[CAnet - news] Car 2.0 -Ontario to roll out car charging infrastructure using renewable energy
"Bill St. Arnaud" <[email protected]> Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:42:05 -0500
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This is a multipart message in MIME format. --===============0740783257== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00CB_01C97959.6820F390" Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00CB_01C97959.6820F390 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit For more information on this item please visit my blog at http://green-broadband.blogspot.com/ or http://billstarnaud.blogspot.com ------------------------------------------- [Although I applaud the Ontario Government and Hydro One on this initiative, the real significance of this announcement is that this is another example demonstrating how there will be huge demand for renewable power in the coming years from various sectors of society. The advent of cap and trade will further propel this demand and significantly drive up the cost of renewable power that is delivered over the traditional energy grid, which is already straining to meet the current demand. ICT is the only industry sector that can largely divorce itself from the current system of distributing energy (renewable or otherwise) by building optical networks and datacenters at small renewable energy sites that are not connected to the electrical grid. This will protect the ICT industry from huge price increases in energy because of cap and trade, and also will provide additional redundancy and reliability if the existing electrical grid is incapable of meeting the demand for renewable energy -BSA] http://greenmonk.net/ontario-to-roll-out-better-place-car-charging-infrastru cture/ Better Place <http://www.betterplace.com/> is a California-based, startup that aims to reduce global dependency on petroleum through the creation of a transportation infrastructure that supports electric vehicles. Typically the vehicles will be capable of having their batteries swapped out to facilitate rapid 'refueling' of the vehicle, analogous to swapping out rechargeable batteries for your kids (or your!) toys. Better Place will build its first Electric Recharge Grids in Denmark, Israel and Australia where the electricity will be generated by renewable energy. In fact, Denmark and Israel have gone so far as to enact policies, which create a tax differential between zero-emission vehicles and traditional cars, to accelerate the transition to electric cars. Ontario <http://www.gov.on.ca/ont/portal/%21ut/p/.cmd/cs/.ce/7_0_A/.s/7_0_252/_s.7_0 _A/7_0_252/_l/en?docid=004593> is the 2nd largest car manufacturing center in North America after Michigan, so seeing it embracing Car 2.0 is really heartening. Ontario is also rolling out a Smart <http://www.hydroonenetworks.com/en/community/projects/smart_meters/default. asp> Grid project under Hydro One Networks so this should make the job of rolling out the charging (and billing) infrastructure that much easier. As part of the announcement, Better Place has announced that it will be sourcing electricity from Bullfrog <https://www.bullfrogpower.com/> Power, who will provide all of the renewable energy needed to power the Better Place network. ------------------------------------- To subscribe or unsubscribe send e-mail to [email protected] These news items and comments are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect those of the CANARIE board or management. ------ [email protected] [email protected] http://billstarnaud.blogspot.com/ ------=_NextPart_000_00CB_01C97959.6820F390 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" = xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Consolas; panose-1:2 11 6 9 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} p.MsoPlainText, li.MsoPlainText, div.MsoPlainText {mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-link:"Plain Text Char"; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Consolas;} p {mso-style-priority:99; mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-compose; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:windowtext;} span.PlainTextChar {mso-style-name:"Plain Text Char"; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-link:"Plain Text"; font-family:Consolas;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> </head> <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple> <div class=3DSection1> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>For more information on this item please visit = my blog at <o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><a = href=3D"http://green-broadband.blogspot.com/">http://green-broadband.blog= spot.com/</a> or <a = href=3D"http://billstarnaud.blogspot.com">http://billstarnaud.blogspot.co= m</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p = class=3DMsoPlainText>-------------------------------------------<o:p></o:= p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>[Although I applaud the Ontario Government and = Hydro One on this initiative, the real significance of this announcement is that this = is another example demonstrating how there will be huge demand for = renewable power in the coming years from various sectors of society. The = advent of cap and trade will further propel this demand and significantly drive up = the cost of renewable power that is delivered over the traditional energy = grid, which is already straining to meet the current demand. ICT is the = only industry sector that can largely divorce itself from the current system of = distributing energy (renewable or otherwise) by building optical networks and datacenters at = small renewable energy sites that are not connected to the electrical grid. This = will protect the ICT industry from huge price increases in energy because of = cap and trade, and also will provide additional redundancy and reliability if = the existing electrical grid is incapable of meeting the demand for = renewable energy –BSA]<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><a href=3D"http://greenmonk.net/ontario-to-roll-out-better-place-car-chargin= g-infrastructure/">http://greenmonk.net/ontario-to-roll-out-better-place-= car-charging-infrastructure/</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p><a href=3D"http://www.betterplace.com/">Better Place</a> is a California-based, startup that aims to reduce global dependency on = petroleum through the creation of a transportation infrastructure that supports = electric vehicles. Typically the vehicles will be capable of having their = batteries swapped out to facilitate rapid ‘refueling’ of the vehicle, analogous to swapping out rechargeable batteries for your kids (or = your!) toys.<o:p></o:p></p> <p>Better Place will build its first Electric Recharge Grids in Denmark, = Israel and Australia where the electricity will be generated by renewable = energy. In fact, Denmark and Israel have gone so far as to enact policies, which = create a tax differential between zero-emission vehicles and traditional cars, to accelerate the transition to electric cars. <o:p></o:p></p> <p><a href=3D"http://www.gov.on.ca/ont/portal/%21ut/p/.cmd/cs/.ce/7_0_A/.s/7_0_= 252/_s.7_0_A/7_0_252/_l/en?docid=3D004593">Ontario is the 2nd largest car manufacturing center in North America after = Michigan,</a> so seeing it embracing Car 2.0 is really heartening. Ontario is also = rolling out a <a href=3D"http://www.hydroonenetworks.com/en/community/projects/smart_meter= s/default.asp">Smart Grid project under Hydro One Networks</a> so this should make the job of rolling out the charging (and billing) infrastructure that much = easier.<o:p></o:p></p> <p>As part of the announcement, Better Place has announced that it will = be sourcing electricity from <a = href=3D"https://www.bullfrogpower.com/">Bullfrog Power</a>, who will provide all of the renewable energy needed to power = the Better Place network.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p = class=3DMsoPlainText>-------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p>= <p class=3DMsoPlainText>To subscribe or unsubscribe send e-mail to <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><o= :p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>These news items and comments are mine alone and = do not necessarily reflect those of the CANARIE board or = management.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>------<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>[email protected]<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>[email protected]<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>http://billstarnaud.blogspot.com/<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> </body> </html> ------=_NextPart_000_00CB_01C97959.6820F390-- --===============0740783257== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ news mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canarie.ca/mailman/listinfo/news --===============0740783257==--