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[louisr2] 23/10/2009 07:37

Leahy sets out Tesco's green aspirations

22 October 2009 | Source: Ben Cooper
Source: Just-Food.com

"Sir Terry Leahy, chief executive of Tesco, took the opportunity of last week's Sustainable Consumption Institute Conference, to set out the retailer's environmental commitments and trumpet some of its achievements"

Extract:
"The company's first electric car charging points will open to customers in three London stores before the end of November."

[louisr2] 22/10/2009 07:52

"To encourage adoption of electric vehicles, charging stations that follow a nationwide standard eventually will be needed at every shopping mall, parking garage and apartment building and at countless other locations, said Anthony F. Earley Jr., the chief executive of DTE Energy in Detroit.

"The beauty of electricity is it's already there," said Mr. Earley, who also is chairman of the Edison Electric Institute, which represents publicly traded utility companies in the United States. "If we change the building codes to say every time you build an apartment building, build in a charging station, that is not a large cost, as opposed to telling every gas station to put in a hydrogen tank just in case we might need hydrogen later on. So we've kind of got a jump-start."



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The electricity is already there, but because it still comes from foddil fuels, it's greener than petrol, but not as green as solar.

This article talks about demand peaks, which would be managed better with a supporting source of solar energy

[louisr2] 22/10/2009 07:39

Solar cars race in Oz:

[louisr2] 21/10/2009 06:38

"The rosiest of projections has 20% of cars being electric in 2020. In the next 10 years, automakers can refine their electric offers to suit customer needs. Further, componet costs will be high for the next few years, and charging stations will be scarce.

While componet prices sink, and charging becomes more accepted, a great manufacturer can build a car that will topple whoever comes out of the gate with the first popular electric car."

[garth] 20/10/2009 15:12

Presumably powerglaz windows and sunroof are what we really need....

[louisr2] 20/10/2009 13:41

The future looks good for ROMAG with it's solar canopy charging stations......

"Roger Harrabin reports on the Chinese car maker BYD, which is about to release a vehicle capable of revolutionising the world of motoring, if its claims prove correct."

Extract:

"Whether the claims are accurate to the letter or not, the E6 is a marker that China expects to dominate energy storage technologies - which could become much more important if the world makes a significant shift towards renewable power.

Even if they are run on coal-fired power, electric cars still produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions than a petrol car because they are inherently more efficient, according to the UK's chief energy scientist David MacKay.

This efficiency is increased if you can run an automobile fleet on either off-peak electricity at night or on intermittent power from, say, wind farms."

[louisr2] 12/10/2009 07:20

Cars must be electric, says climate tsar

Author of definitive report on climate change sounds ominous new warning

By Michael McCarthy, Environment Editor

Monday, 12 October 2009

Extract:

"This will have to involve everything from a comprehensive national home insulation strategy to creating a fleet of 1.7 million electric cars with the infrastructure to support them – otherwise, says the committee, on current rates of progress, the "carbon budgets" to which the Government has committed itself are unlikely to be met."

[louisr2] 09/10/2009 08:14

Looks like it's solar powered charging stations are in demand:

USA:


Brazil:


Denmark:

[louisr2] 09/10/2009 08:03

France to Create Network of Electric Car Charging Stations
October 8, 2009

The French government announced last week that they would dedicate $2,2 billion dollars towards creating a large network of charging stations for electric vehicles. This new initiative will also require all parking lots to contain battery charging stations by 2015, and all new apartment buildings with parking lots to have them by 2012.

Source: PSFK

[louisr2] 08/10/2009 18:57

"Sun providing an energy revolution"

A really interesting article in the Northern Echo (29/9) with a good write up on Romag:




Quotes:

".....She added: "It is great having electric vehicles, but they have to be powered and if you are charging them from traditional power stations you are just shifting the sustainability.

"Powering them up from renewable sources is more sustainable."

Finding more energy efficient ways of producing electricity is also good for individuals' wallets, something that will be seen as early as April next year.

