UGE installs its first wind-powered EV charging station
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At the base of the Sanya Skypump is a WattStation (Durastation) EV charger
The Sanya Skypump combines a 4 kW turbine developed by New York's Urban Green Energy and General Electric's WattStation charging technology
There's a 77W LED light about half way up the 42 ft high tower
The Barcelona headquarters of waste management group Cespa is the location for the world's first fully integrated wind-powered electric vehicle charging station
When there is no car charging, the turbine still produces energy and sends it seamlessly to the grid, but when there is no wind and a car needs to charge, it simply pulls the energy as needed from the grid
New York's Urban Green Energy has installed the world's first fully integrated wind-powered electric vehicle charging station has just been installed in Barcelona
The Sanya Skypump features a UGE-4K turbine which can feed energy into the grid when there's no vehicle waiting to be charged
The first installation of the Sanya Skypump at the Barcelona headquarters of waste management group Cespa
The Sanya Skypump will make its U.S. and Australian debut later this year
An electric vehicle receiving charge from the Sanya Skypump installed in Barcelona
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What's claimed to be the world's first fully integrated wind-powered electric vehicle charging station has just been unveiled in Barcelona, Spain. The Sanya Skypump marries a 4 kW turbine developed by New York's Urban Green Energy (UGE) and General Electric's (GE) WattStation charging technology to offer users the chance to juice up an EV using clean, renewable energy.
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