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1. 3 Internet of Things examples from 3 industries2. 1st Grid-Scale Tesla Energy Storage System In Europe Officially Opened3. Fastned Raised EUR 2.5 Million In 4 Days4. Big Data and IoT in Healthcare: Enabling a Greater Good5. New York Is Bringing Solar To The Masses Through Smart Community Solar

Policies6. Smart city transformation begins with tangible entry points7. Volants d'inertie : une start-up française a une longueur d'avance - Les-

SmartGrids.fr8. New York City To Get Public EV Charging Station Pilot

3 Internet of Things examples from 3industriesIs the Internet of Things merely a far-fetched consumer fantasy that promises theconvenience of connected appliances and smart running shoes? Or is it a businessopportunity for companies that want to collect real-time information about almost everyaspect of their business?

We tend to hear a lot about the consumer applications of IoT, but many early adopters inthe IoT revolution have been businesses and government organizations with an interest incollecting and analyzing data about their operations. From the temperature of equipmentto the performance of a fleet of wind turbines, IoT sensors are already delivering valuableinformation in many industries. Blue Hill Research recently conducted an in-depthqualitative research report about three Internet of Things examples, which we'vesummarized in this article.

Read the full report

Internet of Things examples from government, utilities and manufacturing

Consider these three Internet of Things examples:

A US municipality has implemented smart meter monitoring for all the town’sresidential and commercial water meters. The project involved placing water metersensors on 66,000 devices that used to be manually read and recorded.A US oil and gas company is optimizing oilfield production with the Internet ofThings. In this IoT example, the company is using sensors to measure oil extractionrates, temperatures, well pressure and more for 21,000 wells.An international truck manufacturer created a new revenue stream by outfittingtrucks with sensors for predictive maintenance. The system automaticallyschedules repairs when needed, and orders the required parts for the repair. Morethan 100,000 trucks have been outfitted with devices that transmit more than10,000 data points a day for each truck.

As you can see in the table below, the data streams for each of these applications createmore than a million data points per day.

The ROI of IoT

How are these three companies converting raw IoT data into business insights andtangible benefits? They’re using analytics to realize both direct and opportunity costsassociated with analyzing IoT data.

The US municipality that switched to smart meters for its water usage monitoring sawimmediate and sustained savings. Its data collection process evolved from a manuallyintensive process (in which field technicians traveled to every meter) to one where meter

readings were automatically recorded and transmitted to a central database. This saves alot of money, both in work-hours and in field equipment, such as trucks. The town isprojecting a total savings of $28 million and a net savings of approximately $10 millionover the lifetime of the initiative.

The indirect savings came when the organization was able to make a fundamental shift toa proactive service-oriented organization. Now the town can identify issues within hours,rather than weeks or months. With better and more accurate data, the town proactivelyreaches out to households to mitigate overuse or unexpected fees. The billing andmanagement teams have shifted from an internal reporting organization to a customer-facing hub that provides residents a markedly better experience.

Likewise, the oil and gas company is able to monitor the performance of oil wells at theend of every day or week. This allows it to identify opportunities for improvement (such asincreasing production levels) and areas of potential concern. Ultimately, the company cantake this information and disseminate it to field crews to make adjustments or repairs.Theresult is reduced downtime and increased production levels. The company estimates thatit loses $500 for every hour that a single oil well is not in operation. After analyzing theinitial impacts of sensor deployment, the organization estimates that quicker oil wellrepairs saves approximately $145,000 in cost avoidance per month per field.

The international truck manufacturer provides a mature example of using sensor data.Sensors in the trucks, combined with predictive models, detect when a mechanical failureis likely to occur. When this happens, the system schedules a maintenance appointmentfor the truck based on the truck’s route and optimized for scheduled delivery times.Further, the system orders and ships the appropriate parts to the identified service center,and then notifies technicians about what needs to be fixed. The result is aninterconnected web of sensors and operational systems that communicate to save timeand money across the operation.

In each of these cases, bringing the Internet of Things and industrial-grade analyticstogether yielded significant and persistent business enhancements. The key to extractingsustained business value from IoT initiatives is, ultimately, sound business analyticspractices.

