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Heather Hochrein
Heather Hochrein is driven to create an inclusive clean energy economy. She's well versed in clean technology and previously spent five years in leadership roles at Rising Sun Energy Center, where she managed innovative energy efficiency programs and a 25-person team. She holds a BS from UC Berkeley and a master's in Energy and Climate from UC Santa Barbara.
Selecting Level 2 EV Charging Management Software to Enhance Utilization and Profitability
Management Software Makes Shared Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Accessible, Reliable, and Profitable
EV Chargers are Going to be in EVery Vacation Rental - Here’s Why
Are you thinking about adding an EV charger to your vacation rental or short-term rental property? Here’s why an EV charging station is a worthwhile investment and the steps to get your system up and running with effortless ongoing management.
A Focus on EV Clean Fleets – Reflections from the 2021 Green Transportation Summit and Expo
As we wrap up a fun and productive summer, I am excited to share that last month, I attended the Green Transportation Summit and Expo (GTSE) in Tacoma, WA. This summer, we celebrated 10 years of this critical clean transportation convening event with the theme “Reflecting + Refocusing on a Resilient Future.” This year’s expo was heavily focused on clean fleets.
China Is Leading The World To An Electric Future: Four Takeaways From My Recent Visit
You don’t have to look far to see that China is leading the world’s electric car revolution. I had the unique opportunity to witness this first-hand while visiting China this past June to attend the first annual Energy Internet Innovation and Entrepreneurship Summit (EIIES) in Chengdu, China. The interactive summit brought together leading corporations, government organizations, new energy startups, and energy-focused accelerators from across the globe to build new relationships and exchange information on energy internet technologies and businesse
The “B” Word meets the “E” Word — Blockchain and the Energy Sector
Our interests pique at the mention of blockchain, an emerging technology that could soon redefine the way we quantify, store, and transfer financial value worldwide. The technology has been continuously developed and refined since 2008 to trade cryptocurrency securely across the interwebs without third party intermediaries (i.e. central banks). And while the growing value of cryptocurrencies like BitCoin, Ethereum, and others are beginning to turn heads, there are some huge differences between the “new” and “old” money that many are still getting used to. If you’d like to get to grips with this emerging financial technology, you might want to learn how to buy bitcoin to give you a good basis for using cryptocurrency in the future.