http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/electric/ Sun, 10 May 2026 07:55:48 +0000 86400 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/electric/electric-motor-r6414 . . . spoked magnet design spins up:
. . . . . . cheaper,
. . . . . . lighter,
. . . . . . more powerful.

5-22-2018 Source:  #Electric Motor]]> Tue, 22 May 2018 17:07:48 +0000 e6c46d6ccf72dec942de7195f6ab6294 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/electric/internet-shopping-electric-delivery-trucks-r6403 . . . other online shopping platforms,
. . . the delivery business is booming,
. . . particularly in urban areas,
. . . where pollution from diesel-powered trucks,
. . . has become a major concern for many world cities.

UPS will begin testing a fleet of
. . . 35 electric delivery vans from Arrival,
. . . a UK-based company specializing in lightweight electric vehicles.

UPS is also testing
. . . 50 plug-in hybrid delivery vans
. . . manufactured by Workhorse in the United States, and has ordered
. . . 50 Tesla Semi electric trucks for its fleet of alternative fuel vehicles.

5-11-2018 Source:  Internet shopping & #Electric delivery trucks]]> Fri, 11 May 2018 13:25:26 +0000 e5085f260c2bc7e50f153bd3d3a463d9 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/electric/energy-storage-problem-r6400 . . . are fine when it comes to small-to-mid-range storage,
. . . but the costs start to mount when you think about scaling up into the
. . . 10 - 100 hour range.

USA Department of Energy, announced
. . . $30 million for funding of next-generation technology
. . . batteries, that can store electricity in bulk for
. . . 10 - 100 hours.

They could enable utilities to:
. . . . . . keep leveraging fossil fuels into the grid,
. . . . . . puts nuclear power on even shakier ground than it is now.
. . . . . . shrink reliance on coal baseload power plants,
. . . . . . push gas “peaker” plants out of the picture, and
. . . . . . funnel more wind and solar into the grid.

Energy Department’s ARPA-E (Advanced Projects Research Agency – Energy) office,
. . . which kickstarts high risk, high reward R&D, funds the project called
. . . Duration Addition to electricitY Storage (DAYS).

5-8-2018 Source:  #Energy Storage Problem]]> Tue, 08 May 2018 21:29:02 +0000 e375a58ebc307dbc4633ac7fe91f2394 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/electric/small-all-electric-truck-r6331 . . . . . . battery electric,
. . . . . . all-wheel drive delivery vehicle, that features a
. . . . . . low floor height, and a
. . . . . . .tall roof for ease of access.
Those features reduce strain on the:
. . . . . . knees,
. . . . . . hips, and
. . . . . . backs, of drivers,
. . . who must clamber in and out,
. . . dozens of times every workday.
https://www.youtube....h?v=wP_rGht5Poc
The design also permits for transporting a:
. . . . . . large volume of cargo in a vehicle with a
. . . . . . small footprint,
. . . . . . a tight turning radius,
. . . . . . easy maneuverability in congested urban environments,
. . . . . . range of 100 miles, and
. . . . . . comes equipped for fast charging.

3-26-2018 Source:  Small All #Electric Truck]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2018 13:53:48 +0000 38750c8031faa9a893f498cf1f74c5e8 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/electric/new-electric-motor-saves-30-of-energy-r6329 . . . has built a new type of electric motor,
. . . demonstrating 30% energy savings.

We built a motor that is Internet-of-Things (IOT) enabled out of the box.”
. . . SMC motors are built on a new electric motor technology using
. . . switched reluctance technology,
. . . with a simplified physical design,
. . . compared to existing motors
but, requiring sophisticated computer control,
. . . that wasn’t possible,
. . . until the recent wave of Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

3-24-2018 Source:  New #Electric motor: Saves 30% of energy]]> Sat, 24 Mar 2018 16:51:35 +0000 b0f9c6e8c9f6fb1525ceef6ae22b8893 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/electric/katowice-poland-buying-300-electric-buss-r6295 . . . In fact, it is a just established conurbation of
. . . 41 cities, and communes.

Part of the arrangement is that,
. . . Katowice Metropolis will run tests on,
. . . the efficiency of the electric buses, and
. . . applied city solutions.
That will provide good material for
. . . future developments in public transport, and
. . . a real revolution of going 100% electric.

