Sub-Saharan 12-Country Supergrid Proposed By Researchers
I see this study as part of a strategy on China’s part to deliver the energy economy of the future in Sub-Saharan Africa, bringing the region out of energy poverty over the coming decades.
Grid Storage
GRIDSERVE Electric Super Hub Opens in UK
GRIDSERVE’s new electric super hub makes taking your EV to the beach that much easier.
New Battery Storage Capacity: 10x Growth, 40 GWh/Year By 2030
When you predict the future, one thing is almost guaranteed — that you will be wrong. Nonetheless, people want to know what the future holds, and some people have methods or insights to get closer to that future than others. The electric vehicle revolution depends on one thing more than … [continued]
How Will The Electric Grid Handle 100% Electric Vehicles? (Part 2)
Part 1 of this series outlined the total increase in grid capacity needed for a 100% electrified light duty vehicle (LDV) fleet in the US by 2040. It showed that with no additional technology, the required grid capacity increase is on the low end of historic grid growth. This part … [continued]
Solar + Battery Microgrid Provides Seminole Tribe of Florida with Energy Security
In this tribal energy snapshot, learn more about the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s solar-plus-storage microgrid project, cofunded by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Indian Energy. Project Quick Facts The Tribe is installing solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity and adding battery energy storage, transfer switches, and controls on its rural … [continued]
Nottingham City Council’s Eastcroft Depot Launches New Vehicle-To-Grid (V2G) Demonstrator Project
Nottingham City Council’s electric vehicle fleet is growing quite nicely. At the moment, 51% of the council’s vehicles are powered by electricity, including six bin lorries, road sweepers, and vans. Electric bin lorries and road sweepers — how cool is that! In an exciting development reported on My Nottingham News, … [continued]
Honda Pushes Forward With New Stationary Hydrogen Power Station For Backup Power
On Friday, Honda unveiled a new stationary fuel cell power system that will serve as the backup power for its data center at its American Honda headquarters in Torrance, California. The stationary power system utilizes second life fuel cells taken from Honda’s Clarity Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles. The individual fuel … [continued]
Toyota To Study V2G In Texas In 2023
Here at CleanTechnica, we’ve written a great number of articles about Vehicle-To-Grid (V2G) technology. It’s highly important not only to help stabilize the grid (thousands of EVs can help the grid keep up during unusual times using energy from times when the grid wasn’t so strained), but V2X (vehicle to … [continued]
Form Energy Picks Weirton, West Virginia, For Iron-Air Battery Factory
After vetting 500 possible sites, Form Energy has chosen a city in West Virginia to be the site of its first iron-air battery factory.
Vehicle-To-Grid Solutions Could Open Fast Lane To Net-Zero Future
According to new research on V2G technology from an MIT team published in the journal Energy Advances, as the number of EVs rises, the collective fleet’s batteries might function as a cost-effective, large-scale energy source, with potentially significant effects on the energy transition. Electric vehicle (EV) owners are used to … [continued]
