First Sanya Skypump puts wind in your 'tank' near Barcelona, Spain

First Sanya Skypump puts wind in your 'tank' near Barcelona, Spain:
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in




Sometimes, a clever name sends a clear, defining message. With the Skypump, Urban Green Energy and GE, have portmanteued two simple words about their new product - a wind-powered electric vehicle charging station - into a name that says, hey, this is something different.



Of course, the idea of a wind-powered EV isn't new (see this, this or this), but that shouldn't stop us from getting excited about any and all renewable energy methods that can power up a car. And that's just what drivers can now do at Cespa's global headquarters near Barcelona, Spain, where the first Skypump has been installed (about eight months behind schedule). As you can see in the picture above (and even better in the gallery), the Skypump takes the typical wind turbine design and compacts it into something that works in an urban setting. It's called the UGE 4K wind turbine and it's 42 feet tall and needs a minimum wind speed of seven miles per hour to operate. The energy generated by the wind which is sent to a Level 2 GE Durastation down below. It doesn't look like the electricity can be stored if a car isn't connected.



GE and UGE will install more Sanya Skypumps later this year in the U.S. and Australia, at "shopping malls, universities and other locations."
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