Last week was an exciting week for Urban Electric Power, as we had our first booth at The Battery Show in Novi, Michigan:
The 8th Annual National Clean Energy Summit was held this past Monday at the Mandalay Bay Resort Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. The event was co-sponsored by US Senator Harry Reid, the Center for American Progress, the Clean Energy Project, and UNLV.
Earlier this year, Governor Cuomo unveiled New York State's new energy plan: Reforming the Energy Vision (REV), a joint effort between the Public Service Commission (PSC), NYSERDA, and state and local governments. This comprehensive strategy will spur clean energy innovation and investment through promoting energy efficiency, electric vehicles, microgrids, wind, solar, and energy storage.
Earlier this week, President Obama and the EPA unveiled the Clean Power Plan, which will revolutionize our energy system, improve public health, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions throughout the country. This plan represents the leadership needed as we face the global challenge of climate change.
Check out the Twitter reactions to this historic plan from politicians, public figures, and environmental organizations:
This morning, President Obama and the EPA unveiled the Clean Power Plan. When fully implemented, this comprehensive plan will revolutionize our energy system, improve public health, and mitigate the severe impacts of climate change. To clear up any confusion, this article will present everything you need to know about the plan, compiled from the official website.
This week was Grid Edge Live 2015, hosted by GreenTechMedia and held in San Diego, CA at the Rancho Bernardo Inn. This event addresses key issues facing utilities, technology vendors, advanced energy consumers and regulators.
This week, energy leaders from around the world gathered in New York City for New York Energy Week. Check out tweets from the event:
Last Monday, we took a road trip to Washington D.C., for the US Ignite Global Team Challenge Expo. Check out this video from the event, where we presented a demand charge project that we are working on in partnership with Siemens, NY-BEST, CUNY, Columbia University:
This week, executives from throughout the electric power industry convened in New Orleans for the Edison Electric Institute Annual Convention. Major speakers included the CEO and Product Architect of Tesla Motors, Elon Musk, the U.S. Secretary of Energy, Ernest Moniz, and retired U.S. Army General and former Director of the CIA, David Petraeus.
This week, The Hyatt Regency in Dallas, TX was abuzz with visions of our energy future, as hundreds of energy storage professionals packed the hotel for the annual Energy Storage Association Conference and Expo.