Report Details Recommendations to Streamline Interconnection with Near- to Long-Term Solutions to Add Clean Energy Resources to the Transmission Grid and Boost Our Clean Energy Economy WASHINGT...
President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Equips Utilities and Power Providers With a Suite of Tools to Meet Increasing Demand, While Keeping Costs Affordable for Consumers, Cutting Emissio...
Strategic collaboration digitalizes supply and demand management to maximize grid flexibility, capacity, and efficiency Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating the way utilities and citi...
The Fast & Flexible Interconnect (FIX) Program Enables Reliable Charging of EV Fleets in Constrained Distribution Systems Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating new ways for utilities an...
For several years I’ve been iterating The Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. The work of organizations like Mark Z. Jacobson’s Stanford team around energy and Carbon Drawdown’s a...
In the past, I’ve covered FreeWire Technologies a number of times. It’s an innovative EV charging business that offers stations with built-in battery storage. This gives property owners the a...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/02/28/freewire-announces-new-boost-pro-hardware/
Sandia leads development of algorithms for resilient microgrids ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Self-healing electrical grids: It may sound like a concept from science fiction, with tiny robots or some sen...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/01/24/creating-the-self-healing-grid-of-the-future/
Artificial intelligence (AI) and cleantech adoption are largely considered to be one-and-the-same these days. AI is compressing and analyzing the massive amounts of data that the cleantech indust...
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/30/will-cleantech-align-itself-with-ethical-ai/
A couple of weeks ago, I presented to a group of institutional investors, clients of Jefferies Group investment bank. One of the big questions was regarding what they should be considering in ter...
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/06/questions-from-investors-on-electrification-the-grid/
Today’s energy grid needs more flexibility to balance supply and demand as traditional “peaking” generators retire, as electrification expands, and as extreme weather events multiply. While...
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/30/how-distributed-energy-virtual-power-plants-win-the-future/
Manufacturing Masterminds The post The Engineer Who Solves Crises Before They Happen — Rob Hovsapian appeared first on CleanTechnica .
NREL Research Highlights Vehicle-to-Grid Charging Benefits for Drivers and Utilities The post Electric Vehicles Play a Surprising Role in Supporting Grid Resiliency appeared first on CleanTech...
When I started with Union of Concerned Scientists back in January, the California legislative session was just ramping up. As bill introductions trickled in, it became clear there would be plenty...
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/05/california-cleantech-leadership-in-2023/
Delve Into 10 Innovations From the First Decade of NREL’s Energy Systems Integration Facility On the day that the Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) came to life in September 2013, it h...
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/08/27/10-years-of-leading-energy-systems-innovation/
I’m not going to beat around the bush: the past few years have not been great for the U.S. power grid, particularly when it comes to grid reliability. There have been high-profile rotating pow...
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/08/16/evs-can-support-power-grid-reliability-reduce-costs-heres-how/
Ford's global director of sustainability thinks adopting EVs can strengthen, not strain, the power grid. The post Ford Says Its EVs Can Help Prevent Grid Collapse appeared first on CleanTechni...
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/07/25/ford-says-its-evs-can-help-prevent-grid-collapse/
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, th...
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/06/20/how-will-the-electric-grid-handle-100-electric-vehicles-part-2/
Handling a 100% electric vehicle (EV) scenario will require significant upgrades and modifications to the existing electric grid, but how much? And how does that compare to historic grid growth? ...
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/06/20/how-will-the-electric-grid-handle-100-electric-vehicles-part-1/
It’s getting windy in the small country of Denmark. Or rather, massive amounts of electricity from wind will come from the shallow waters around the country and hit the shores for the country t...
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/06/08/dynamic-line-rating-pushing-the-grid-to-its-max-in-denmark/
Electric vehicle (EV) batteries are often associated with powering vehicles, but their capabilities extend far beyond that primary function. As technology evolves and the demand for clean energy ...
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/27/kia-aims-to-expand-the-role-of-evs-in-the-world-with-new-apps/
BMW is stepping up from vehicle-to-grid EV charging to kick vehicle-to-everything (V2X) into gear, with an assist from the California utility PG&E The post BMW, V2X, And The Death Of The Gasmob...
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/22/bmw-v2x-and-the-death-of-the-gasmobile/
US agencies are meeting expectations to release a slew of rules aimed at tightening reporting and procedural requirements to reduce national emissions. Several have made the news over the last we...