1st Grid-Scale Tesla Energy StorageSystem In Europe Officially OpenedSource URL: https://cleantechnica.com/2016/12/08/first-grid-scale-tesla-energy-storage-system-europe-officially-opened/December 8th, 2016 by James Ayre

Europe’s first grid-scale Tesla Powerpack energy storage system installation was recentlyofficially unveiled in Somerset (England), according to recent reports.

The new Tesla Powerpack installation was designed to store the electricity generated at a

solar photovoltaic (PV) project located at the site. The energy storage project, which wasdeveloped by Camborne Energy Storage, is intended to provide enough electricity tosupply for the needs of about 500 regional households if necessary.

The UK’s Energy Minister Baroness Neville Rolfe attended the recent unveiling event andstated:

“We welcome this exciting project from Tesla and Camborne. Innovation in storagetechnologies will help manage our electricity grid more efficiently, support greater energysecurity and, crucially, drive down consumer bills.

“Our upcoming industrial strategy will build on this work further, working with businessesto ensure the UK continues to be at the forefront of low-carbon technology, creating theconditions for future success.”

Business Green provides more: “The industry has been calling on the government toprovide a clearer policy landscape for energy storage projects and take steps toaccelerate investment in the sector. However, Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clarkdelivered a boost for the fledgling industry last month, delivering a speech in which heargued energy storage and smart grid technologies would play a critical role in the UK’senergy system in the future and launching a call for evidence on how smart systemsshould be developed.”

The managing director at developer Camborne Energy Storage, Dan Taylor, commentedat the recent unveiling as well: “Camborne is pleased to have developed Europe’s firstTesla grid scale installation by co-locating with a solar farm in Somerset, England. Thisproject is already commercially operational providing low carbon power during times ofhigh demand. Our first co-located site is an early step in the right direction, both forCamborne and for the industry and we look forward to continuing to deliver further lowcarbon power to the UK.”

As a close to this article, it’s worth noting here that Tesla’s Powerpack (and Powerwall)prices havedropped dramaticallysince the energy storage systems first hit the market,while energy density has doubled.

Fastned Raised EUR 2.5 Million In 4 DaysSource URL: https://cleantechnica.com/2016/12/06/fastned-raised-eur-2-5-million-4-days/Originally published on The ECOreport.

Fastned’s original funding came from its founders and angel investors such as theLubbers family (Breesaap) and Fred Matser (Flowfund). Last year, the Dutch fast chargingstation company needed three weeks to raise EUR 3 million selling share certificateson Nx’change. Now, Fastned raised EUR 2.5 million in four days.

The bond issue started Friday, Dec 2, at 9 a.m. and was fully subscribed on Mondaymorning.

“To us this proves that people are paying attention to the commercial traction Fastnedmakes, that we seem to have found a financial instrument which these investors like andthat the industry as a whole is getting into the reach of the “radars” of these people. Thepublic is starting to trust e-mobility as the future form of mobility and more and morepeople (including these new investors) are showing trust in our company, people andbusiness case,” said Michiel Langezaal, co-founder and CEO of Fastned.

A couple of years ago it was much more difficult to raise money for a charging networkand Fastned had to rely on its founders and angels investors such as the Lubbers family(Breesaap) and Fred Matser (Flowfund).

“We are witnessing a true breakthrough. The shift that is taking place is very evident in theamount of time it takes us to raise funds. What took many months in 2014 only takes us afew days in 2016,” added co-founder Bart Lubbers.

Money To Continue Growing

This money will enable Fastned to continue growing. Over the past two years it has beendelivering a consistent 10% month-on-month growth of kWh. This is 7 times faster thanthe Netherland’s adoption of EVs. Fastned currently has 57 Fast Charging stations (ofwhich 55 are along the highway) and is expanding the network into cities and surroundingcountries

Big Data and IoT in Healthcare: Enablinga Greater GoodSource URL: http://www.iotevolutionworld.com/iot/articles/427608-big-data-iot-healthcare-enabling-greater-good.htmWearables typically dominate the IoT media spotlight in healthcare, sharing it occasionallywith remote patient monitoring or telemedicine. Each of these technologies focus onindividuals and what is happening for a specific person at a specific time. It’s definitely agrowing space, as Allied Market Research forecasts the size of the global IoT healthcaremarket, including devices (implantable, wearable and other sensors), systems andsoftware (at the network, database and analytics layers) and services (with architecture,consulting, and development) will reach $136.8B by 2021.

