Toyota Motor North America and local energy utility Pepco are working together on vehicle-to-grid (V2G) research for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) using a Toyota bZ4X. The companies said this collaborative effort will explore bidirectional power flow technology that will allow BEV owners to not only charge their vehicle’s battery but also send power back to…

Photo: Orsted Danish renewables giant Ørsted is deploying heavy-lift cargo drones for the first time in an operational campaign at a Dutch offshore wind farm. The heavy-lift cargo drone will transport cargo from a vessel to all 94 wind turbines at the 752-megawatt (MW) Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm. After Ørsted trialed heavy-lift drones…

Tiger New Energy (Tiger), a Bangladesh, South Asia clean energy startup, recently introduced battery-swapping technology for three-wheelers in the country. Tiger said its proprietary offline swapping and reverse charging features ensure service continuity during power outages, while its infrastructure doubles as Decentralised Energy Storage Systems (DESS), contributing to grid stability. According to Tiger, advanced thermal…

Solar energy powering grid Source: Shutterstock The US Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a $2.2 billion investment in the grid to create resiliency and growth. The money will be put toward eight projects across 18 states to help protect the grid against extreme weather events, lower costs for communities, and create additional capacity to meet load growth, which the DOE cites as “stemming from an increase in manufacturing and…

Verra Mobility is partnering with the electric vehicle (EV) fleet management platform Bluedot to offer charging capabilities to fleet customers. By partnering with Bluedot, Verra Mobility said it now offers its fleet customers the ability to find, charge, and automatically pay for charging at over 80% of public charging stations in the United States. …

Photo: United States Department of Energy - Image N1D0069267., Public Domain, via Wikimedia The US Department of Energy (DOE) plans to build a 1 GW solar farm on a former top-secret Manhattan Project nuclear site in Washington State. The DOE’s plan is to work with Hecate Energy to repurpose the Hanford Site, an…

Published: July 9, 2024 In April, global energy, technology, and utility provider Hitachi Energy announced a $1.5 billion investment program to ramp up global transformer production by 2027. IDTechEx's research into electrical grids indicates that transformers are a critical component and potential supply bottleneck for large-scale grid upgrades. These upgrades are essential as society…

Image: BASF Wind and solar generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the EU during the first six months of 2024 for the first time ever in a half-year period. New analysis from independent energy think tank Ember reveals that wind and solar grew to an all-time high of 30% of the EU’s electricity in the first half…

Generac Power Systems has announced the availability of its first electric vehicle (EV) level-2 charger. Generac said its EV charger delivers power, efficiency, reliability and user convenience. The charger is Wi-Fi and Bluetooth enabled, offering connectivity and control through the Generac EV Charging app to monitor and manage scheduled charging remotely. Generac’s L2 EV Charger…

Photo: RWE The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has canceled the second offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico due to “a lack of competitive interest.” BOEM received 25 comments in response to the March 2024 Proposed Sale Notice, but only one company expressed interest in participating. The federal agency says…