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V2G Highlights E-Mobility Discussions at ees in San Francisco
At the ees North America Conference this year, new electric mobility-focused sessions branded under the Power2Drive umbrella engaged audiences with a discussion of the convergence of renewables and electrified transportation. All of Wednesday’s Power2Drive sessions touched upon the current gap in EV infrastructure as well as strategies to balance grid demand as EV charging becomes…
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Tesla Plans China Plant With 500,000 Vehicle Capacity
Tesla Inc. is planning a factory in China with a capacity for 500,000 vehicles a year, its biggest step beyond the U.S. so far, according to people familiar with the matter. Tesla is due to sign a memorandum of understanding with local entities in Shanghai, the people said, asking not to be identified as the…
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Duke Issues RFP for 680 MW of Renewable Capacity, Begins Accepting Solar Rebate Applications
Two major Duke Energy solar programs are rolling out this month in North Carolina, both of which should help increase the amount of solar energy on the North Carolina grid. Source: Renewable Energy
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Renewable Energy World Announces Its Inaugural Solar 40 Under 40
San Francisco, Calif. — In an effort to recognize the up and coming rock stars of the solar industry, Renewable Energy World is pleased to announce its first “class” of 40 under 40 changemakers in the solar industry. Source: Renewable Energy
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Renewable and Sustainable Energy Industries React To EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Resignation
The U.S. renewable and sustainable industries yesterday collectively sighed with relief yesterday at the news that Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head, Scott Pruitt, was resigning. Pruitt, a climate-change skeptic, was appointed by President Trump and while at the helm of the EPA, succeeded in removing many of the environmental regulations that were put in place…
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When Will Electric Vehicles Act as a Grid Resource Under the V2G Paradigm?
The expected spread of electric vehicles (EVs) has led stakeholders to look at them not only as a burden for the grid but also as a resource, according to the concept of vehicle-to-grid (V2G). Electric vehicles can act as a mobile storage device and provide support to a grid based on intermittent and distributed energy…
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How Digitalization Is Ushering in a New Solar Era
As exponential growth has taken the solar industry ever upwards — fueling its competitiveness around the world — we’ve witnessed the levelized cost of energy for solar energy drop by some 70 percent. And that’s a story that once again puts big data center stage. Source: Renewable Energy
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Bill to Take California to 100 Percent Clean Electricity Gains Traction
The Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee approved Senate Bill 100, historic legislation to transition California to 100 percent clean electricity by 2045, sending it to the full Assembly for a vote. The vote could have been influenced by the more than 38,000 messages and signatures in support of the legislation from a range of stakeholders,…
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EV Sales in China Are 142 Percent Higher than Same Time Last Year
Data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAC) revealed that in May 2018, 96,000 electric vehicles (pure electrics and hybrids combined, comprising what the Chinese government and media refer to as “new energy vehicles”) rolled off assembly lines, while 102,000 units were sold, increases of 85.6 percent and 125.6 percent, respectively, over the same…
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China’s Wind Power Industry Aims To Keep Wind And Solar Curtailment Rate Under 9 Percent
According to data released by the National Energy Administration of China, the country added wind power grid-connected capacity of 3.94 GW during the first quarter of this year, a year-over-year increase of 12 percent. The country’s average wind curtailment rate had decreased to 8.5 percent as of the end of the quarter, down 8 percentage…