Imagine if sensors, software and data scientists could not only get people moving, asfitness wearables do, but also help people learn to move correctly from a physiologicalperspective and avoid injury caused by sports, exercise or manual-labor intensive jobs?While bettering life experience for a single person at a time is an entirely worthwhile goal,what if big data and IoT technologies could be used for an even greater good, to benefitmany, even improving childhood mortality rates? How much more impactful is aninnovation that offers insights in a collective group or even globally, in real time? Thisarticle introduces two forward-thinking companies using technology, data and algorithmsin the healthcare space to have a real, positive impact on a larger community and globally.

dorsaVi – Addressing Muscle Pain and Injury

Started by Andrew Ronchi, a physiotherapist in Melbourne, Australia, dorsaVi usesmedical-grade, certified sensors, along with software and algorithms, to help peoplerecover from and even avoid injury in three different applications: workforce safety, clinicalsituations, and elite athletics such as professional and collegiate sports teams. ViSafe isthe occupational health and safety application, used in motion studies during a consultingengagement to measure range and effort of movement required for workers, such asmaterials handling personnel in a warehouse, to perform their jobs. ViMove includes thesame sensors with different firmware and analytics, so individuals can understand howthey move and what impact those mechanics have on their body. ViMove is used within aclinical environment, such as during a physical therapy session with a clinician, and canalso be worn by people throughout their daily activities, to capture movement data andoffer “beeps and buzzers” as feedback and reminders if they are not moving within theiroptimal range of motion. ViPerform targets elite athletes between games andcompetitions, to ensure they are moving in their most efficient, athletically effective andhealthy way possible.

DorsaVi products use two different types of sensors that include accelerometers,magnetometers and gyroscopes. The first sensor measures the range of motion during amovement, whether it’s bending, twisting or stepping. The second sensor measures themuscle activity to indicate the level of effort exerted to make the movement. In the firstgeneration of the dorsaVi products, data uses WiFi to reach a local computer to run thesoftware and algorithms then display insights on a display. In the coming generation,Bluetooth technology will connect the sensors to the local computer for processing thende-identified data will go to the cloud for storage and long-term trend analysis. As withmany IoT applications, future uses of the data and insights may not be evident now, withmore value to come from data once it is available.

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports nearly 2.9 million nonfatal injuries in 2015 forprivate employers, with 75% of those occurring in the service industries and 25% inmanufacturing. One way dorsaVi products immediately address this situation and benefitlarger groups of people is through the ViSafe solution. ViSafe starts with an in-depthevaluation of high-risk movements taken in a typical day in a specific environment, suchas a warehouse, in a retail store, or even in logging or other heavy industrial location,using the sensors to capture movement parameters and muscle engagement. The valuecomes from follow-on analysis that identifies and recommends fact-based ways tocorrect movements, make adjustments, or increase training within the businessenvironment to eliminate pain for workers and increase safety in the workplace. ViSafe inparticular also offers businesses a way to help their staff while improving productivity forthe organization as a whole. The dorsaVi products use real-time data to analyzemovements, offer refinements and corrections, and ultimately improve the dailyexperience for individuals and groups of people.

THINKMD – Expanding Capabilities of Healthcare WorkersTHINKMD is another company with the clear vision, strong technology, and growing teamto make a real impact on an international scale. As a global healthcare technologycompany based in Burlington, Vermont, THINKMD offers a solution that has the potentialto extend healthcare systems into communities, neighborhoods, and homes. Their goal isto give minimally-skilled healthcare workers more tools and information so that anyonecan play an active role in the communities they serve.

