Posts Tagged ‘smart grid’

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    Mitsubishi Launches Smart Grid Demonstration Project
    Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Mitsubishi Electric) have completed the development and begun the operation of “M-tech Labo” smart grid demonstration system. The M-tech Labo is a smart grid demonstration system consisting of a 20 kW photovoltaic system, 5 electrically-dischargeable electric...
    by at April 16th, 2012 at 12:04 am
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    Smart Grid to be Tested Using Chevrolet Volts
    General Motors and OnStar are launching the first real-world pilot of smart grid solutions for electric vehicles using hundreds of Chevrolet Volts leased by General Electric for its employees. Starting this quarter, hundreds of employees of regional utilities will drive leased Chevrolet Volts as their everyday vehicles and participate in the pilot. Automakers and utility...
    by at July 20th, 2011 at 07:07 am
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    Toyota Joins Smart Grid Project in Japan
    Toyota, Hitachi, Panasonic and Japan Wind Development Co. will commence operation of a pilot smart grid project in Rokkasho Village, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The four companies hope to use the trial project to develop technologies for efficient use of power derived entirely from renewable sources of energy. It begins this month (September) and will run through July...
    by at September 16th, 2010 at 06:09 am
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    Hitachi and Airbiquity Partner to Provide Global Connected Services for Electric Vehicles
    Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. and Airbiquity Inc. today announced a partnership to provide telematics services for electric vehicles (EVs) globally. Today’s market is focused on commercializing EVs to achieve zero-emission mobility and reduce overall levels of carbon dioxide. EVs require a range of connected support services, including advising drivers on when to...
    by at April 20th, 2010 at 09:04 am
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    Valence Technology Supplying Batteries for Solar Powered Smart Grid Project
    Valence Technology has been selected as the preferred residential/community battery technology provider for the “Smart Grid Community of the Future,” the first smart grid solar powered residential development in Texas, the Houston-area master planned community of Discovery at Spring Trails. Valence Technology will supply dynamic energy systems for the individual smart...
    by at April 8th, 2010 at 11:04 pm
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    Argonne Helps the Grid Get Smart
    President Barack Obama has called for one million plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) to hit the road by 2015. If the demand for PHEVs skyrockets, a flood of new electric cars could strain America’s power networks to the limit. That is why the U.S. Department of Energy is analyzing how the power grid can be redesigned to better meet America’s energy needs. A multidisciplinary...
    by at March 26th, 2010 at 05:03 am