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eMotorWerks will integrate its cloud-based JuiceNet smart grid EV charging platform with ClipperCreek chargers. JuiceNet helps manage charging rates and times, allowing customers to charge their vehicles when the grid is less costly and drawing energy from more renewable sources. To start, eMotorWerks will offer JuiceNet capability in ClipperCreek’s HCS-40 and HCS40P charging stations. “Bringing advanced smart grid capabilities to their flagship product line further validates our vision for JuiceNet as a universal platform for managing large, shiftable loads,” says eMotorWerks founder Valery Miftakhov. “eMotorWerks will deliver a top-notch consumer experience, while helping utilities and grid operators save money and make our electric grids more reliable and resilient.” Read more in the press release from eMotorWerks.
Hilton will install EV chargers at more hotels. The company plans to have 50 chargers at its properties by the end of the year, and 100 chargers by the end of 2016. Charging is free to hotel guests. “Our goal is to support our guests in their travels no matter what technology they’re using,” says Hilton Worldwide’s Executive VP for Global Brands, Jim Holthouser. Read more at The Diesel Driver.
Formula E is expanding its television audience in Europe. The electric racing series renewed or inked new contracts with various broadcasters, including markets in Albania, Cyprus and Iceland. “Green energy is gaining more importance each passing day,” says Oskar Thorvaldsson, Head of Sports at 365 Media Iceland. “We are really looking forward to retaining Formula E in our motorsport portfolio and have high hopes it will remain hugely popular with our subscribers.” Formula E says it will announce more TV deals in the coming weeks. Read more from Formula E.
ChargePoint is praising California Governor Jerry Brown for signing the Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015. Senate Bill 350 aims to cut the use of petroleum in vehicles by 50 percent from 1990 levels by 2030, which will require utilities to invest in renewable energy and EV charging infrastructure. “From utilities to automakers, private corporations to government entities, we all have a role to play in lowering our state’s greenhouse gas emissions,” says ChargePoint CEO Pasquale Romano. “Encouraging drivers to make the switch to zero-emission electric vehicles is a critical part of that effort, and SB 350 will go a long way to support that transition by increasing access to EV charging stations, including in disadvantaged communities throughout the state.” Read more in the press release below.
Campbell, Calif. – Pasquale Romano, CEO of ChargePoint, the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging network, joined California Governor Jerry Brown at today’s signing of Senate Bill 350. This landmark legislation is committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through new and expanded policies promoting renewable energy, energy efficiency and the electrification of transportation. Romano issued the following statement:
“ChargePoint applauds Governor Jerry Brown, Senate President Pro-Tem Kevin De Leon and the California State Legislature for continuing to expand California’s commitment to cleaner air and a more sustainable future. The passage and signing of SB 350 prove once again that California is the nation’s leader in the fight against climate change, and ChargePoint is proud to have been among those championing this important issue.
“From utilities to automakers, private corporations to government entities, we all have a role to play in lowering our state’s greenhouse gas emissions. Encouraging drivers to make the switch to zero-emission electric vehicles is a critical part of that effort, and SB 350 will go a long way to support that transition by increasing access to EV charging stations, including in disadvantaged communities throughout the state.
“SB 350 is a giant step forward for California and the entire country must follow our lead. As a proud California-born company and an industry leader, ChargePoint looks forward to continuing to work with our elected officials, the California Public Utilities Commission and with stakeholders across the state to implement this ambitious and important state policy”
To meet aggressive greenhouse gas reduction goals, SB 350 specifically requires California electric utilities to invest in EV charging infrastructure and support EV adoption in a way that leverages private-sector funding, protects competition and allows consumers choices in equipment and services. ChargePoint has consistently supported Gov. Brown’s commitment to expanding the EV industry in California and legislative efforts to support EV adoption.