MEDSINC is the first product from THINKMD, conceived by its founder, Dr. Barry Finette,a pediatrician at the University of Vermont. While practicing medicine in resource-poor

countries, Dr. Finette saw that children were dying from preventable causes that could beremedied simply by increasing the “healthcare ability” of existing community healthcareworkers already in place. He developed MEDSINC to address this pediatric global healthcrisis, with UNICEF reporting that nearly 6 million children under 5 years of age die frompreventable diseases such as pneumonia, dehydration, and infectious diseases(Committing to Child Survival: A Promise Renewed, 2015 Progress Report). By guiding auser through simple questions and gathering of data (vital signs, history, and symptoms),MEDSINC immediately generates triage and treatment recommendations that canimprove health outcomes and reduce preventable childhood mortality.

“With less than two hours of training, community healthcare workers can learn theMEDSINC platform and gather critical clinical and healthcare data on a smartphone ortablet. MEDSINC then generates up to 20 integrated assessments as well as triage,treatment and instructional recommendations appropriate for the user to implement in thecommunity or healthcare facility,” explained Dr. Barry Finette, Founder of THINKMD. “Ourtechnology is unique because we designed the back-end algorithms to mimic the way aphysician assesses a child. By taking a holistic and integrated approach, MEDSINCallows for the integrated assessment of many critical diseases simultaneously.”

MEDSINC is just the leading edge of the opportunity for THINKMD. Besides givingfrontline health workers more guidance and ways to treat patients, MEDSINC is also adata-capturing platform. With each assessment, MEDSINC captures 40-50 public healthand epidemiological data points. This data is completely de-identified, but is geo-taggedand time-stamped, offering a public health data set for underserved regions that doesn’texist to date.

The potential impact of THINKMD’s data is immense. Once widely deployed, MEDSINCwill generate extremely valuable aggregated information from locations all over thedeveloping world. One obvious reason to mine and analyze that data is for rapid trackingof the spread of infectious disease. Current methods require reports from affected areas,with data captured and conveyed sporadically, often with significant delays, resulting ingaps in information and time-shifted indications of potential outbreaks. In addition, thesemethods rely on inferred data versus direct data. MEDSINC gives THINKMD direct,patient-generated data in real time, which is captured, processed and immediatelyanalyzed to offer insights far more quickly and reliably than current methods. THINKMD’sdata scientists work with the aggregated, de-identified data itself, understanding theproblem they are addressing and using various algorithms and tools to find the insightsthat have a significant impact globally. This is big data at its best, offering real informationthat lets global health agencies and governments take action that can save lives.

CONCLUSIONBoth THINKMD and dorsaVi products were the innovative ideas of medical practitionerswho recognized a need and used their expertise and commitment to fixing a problem toboth conceive impactful technology solutions and bring them to market. Similarorganizations face the same uphill battle of any technology start-up with the addedhealthcare burden, with funding, regulatory requirements, payer questions and othereconomic, technical and business issues. THINKMD and dorsaVi shine as two examplecompanies who drive to bring their solutions to market, in order to help individuals, largergroups and even the global community.

About the Author: Hilary B. Longo is a senior marketing executive focused on the Internet

of Things, with a background also in embedded computing, unified communications andtelecom. Currently principal at Marketing Habit, LLC, Hilary remains intrigued and excitedby the many ways technology, IoT and analytics can help people.

New York Is Bringing Solar To TheMasses Through Smart Community SolarPoliciesSource URL: https://cleantechnica.com/2016/12/09/new-york-bringing-solar-masses-smart-community-solar-policies/Originally published on Think Progress.By Laura A. Shepard

Americans love, love solar energy, but not everyone can wrangle a set of rooftop solarpanels. Some roofs are too small or too shady, or they face the wrong direction. Somepeople are renters. Others own their home, but they can’t afford the up-front installationcosts.

These barriers, say experts, don’t have to keep Americans from cashing in on solar. Ifrooftop panels aren’t right for you, you might try something called community sharedsolar. Band together with friends, neighbors or your church to set up a solar array.Everyone buys in. Everyone reaps the benefits.

