Electrification

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Cleco Power
The new EV charging stations at the Maritime Museum.
Electrification

How Cleco Power Is Making Louisiana a More EV-Friendly State

Aug. 28, 2024
In partnership with Adopt a Charger, Cleco Power plans to install up to 30 Level 2 EV charging stations in the state.
A model of an electrical substation. Net zero or real zero energy by 2050 has dramatic implications on the current planning, design, operations and maintenance of the electric transmission and distribution grid that delivers that energy. Photo 6794713 © Pavel Losevsky | Dreamstime.com
Grid Innovations

How Will We Get to Real Zero Energy?

July 25, 2024
How the power sector can reach net zero and eventually real zero carbon content, and how the transmission and distribution grid can help deliver on these goals.
Courtesy of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Electrification

DOE Funds Long Duration Energy Storage Projects with $15 Million

May 17, 2024
The projects will not only advance energy storage technologies for commercialization but also validate their cost and performance in the field .
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Electrification

DOE Releases Plan for Electric Freight Truck EV Charging Corridor

March 15, 2024
The federal government has set goals to reach at least 30 percent ZE-MHDV sales by 2030 and 100 percent sales by 2040.
Electrification

Brazil Kick-Starts Electric Highway Initiative

March 6, 2024
Brazil explores the use of ‘electrocenters’ to charge EVs simultaneously and a demand control system to address the power limitations of charging EV batteries.

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DOE Releases Vision for Beneficial Integration of Electric Vehicles Into the Electricity Grid

July 22, 2024
The EVGrid Assist initiative and associated vision guides stakeholders in developing vehicle-grid integration solutions to meet customer and community needs.
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IEEE-ISTO Announces Creation of the Universal Interoperability for Grid-Forming Inverters Consortium

July 16, 2024
The consortium aims to facilitate the transition of electric power grids around the world to accommodate grid-forming technology across all power levels.
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Electrification

ABB and NASCAR Launch Groundbreaking Partnership in Electrification and Sustainability

July 10, 2024
The ABB NASCAR Electrification Innovation Partnership will explore high-performance electric racing and create strategic opportunities for electrification in the sport, including...
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Electrification

How Distributed Intelligence Can Address the Electric Vehicle Charging Challenge

July 4, 2024
Utilities are tasked with ensuring the grid can accommodate the energy demand of charging millions of vehicles; however, traditional approaches, such expanding grid infrastructure...