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A new love story: Electric vehicles and the electric grid

GreenBiz

A new love story: Electric vehicles and the electric grid. How will the electrical grid handle so many vehicles charging at once? Especially when fast-charging stations gulp down prodigious amounts of power? You can shift a lot of the electric vehicle charging to line up with those times," Langton said.

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Hitachi Energy upgrades Canadian transformer facilities with over $100m

Smart Energy International

Swiss tech major Hitachi Energy has announced an upgrade and modernisation of its power transformer factory in Varennes, and other facilities in Montreal, Canada, to address fast-growing customer demand for sustainable energy in North America. The additional 130,000 square foot (approx.

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Canadian AI firm selected by UK government to demonstrate emissions-reduction commercial building technology

Envirotec Magazine

A Canadian firm with a technology that enables “grid-interactive buildings” has been selected by the UK government to participate in the Tech For Our Planet challenge program, an initiative taking place in the run-up to COP26. BrainBox AI offers AI geared towards making commercial buildings smarter and more efficient.

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Engie Looking for More US Clean Energy Acquisitions: North America CEO

GreenTechMedia

Engie is on the lookout for more clean energy acquisitions in the U.S., where the company plans to ramp up its investments into grid-scale batteries, hybrid renewables projects and offshore wind, says North America chief Gwenaelle Avice-Huet. Engie supplies the city of Houston with solar power from its Holman project in Texas.

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Electrical distributor EIS to acquire Power Grid Supply

Smart Energy International

EIS, a distributor of electrical process materials and components in North America, announced the successful acquisition of Power Grid Supply (PGS), a supplier of transformer parts and components for the production, repair, and remanufacturing of transformers.

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Port of San Diego Selects EDF Renewables North America for Microgrid Installation

CleanTech San Diego

On Decmeber 7, 2020, Cleantech San Diego member EDF Renewables North America (EDFR) announced the awarding of a contract to build a 700 kW / 2,400 kWh Microgrid Infrastructure Project for the Port of San Diego.

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Vehicle-to-building demonstrates savings in Boulder

Smart Energy International

US EV solution provider Fermata Energy’s vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology has lowered energy costs in a Boulder, Colorado demonstration. In eleven months of usage, Boulder’s savings amounted to $2,963.44. “The Have you read? Charging up for an EV future PG&E to pilot home bidirectional EV charging technology.