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/12/the-catharsis-of-us-climate-action-legislation/
California is considering legislation to make vehicle to grid (V2G) technology standard on all electric cars sold in the Golden State. The post California Ponders V2G Mandate appeared first on...
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/08/california-ponders-v2g-mandate/
HVDC is the technology for energy links. Tubes of steel carrying molecules need not apply. The post HVDC Is The New Pipeline appeared first on CleanTechnica .
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/21/hvdc-is-the-new-pipeline/
As the U.S. continues to see the highest levels of renewable energy investment in its history, the investment required to expand and improve the energy transmission grid will need to keep pace. T...
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/31/grid-transmission-progress-in-the-u-s/
Lack of knowledge on the part of support personnel leads to bureaucratic bungles and frustration for the consumer. The post Bureaucratic Bungles Delay Electric Revolution appeared first on Cle...
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/24/bureaucratic-bungles-delay-electric-revolution/
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, an...
PG&E will test two types of virtual power plant technology this summer to determine which is best for supporting the utility grid. The post PG&E Will Test Tesla & Sonnen Virtual Power Plant Tec...
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/02/23/pge-will-test-virtual-power-plant-technology-from-tesla-sunrun/
TenneT and sonnen have announced that they’ve powered the German grid with electric cars. TenneT is a top electricity network operator in Europe, and sonnen produces and manages stationary batt...
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/02/16/sonnen-tennet-power-german-grid-with-electric-cars/
SolarEdge has launched its first “battery virtual power plant” in support of the UK’s national grid. More specifically, it is providing grid support through the National Grid ESO Demand Fle...
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/02/15/1st-virtual-power-plant-from-solaredge-supporting-uk/
A group of heavy hitters, including Ford, General Motors, Google Nest, OhmConnect, Olivine, SPAN, SunPower, Sunrun, SwitchDin, and Virtual Peaker, has formed a coalition that aims to scale up the...
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-effe...
Phil bought an electric Hyundai Kona three and half years ago, and we have met on and off at various car events and coffee mornings since then. He recently traded up to a Tesla Model Y Standard R...
https://cleantechnica.com/2022/11/28/from-hyundai-kona-ev-to-tesla-model-y-standard-range/
A groundbreaking settlement agreement between Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the Vehicle-Grid Integration Council (VGIC), Electrify America LLC, and the Public Advocates Office at th...
Shyft Group, formerly known as Spartan Motors, has nearly five decades of experience designing and building fleet vehicles of all shapes and sizes including half of all last mile delivery vehicle...
Volvo is planning to enable bi-directional charging on all its future electric cars, starting with the EX90 that debuts in November. The post Volvo EX90 Will Feature App-Based AC & DC Bi-Direct...
Communities looking to build resilience in the face of worsening climate disasters will soon have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to better prepare themselves via new federal funding and incen...
For the past two years, East Bay Community Energy (EBCE), one of the nation’s top clean energy providers, and Sunrun, the largest home solar and battery storage company in the USA, have been i...
New York Power Authority to Collaborate with ZOOZ Power, Israel-Based Award Winner, to Advance Electric Vehicle Ultra-Fast Charging Technology Research and Development Project to Explore EV Charg...
DOE Seeks Public Feedback on President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Grid Resilience Innovation Programs that Enhance the Power Grid’s Ability to Deliver Cheaper, Cleaner Energy t...
“If everyone came home at the end of the day and plugged in their electric car to charge, the grid would fail. We will all end up having to live like the Amish. Electric car drivers are just ...
The Inflation Reduction Act tax incentives are expected to accelerate the adoption of domestic flow battery technology to help achieve energy independence powered by sustainable sources. The po...
The first vehicle-to-grid system on NYC’s electricity grid launched this week. The system comes from a collaboration between Revel rideshare, Fermata Energy, and NineDot Energy. Revel’s ride...
https://cleantechnica.com/2022/08/21/1st-vehicle-to-grid-system-on-nyc-grid-launches/
The narrative that Americans and many Europeans share about China and themselves is not aligned with observable reality, and the USA is in significant danger of economic decline even as the world...
Update: Nuvve Holding Corp. is a global energy infrastructure management company headquartered in San Diego, CA which partnered directly with San Diego Gas and Electric and Cajon Valley Union Sch...