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 →
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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 →
Autovation: National Harbor, MD – ClipperCreek announced today the introduction of its flagship CS-40 electric vehicle charge station enabled with Silver Spring Direct-to-Grid(TM) communications technology. The solution, which pairs the grid-connected CS-40 with Silver Spring UtilityIQ back-office software, will allow utilities to measure EV charging consumption and ensure grid reliability by managing the load during Continue reading →
The city of Rome, Italy is poised to welcome electric cars to its streets, according to Toshiba. The electronics giant announced this week that its Italian subsidiary Ansaldo Transmissione & Distribuzione S.p.A (Ansaldo T&D) won a contract to supply a smart grid distribution system to ACEA Distribuzione S.p.A (Gruppo ACEA), one of Italy’s leading public Continue reading →
Integrating intermittent renewable energy sources like wind into the electric grid has been one of the big challenges facing the smart grid initiative. Now, scientists at DOE’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) say they have what could be a workaround: plug-in EVs. via Managing Intermittent Wind Energy with EVs | OPALCO.
This question should be on the FAQ for new plug-in vehicle owners: should I shell out $2,000 for a wall-mounted 240-volt charging station that can fully recharge my electrified vehicle in approximately eight hours, or will a much less costly 110-volt setup suffice? via Why 110-volt charging makes sense for some plug-in vehicle drivers.
Charging plug-in hybrids on a smart grid is more than the simple transmission of power to the car’s battery pack when needed. If plans pan out, and plug-in hybrids catch on, the grid and the cars could work in tandem easing the ebb and flow of power in the grid by alternately storing power and Continue reading →
According to a new report by market research and consulting firm Pike Research (Boulder, Colo., U.S.A.), by 2017 it is forecasted that more than 1.5 million Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations will be available in the United States, with a total of 7.7 million locations worldwide. The research firm anticipates that increasing demand for charge Continue reading →
A study released Thursday by the University of Calgary heralds a dramatic reduction of carbon dioxide emissions in Alberta that would result from the widespread adoption of windpowered cars. The paper isn’t suggesting the development of a family sedan equipped with a main sail or jib, however amusing the notion. via Research urges using wind Continue reading →
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, and Mitsubishi Corporation have announced a tripartite joint project called “V2X” for smart-grid technology development utilising electric vehicles (EVs), reportsElectric Daily News. The new technology will use EVs as “moving batteries” and will be effective in curtailing fluctuations in output from renewable energy sources and shifting power demand peaks. Continue reading →
By 2015, $144 million will be spent annually on cybersecurity tools for electric vehicles. Hacker attacks on electric vehicles couldn’t just spoof credit card numbers or power a car for free–they could also potentially take down the grid. via Car Jack-Jacking: Cybersecurity Is The Next Challenge For Electric Vehicles | Fast Company.
If you’re going to drive from your home to somewhere you’ve never been before, it pays to have a map. And, if you’re going to turn a region from a place where electric vehicles are a niche market and electrical power comes from a few large plants into one where EVs are the rule and Continue reading →
Inovateus Solar LLC, a national solar power distributor and integrator, recently partnered with GE Energy Industrial Solutions on the installation of one of North America’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at the GE facility in Plainville, Connecticut. The project is now posted to the innovative and educational Inovateus Solar PV PowerUp channel on YouTube. Continue reading →
For Engineering Professor Rajit Gadh, knowledge is power. In particular, that’s electric power and finding new ways to harness, store and deliver it as growing numbers of American drivers give up their gas-guzzlers for electric vehicles. While the benefits of clean-energy, petroleum-free electric vehicles (EVs) like the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt are clear to Continue reading →
OnStar and General Motors plan to launch the first real-world pilot program of smart grid solutions for electric vehicles this year. The pilot program will pave the way for utilities to increase energy efficiency and offer lower charging costs to customers. Hundreds of regional utility employees will be driving leased Chevrolet Volts as their everyday Continue reading →
Everyone has a trick up his sleeve to save on the electric bill around the house, so why not seek the same on the road? Today General Motors and GE announced the launch of the first real-world pilot of smart grid solutions for electric vehicles, which will allow motorists to up the energy efficiency on Continue reading →
General Motors is to launch the first real-world pilot of smart grid solutions for EVs in the US this year, it has announced. The automaker, which makes the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle, said July 19 that “unlike other automakers,” it was now moving beyond research and development to deliver the smart grid in the Continue reading →
