tesla could charge them for this service -- hence keeping costs down.
    

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19. GM opens OnStar network for TimberRock to coordinate EV charging and V2G operations

    Explore The Detroit News Jul 10 2013 Utility Grid , Vehicle-to-Grid/Home

    

    OnStar gave TimberRock access to its Smart Grid application programming interface so it can determine when to start, stop or modify the charge going to a Volt. TimberRock has software that determines when an electric vehicle can be used to support the electric grid and sell energy back to help peak demand, GM said.

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20. US military accelerates EV-to-grid program with solar and storage

    Explore Renew Economy Jun 28 2013 Solar Photovoltaic , Military , Vehicle-to-Grid/Home

    

    Among the many sustainable energy programs recently launched by the U.S. military, the Defense Department’s new military electric-vehicles-to-grid initiative is especially worth noting.

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21. V2G may boost ROI for electric trucks (DoD test)

    Explore Fleet Owner Home Page Jun 12 2013 Military , Vehicle-to-Grid/Home

    

    An effort by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to test “vehicle-to-grid” or “V2G” technology on all-electric trucks starting this year may breathe new life into the cost-saving potentials for such equipment,

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    Mentions: Delaware PJM NRG Energy

22. Vehicle-to-Grid project at University of Delaware (short announcement)

    Explore Smart Grid Blog & News Jun 8 2013 Utility Grid , Vehicle-to-Grid/Home

    

    The vehicle to grid (V2G) project at the University of Delaware seeks to meet this need using electric vehicles, whose high power capacity and existing power electronics make them a promising energy storage solution.

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    Mentions: GE Delaware

23. Toyota Green Hub Combines EV Sharing, Solar Power, Energy Storage

    Explore EarthTechling May 10 2013 Utility Grid , Vehicle-to-Grid/Home

    

    Now word comes of an electric charging station in Japan which not only functions as a central point for electric vehicle sharing, but can also generate and store its own electrical power.

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24. First Power from Electric Vehicle Sold to Grid

    Explore Green Energy News Apr 28 2013 Vehicle-to-Grid/Home

    

    The University of Delaware and NRG Energy are have celebrated an important milestone for its eV2g project: becoming an official resource of PJM Interconnection and proving for the first time that electric vehicle-to-grid technology can sell electricity from electric vehicles (EVs) to the power grid.

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    Mentions: Delaware PJM NRG Energy

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