<p>As summer sets in, a local utility is offering tips to help ensure the heat doesn’t get the best of your health or your wallet.</p><p>”Although summer officially started June 2l, people living in southeast Louisiana have already experienced temperatures in the low 90s with heat and humidity indexes reaching over 100 degrees,” said Joe Ticheli, manager of South Louisiana Electric Cooperative Association.</p><p>Based in Bayou Blue, the utility serves about 16,000 customers in Terrebonne, Lafourche, Assumption, St. Mary and St. Martin parishes.</p><p>Some tips:</p><p>Limit your activities: If you know you have work to do outdoors, plan it for the morning or evening, when the weather is cooler and the sun not so strong.</p><p>Keep cool: Dress in light, loose and comfortable clothing. Drink plenty of liquids. </p><p>Don’t add heat: Cook outdoors in late afternoons when possible, and bake as little as possible. Save washing, ironing and other hot chores until late evening or early morning. Use the microwave rather than the conventional oven. Take short showers and baths and use exhaust vents to remove moisture and humidity.</p><p>Fans can help: Use box, oscillating or ceiling fans to supplement or replace air-conditioning demands.</p><p>Air conditioning: Every degree you set your thermostat below 78 adds 3 percent more to the cost of cooling your home. Change air filters once a month. Have your air conditioning system checked and serviced regularly. If you don’t have air conditioning, go someplace that does.</p><p>Keep out the sun: Close curtains, blinds or shutters during the day to reduce sunlight invading your home. Strategically planted trees can be your best ally in this effort.</p><p>Other options: Do you have enough insulation in your attic? What about those leaky hot water faucets? Is the damper in the fireplace closed? How often do you unnecessarily open and close the refrigerator and freezer doors?</p><p>”The more energy you use the more it costs,” Ticheli said.</p><p>For more, call SLECA’s member services department at 876-6880.</p>
LAS VEGAS — There’s a solar battle brewing between lawmakers in Carson City over whether solar customers are getting too much of a good deal when it comes to selling electricity back to the grid.
Senate Bill 374 could dictate which agency will be in charge of deciding if there will or won’t be a cap on the solar energy generation. NV Energy and solar companies have been lobbying the legislature for months trying to get lawmakers to swing the vote their way.
At times, the two groups have even targeted each other through radio and TV ads.
One ad released by the solar industry said, “People like having the choice to go solar, no matter what NV Energy says. Politicians in Carson City are caving to pressure, and will force this industry to shut down at the end of the month.”
The war of words between NV Energy and the Alliance for Solar Choice stems from the debate about what the state should do with it’s net metering policy for electric customers with solar panels.
“Net metering says if there’s excess and you want to push it back to the grid. You will get a credit for that on your electric bill,” said Paul Thomson, Director for the Governor’s Office of Energy.
Thomson says solar customers may hit the net metering limit of 3 percent by this summer. When that happens, there won’t be any more credits for new solar installations on rooftops.
A spokesperson for NV Energy said the actual cost of electricity is about five cents per kilowatt-hour. The retail cost to customers is 12 cents per kilowatt-hour. The remaining seven cents pays for infrastructure and distribution.
“Raising the net metering cap increases costs to all customers, and we oppose putting upward pressure on rates,” said Jennifer Schurict, NV Energy Spokesperson. “We continue to work with all stakeholders to advance solar development in our state while creating long-term rate stability for all customers.”
The credit for solar customers means they’re getting a pass on paying for costs associated with delivering electricity which means millions of dollars could be shifted to non-solar customers, according to the utility companies.
However, Bryan Miller with the Alliance for Solar Choice said that’s not true.
“The only problem with that statement is that the commission extensively studied those claims for a year, and completely debunked them,” Miller said.
If SB 374 passes, the Public Utilities Commission will get to decide what to do with the solar cap, but the commission hasn’t released any details about what it will do.
On March 19, the Senate Environment and Energy Committee passed two significant components of the responsible Minnesota Clean Energy Plan — a policy improving the state’s Renewable Energy Standard to 40 percent by 2030 and the yearly energy savings goal from 1.5 to 2 percent.
Eric Steen, director of communications at Blue Green Alliance, explained to the group why he believes wind energy is the state’s best option for energy. He said that wind energy has saved Minnesota more than 30 billion gallons of water since 2004, and 7.5 billion of that is in the Worthington area alone.
“I lived in Springfield for a number of years, and my lawn was always as brown as it could be because water is tough to come by,” Steen said. “We should be trying to save it by using renewable energy.”
Another clean energy campaign member, Brad Haupert, works as a site supervisor for Vestas-American Wind Technology Inc. Haupert described how wind energy is not only good for the environment but creates needed jobs.
