Doug Fraser, Queensland Director of eLu , certainly pulled out all the stops when he marshalled a range of players in the electric vehicle space to promote EVs at the Titans Rugby League home ground on the Gold Coast this week — Parkwood Village Golf Club. Doug is a master … [continued]
Grid Analysts Kapil Duwadi and Erik Pohl Discuss NREL’s Role Assisting India With Distributed Energy Resource Integration Kapil Duwadi and Erik Pohl are part of the Grid Planning and Analysis Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). In this installment of NREL’s Tell Me Something Grid series, they share how NREL … [continued]
A recent article at Heatmap explains a simple way grid operators are coping with the increased loads and inputs they face today. With more and more appliances and vehicles going electric, more power is needed. At the same time, record growth in renewable energy projects using wind and solar help … [continued]
Concept Reply, a company within the Reply Group specialising in IoT innovation, has expanded the capabilities of its Test Automation Framework to include the validation of electric vehicle charging systems. Using digital models (digital twins) integrated into the proprietary test cycle automation framework, Concept Reply’s solution allows for the measurement of reliability, efficiency, and safety levels … [continued]
For its 10th cohort, the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2) formed an all-demonstration group where each participant would scope and perform a demonstration of its technologies as part of the program. The IN2 startups will complete their demonstrations over the next year or two, helping them in their goal to see … [continued]
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are looking for a happy medium to enable the grid of the future, filling a gap between high and low voltages for power electronics technology that underpins the modern U.S. electric grid. Today’s power electronics, which take split seconds to … [continued]
2023 set another record for EV sales in the United States. About 1.2 million vehicles, or 7.6% of all sales, were electric according to Kelley Blue Book. With over 1 million new EVs plugging into garage outlets, home charging stations, and Superchargers, you’d think our electricity usage would have shot … [continued]
This week marked a significant milestone as NRDC, in collaboration with partners Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) and the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), unveiled a first-of-its-kind initiative to pilot electric vehicles in rural areas. The primary objective of this pilot is to catalyze an inclusive and equitable … [continued]
Earlier this month, some electric vehicle (EV) owners in Chicago discovered their batteries were dead during a frigid cold spell. Media stories made it sound like the end of EVs as we know it had taken place. Yes, cold weather range loss affects every model of EV — from Teslas to … [continued]
Projects Across 11 States Will Support Undergrounding Electric Power Lines, Helping Modernize the Electric Grid and Replace Aging Power Infrastructure WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday announced $34 million for 12 projects across 11 states to strengthen and modernize America’s aging power grid through the development of … [continued]
