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BlackRock takes a stake in JOLT to accelerate electric vehicle adoption in Australia

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, August 30 — Australia is way behind in the global electric vehicle race. The post BlackRock takes a stake in JOLT to accelerate electric vehicle adoption in Australia appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Sydney-based JOLT believes it can accelerate EV adoption with.

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Mercedes-Benz launches electric bus chassis for Brazilian market

Charged

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a new electric bus chassis developed for the Brazilian market. The eO500U chassis will be launched in 2022 for Brazil and Latin America, and will also be commercialized in Europe and Oceania. The new chassis was developed by Mercedes’s Brazilian engineering team, and has been extensively tested in Germany.

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Flinders University deploys fleet-based vehicle to grid virtual power plant

Smart Energy International

Deployed by Sunverge, a provider of distributed energy resource (DER) control and aggregation, as well as utilities company Engie, the system was developed in partnership with Nissan Australia and Wallbox, utilising the university’s electric vehicle (EV) fleet to provide grid services.

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Webinar 19 Jul: Using analytics to proactively manage the grid & work smarter

Smart Energy International

As the adoption of electric vehicles and distributed energy resources like solar, wind power, and battery storage become more widespread and add more load to the grid, the introduction of these new elements creates disruption and presents grid reliability challenges that must be addressed. Webinar broadcast date: Tuesday, 19 July 2022.

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Power poles transformed into front-of-meter EV charging stations

Smart Energy International

An Australian project led by Intellihub will see local street side power poles turned into electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the Sydney and Hunter regions of NSW. And it will give energy suppliers insights into how to use electric vehicles to soak up excess rooftop solar power during high generation periods.”.

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Jemena trials new LiDAR tech for powerline inspections in Australia

Smart Energy International

These initiatives, as well as Jemena’s LiDAR announcement, are all aimed at advancing the company’s hope to “help prepare the grid for the future by improving the ability of our network to host additional solar, batteries and electric vehicles,” commented Edwards. “We

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Victoria utilities to lead flexibility market development in Australia

Smart Energy International

Together the two utilities deliver electricity to around 1.27 With population growth, home electrification and the rise of electric vehicles, the need for grid flexibility has become increasingly important. Have you read?