EPRI and TVA to show electric vehicle solar charging station.
Press Release Summary:
On January 25, EPRI and Tennessee Valley Authority will demonstrate prototype 6-bay integrated solar-assisted electric vehicle charging station at EPRI laboratory in Knoxville, TN. Several electric vehicles will also be available to media for inspection, charging, and driving demonstrations. Station will produce data to assist with integrating wind and solar power onto smart grid, assess impact on reliability of distributed resource generation, and analyze electric vehicle supply equipment.
Original Press Release:
EPRI and TVA to Unveil Prototype Electric Vehicle Solar Charging Station with Energy Storage
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Tennessee Valley Authority will host a demonstration of a new prototype 6-bay integrated solar-assisted electric vehicle charging station at the EPRI laboratory in Knoxville, Tenn., at 9 a.m. Tuesday, January 25. This is among the first stations in the U.S. that incorporates energy storage technology into the design. Several electric vehicles will be available to media for inspection, charging and driving demonstrations.
This prototype station will produce data that will assist in implementing key components of a smart grid, such as integrating renewable energy resources -- wind power and solar -- onto the grid, assessing the impact on reliability of a distributed resource generation, testing advance metering infrastructure and analyzing electric vehicle supply equipment.
EPRI and TVA undertook the development of the design of this station with Eaton Corporation as a contractor to create a model-charging facility that could serve as a prototype for future stations throughout the country.
When: 9 a.m. January 25, 2011
Where: EPRI Research Laboratory, 942 Corridor Park Blvd., Knoxville, Tenn.
Who: From EPRI: Arshad Mansoor, Senior Vice President of R&D; Mark McGranaghan, Vice President, Power Delivery & Utilization; From TVA: Anda Ray, Senior Vice President for Environment & Technology; Kim Greene, TVA Group President of Strategy and External Relations. Also: Oak Ridge National Labs and other project stakeholders and power distributors.
Contact:
Clay Perry
EPRI
clperry@epri.com
202-293-6184
Mobile - 202-257-9342
Don Kintner
EPRI
dkintner@epri.com
704-595-2506
Mobile - 980-229-0430
Michael Bradley
TVA
mkbradley@tva.gov
865-632-8860
Mobile - 865-206-4463
About EPRI:
The Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. (EPRI, www.epri.com) conducts research and development relating to the generation, delivery and use of electricity for the benefit of the public. An independent, nonprofit organization, EPRI brings together its scientists and engineers as well as experts from academia and industry to help address challenges in electricity, including reliability, efficiency, health, safety and the environment. EPRI's members represent more than 90 percent of the electricity generated and delivered in the United States, and international participation extends to 40 countries. EPRI's principal offices and laboratories are located in Palo Alto, Calif.; Charlotte, N.C.; Knoxville, Tenn.; and Lenox, Mass.
About TVA:
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA, www.tva.com), a corporation owned by the U.S. government, provides electricity for utility and business customers in most of Tennessee and parts of Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia - an area of 80,000 square miles with a population of 9 million. TVA operates 29 hydroelectric dams, 11 coal-fired power plants, three nuclear plants and 11 natural gas-fired power facilities that can produce about 34,000 megawatts of electricity, delivered over 16,000 miles of high-voltage power lines. TVA also provides flood control, navigation, land management and recreation for the Tennessee River system and works with local utilities and state and local governments to promote economic development across the region. TVA, which makes no profits and receives no taxpayer money, is funded by sales of electricity to its customers. Electricity prices in TVA's service territory are below the national average.
