Volkswagen is the latest automaker to experiment with bi-directional charging. The automaker announced last week that it's testing a DC wallbox that allows electric cars to discharge power back into the grid.The wallbox can charge vehicles at up to 22 kilowatts, VW said in a press release. It also allows
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The Federal Government on Wednesday signed an Output Based Fund grant Memorandum of Understanding with seven private companies for the deployment of solar home systems to power rural communities. It was learnt that parties in the agreement would also provide electricity to micro, small and medium enterprises located in areas categorised
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Youths in Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers state, hosts to the Afam Power Station, protested against alleged neglect of an agreement the Federal Government reached in 2017 with host communities to the power station. The youths under the aegis of Oyigbo Local Government People’s Assembly said the concerns of their
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More than two-thirds of the energy used worldwide is ultimately ejected as “waste heat.” Within that reservoir of discarded energy lies a great and largely untapped opportunity, claim scientists in MIT’s Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE). As reported in a recent issue of Nature Communications, the team — led by Assistant
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The Federal Government said it has concluded arrangements to embark on design and construction of captive hybrid power plants across a total of 15 universities and two Teaching Hospitals in the country. The Managing Director of Rural Electrification Agency, REA, Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad, who disclosed this while speaking at the commissioning
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The number of hydropower plants producing electricity in Nigeria has increased to four as a new plant has been connected to the nation’s power grid. The Dadin Kowa Hydropower Plant, located in Gombe State, has an installed generation capacity of 60 megawatts, data obtained from the Nigerian Electricity System Operator on
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California-based Aptera recently opened pre-orders for its solar electric vehicle that 'never needs charging' and within less than 24 hours, according to the firm, the $26,000 car sold out. The futuristic-styled structure is designed with lightweight materials, providing low-dray aerodynamics and cooling. Aptera's Never Charge technology is comprised of an integrate solar
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Researchers have created a database of measurements from existing global power grid systems that will help develop new power systems capable of meeting changing demands, such as the move towards renewable energy sources. The study, published in Nature Communications, is the first step towards a more collaborative approach to energy research.
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The Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo, has assured that the Federal Government would ensure that all issues surrounding the implementation of cost-reflective tariffs in the sector are addressed soon. Keyamo, who led the ad-hoc committee on electricity tariff to a facility tour of meter manufacturing Company in Nigeria, MOMAS
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If Nigeria and other African countries checkmate the yearly loss of $140 billion to corruption, the continent might be able to reduce rising production costs and improve citizens’’ access to the regular power supply, members of the organised private sector have said. Citing data from the African Union (AU), the Executive
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