Preston Roper

eMotorWerks Looks To Save Colorado Utility Some Cash With New EV Charging Pilot

Enel X is continuing its push into the demand response space with a new pilot in Colorado that will see a network of EV chargers being deployed to the public in a push to help utility Platte River Power Authority avoid otherwise necessary infrastructure upgrades. CleanTechnica connected with Preston Roper e-Mobility GM for North America at Enel X and Lauren Burke, Senior Director of Marketing and Development at Enel X, to get the inside scoop about the new project in Colorado.

Gaining Back The EV Revenue Stream Henry Ford & Thomas Edison Gave Up

In the early 20th Century Edison said, “Electricity is the thing. There are no whirring and grinding gears with their numerous levers to confuse. There is not that almost terrifying uncertain throb and whirr of the powerful combustion engine. There is no water-circulating system to get out of order – no dangerous and evil-smelling gasoline and no noise.” We know how history turned out, and now, 100 years later, Ford and Edison’s dream of electric vehicles is very much alive.

eMotorWerks Puts EV Chargers To Work As 30 Megawatt Virtual Energy Storage Battery

Enel X’s eMotorWerks has successfully deployed a 30 megawatt / 70 megawatt-hour virtual energy storage battery load comprised of distributed electric vehicle charging loads on the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) markets. The new offering bundles together the electricity demand of thousands of plug-in vehicle drivers and pays drivers for … [continued]