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Energy & Green Tech May 22, 2018

Electric vehicles could save billions on energy storage

Using electric vehicles (EVs) as mobile power storage could eliminate the need to build costly stationary grid storage for energy from renewable sources.

Energy & Green Tech Nov 22, 2017

Energy from electric cars could power our lives—but only if we improve the system

Power stored in electric cars could be sent back to the grid - thereby supporting the grid and acting as a potential storage for clean energy - but it will only be economically viable if we upgrade the system first. In a ...

Engineering Sep 18, 2017

Putting smart weapons to the test

In the old days, a slingshot, BB gun, rifle or cannon was only as smart as the marksman taking aim.

Energy & Green Tech Jun 14, 2017

Clean energy stored in electric vehicles to power buildings

Stored energy from electric vehicles (EVs) can be used to power large buildings – creating new possibilities for the future of smart, renewable energy - thanks to ground-breaking battery research from WMG at the University ...

Security Mar 29, 2017

Secrecy obligation for the digital piggy bank

"Do you collect bonus points?" This question is part of daily purchasing routine. More than 80% of German households participate in bonus programs. They run the risk of disclosing sensitive information about themselves, if ...

Energy & Green Tech Mar 30, 2015

Goodbye, range anxiety? Electric vehicles may be more useful than previously thought

In the first study of its kind, scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) quantitatively show that electric vehicles (EVs) will meet the daily travel needs of drivers longer ...

General Physics Nov 24, 2014

Electric vehicles could stabilize large disturbances in power grid

(Phys.org) —Today when an electric vehicle is plugged into the grid, it's almost always in charge mode, meaning it consumes power. But it's also possible for an electric vehicle to operate in discharge mode, in which it ...

Energy & Green Tech May 29, 2014

Electric school buses that power grid could save school districts millions

Electric school buses that feed the power grid could save school districts millions of dollars—and reduce children's exposure to diesel fumes—based on recent research by the University of Delaware's College of Earth, ...

Energy & Green Tech Feb 5, 2013

NREL connects EVs and grid integration

Engineers working at the Vehicle Testing and Integration Facility (VTIF) enjoy a stunning view of the Denver skyline. However, some days the view includes Denver's 'brown cloud'—air pollution caused in part by vehicle emissions. ...

Energy & Green Tech Dec 12, 2012

Researchers examining electric vehicles and the power grid

As plug-in electric vehicles become an ever more central part of America's daily life, University of Notre Dame researchers are anticipating what that development will mean for the nation's power grid.

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