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Toyota to begin testing of wireless battery charging system for plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles
Toyota will begin verification testing of its newly developed wireless battery charging system for vehicles with an electrified powertrain, such as plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles, in late February in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The charging system uses magnetic-resonance technology, which transmits electricity by utilizing the magnetic resonance resulting from changes in magnetic field intensity between…
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Fujitsu Demand Response Client Software is world’s first to receive latest OpenADR 2.0b Certification
Fujitsu today announced that the Demand Response (DR) client (VEN: Virtual End Node) software they developed is one of the first in the world to receive certification of compliance with OpenADR 2.0b, the latest DR standard, which was released in July 2013. The introduction of DR in Japan is highly anticipated as it will help…
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Toshiba Community Energy Management System offers cash incentives to residential consumers to reduce electricity in Japan
Toshiba today announced that the company will provide project management for a large scale proof-of-concept demonstration of demand response (DR) management in the residential sector.The test is part of the Yokohama Smart City Project (YSCP), an ambitious program to apply and verify a range of smart grid technologies in a modern city. It will start…
