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Electric vehicles balance the grid in UK for first time

Smart Energy International

Electric cars are balancing supply and demand on the UK power grid for the first time in a trial hosted by National Grid ESO and Octopus Energy. The technology automatically adjusts the charging schedule of the car in response to the ESO requests for more or less power.

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Ensuring efficient and sustainable electric vehicle charging

Smart Energy International

Industries are injecting vast amounts of money into EV charging stations to take advantage of the growing number of EV vehicles. EV chargers use immense power; writes Ijlal Ullah Khan, analyst at PTR Inc. thus, installing them on-site could strain the property’s electrical system. and 22 kW, depending on the model.

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Why electrification is key to curbing future climate change

Smart Energy International

Electrification holds the key to cleaner, more efficient energy distribution and use. Earth Day 2050 What will our planet’s climate be like on Earth Day 2050 if we don’t deliver the energy transition? Significantly increasing renewables in the energy mix, while meeting growing demand for power, requires greater innovation.

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V2G specialist Nuvve and China’s Great Power team up on grid integrated batteries

Smart Energy International

V2G tech company Nuvve and battery specialist Guangzhou Great Power Energy and Technology Corporation have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the deployment of stationary storage batteries and their integration with the power grid.

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Smart grids vital to green energy drive

Smart Energy International

The global energy landscape is on the cusp of transformational changes as the migration to clean power gathers pace. With world leaders about to gather in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the COP 28 climate summit, the transition to green energy will be one of the key topics on the agenda.

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How IoT transforms power distribution management

Smart Energy International

New energy resources in the form of renewables, new loads such as electric vehicles, new energy storage technologies and the new integrated service models to accompany these are characterising the evolving power networks of today. They lack the capacity, flexibility, as well as visibility of operators.

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Cars instead of cables: V2G’s potential to enhance a flexible energy system

Smart Energy International

Although the electrification of road transportation represents a significant challenge to our energy systems, adding pressure on power grids at the national and local levels, V2G provides immense potential as a source of flexibility to support the energy system of tomorrow, explains Francesco Nobili of Charles River Associate (CRA) Energy.