Community shared is taking off, but not necessarily in the places with the most sunshine.Rather, solar is growing in states with the strongest policy. The steps currently beingtaken to advance community solar in New York make that state a prime example.

How does community solar work?

In 2015, Governor Cuomo approved the Shared Renewables Initiative to expand accessto clean energy. The initiative enables renters, homeowners and businesses to set upshared solar projects.

Community solar projects can take several forms: One variety is community grouppurchasing, where a group of homeowners or businesses jointly hire a solar firm to installpanels on their roofs. Buying in bulk cuts everyone’s costs. Another option is offsiteshared solar. These arrays usually take the form of a solar “farm” or “garden.” Anyratepayer can subscribe to panels in the array and get credited on their electric bill as ifthe panels were on their own roof. Onsite shared solar is another form of community solar.Residents of an apartment building or tenants in a large office building can put panels onthe roof to supply electricity for everyone. And finally, there are community-driven financialmodels, which involve private investors and donors funding solar installations in low-income communities. Residents in turn reap the cost savings.

Credit: Department of Energy

New York utilities now credit ratepayers for the electricity produced in their name byoffsite solar projects. Consumers play a flat rate to subscribe to a solar panel or two in ashared solar array, and they are credited on their monthly bill for the energy generated bythat solar panel. Subscribers pay month-by-month, meaning they can move away at anytime.

Credit: NYSERDA

“People really want to go solar, but only one in five homes are suited for it,” said DavidSandbank, director of NY Sun, part of the New York State Energy Research andDevelopment Authority (NYSERDA). But with community shared solar, this is the first timethat everyone can buy in.

“Low to moderate income residents now qualify. Renters are in play now. It really widensthe demographic access,” Sandbank said. He said NYSERDA is receiving applications forcommunity shared solar worth hundreds of megawatts.

Shared solar arrays cost less per kilowatt than individual arrays, in part because the per-panel cost of installation is lower. Shared solar is also eligible for tax incentives fromNYSERDA, as well and state and federal tax credits that apply to any solar installation.

“It’s a big deal and we’re really excited about it,” Sandbank said. “There’s a lot ofdevelopment because of it, and we’re bringing a lot of business to New York.”

A case study

The first shared solar project in New York state was completed in Tompkins County thisyear. When community shared solar became a possibility, Renovus Solar, an Ithaca-basedsolar installer, was eager to jump on the opportunity and conducted an informationalsession for the community.

“Over our 12 years of business as residential and commercial solar energy installers, we’ddisqualified many roofs of hopeful solar owners due to shading issues, size constraintsetc.,” Renovus’ Emma Hewitt said. “So we knew that there were many people in this areawho wanted a community solar option and would happily become early adopters.”

Judy Hyman, a local clean energy advocate, drove all over Enfield searching for suitablepanel sites: flat, south-facing, and electrically compatible.

Renovus looked at Hyman’s notes, aerial maps, and property maps before sending outletters to each person who owned land suited to this purpose, telling them that they mightbe able to receive income from their land, defray tax costs, and help the environment.Several property owners responded and a site was selected.

About three dozen people signed up for the solar project, which feeds into the utility grid.The array offsets 100 percent of the power subscribers use at home.

“Community solar is about individuals claiming their power production , investing in aclean energy system that they own. It’s the difference between owning your electricityproduction versus renting electricity from the utility company,” Hewitt said. “And there arebig savings associated.”

“With energy prices increasing, the cost of doing nothing is becoming increasinglyexpensive. Going solar secures a low energy rate for decades,” Hewitt said.

Before shared solar arrived on the scene, there were a lot of Tompkins residents whowanted to solar power, but couldn’t make it work.

“People like me would’ve loved to go solar, but my house is in the woods,” said DavidBock, one such resident. When the community project was unveiled, Bock signed up. His

monthly electric bill is now about $15.

Net metering laws allow solar power credits to be annualized, so surplus electricitygenerated in the summer is effectively carried over to winter. So, while the solar panels fella little short of his needs in October, they’d built up enough credits during the summer todefray his energy costs.

