The Midwestern state that launched the political careers of Presidents Lincoln and Obama isn't as well known for its leadership in
electric grid technology.
Not exact matches
The power company has also become a leader in renewables integration,
grid modernization, and smart -
grid technologies, while also achieving the best
electric reliability in company history.
The Illinois Smart
Grid Regional Innovation Cluster has used the funds to provide support to small startups developing
technology to help modernize and update Illinois»
electric grid, the network for delivering power from suppliers to businesses and consumers.
The comprehensive redesign and reconstruction will incorporate the latest hands - on interactive
technologies and reflect the transformative changes occurring in New York State's
electric power industry under Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo from the increased use of clean renewable power resources, smart
grid technologies and energy efficiency.
Superstorm Sandy may have been the worst disaster to hit the LIPA
electric grid, but the storm's aftermath brought a wave of changes that included a new system operator, badly needed
technology and infrastructure upgrades, and more than $ 1.4 billion in federal funding to repair and prepare for the next big storm.
The President's initiative will empower young men and women to invent and commercialize advanced energy
technologies such as efficient and cost effective methods for converting sunlight to electricity and fuel, carbon capture and sequestration, stationary and portable advanced batteries for plug - in
electric cars, advanced energy storage concepts that will enable sustained energy supply from solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources, high - efficiency deployment of power across «smart
grids,» and carbon neutral commercial and residential buildings.
In addition to
grid applications, Natron Energy is promoting the
technology for data centers» emergency power, and for heavy equipment such as
electric forklifts, among other possible applications.
As the
technology evolves and battery prices fall, though, many believe the future looks bright for the
electric vehicle industry, which could in turn provide a backup power source for the aging
electric grid.
Now, they have approved the
technology and the Pacific Gas and
Electric company, one of the US's biggest utilities and a leading member of the consortium, has plugged the array into its
grid.
Rayko Toshev's doctoral thesis in Industrial Management «Risks and Prospects of Smart
Electric Grids Systems measured with Real Options» analyses electricity price risk levels and evaluates smart
grid R&D projects and
technology opportunities, using real option pricing method.
Advancing next - generation battery and energy storage
technologies for
electric and hybrid cars and the electrical
grid are critical to help reduce America's reliance on foreign oil and lower energy costs for U.S. consumers.
Among the areas of research that inspire Dr. Cui are: the development of new
technologies to further the development of
electric transportation; creating new battery chemistry for
grid - scale storage at ultra-low cost; and harnessing low - cost
technologies for the development of catalysts for efficient carbon dioxide reduction and conversion into highly valuable products and inert carbon - hydrogen bond activation.
This work also will demonstrate the role APT could have in developing new energy storage
technologies for future long - range
electric vehicles and applications such as
grid energy storage.
«I'm looking forward to seeing a full
grid of I - Pace race cars in late 2018, soon after the first I - Pace road car hits the streets in Europe,» said Mäuser, adding, «Ultimately, this innovative series will serve to enhance the
technology used in our future
electric vehicles and benefit our customers.
Using V2G -
technology, peak demand on the electricity
grid can be better balanced, by allowing
electric vehicles to not just take power from the
grid, but... Read more →
Using V2G -
technology, peak demand on the electricity
grid can be better balanced, by allowing
electric vehicles to not just take power from the
grid, but also return it to the network and expect to introduce a new potential earnings model for
electric drivers.
FOSTER CITY, Calif. — Tesla CEO Elon Musk is trying to steer his
electric car company's battery
technology into homes and businesses as part of an elaborate plan to reshape the power
grid with millions of small power plants made of solar panels on roofs and batteries in garages.
E. g. if the sunlight is collected in outer space by large but practical thin plastic mirrors, it can be directed to any place on earth, preferably near existing hydro -
electric plants, so that it would not be necessary to greatly increase the existing
electric grid, all without any really new
technology.
With new «smart
grid»
technology, the plug - in hybrid vehicle could even deliver some of its stored electrical energy — sold at premium $ / KWH — back to the
electric grid during hot afternoons, as it sits plugged - in, in the parking lot of one's employer.
This is necessary for a range of
technologies, including but not limited to onshore and offshore wind, solar PV and thermal, advanced geothermal, hybrid and
electric vehicles and batteries, carbon capture and storage, nuclear, smart -
grid, and high - speed rail.
In a scenario where most light vehicles and heat is from
electric power, there will be tremendous load - balancing opportunities through vehicle - to -
grid technology, used vehicle batteries, and heat storage.
1) Energy conservation and energy efficiency 2) Renewable energy 3) Cleaner uses of coal, and carbon capture and storage 4) Sustainable transportation, including
electric vehicles 5) Modernization of the electrical
grid 6) Joint research and development of clean energy
technologies 7) Clean air 8) Clean water 9) Natural resource conservation, e.g. protection of wetlands and nature reserves 10) Combating climate change and promoting low - carbon economic growth
Solar has become a mainstream
technology that Massachusetts residents, businesses, and institutions can own and operate; a
technology that produces local clean energy, saves money, and lightens the
electric burden on the utility
grid while reducing the use of fossil fuels» said William Stillinger, President of SEBANE.
