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AUSTIN, TX (KTRK) — Electric cars could be the wave of the future, but as they hit the roads, they have to get their charges. And that means they’ll pull power from the state’s power grid. Researchers in Austin are working to figure out what kind of strain that would put on energy resources, and [...] Read More »
"We're working with these companies and real customers to find out what it is that people like enough that they'll go spend their own dollars buying," McCracken said. Read More »
Pecan Street Inc. seeks a Senior Technical Writer for the production of Blueprint Solutions and Implementation Guides developed by the Pecan Street Consortium. This position will require close collaboration with the organization’s staff, funded researchers and member companies. Read More »
The Fishers are among about 20 volunteer participants in Pecan Street’s smart grid demonstration project who have already purchased or leased a Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle. “When you’re an early adopter, you expect a few rough edges,” Fisher said. “But we haven’t found any. It’s the nicest car I’ve ever owned.” Read More »
"There is no other university in the nation where students and professors are working this directly ... on developing and testing real-world applications at the intersection of electricity systems, big data and consumer technologies." – Brewster McCracken, Executive Director, Pecan Street Inc. Read More »
AUSTIN, TX (KTRK) — Electric cars could be the wave of the future, but as they hit the roads, they have to get their charges. And that means they’ll pull power from the state’s power grid. Researchers in Austin are working to figure out what kind of strain that would put on energy resources, and [...] Read More »
"We're working with these companies and real customers to find out what it is that people like enough that they'll go spend their own dollars buying," McCracken said. Read More »
"There is no other university in the nation where students and professors are working this directly ... on developing and testing real-world applications at the intersection of electricity systems, big data and consumer technologies." – Brewster McCracken, Executive Director, Pecan Street Inc. Read More »
One area where much innovation is needed in urban environments is energy. The Pecan Street project in Austin, Texas is becoming a living laboratory of sustainability and energy efficiency. Read More »
The Mueller neighborhood demonstration project, an urban neighborhood built on the old Mueller airport site where researchers with Pecan Street Inc. test green energy products, now has 210 homes that use solar panels and will soon have 100 electric cars within a one mile radius, McCracken said. “One hundred electric cars within a mile is the densest population of electric cars in the U.S,” McCracken said. “Usually five within one mile is considered a lot, so this is huge.” Read More »
Best Buy, Check-It, Chevrolet, Freescale, Intel, Landis+Gyr, Sony, SunEdison and Whirlpool to provide range of new smart grid and consumer products, including communications platforms, home services systems, smart appliances, charging of cars from home solar panels and one of the nation’s most concentrated residential installations of electric vehicles. Read More »
The Galvin Electricity Initiative and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) reached an agreement with Pecan Street Project to implement the Perfect Power Seal of Approval™ (PPSoA) performance standards. Read More »
Pecan Street Project Inc. formed its Industry Advisory Council – a collection of member companies that will collaborate with Pecan Street Project’s team of internal and University of Texas (UT) researchers. Read More »
Pecan Street Project has acquired a site and will soon begin construction of a smart grid interoperability research facility. Researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will lead the programming and technical specification development for the facility, which will be located in Austin’s Mueller community. Read More »
Less than 16 months since beginning active operations, Pecan Street Project Inc. announced today that its direct funding of University of Texas at Austin research, education and technology commercialization has topped $3 million. Read More »