“The future of the planet depends on getting us off of fossil fuels,” Bock said.“Renewables and solar are our best option.”

Smart city transformation begins withtangible entry pointsSource URL: http://readwrite.com/2016/12/04/smart-city-transformation-begins-tangible-entry-points-cl4/Posted on December 4, 2016 in Smart Cities

Often lost amongst the smart cities media hype are clearly defined entry points that localleaders can target when beginning to transform their metropolis into a smart city.

Thankfully, Tech Republic recently interviewed several industry experts for their views onhow urban leaders can begin the journey toward smart city-dom.

One key focus is to develop smart initiatives that not only solve urban challenges but getcitizens in on the action too.

“Find a point that takes citizen interest first, but can impact many people in a city and getvisibility and become a symbol of a smart city,” said TM Forum’s Carl Piva. “Ask, ‘Whatcan I do to make my city more equitable, more inclusive or to simply create a dialoguewith the people who live there?'”

A successful example of this is the city of Boston’s mobile app that enables citizens toreport problems or needed repairs by sending their photograph of the issue to the city.Not only does this empower residents to participate in improving the city, but sparkscitizen dialogues around trends and recurring needs.

Another early smart city strategy is for planners to highlight a solid return on investment(ROI) that a technology-driven project will generate.

A case in point is Los Angeles’ conversion of 215,000 streetlights to LED smart lightswhich generates $9 million in utility savings annually. That the lights will pay forthemselves in six years provides clear ROI evidence to convince skeptical citystakeholders that future smart projects promise tangible benefits.

“That streetlight is everywhere in your city and it’s got power to it and you can do so manythings with it, now and in the future, if you think big first,” said Smart Cities Councilchairman Jesse Berst.

Harnessing the massive flows of data generated by smart cities is another entry point forurban transformation. Especially if that information is not only used to improve the city,but also for engaging the public through open data initiatives.

New tech means fewer 911 callsThe decision by Albuquerque, N.M.to make certain data openly available to citizensresulted in 422,000 fewer calls to 311. Berst says the power of open data not only cutcosts but improved city interactions in other interesting ways.

“As a city, you save money on Freedom for Information requests, and you create this datarepository that your departments can start using and your citizens can start using andyour hackers and developers can start using to build great things,” he said.

Lastly, the ability for smart city innovations to tackle government silos is a critical sellingpoint for transforming a city’s technology infrastructure.

“It’s very important to not build a siloed infrastructure,” said Cisco’s managing director ofSmart+Connected Communities Munish Khetrapal. “The day you build a siloedinfrastructure you’ve wasted 30% of the dollars taxpayers are spending.”

Smart city platforms are effective in breaking city staff out of vertical silos throughinterdepartmental data sharing. As well, the new technology fostering horizontalcollaborations between unexpected city actors and the elimination of duplicated services.

Volants d'inertie : une start-up française aune longueur d'avance - Les-SmartGrids.frSource URL: http://www.les-smartgrids.fr/innovation-et-vie-quotidienne/04122016,volants-d-inertie-une-start-up-francaise-a-une-longueur-d-avance,1935.html

Rédigé par Amandine Perrault | Le 04 décembre 2016 à 10:33

Au début des années 2000, alors néo-retraité, Michel Saint-Mleux passait la plupartde son temps-libre à des activités tournant autour d'une thématique peu commune :la sustentation magnétique. Quelques années plus tard : une start-up voyait le jour,avec la particularité d'employer une équipe dont la moyenne d'âge dépasse les 60ans.

Cette start-up, baptisée Levisys, s'est spécialisée dans les volants d'inertie dédiés austockage d'énergie. Pierre Fessler, cofondateur et président de Levisys, raconte avoirpassé de longs moments à étudier la sustentation magnétique en compagnie de MichelSaint-Mleux. Mais cette sustentation magnétique, qu'est-ce que c'est au juste ? C'estune technique permettant de faire tourner à grande vitesse de lourds disques avec trèspeu de frottements, donc en réduisant quasiment à néant les pertes d’énergie cinétique.Aujourd'hui, la maîtrise de cette dernière a permis aux deux hommes d'être à la tête d'unejeune entreprise qui pourrait bien apporter sa pierre à l'édifice de la transition énergétique.

