Posts Tagged ‘PG&E’
Google.org’s RechargeIT Initiative
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under Uncategorized
Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, Inc., announced a major initiative to spur the adoption of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles and Vehicle-to-Grid technology, called RechargeIT.org. More than just a Website, the effort brings together the innovators and industry leaders from PG&E, Hymotion and A123Systems, to harness their collective knowledge and bring about change in the [...]
Tags: A123Systems, Dan Reicher, Google.org, hybrid, Hymotion, John Todd, PG&E, plug-in, RechargeIT
Vehicle to Grid, part 2
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under Uncategorized
One of the new technologies that has me very excited is the promise of V2G, or Vehicle to Grid, technology, where PHEV’s plug into the electric grid to help handle periods of peak energy demand. In this second of a two-part series, I delve further into this idea, and the potential it holds for a [...]
Tags: PG&E, PHEV, smart grid, Sven Thesen, V2G, Vehicle to Grid
Vehicle to Grid, part 1
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under Uncategorized
In the first in a two-part series, I examine the emerging “Vehicle to Grid,” or V2G technology, where Plug-in Electric Vehicles use their excess battery power to recharge the electrical grid during periods of peak demand. Several energy utilities are studying this green energy source, including Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy and its subsidiary, Utility Innovations. Michael [...]
Tags: green energy, Keith Parks, Michael Lamb, NREL, PG&E, smart grid, V2G, Xcel Energy