It is then that the Government's new Renewables Feed In Tariff (FIT) system comes into force offering both domestic and business customers using technology such as photovoltaics for electricity payback rates of up to 40p a kWh.

Alex Fowler, energy leadership council-senior specialist at One North East, said that the UK had been set Government targets of generating 15 per cent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020, a jump from just under three per cent at present."

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"Romag's car canopy was the latest step for a company that had seen turnover grow on the back of its photovoltaic glass production.

Demand for photovoltaic glass, such as the company's PowerGlaz, is estimated to be growing by 60 per cent a year, although much of that is still going abroad, with exports accounting for about 80 per cent of the company's total sales."

[louisr2] 24/9/2009 11:35

Thanks 2b. I am relatively new to the "green" area - my forte is food as you know, so very much learning.
I am only in ROM for now, although have been watching TAN from pre-consolidation...but having been badly burnt on consolidations on every acount, I am still hesitatant, although I am sure it's at a good level now. There were too many ramping names on the thread when I was "on top of things" a month or so ago, but it seems the froth may have ben blown off.
Know nothing of the other 3 companies, so at least I now have a starting point for research.

[2baffled] 23/9/2009 22:18

LR2;
Aye! Tis like an extension of 'Twitter' over there just now!

Following on from yr. post 853.......
"It has recently sold one of the PowerPark canopies to a company on a green business park in Holland.".
Which I was wondering about in my earlier post.

[Disclosure; I hold TAN, ZEN, OPE & SOLA].
So, with that out of the way;

OPE popped this on their web-site today;

Also see recent RNS's regarding placing and holdings.

TAN [SEV] 50 vans for Holland was yesterday.
SEV-US is awaiting the outcome from;
"GSA will also dedicate $15 million to pilot advanced technology vehicles in the GSA Fleet. Pilot programs will focus on commercially available compressed natural gas and hybrid buses and all-electric vehicles. These orders will be placed by September 30."



SOLA; pv & news today.

ZEN; news today but earlier news more relevant [grid load control].

None of the above is intended as a 'promotion' or 'pump'.
Simply a pointer that 'EV's are go' ... 'green chargers' and grid-load management may very well be, errrrr, 'popular' and the above are a good 'news resource'.

imo.
2b..

[louisr2] 23/9/2009 08:10

Hi 2b - nice to see you here - a bit quieter than the Uniq thread

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A bit more press for the canopy:
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Glass company exports example of shining work

9:36am Tuesday 22nd September 2009

By Owen McAteer »

A SPECIALIST glass manufacturer has sold a revolutionary device to charge electric cars in Europe and is aiming for more sales following a major event in this country.

Earlier this year, glass firm Romag, based in Consett, County Durham, developed a photovoltaic canopy that could charge electric cars using solar energy.

It has recently sold one of the PowerPark canopies to a company on a green business park in Holland.

And the company is also hopeful of securing more sales following talks at the Low Carbon Vehicle event 2009 (LCV2009) at Millbrook, in Bedfordshire, earlier this month.

Romag was one of 19 North- East exhibitors at the event, alongside development agency One North East, Nissan, and Washington-based Smith Electric Vehicles.

The firm's technical director, Kevin Webster, said: "There were quite a number of inquiries.

"We are confident that in the long-term some sales will come out of it."

Mr Webster said that sales of the device were something that was "going to build over time", as the necessary infrastructure and number of people using electric cars increased.

He added: "We have recently installed one in the Netherlands for a company on a green park where there are already renewable energy companies."

The progress comes as the North-East aims to turn itself into a hub for electric vehicle production.

Mr Webster added: "I think it is exciting the way it is happening in the North-East, on our doorstep."

In June, the region was selected to take part in the world's largest trial testing the day to day viability of electric vehicles.

A consortium including Nissan, Smith, Avid Vehicles, Liberty Electric Cars, Newcastle University and One North East received Government funding to develop and trial electric and low carbon vehicles.

