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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 – […]
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 […]
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