Volkswagen is preparing its mobile quick charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) for a pilot scheme to debut in the first half of 2019. The goal is to be able to use the stations in Read More
The Arizona Corporation Commission’s regulators recently approved a new statewide policy on electric-vehicle infrastructure that urges state-regulated utilities to help speed the rollout of electric vehicles by offering special rates for EV charging and supporting Read More
Yoav Schechner, an expert in computer vision and computed tomography from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, and Ilan Koren, an expert in cloud and rain physics from the Weizmann Institute of Science, have collaborated to Read More
The UK Government recently launched a new mandate requiring all domestic electric vehicle (EV) chargers supported by its EV Homecharge Scheme to include smart technologies, such as remote charging and demand-response capabilities. The requirement, which Read More
The Energy Drone Coalition and DRONEII.COM recently released a joint report, “Drones in the Energy Industry,” an industry-specific benchmark of the use of UAVs in the energy industry and analysis of potential future developments. A Read More
DARPA is testing a wind sensor that could allow devices in its Adaptable Lighter-Than-Air (ALTA) balloon program to spot wind speed and direction from a distance and then make the necessary adjustments to stay in Read More
An 18-month Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) has been signed between Sandia National Laboratories and Emera Technologies of Canada. Sandia and Emera Technologies will work on making clean, community-scale direct current microgrids mainstream. “Alternating Read More
Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) is partnering with Wärtsilä, a Finnish corporation which manufactures and services power sources and other equipment in the marine and energy markets, and Finland’s Lappeenranta University of Technology to study Read More
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee have demonstrated a wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging system that transfers 120 kW of power with a 97% efficiency – Read More
The Isle of Eigg, one of the Scottish Hebridean islands, now has a hybrid microgrid which incorporates flywheels and ultracapacitors for high power functions as well as solar, batteries, wind and diesel backup. The island Read More
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