GE and Nissan have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore new technologies that are needed to build a reliable, dynamic smart-charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.
GE and Nissan have outlined two key areas for potential collaborations. The first relates to the integration of electric vehicles with homes and buildings. The second focuses on electric vehicle charging dynamics with the larger electric grid. The program will quantify the impact of electric vehicle integration with the grid through both modeling/simulation and actual experimental data, according to Matt Nielsen in GE's Smart Grid Lab. Nielsen is the research lead for GE on the MOU with Nissan.
In coming months, GE and Nissan will work to identify specific projects they can partner on in each of these areas.
Much of the GE work will be conducted at GE's global research operations located in Niskayuna, New York, where the latest electric transportation research and smart grid technology will facilitate the collaboration.
Nissan will participate mainly through it Nissan Technical Center North America, located in Farmington Hills, Michigan, with support by the Nissan Advanced Technology Center in Japan.
Source: Green Car Congress