3-5-2018 Source:  Katowice, Poland: buying 300 #Electric Bus's]]> Mon, 05 Mar 2018 13:38:48 +0000 e9076ea3f13f41a6bd874117c97da12f http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/electric/battery-storage-r6284 . . . for the fourth quarter of 2017,
. . . storage is the fastest growing segment of the solar market.

GTM Research,
. . . sees battery storage growing nearly
. . . tenfold in the next 5 years, from
. . . 295 megawatts in 2017 to
. . . 2.5 gigawatts in 2022, of which almost
. . . 1/2 is projected to be “behind the meter.”

2-26-2018 Source: #Battery Storage]]> Mon, 26 Feb 2018 14:09:47 +0000 c7bb78561eac13b4c772f3996075b9e3 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/electric/electric-solo-r6261 . . . an electric car built for "the
. . . 90% of drivers traveling without passengers."
With a promised range of
. . . 100 miles, a top speed of about
. . . 80mph, and a recharge time of between
. . . 3 and 6 hours,
https://www.youtube....h?v=Gk62WNKMkc8]]> Wed, 07 Feb 2018 20:44:27 +0000 4803eb7efe3ec7031867d3f9fe9f4dc5 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/electric/50-tesla-electric-semi-trucks-r6216 . . . announced that it had placed a pre-ordered for,
. . . 50 Tesla Electric Semi trucks.

Bee’ah, also purchased Tesla's Powerpack battery for their headquarter complex,
. . . to store solar energy to power the building, and
. . . any excess electricity, feed into Sharjah’s main power supply grid.

The tally of confirmed reservations is now close to
. . . 500 trucks, but that’s just from companies,
. . . having publicly announced their Tesla Semi pre-orders.
Smaller fleet operators, and other companies,
. . . have also quietly placed orders.

1-14-2018 Source:  50 #Tesla Electric Semi trucks]]> Mon, 15 Jan 2018 00:20:56 +0000 7773ceea46ef8c457d0f6af32db4e51b http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/electric/fully-charged-r6215 https://www.youtube....h?v=1mlU-0DtZ6g

Barriers to EV adoption | Fully Charged
https://www.youtube....h?v=9k7k3Mzknm8]]> Sun, 14 Jan 2018 20:52:34 +0000 030862565f5882a522a10504b2c90dc9 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/electric/electric-barge-in-europe-r6213 . . . will begin operating between the
. . . De Kempen intermodal terminal in the south of the Netherlands, and
. . . Antwerp beginning in August.

The barges are expected to remove,
. . . 23,000 trucks — most of them diesel powered — from area roads.
They have been designed to fit beneath the many bridges,
. . . found in the Netherlands, and Belgium.
The batteries, are mounted in a container of their own,
. . . which means they can be used by existing vessels.
. . . This allows us to retrofit barges already in operation
"The containers are charged onshore,
. . . by carbon free energy provider Eneco,
. . . which sources solar power, windmills and renewables.”

Larger barges that can handle up to
. . . 280 containers are expected to enter service between:
. . . . . . Amsterdam,
. . . . . . Antwerp, and
. . . . . . Rotterdam, later this year.

1-13-2018 Source:  #Electric Barge In Europe]]> Sun, 14 Jan 2018 00:57:09 +0000 22831c6e4371c1cc55f8d95704523d6c http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/electric/beijing-china-112600-charging-poles-r6189 . . . 112,600 charging poles for
. . . new energy cars, as of the
. . . end of November.

12-30-2017 Source:  Beijing, China: 112,600 charging poles]]> Sat, 30 Dec 2017 22:12:14 +0000 cdfe9fc7cf9cdf7eaaa722fb3bf95742 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/electric/electric-car-tipping-point-2018-r6143 https://www.youtube....h?v=zGFb6CcG0DA

China is now becoming the world leader in
. . . Electric cars and Solar powered vehicles
https://www.youtube....h?v=WTlAPQ5YJak]]> Sat, 02 Dec 2017 13:23:23 +0000 20c43cc91000ae8261c5035efb3191a8 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/electric/bee-self-driving-ev-r6141 . . . . . . 2-seat,
. . . . . . electric,
. . . . . . self-driving vehicle, that utilizes
. . . .. . "flocking," or swarm behavior to
. . . . . . transport people and goods in urban areas.
https://www.youtube....h?v=mk52AaxofM8

