electric vehicles

4 min.

Reducing carbon dioxide emissions is the main driver of the energy transition, supported by the large-scale expansion of wind and solar energy production, writes Marcel Eijgelaar, researcher at DNV GL. Due to the variable output of these renewables, maintaining the balance between supply and demand is becoming more challenging with a higher need for grid flexibility and more volatile prices on electricity markets. New solutions are emerging, from battery storage to hydrogen electrolysis

24/May/2019

New applications for surplus energy

Opinion

5 min.

Smart pricing, smart technology and smart infrastructure are the three key ingredients needed to integrate the growing number of electric vehicles into the grid cost efficiency and to deliver benefits for consumers, businesses and cities, say Julia Hildermeier and Christos Kolokathis from the Regulatory Assistance Project

15/May/2019

Three smart ways to integrate EVs

Opinion

14 min.

Parked electric vehicles plugged into the electricity network with charged batteries could sell stored power back through the network. Nissan is the first to qualify a car battery system to sell its stored power into an existing market for primary regulation services to maintain grid frequency

28/January/2019

Real life vehicle-to-grid seeks market opportunities

Audio, Markets

8-9 min.

California is leading efforts to make the transition from combustion engines to electric vehicles fair and just for all including low-income groups

05/December/2018

Electric vehicles for everyone

Heather O’Brian, Policy

9-10 min.

Trucks and ships could be two means of transport running on hydrogen gas, produced using electricity, in the coming years

28/November/2018

Hydrogen makes its case as a niche clean transport option

Markets

4-5 min.

If we don’t electrify more, we won’t reach our decarbonisation goals, says Ralf Christian, CEO of Siemens Energy Management Division

26/November/2018

Coming soon: the all-electric energy world

Opinion

2-3 min.

EcoGrid 2.0 will increase demand response through heat pumps

26/March/2018

Heating and heat pumps help balance the grid

Technology

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