Electrification

Highlights

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.
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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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Electrification

Utility Plans and Preparedness for CEV Adoption

Jan. 10, 2023
Endeavor Business Intelligence report presents electricity providers’ views and expectations related to the adoption of CEVs.
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Davey Tree employees drive Ford F-150 Lightning trucks.
Vegetation Management

Fleet Electrification in the Tree-Care Industry

Sept. 9, 2024
The Davey Tree Expert Company is discovering the benefits and drawbacks of EVs during a pilot project.
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Electrification

$521 Million in Grants Announced to Continue Building Out National Electric Vehicle Charging Network

Aug. 28, 2024
The Biden-Harris Administration announced $521 million in grants to continue building out electric vehicle (EV) charging and alternative-fueling infrastructure across 29 states...
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Electrification

New York Commission Announces Grid Planning for Electrification

Aug. 21, 2024
The purpose of the proceeding is to identify timely electric grid upgrades to support electrification across a number of sectors of the economy.
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Renewables

Interoperability Makes V2G More Flexible

Aug. 19, 2024
As more wind and solar are added to the power grid, mobile batteries make sense.