Haupert said that there are currently more than 2,000 people in Minnesota who work in the wind industry. Minnesota Vestas currently employs more than 60 people, operating and maintaining more than 450 wind turbines with another 200 planned for 2015. He said adding those turbines will create another 20 jobs in the state of Minnesota alone.
“They are good long-term jobs in rural communities. So you don’t have to live in a metropolitan area to have a good job with good benefits,” Haupert said. “That is probably the main point that hits home with me, because I am able to stay in the area that I grew up in, and I am able to have a good job and provide for my family. The wind turbines are going to stay on the ground. They are going to have to be serviced year after year, and that will keep people employed here.”
Among other supporters of the Minnesota Clean Energy Plan was Jim Nichols, a Lake Benton farmer, former Lincoln County commissioner, former Minnesota state senator and former Minnesota secretary of agriculture.
Nichols urged the importance of having renewable energy in the state. He pointed out how the state has grown in the wind energy industry and how he believes that has helped the state.
“Twenty years ago, we didn’t produce any energy in Minnesota — no ethanol, no wind, nothing,” Nichols said. “Now look what we produced and the jobs that it has created … One reason why our (state’s) economy is better than other states is because we have all these renewable energy jobs.”
Nichols continued by explained why he believes wind energy is better than oil. He said that a wind turbine produces more energy than an oil well.
“A barrel of oil produces 5.8 million British thermal units of energy. … A 1.5 megawatt wind turbine at 40 percent capacity produces 65 million Btu of energy per day,” Nichols said. “You don’t have to refine it, you don’t have to put it on a rail car through Minneapolis … all you have to do to use it is flip your light switch. We have struck oil (with wind energy), and North Dakota will be pumped dry in 27 years. … The best thing about my wind turbine is it will never run dry.”
The last speaker was Adyiam Kimbrough, a senior at Worthington High School. Kimbrough is in favor of the Clean Energy Plan because she wants her generation’s future to be sustainable.
“I want to have a sustainable Earth for the future generations, and my kids and my kids’ kids to live in a (place) as good as I have it or, hopefully, even better than I have it,” Kimbrough said.
The Minnesota Clean Energy Plan is part of the omnibus bill (Senate File 1431) that will make its way to the state senate floor and be voted on sometime in April.
NEW DELHI: Railways have firmed up plans to harness solar and wind power as part of its move to tap renewable energy in a big way to reduce fuel bill substantially.
The total fuel bill of railways during the current financial year has been estimated to be a whopping Rs 35,000 crore, of which diesel will be over Rs 24,000 crore as against the electricity bill of around Rs 11,000 crore.
“We have finalised plans to proliferate green energy initiatives by harnessing wind and solar energy on a large scale as it is our endeavour to protect the environment and promote sustainable development,” said a senior Railway Ministry official.
With an aim of facilitating faster execution of renewable energy and energy conservation works to generate green power and reduce energy bill, Railway Ministry and RITES have formed a joint venture company – Railway Energy Management Company (REMC) – in the shareholding pattern of 49 per cent and 51 per cent.
Currently, railways is harnessing wind and solar energy from its 10.5 Mega Watt (MW) capacity wind mill plant and solar Photo Voltaic (PV) modules of about 7 MW capacity at about 500 railway stations, about 4000 level crossing gates and solar-based water heating systems at training institutes, retiring rooms.
In order to expand its footprint in the generation of green energy, railways will be installing about 168 MW of wind mill plants, of which 157.5 MW will be in joint venture model, and about 7 MW of solar photo voltaic modules at 200 railway stations, 26 at roof top of buildings and 2000 at level crossing gates.
Out of 157.5 MW wind mill plant to be set up in JV model, REMC has planned to set up 25 MW of windmill in Rajasthan for which the tender is under advance stage of finalisation.
The wind mill project has already been registered with United Nations Frameworks Convention on Climate Change ( UNFCCC) and is earning carbon credits of 20000 CERs per annum.
The company is now in the process of executing various Indian Railway projects related to harnessing wind energy, power trading activities, procurement of power through bilateral arrangements, power evacuation planning, energy conservation initiatives, efficient coordination in power generation through captive power plant and energy audits.
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