Partnerships expected to bloom from inductive EV charging
As various verticals such as telecom, industrial automation, and utilities establish their presence in the electric vehicle (EV) inductive charging market, market participants will increasingly partner with original equipment manufacturers (OEM) at the testing phase…
Manufacturers facing pressure to drive EV popularity
Electric vehicles (EV) are seeing another push as pressure on car manufacturing companies to devise sustainable and environmental friendly automobiles grows. Although electric cars will not be the answer to all environmental issues, automakers are…
Copenhagen Pioneers Smart Electric Bike Sharing
The city hopes people will zip around on electric bikes instead of clogging the streets with cars Photo: gobike To Sleep, Perchance to Recharge: Copenhagen is planning to launch an electric bike-sharing system. Copenhagen,…
EV progress report
A progress report on activity surrounding electric vehicle standardization is now available through the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Electric Vehicles Standards Panel (EVSP) who says that the report addresses the gaps and recommendations described…
Smart city data reflects San Diego EV market, attitudes
Smart City San Diego, which launched its Solar-to-EV project — one of the first of its kind in the world — in September 2012, has now released usage data collected at the EV charging stations…
Breaking news
LineVision, provider of non-contact overhead line sensor solutions, said this week that it has been hired by Xcel to deploy its technology across transmission lines in parts of its service territory. This project is a collaboration between Xcel Energy, LineVision, and Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) and the data collected will be analyzed as part of […] The post Xcel teams with LineVision, ORNL to explore new tech for overhead line monitoring plus DLR appeared first on POWERGrid International. [...]
Several utilities in the U.S. Midwest owned by global firm AES Corp. have changed their names to reflect that connection and solidify statewide identities. Indianapolis Power & Light has changed its name to AES Indiana. In Ohio, the 110-year-old Dayton Power & Light has changed its name to reflect its connection in the AES family […] The post Dayton, Indianapolis utilities take name of parent firm AES Corp. appeared first on POWERGrid International. [...]
For the second year in a row, Xcel Energy has hit a significant milestone in its quest to deliver 100% carbon-free electricity to customers by 2050. Xcel reported that it broke its own record for a single-year drop in emissions in 2020, cutting carbon emissions company-wide by approximately six million tons, a 12% reduction over […] The post Xcel celebrates milestone as utility is now halfway to 100% carbon free electricity appeared first on POWERGrid International. [...]
During an emergency board meeting of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) today, Bill Magness, ERCOT CEO, outlined the events that took place between February 14 and 18 that ultimately led to the humanitarian crisis that many Texas residents are still in the midst of now. An oversimplified view of the Texas electricity market […] The post For Texas, the past was not prologue in the 2021 electricity fiasco appeared first on POWERGrid International. [...]
Top board leaders of Texas’ embattled power grid operator said Tuesday they will resign following outrage over more than 4 million customers losing electricity last week during a deadly winter storm, including many whose frigid homes lacked heat for days in subfreezing temperatures. The post Top ERCOT board leaders resign after deadly Texas power outages appeared first on POWERGrid International. [...]
