Our off-grid, Plug-In Vehicle & personal electronics charging station delivers “Power when you want it, where you want it, day or night, even during a utility blackout”. The Wipomo Mobile Energy Ecosystem at the home showcase during SDRES Sustainability Tour 2013. People from left to right: Skip Fralick- California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE), Juergen Zierler- Architect Wipomo, Hubbell and …
LEDs save 7:1 Avoided Cost
If you are looking to eliminate your electric bill with a solar photovoltaic system, the first step is energy efficiency, to reduce the up front acquisition costs. For every $1 spent on LEDs to replace incandescent lamps, the installed cost of the solar system is reduced by approximately $7, and for Fluorescent replacements it’s about …
V-2-V Charging from the Energy Ecosystem
As a tour stop at UC San Diego for the 2013 Sustainability Tour, we demonstrated vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) charging using Wipomo’s energy solution. The 2013 Sustainability Tour was organized by the San Diego Renewable Energy Society (local chapter of American Solar Energy Society). It was an honor to be a stop at UC San Diego in …
Solar Installation Exclusive Green Energy EPC
Sam Syed, owner of Green Energy EPC, has started and trained a community of over 200 photovoltaic systems installers and project developers in San Diego. Many of his students earn NABCEP accreditation, the highest standard of certification in the solar industry for photovoltaic systems installation. The values that Sam teaches in the classroom are the same …
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Wipomo’s Mobile Energy Ecosystem – UCSD debut
Wipomo unveiled the Mobile Energy Ecosystem at UCSD, during the 13th annual San Diego Sustainability Tour, an event organized by the San Diego Renewable Energy Society. The Mobile Energy Ecosystem is second generation off-grid electric vehicle and personal electronics charging station, designed by Wipomo and Butler Sun Solutions, Inc. Wipomo’s design made it possible to power a …
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“Solar Slider” wins ESW Project of the Year
ESW’s UCSD chapter won Projcect of the Year award, for the off-grid mobile electric vehicle and personal electronics charging station called the “Solar Slider”. Solar Slider Quick Summary Attachments SolarSlider_quicksummary (393 kB)
Kelly Alder – Pop Idiot
Wipomo has hired Wall Street Journal artist / designer / illustrator, Kelly Alder to bring instantly recognizable emotion and insight to the world of wireless power in motion and energy efficiency. Kelly will work with the marketing team to communicate the core message and provide support with content for a generation that loves to share. You can …
“Solar Slider” charges EVs at UCSD
Engineers for a Sustainable World’s UCSD chapter students pose for photographers at UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering, for the “First Launch Ceremony” of the SunEdison awarded grant project called the “Solar Slider”, used to charge campus electric vehicles and personal electronics.
Solar Slider debut at UCSD
Wipomo sponsored the unveiling of ESW’s “Solar Slider” electric vehicle and charging station at UCSD. The “Solar Slider” popped pop-corn and cotton candy for students between classes, to demonstrate solar power generation and energy storage, in a park setting.
Eco Orb Driver Behavior Coach
One way to get better fuel economy is to optimize driver performance with a OBD-II dashboard mounted driver behavior coach, code named, the “Eco Orb”. Ron Gremban and Charlie Johnson quietly prepared their electronic control system for a crowdfunding campaign that could be a “first of it’s kind”, to be used in tandem with their …
How Do You Run Out of Fuel in a PHEV?
Because there are dual fuel sources in a Plug-In Hybrid vehicle, you wouldn’t expect it’s possible to run out of both, but it’s easier than you think. Results can vary drastically based on your personal driving habits and how often you plug-in. For example, my Toyota Prius Plug-In gets anywhere from 500 – 1000 miles …
21 Gun Salute: EMF
Given that the near and long term trends favor rapid adoption of wireless power in transportation and charging personal electronics, what do we know about EMF as it relates to health and safety? (See our Grants section for Wireless Power applications in San Diego.) At low energy wavelength, microwaves can pass right through a human body to …
ESW on CarTalk for “Green Island” at UCSD
Joseph Ocampo takes the Green Island project to radio on CarTalk, to promote sustainability education for renewable energy and electric vehicles at UCSD. With help from Kurt Lund (SDRES, UCSD PE) and Charlie Johnson (SDRES, Wipomo), the Engineer’s for a Sustainable World take a victory lap for their grant awarded project for on-campus off-grid, solar powered, …
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ESW / UCSD awarded a SunEdison grant
The Engineer’s for a Sustainable World (ESW) chapter at UCSD was awarded a grant by SunEdison to build a “Green Island” off-grid electric vehicle and personal electronics charging station, to be used to by the students and staff, as part of a renewable energy education campaign to support UCSD’s campus green initiative.Charlie Johnson, on behalf of Wipomo, …
Wipomo prepare CARB Aftermarket Certification
Wipomo project leader Ron Gremban, tested, evaluated and documented a Plug-In Hybrid Conversion product for an international manufacturer in advance of submission to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for Aftermarket Plug-In Hybrid Certification.