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solar microgrid EV charging update
Howdy, One of our members Tom McCalmont has his own company that has a solar powered charging station that provides shade for the EV parked under the solar panels.? On top of that, it can be installed in one day and is completely independent of the electric grid.? That means there is no connection to the electric utility company, no trenches for power cables, no getting permits, etc. If you move, you can bring it to your new location (some assembly required). It has battery storage so you can still charge even after the sun goes down. The update below shows feedback from the media and their customer in Davis, CA. Congratulations to Tom and his employees for a job well?done. Jerry Pohorsky Electric Vehicle Association Silicon Valley Chapter President ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Tom McCalmont at Paired Power <info@...> Date: Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 11:18 AM Subject: We¡¯ve reached a tipping point in solar microgrid EV charging adoption across the country To: <jerry.pohorsky@...>
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Re: Get Ready for an Epic Showdown at Maker Nexus at The Nexus Knockout Combat Robots & Bot Hockey Tournament July 27th
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýI believe the Bay Area high school students who built the Solar Car for their solar car for the Solar Car Challenge, built it at Nexus in Sunnyvale.Sybil
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Fw: Get Ready for an Epic Showdown at Maker Nexus at The Nexus Knockout Combat Robots & Bot Hockey Tournament July 27th
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AAA Save 10% on EVgo Fastchargers + Hertz fees
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýHi to All ¡ª If you are already a AAA member (for flat tire changes, etc) You may have already received this information -? Discounts on EVgo charging ?Hertz rentals (although Hertz has sold off most of its Teslas, you can still rent other EVs from Hertz) If you¡¯re not a AAA member, services also include a tow to the nearest EVSE in case you ever miscalculate and your EV runs out of charge - which, of course no EAASV member would ever allow to happen - but it¡¯s nice to know AAA cares. All best, Sybil
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New Story from Stories by EV Expeditionist on Medium for 06/21/2024
I have been following Chargely for a while and what they are doing in support of Electric Vehicles. Interested in comments from others. Kim ------------------------------------- T. Kim Parnell, Ph.D.,P.E.? Fellow, ASME Past Chair, IEEE-SCV Section Director & Past Chair, IEEE-CNSV Parnell Expert Consulting Parnell Engineering & Consulting ?? ? ? ? ? <-- My LinkedIN Profile ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Chargely's EV Expeditionist <userfeedback@...> Date: Fri, Jun 21, 2024 at 1:03?PM Subject: New Story from Stories by EV Expeditionist on Medium for 06/21/2024 To: <kim.parnell@...>
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Parnell Engineering and Consulting (PEC)
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IONNA Selects Durham, North Carolina as Headquarters and Announces... (BMW Group PressClub USA)
This looks interesting. Any insights? ------------------------------------- T. Kim Parnell, Ph.D.,P.E.? Fellow, ASME Past Chair, IEEE-SCV Section Director & Past Chair, IEEE-CNSV Parnell Expert Consulting Parnell Engineering & Consulting ?? ? ? ? ? <-- My LinkedIN Profile ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: <news.pressclub@...> Date: Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 9:32?AM Subject: IONNA Selects Durham, North Carolina as Headquarters and Announces... (BMW Group PressClub USA) To: Parnell, T.Kim <kim.parnell@...>
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Parnell Engineering and Consulting (PEC)
1150 Kelsey Drive? Sunnyvale, CA 94087 E-mail:?kim.parnell@ Cell:? ? (408) 203-9443? ?
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Tue July 9, 2024 7pm PDT - Wind Energy: A New Approach for Capturing an Untapped Energy Source
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýThe wind energy event below is presented by one of our affiliated organizations, in this case the IEEE consultants network.? You can attend via Zoom or in person.? Details are below.? If you received this twice, please excuse the duplication.Ben White Treasurer Electric Vehicle Association, Silicon Valley Chapter ----- We are
excited to let
you know about
our July
event:
The event
starts at
6:30pm with
great pizza,
drinks, and
socializing
with our
members and
other
attendees, and
the
presentations
start at 7pm.?
Anyone looking
for consulting
help on a
project,
wanting to
learn about
CNSV, or just
wanting to
hear the
speaker's
topic is
welcome.? FULL INFO BELOW.