The CUBE:
. . . . . . 6-seat, plus standing passengers, or cargo,
. . . . . . electric,
. . . . . . self-driving vehicle, that utilizes
. . . .. . "flocking," or swarm behavior to
. . . . . . transport people and goods in urban areas.
https://www.youtube....h?v=lKVdfROKjag

11-30-2017 Source:  BEE: self-driving #EV]]> Thu, 30 Nov 2017 16:18:47 +0000 81b9550f1b1820eca22b1dd083af2b13 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/electric/tesla-electric-semi-trucks-r6129 . . . (which is supposed to start shipping in 2019, price unknown?)
. . . 15 Walmart,
. . . 25 Loblaw, (Canadian grocery giant),
. . .  4 J.B. Hunt Transport Services

11-19-2017 Source:  #Tesla electric Semi trucks]]> Sun, 19 Nov 2017 20:10:26 +0000 d1aaa6c4806c92a922f24bb4b733b356 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/electric/worlds-largest-battery-order-r6043 . . . placed an order for one the world’s largest battery systems, capable of storing
. . . 100,000 kWh, enough to power roughly,
. . . 30,000 homes with Tesla, who is poised to
. . . drastically expand sales of large energy-storage facilities in other regions.
Tesla, is using Samsung SDI’s batteries,
. . . because Samsung had the excess battery capacity, it needed.

9-30-2017 Source:  #Worlds largest: Battery Order]]> Sun, 01 Oct 2017 00:58:17 +0000 98c1991adee78a8f7fd9b0cd2e7b3416 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/electric/future-grid-2-way-r6023 Florida,
. . . has plans to re-make its grid into a two-way grid that incorporates:
. . . . . . renewable energy,
. . . . . . storage,
. . . . . . electric vehicle charging stations,
. . . . . . smart meters, and
. . . . . . boosts resiliency.

The result of a settlement agreement with a number of:
. . . . . . environmental,
. . . . . . consumer, and
. . . . . . other groups,
. . . the plan calls for Duke to:
. . . . . . drop its Levy Nuclear Project,
. . . . . . acquire 50 MW of storage,
. . . . . . install 500 EV charging stations,
. . . . . . add 700 MW of solar power, and
. . . . . . modernize its grid.
Florida, State regulators must approve the plan.

About 80% of Florida customers,
. . . will be connected to the self-optimizing grid,
. . . when the project is complete.

9-18-2017 Source:  #Future Grid: 2-Way]]> Mon, 18 Sep 2017 13:02:25 +0000 09b24f6bc75811639ed94b8c719d7c7b http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/electric/cars-gas-vs-electric-r5984 https://www.youtube....h?v=ewcWN-rHQ6Q]]> Thu, 24 Aug 2017 02:26:22 +0000 5ef9f5ae91440a6e6cb56e870819466a http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/electric/solar-electricr-car-r5929 . . . capable of recharging its batteries from the sun, and
. . . a bidirectional charging system,
. . . so now, you’ll never have to worry about range.

The system makes it possible, to both
. . . charge the car’s battery and
. . . provide power for private use at any time.
This turns the Sion into a mobile charging station,
. . . that charges itself autonomously.
All electronic devices, using a household plug
. . . can easily be powered by plugging into the Sion.
The Sion makes it possible to replace generators on:
. . . . . . construction sites,
. . . . . . at events, and
. . . . . . during disaster relief.

Through the fast-charging plug,
. . . it is possible to provide
. . . completely new ways,
. . . of how an electric vehicle can be used.

7-14-2017 Source:  #Solar Electricr Car]]> Fri, 14 Jul 2017 21:53:09 +0000 cffc8403ddcf59f39c5b4375b336b1d7 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/electric/follow-the-money-electricity-r5927 . . . than fossil fuel supply,
. . . for the first time last year,
. . . as the energy industry prepared for electrification of everything:
. . . . . . cars,
. . . . . . buildings, and
. . . . . . industrial processes.

“Oil and gas was the largest investment source for 100 years.
. . . This changed in 2016,
. . . with robust investment in renewable energy,
. . . increased investment into electricity networks,
. . . electricity is now the biggest area of capital investment.”

7-11-2017 Source:  #Follow the Money: Electricity]]> Tue, 11 Jul 2017 21:35:31 +0000 fd37f7a1dfa1da556ff42338d7f27186