Our complete
technology solution also provides
electric utility companies a means to control the load that plug - in vehicles put on the
grid and a means to compute and implement taxes on electricity as a transportation fuel.»
but I think the key
technology for global electrification with non-carbon generation is increasing interconnection of
electric grids via high voltage DC transmission.
Her
technology uses spinning flywheels to momentarily store energy, similar to how flywheels are used to stabilize the
electric grid.
CCS is a real
technology, but «it's real in the same way that stem cell medicine is real,» Maggie Koerth - Baker wrote in Before the Lights Go Out, a fine recent study of the
electric grid.
The course comprises four modules that cover renewable energy
technologies, including power - generation
technologies and integrating renewable energy into the power
grid, economic regulation of
electric utilities, policy and regulatory frameworks and conditions for success, and energy access through renewable energy.
The Economist editorializes that this might mean wisely and cautiously considering forms of geoengineering that remove carbon from the atmosphere, but also innovation strategies that create society - wide
electric grids that can take advantage of similarly powerful new solar and / or nuclear energy
technologies:
EnergyVision 2030 suggests one pathway to advance adoption of clean energy
technologies in four core areas —
grid modernization,
electric generation, buildings, and transportation — and demonstrates that even relatively modest increases of clean energy
technologies can significantly reduce emissions while delivering consumer and economic benefits for all.
In fact, there are several recent studies that detail the benefits of solar and other renewable energy
technologies for
electric grid stability,
electric power quality,
electric rate stability, and increased
electric power reliability.
To take full advantage of opportunities to benefit consumers and advance emissions - reducing
technologies, almost all of the rules and regulations governing the
electric grid need to be updated.
-- In addition to the policy under paragraph (1), it is the policy of the United States that regional
electric grid planning to meet these objectives should result from an open, inclusive and transparent process, taking into account all significant demand - side and supply - side options, including energy efficiency, distributed generation, renewable energy and zero - carbon electricity generation
technologies, smart -
grid technologies and practices, demand response, electricity storage, voltage regulation
technologies, high capacity conductors with at least 25 percent greater efficiency than traditional ACSR (aluminum stranded conductors steel reinforced) conductors, superconductor
technologies, underground transmission
technologies, and new conventional
electric transmission capacity and corridors.
(9) a robust, efficient, and interactive electricity transmission
grid that will allow for the incorporation of clean energy
technologies, distributed generation, and demand - response in each regional
electric grid;
In this week's Quick Microgrid News... Ontario utility PowerStream and the Korea
Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) have signed an agreement to develop demonstration microgrids and smart
grid projects in Canada and market and sell the
technology in North America.
The report concentrates on renewable power and fuels and does not substantively address
technologies such as smart
grid,
electric vehicles and power storage.
These
technologies include battery
electric vehicles, which run on electricity from the
grid, and fuel cell vehicles, which run on hydrogen gas.
Smart
grid technologies provide energy producers and consumers with real - time information and better control of the
electric grid, improving energy reliability, reducing energy costs and minimizing greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change.
SOEC can also be applied as a clean and highly efficient solution for storing excess power produced by intermittent
technologies when their output exceeds the needs of the
electric grid.
One way or another, within the decade the West Coast likely going to cohere into a large, unified market for clean electricity, low - carbon fuels,
electric vehicles, and smart -
grid technology.
My columns have covered LEDs, solar power, wind power, demand - response, green chemistry, smart
grid innovation, water
technologies, geothermal, biofuels (with a big focus on algae),
electric vehicles, carbon capture and storage, nuclear, wave and tidal power, biogas, waste reduction, energy storage, advanced materials... you name it.
And in the same year, the DOE invested $ 2.5 million to study how best offshore wind can be connected to the
electric grid to enable transmission and commercial wind developers to plan accordingly for the next stage of
technology integration.
New
technologies are needed to make the
electric power
grid smart and responsive.
This modernization project is «the largest single energy
grid modernization investment in U.S. history, funding a broad range of
technologies that will spur the nation's transition to a smarter, stronger, more efficient and reliable
electric system.»
The green proposition of
electric cars, especially the plug - in variety, is that by promoting the development of electricity generation and energy storage
technology development (in the form of energy storage devices such as batteries),
electric cars are not only reducing the need for gasoline, but also creates pull factors for the development of
grid - connected renewable energy sources such as solar and wind energy by creating new electricity demand and provide energy storage solutions to address the problems of the intermittent nature of solar and wind power.
In simple terms, such an infrastructure consists of plug - in
electric cars supported by advanced battery
technology, a network of recharge stations and battery exchange stations, and a smart
grid fed with renewable energy.
CCSA is working to bring optimally priced, advanced, solar - power
technology to
electric customers through the utility
grid, and looks forward to working with
electric customers, utilities and policy - makers to advance this high - value market.»
The plan includes funding for energy storage, smart
grid technologies, microgrids and
electric vehicles — paid for by reversing parts of the Republican tax bill.
It is undisputed that smart
grid technologies offer numerous benefits to
electric utilities and customers.
As energy storage
technologies come onto the market, more homeowners are thinking about going «off the
grid» — completely severing their connection to their
electric utility — with the use of solar batteries.