The trial, involving £3.9m of Government funding and up to £6.7m from the consortium, will put 35 electric passenger vehicles – cars, taxis and minibuses – on the region's roads in the next year.

It will also lead to 750 electric vehicle-charging points being installed.

In July, Nissan announced that its European Centre of Excellence for Battery Manufacturing would sit alongside its car factory in Sunderland, making the region a leading contender to make its electric vehicles for the European market.

[2baffled] 22/9/2009 22:28

Howdy all.
First post.
The 'Tiny' below had to be used as the original url blew the page out.


From the above;
"At the same time as this purchase, charge spots that supply green electricity, the so-called NRGSPOTs, will be installed at the Eneco business premises and at the homes of the employees who will be using the electric cars".

So, could that be ROMAG kit?

Sourced from here;


Best,

2b..

[garbil] 18/9/2009 08:34

I suspect this sort of T/A doesn't hurt either...



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[louisr2] 18/9/2009 07:51

Maybe the rise is fuelled by this:


Electric car charging points plan

A plan to create a network of charging points for electric vehicles is unveiled

Nine cities and towns in the UK are to have charging points for electric and hybrid fuelled vehicles under an £11m development plan.

Birmingham, Coventry, Glasgow, London, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Newcastle and Sunderland will be the first to benefit from the scheme.

The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is behind the development of the plan.

It will eventually go national with the aim of creating a compatible network of recharging points, a spokesman said.

The new plug-in facilities and the attitudes of users to the network will be monitored to assess location of sites and costs of charging.

A number of trials are already under way across the UK with the largest involving 340 vehicles some of which are totally powered by electricity and others with carbon fuel engines charging on-board batteries.

Most journeys in cities and larger towns are about 40 miles on average and the government believes electric cars are ideal.

The aim is to have 50,000 electric vehicles on the road by 2015 but present technology limits even the most advanced units to 150 miles from a two-hour electric charge.

The aim of ETI is to develop a self-sustaining market through offering incentives to drivers.

Developing mass market

Their scheme is called the Joined-Cities Plan and was unveiled at Low Carbon Vehicle Show at the Millbrook vehicle testing ground in Bedfordshire.

ETI chief executive David Clarke said: "Enabling plug-in vehicles to compete effectively in a market alongside petrol and diesel vehicles with their extensive infrastructure is a challenge.

"These plug-in vehicles are currently unknown to most consumers, who will want to know if they will be versatile, will they be affordable and will they be as easy to refuel/recharge.

"Through the Joined-Cities Plan we will help to enhance the versatility and ease of recharging.

"Other aspects of the ETI project will determine what it will take to reach a self-sustaining mass market."

London mayor Boris Johnson, who was at the show, said: "Moving to using electric vehicles which emit zero pollution will have a major impact on cutting carbon emissions, improving air quality and reducing noise pollution.

"I want to make it much easier to go electric which is why in London we are planning to roll out 25,000 charging points.

"So I'm delighted that the capital is part of the joined cities network helping to speed up the electric revolution across the country."

[garth] 16/9/2009 11:41

Continuing to edge back up higher.....

[asparks] 27/8/2009 11:25

smell the coffee

[neilrr] 27/8/2009 11:20

Garbil,

By spin I was referring to the many, many stories about the recession being over, the housing / construction market recovering & things generally looking very much better.

I don't see any real evidence of that, just the spin talking about it.

[louisr2] 27/8/2009 08:39

Thank you - much appreciated

[cbgb] 27/8/2009 08:37

feed in tariff

[louisr2] 27/8/2009 08:30

Forgive my ignorance, but if you have time, wat is FIT?

[garbil] 27/8/2009 08:06

neilrr

Not sure what "spin" you are referring to, but FIT
is a fact. It is coming in April.

And is set to transform the photovoltaic market.

Just as it did in Germany.

[garbil] 27/8/2009 07:47

Romag now also trading on Plus Markets

Ticker: PLUS:ROM.GB