En 2004, un petit prototype a permis à la toute jeune start-up d'être récompensée par leprix de Jeune entreprise innovante, tandis que l'année suivante, une enveloppe de 450000 euros aura permis d'en réaliser un second testé avec succès par EDF cinq ans plustard. S'en suit l'heure des grandes expérimentations. En effet, pas moins de dix volantsd'inertie de Levisys ont été lancés au cœur du démonstrateur Smart ZAE cette année etseptembre, une première ligne pilote de production a vu le jour à Troyes, dans l'Aube.Cette dernière devrait tourner à un rythme de 100 unités de 13,5 kWh-40 kW à l'année.

De l'énergie au freinageLes volants d'inertie de Levisys absorbent de l'électricité en prenant de la vitesse pour enfournir lorsqu'ils freinent, le tout avec l'aide d'un moteur-alternateur. Leur rendement estexceptionnel : 97%. Quant à leur durée de vie, elle est est égale à plusieurs centaines demilliers de cycles charge-décharge, de quoi recharger de nombreux véhicules électriquesà vitesse grand V ou soutenir une infrastructure électrique pendant des années.

La concurrence ne fait pas le poids. La qualité des volants d'inertie de Levisys(architecture de rotor en fibres de carbone développée avec Airbus Industrie) a d'ailleurstapé dans l'œil d'entreprises reconnues, notamment BYD, leader de la batterie lithium-ion, qui a décidé de s'associer avec la start-up française au mois d'octobre dernier.

Grâce à sa technologie, Levisys estime que le coût total du kilowattheure stocké sur toutela durée de vie est de 4 centimes d'euros. Sachant que le stockage d'énergie (électricité) est désigné comme l'un des piliers de laréussite de la transition énergétique, nul doute que ces volants d'inertie à longue durée devie apparaît comme une alternative crédible à la batterie traditionnelle. Les opportunitéspour Levisys ne devraient donc pas arrêter de frapper la porte, et l’entreprise de croître defaçon « exponentielle », selon les mots de Pierre Fessler.

New York City To Get Public EV ChargingStation PilotSource URL: https://cleantechnica.com/2016/12/05/new-york-city-get-public-ev-charging-station-pilot/December 5th, 2016 by James Ayre

Following the recent approval of INT. 1124 by the New York City Council, the unofficialcapital of the northeastern US will soon become home to a new pilot program for thebuildout of public electric vehicle charging stations.

The idea behind the pilot program is to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in awide variety of popular, publicly accessible locations — such as gas stations, municipalparking lots, parks, etc. — and thereby support broader consumer adoption.

The local embrace of EVs is targeted as a key pathway to reducing carbon emissions andlocal air pollution. There are currently more than 2 million internal combustion engine (ICE)vehicles in New York City.

The bill was sponsored by Councilman Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria), the chair of thecouncil’s Environmental Protection Committee.

Constantinides had this to say on the subject: “With an incoming presidentialadministration that has pledged to undo our nation’s efforts to combat climate change,cities and local governments must now lead the way on protecting our environment. NewYork has already been a worldwide role model in sustainability and we must continue tokeep this work a top priority. INT. 1124 will help us reach our goal of reducing carbonemissions by encouraging sustainable habits. A pilot program for electric-vehicle chargingstations will encourage more New Yorkers to use electric cars.”

The Queens Tribune provides more: “The program is a 2-year pilot that will place at leasttwo electronic charging stations in each of the five boroughs. … The New York CityDepartment of Transportation is projected to post the location of the charging stations. An

advisory committee will be established to report on the program’s cost, the rate ofutilization of each charging station, recommendations for expansion, the feasibility of on-street charging and more.”

Overall, that sounds like a good plan. Here’s to hoping that there are substantially morethan 2 EV charging stations installed in each borough, though. The idea of possible on-street parking is particularly interesting, a popular model in some European cities (likeAmsterdam) but relatively uncommon in the US.