Thanks,
Brian Berg
Tue, 9
July, 7-9pm
PDT
In-person at SEMI in Milpitas / Online via? Although it is very eco-friendly, growth in the wind turbine industry is slowing down. Today¡¯s wind farms generally employ Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines (HAWTs), but their construction involves the major logistical feat of transporting huge blades (as long as 118 meters) to locations that are often remote. However, as HAWTs cannot handle the most turbulent air, they must be placed high above the ground and far apart from one another. Promising research out of CalTech, Stanford, and other universities predicts that Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs), which are placed less than 100 feet above the ground in wind farms under existing HAWTs, will create synergies such that the overall energy output from their simultaneous operation is greater than what each would produce on its own. Our speaker Kevin Wolf co-founded Wind Harvest, a new company intending to introduce VAWTs. Their latest prototype has been able to operate in turbulent conditions at the UL test facility in Texas and achieve Technology Readiness Level 7. Core to this turbine¡¯s success is its use of a VAWT aeroelastic engineering model validated using an earlier prototype¡¯s field data. Out of this earlier experience, the engineering team came up with nine new inventions, including an innovative hinge design that is critical for the 70-year predicted fatigue life life based on a typical 15 million rotations per year. Come to this event and learn about this innovative technology that could revive the wind turbine industry.  About
the speaker,?Kevin Wolf?of?Kevin Wolf is the CEO and co-founder of Wind Harvest. He has been an officer with the Company since 2006, and is an expert on vertical axis wind turbine technology and mid-level wind markets. Kevin is the author of papers published in industry magazines, and with California Energy Commission grants. His degree in Evolution and Ecology from UC Davis gives him a solid science background that is widely useful to the Wind Harvest.? Kevin is the company¡¯s expert on the synergy of VAWTs used in wind farms, their impact on birds and bats, and the Technology Readiness Level process, and one of the inventors of company patents. Location: SEMI, Milpitas, CA 567
Yosemite Dr,
Milpitas, CA
95035 Be sure to
bring a photo
ID to verify
your
registration. The building is on the corner of S Milpitas Blvd and Yosemite Dr., with the main entrance facing S Milpitas Blvd. However, you will need to enter the building from the Yosemite Dr. side.?Navigate to 567 Yosemite Dr, Milpitas and you will be directed to the correct parking lot for easiest entry.?Plenty of parking is available. |
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Tue July 9, 2024 7pm PDT - Wind Energy: A New Approach for Capturing an Untapped Energy Source
I am coordinating this upcoming Wind Energy related presentation through IEEE-CNSV. I would like to invite EAASV Members to join this event and register to attend either by Zoom or In-Person at SEMI in Milpitas. Also open if EAASV?wants to be an official Co-Host. Feel free to share with others that may be interested. I have worked with Speaker Kevin Wolf and WindHarvest for more than 14 months.? I think they have a good story and with the small physical size of the Windharvest units, they can contribute in a meaningful to generations of wind power. Regards, Kim Parnell ------------------------------------- T. Kim Parnell, Ph.D.,P.E.? Fellow, ASME Past Chair, IEEE-SCV Section Director & Past Chair, IEEE-CNSV Parnell Expert Consulting Parnell Engineering & Consulting ?? ? ? ? ? <-- My LinkedIN Profile Tue July 9, 2024 7pm PDT - Wind Energy: A New Approach for Capturing an Untapped Energy Source The IEEE-CNSV Email Announcement is below and it contains several embedded URLs. Best would be to delete the text from the Top of this message down?to just above: "We are excited to let you know about our July event:" This is a Hybrid Event meaning on?Zoom and also in-person at SEMI in Milpitas, CA The IEEE-CNSV Event Email announcement is shown below. You will see that the CaliforniaConsultants.org Event Page at: Leads to 2 forms of Registration:
Speaker: To: IEEE-CNSV Mtg Info <mtg-ieeecnsv@...> We are excited to let you know about our July event:
The event starts at 6:30pm with great pizza, drinks, and socializing with our members and other attendees, and the presentations start at 7pm.? Anyone looking for consulting help on a project, wanting to learn about CNSV, or just wanting to hear the speaker's topic is welcome.? FULL INFO BELOW. Thanks, Brian Berg Tue, 9 July, 7-9pm PDT In-person at SEMI in Milpitas / Online via? Although it is very eco-friendly, growth in the wind turbine industry is slowing down. Today¡¯s wind farms generally employ Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines (HAWTs), but their construction involves the major logistical feat of transporting huge blades (as long as 118 meters) to locations that are often remote. However, as HAWTs cannot handle the most turbulent air, they must be placed high above the ground and far apart from one another. Promising research out of CalTech, Stanford, and other universities predicts that Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs), which are placed less than 100 feet above the ground in wind farms under existing HAWTs, will create synergies such that the overall energy output from their simultaneous operation is greater than what each would produce on its own. Our speaker Kevin Wolf co-founded Wind Harvest, a new company intending to introduce VAWTs. Their latest prototype has been able to operate in turbulent conditions at the UL test facility in Texas and achieve Technology Readiness Level 7. Core to this turbine¡¯s success is its use of a VAWT aeroelastic engineering model validated using an earlier prototype¡¯s field data. Out of this earlier experience, the engineering team came up with nine new inventions, including an innovative hinge design that is critical for the 70-year predicted fatigue life life based on a typical 15 million rotations per year. Come to this event and learn about this innovative technology that could revive the wind turbine industry. About the speaker,?Kevin Wolf?of?Kevin Wolf is the CEO and co-founder of Wind Harvest. He has been an officer with the Company since 2006, and is an expert on vertical axis wind turbine technology and mid-level wind markets. Kevin is the author of papers published in industry magazines, and with California Energy Commission grants. His degree in Evolution and Ecology from UC Davis gives him a solid science background that is widely useful to the Wind Harvest.? Kevin is the company¡¯s expert on the synergy of VAWTs used in wind farms, their impact on birds and bats, and the Technology Readiness Level process, and one of the inventors of company patents. Location: SEMI, Milpitas, CA 567 Yosemite Dr, Milpitas, CA 95035 Be sure to bring a photo ID to verify your registration. The building is on the corner of S Milpitas Blvd and Yosemite Dr., with the main entrance facing S Milpitas Blvd. However, you will need to enter the building from the Yosemite Dr. side.?Navigate to 567 Yosemite Dr, Milpitas and you will be directed to the correct parking lot for easiest entry.?Plenty of parking is available. -------------------? Meeting Notices of? -------------------- ---? IEEE-CNSV (Consultants' Network of Silicon Valley)? ---- ------------? CaliforniaConsultants.org/Events/? ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------- -----? To change your subscription, email Brian Berg at? ---- - b.berg@... with Subject UNSUBSCRIBE MTG / CHANGE MTG - ----? Membership Questions: Brian Berg at above address? ---- ------------------------------------------------------------- -- ?
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Parnell Engineering and Consulting (PEC)
1150 Kelsey Drive? Sunnyvale, CA 94087 E-mail:?kim.parnell@ Cell:? ? (408) 203-9443? ?
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