It’s the time of year when most people are evaluating recent trends and planning expectations for the coming quarters. It makes sense that we take a quick look, too, at the events unfolding in the broad, but increasingly popular, cleantech segment, which encompasses everything from smart meters and electricity grids to renewable energy and electric Continue reading →
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It’s the time of year when most people are evaluating recent trends and planning expectations for the coming quarters. It makes sense that we take a quick look, too, at the events unfolding in the broad, but increasingly popular, cleantech segment, which encompasses everything from smart meters and electricity grids to renewable energy and electric Continue reading →
2011 has turned out to be a groundbreaking year for electric vehicles—literally. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) earlier this week chose a shopping center in Bellingham as the first location to break ground on the state’s segment of the West Coast Electric Highway, part of a 444-kilometer stretch of road along Interstate 5 Continue reading →
GE Global Research in Niskayuna, New York, has received a $1.36 million federal grant to improve the efficiency of electric cars. via GE receives $1.36 million to study electric vehicles – The Business Review.
As development of smart grid technology moves ahead, the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released a report of test procedures to help make sure electric vehicles and hybrids are designed to plug in with maximum efficacy. A key principle of smart grid technology is allowing bidirectional power flow to accommodate spikes in Continue reading →
Researchers at U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have released a report to help car designers and engineers optimize the way electric vehicles and hybrids connect to utility grids. The technical report provides an interim test plan for evaluating vehicle-to-grid (V2G) applications for utility interconnection, helping to pave the way for wider Continue reading →
There is no kilowatt-per-hour price outlook in annual holiday travel forecasts — yet. But by the time the 2012 travel period for Thanksgiving and Christmas rolls around, there should be about 200 electric-vehicle charging stations in the state, primarily in the Chicago region, according to a director of the Fox Valley Electric Vehicle Association. “There’s Continue reading →
University of Hawaii Maui College (UHMC) Special Projects Coordinator Susan Wyche has been waiting for the electric vehicle (EV) to go mainstream for a very long time. She was the keynote speaker on Monday, Nov. 7, at a meeting of the newly formed Maui chapter of Women in Renewable Energy (WiRE), a forum working to Continue reading →
A new initiative, backed by the Metro Atlanta Chamber, aims to grow Atlanta’s cleantech hub and help generate 6,000 jobs by 2017. Clean tech is an umbrella term that includes several industries including smart grid, solar power, electric vehicles and biofuels. via Cleantech initiative plans to bring 6K jobs to Atlanta – Atlanta Business Chronicle.
Proton Holdings Berhad, an automotive manufacturer from Malaysia, has recently set in motion an electric vehicle trial in partnership with Greenlots, a company that offers charging solutions for electric vehicles. via Greenlots Supplies Proton Holdings Berhad Charging Solutions for Electric Vehicles.
People aren’t so gung-ho about smart meters, but they are about electric vehicles. But when they realize that combining the two can lead to huge savings, things might change. via Can EVs Ignite The Smart Grid? | Fast Company.
Electric vehicles are a big worry for many utilities. Over the last few months, I’ve had several interesting conversations with Europeans responsible for electric vehicle pilots in places such as Denmark, Germany and Portugal. Based on the results of their research and their real-world pilots, I learned of six frequent fears that turn out to Continue reading →
A neighborhood in Austin, Texas, is going “Back to the Future,” as it moves forward on plans to completely redevelop a 700-acre former municipal airport site into a leading-edge, mix-used, sustainable urban test bed. The development — a part of the Pecan Street Inc. demonstration project launched in 2009 by the University of Texas at Continue reading →
To no one’s surprise, American automakers Ford and GM have agreed on a single EV charging port connector standard that has been in development by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) for several years. What’s a bit of a surprise in this week’s announcement is that the companies were joined by German automakers BMW, Daimler, Continue reading →
In an effort to streamline the process of charging electric vehicles, seven major automakers - Audi, BMW, Daimler, Ford, GM, Porsche and Volkswagen - have agreed to a single rapid charging system. At an announcement made at the Society of German Engineers’ 15th International Electronic Systems for Motor Vehicles Conference yesterday, the car companies signed the Combined Charging System Continue reading →
WiTricity Corporation, IHI Corporation and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation are collaborating in research to develop electric vehicle (EV) wireless charging systems compatible with electric grids. The partnership structure of three major players in the wireless charging, electric infrastructure, and EV areas coming together will accelerate the popularization of wireless charging systems for EVs by developing systems Continue reading →
It’s a job that would make working as a United Nations switchboard operator seem simple. Out in Austin, Texas, the federally funded Pecan Street smart grid test bed is asking plug-in cars, rooftop solar panels, smart appliances and household batteries to talk to each other — and to the grid at large — in a Continue reading →
Austin-based research group Pecan Street Inc. has started working with several new partner companies to test smart-grid consumer products and advance development of the Texas city’s smart-grid demonstration project. Based at the University of Texas (UT), Pecan Street researchers will be working with Best Buy, Check-It, Chevrolet, Freescale, Intel, Landis+Gyr, Sony, SunEdison and Whirlpool. via Continue reading →
The near-term commercial potential of electric transportation and alternative fuels has prompted the US Department of Energy (DoE) to announce it will direct more of its $3 billion in research money to better support items like electric vehicles and smart grid technologies. via Department of Energy Will Direct More Research Dollars to Sustainable Energy | Continue reading →
Today at Metering, Billing/CRM Europe 2011, Convergys Corporation CVG +1.43% announced a partnership with Plug Smart to provide real-time rating, billing and data management support for electric vehicle charging stations. This partnership pairs Plug Smart’s patent-pending charging station technology, Zephyr, with Convergys’ state-of-the-art Smart Revenue Solutions to bill for electric vehicle charging anytime, anywhere, while Continue reading →
