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UPS to deploy new state-of-the-art EVs in London and Paris

UPS is working with UK-based technology firm ARRIVAL to develop a state-of-the-art pilot fleet of 35 electric delivery vehicles to be trialed in London and Paris.

Unexpected renewables advances

Recent progress in renewables has bordered on the surreal. At ICREN Barcelona recently we were invited to consider those giant wind turbines sweeping 200 meters of sky. Up there the wind is stronger and more consistent and that size of turbine is more efficient.

Cambridge Business Insight Forums - Off Grid

On the 21 June 2018, IDTechEx is very pleased to invite you to our Business & Technology Insight Forums at the prestigious Wolfson College in Cambridge (UK), to learn more about Off Grid Energy Independence in electricity.

How deep learning is helping the blind 'see'

Guide dogs are great for helping people who are blind or visually impaired navigate the world. But try getting a dog to read aloud a sign or tell you how much money is in your wallet.

After Uber, Tesla incidents, can artificial intelligence be trusted?

Considering last month's fatal crash of a self-driving Uber that took the life of a woman in Tempe, Arizona, and the recent death of a test-driver of a semi-autonomous vehicle being developed by Tesla, peoples' trust in the technology behind autonomous vehicles may also have taken a hit.

ENGIE and Fenix complete acquisition for affordable power to Africa

Global utility company ENGIE and off-grid energy leader Fenix International have closed their acquisition agreement. Fenix is the first Solar Home System company to join a major worldwide energy company and has already delivered clean, safe and affordable energy and financial services to over one million people.

Charging conundrum discussed at IDTechEx's EV event in Berlin

The electric vehicle charging infrastructure conundrum will be discussed at Electric Vehicles Everything is Changing, part of the IDTechEx Show!, in Berlin on 11-12 April.

All power to the proton: battery breakthrough

Researchers have demonstrated for the first time a working rechargeable "proton battery" that could re-wire how we power our homes, vehicles and devices.

Off Grid Electricity Continually Reinvented

Off grid electricity production can be broadly scaled in size into four categories as shown in this article.

India - off grid economics debate

India is one of those countries where grid electricity is often more expensive to produce than off grid excluding energy storage but grid electricity is much cheaper to the customer due to massive subsidies not available for minigrids.

BMW

BMW is extremely active when it comes to battery innovation. The company has performed a screening of battery materials to achieve high performance, and is also working on second-life applications.

Future Powertrain Conference report UK, 28th Feb- 1st Mar 2018

This event continues to grow with 400 registering at the entrance and 48 table top exhibitors including a busy IDTechEx stan

Microgrids but not as we know them

The "IDTechEx Show!" Berlin, April 11-12 will have 2500+ paying delegates, 220 exhibitors and nine parallel conferences but there is a difference this year.

UPS To deploy first electric truck

UPS announced it plans to deploy 50 plug-in electric delivery trucks that will be comparable in acquisition cost to conventional-fueled trucks without any subsidies - an industry first that is breaking a key barrier to large scale fleet adoption, as reported in Electric Vehicles Research.

Hydrogen Not Batteries for Grid Balancing?

A large amount of renewable energy production is turned off when it is being produced at a time of day or the season when it is not needed. Lithium-ion batteries have recently become popular not just for compensating at the house level but even at the power station grid level.

Tesla on autopilot crashes into a fire engine

A Tesla Model S traveling at 65 mph crashed into a stationary fire truck, the electric car was on Autopilot when the collision happened.

Webinar Thursday 18 January - Electric vehicle charging goes off grid

IDTechEx will be hosting a free webinar on Thursday 18 January titled Electric vehicle charging goes off grid.

What the European Commission is doing to foster battery innovation

As proof of IDTechEx's long-standing collaboration with the EU Commission, technology analyst Lorenzo Grande was invited to deliver a talk on the state of the art of battery manufacturing and how Europe can catch up with its Asian and North American competitors. A selection of the slides presented during the meeting have been included at the end of this premium article.

Off Grid Zero Emission: Better Than Grid Extension and Gensets Now

The improving business cases for off grid are a contrast to much grid supply, where high voltage grid extension at a swingeing $1-6 million per mile is not involved, nor even low voltage extension at $15k-50k. It attracts where grids are being neglected or are based on bad choices increasing prices.

Less Grid, Less Battery, More Happiness

This article looks at the options for progressing towards complete elimination of energy storage of any kind in off grid electricity generation.