Tag: plug in hybrid
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Ford discusses their Electric Vehicle and smart grid integration plans
Just before Christmas I had a chat with Ford’s head of battery electric vehicle applications, Greg Frenette. We discussed how Ford has been working with utilities and industry organisations to ready its electric vehicles for deep integration into smart grids. It was fascinating for me to see just how far Ford have proceeded with their…
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Using Energy Demand Management to increase wind energy in Ireland
Wind energy currently contributes around 6.5% of the electricity generation in Ireland. The government has committed to increasing this to 33% by 2025. That is a good thing, right? Well yes, but it brings with it some problems which will have to be addressed before it can become a reality. In 2006 the minimum demand…