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NREL helps Canada create Electric Charging and Alternative Fueling Stations Locator

By Michelle Froese | April 20, 2018

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) teamed up with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) to create the Electric Charging and Alternative Fueling Stations Locator, a Canadian version of the lab-developed Alternative Fueling Station Locator.

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Enter a location to find a station where you can recharge or refuel your vehicle in Canada here.

The tool, which is part of a significant investment by the Canadian government to expand the country’s electric and alternative fueling infrastructure, ensures drivers and fleets can adopt these fuels with confidence because of newfound access to user-friendly and reliable information about stations offering electric vehicle charging, E85, biodiesel, natural gas, propane, and hydrogen.

Within the tool’s “Analyze & Download Data” function, the data for Canada can also be queried by geographic location, along a route, by public or private stations, or by payment options.

“This was an exciting and challenging project all around,” said Senior Project Lead Rob Eger, who led the development effort on behalf of NREL. “Working with our partners at NRCan, we were able to develop a modern, bilingual web tool that makes it easier for drivers of alternative fuel vehicles to find credible information.”

In addition, the Canadian alternative fueling data is now available via the open application programming interface (API) on the NREL Developer Network. This means analysts and web developers anywhere can obtain accurate and trusted data about fueling sites in both Canada and the U.S. The NREL-Canada partnership also signifies a first step in evaluating what capabilities exist for creating a single tool with station information across North America.

“The Canadian tool provides endless opportunities for building out other alternative fuel applications and analyses” said NREL’s Johanna Levene, who manages crosscutting Station Locator data programs. “We are already investigating requirements for adding international alternative fuel corridors in the future.”

Learn more about NREL’s transportation research.

 


Filed Under: Energy storage
Tagged With: NREL
 

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