Dell Creates Solar-Powered Parking Lot For Future Plug-in Vehicles |
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| By Michael d'Estries in Energy, Solar | October 23, 2009 | |
Dell has just put the finishing touches on its latest green addition to the company’s corporate headquarters in Round Rock, Texas. Called a “solar grove”, the solar-powered parking lot not only produced carbon-free energy for the building, but is also ready to power plug-in vehicles — should any Dell employee currently be lucky enough to have one. From AutoBlogGreen,
The Solar Trees®, located in the Dell employee parking lot, will simultaneously shade 50 parking spaces and generate clean electricity directly from the sun. In an example of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology, the solar arrays also incorporate two Envision Solar CleanCharge™ solar charging stations utilizing Coulomb ChargPoint™ for Electric Vehicles (EVs) and Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs). Photos can be viewed here. “Dell’s commitment to environmental sustainability is a beacon to organizations worldwide. We’re proud our Solar Trees® and CleanCharge™ solar charging stations can help serve as visible symbols of their environmental stewardship. The future of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles has arrived and our experience in solar innovation has allowed us to lead the market in the development of solar charging stations,” said Robert Noble, CEO & Chairman of Envision Solar.
The Solar Grove is expected to produce more than 130kW of clean energy. Check out the full press release here.
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AMcA said,
Sad to say, I bet all those panels will just barely, slowly charge one vehicle.
Steve Thiese said,
I’m not sure something like this will have any sort of marked impact, and actually I’m disappointed that Dell isn’t taking a more active posture. My colleagues — Clair Jones of Utah Chapter Sierra Club, and Emily Fehrenbacher of Alaska — as well as many dedicated others, have been working diligently to get the NoBassCoal Campaign off the ground here in Utah . We held our first event, The NoBassCoal “Campaign Kick-off and Press Conference” on November 12 at noon, to inform Utahans that Dick Bass, owner of the Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, is investing in what will be the largest strip mine ever in Alaska. The Chuitna Coal Project will destroy 30 square miles of salmon, bear and moose habitat in a pristine wilderness of Alaska , and dump millions of pounds of CO2 into the atmosphere, eventually destroying Utah ’s famous powder snow as well. But we are going to stop this mine!
We had a great first event turnout of around 50 people, and several media outlets. Speakers included Clair, Emily, and Forrest Shearer, a pro snowboarder with Protect Our Winters, who also happens to be sponsored by Snowbird. We all gave a rundown of how the mine will affect both Utah and Alaska, and displayed our campaign artwork, which we have been developing with a fantastic design company based in L.A.
Here is the link to a great story that our local Fox News affiliate aired about our event:
http://www.fox13now.com/news/kstu-environmentalists-want-snowbird-abandon-coal-,0,3254324.story
Dell would probably get more bang for their green buck by supporting something like the NoBassCoal initiative.
solarpanelsforsale said,
While I agree that this implementation is only a start, it is still a step in the wrong direction. Attacking them because they aren’t doing enough isn’t the best way to go about it. Why should dell be attacked for putting in solar panels, when other companies are left alone for doing nothing?