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Grocery stores are one of the biggest sales channels for wine. Curtis Mann, Group Vice President of Alcohol of the Albertson's Companies, gives us the inside scoop on buying trends, how to sell into Albertson's, and the rise of the use of digital. Learn about the dynamics of the grocery wine market and what makes Albertson's “locally great, nationally strong.”Don't forget - you can support the show on Patreon to help us keep bringing you great wine business content! Detailed Show Notes: Curtis' backgroundMBA at UC Davis in Wine Marketing and AccountingMarketing at Trinchero Family EstatesWorked in wine retail at a small placeMoved to IRI in category management in wine and spirits insightsWas Raley's wine buyer for 8 yearsGrocery as part of the wine marketMulti-outlet wine market ~$12-13B / yearTotal wine market ~$60-70B / year (multi-outlet ~20% of the total market)Albertson's Companies' wine overview~25 different grocery brands, ~2,000 storesWine is a key element of business - it drives sales and customer loyalty; some customers come to stores because of the wine selectionSome stores have up to 3,000 wine SKUsStores with more premium selections are correlated with location (high socio-economic demographics) vs. by grocery store brandFocus is more on the “premium” price segment ($9+ based on IRI)Top brands - Barefoot, Kendall Jackson, up-and-coming brands - Butter, Josh, but wine is very diversified. Big brands are still a small part of the marketPremiumization helping imports, including New Zealand Sauvignon BlancWine buying trendsConsumers are called to authenticity - they want to know what's in their wine, the appellation, sustainability, and organicConvenience - cans, seltzer, ready to drink Premiumization - $10-20/bottle, $30-50/bottle, up to $100/bottle (e.g., high-end Bordeaux, Napa Cabernet) ranges all doing well, some categories accelerating with potential out-of-stocksCovid trends - return to cooking, consumers go to Albertson's as a one-stop-shopWith restaurants reopening, a little bit of regression in sales, but still robust as cooking at home has been stickyCustomer demographics (for wine)Gen X / Baby Boomers - still buying a lot (more in bulk and volume), but less than beforeMillennials are the new customers - buying more, less loyal to wine vs. other drinks, and have less expendable income; their preferences are different from Gen X and Baby BoomersTo meet the changing demographics, Curtis looks forward 3-5 years to develop his shelf set/selections of wineConsiderable diversity of reasons people buy wine - occasion based purchasing (e.g., going to a party)Many people exploring and learning about wine (proof point - the massive increase in people taking WSET classes, including lots of consumers, not just professionals)Promotions / discountingLimited brand loyalty in wine, customers often default to priceGiven that, promotions are pretty importantWe need to work between price and product to optimize sales and not over-rely on priceWine selectionWhat does it mean to customers? Each wine must have a purpose vs. the other ~1,500 SKUs on the shelfThis could be style, story, or location/appellationWant to remove redundancy on the shelfTagline - ‘locally great, nationally strong'; try to give local stores more voice (e.g., Portland stores have more Willamette Valley Pinot Noirs)Flagship Stores (e.g., Andronico's, Pavilions) - higher-end, eclectic offeringsSteps to sell into Alberston's - have the 4 P's put together - distribution network, pricing, product, and where you fit on the shelfGenerally need to place wine 4-6 months in advanceIt requires a UPC code on the bottlePrivate Label / “Own Brand” winesThe goal is to provide the best price to value for customersThe intent is to drive loyaltyNot a dominant part of the businessTrying to create wines that are a draw and get good scoresSelection is built around education, desire to learn about wine category through own brandsSuppliers have connections to maintain supply, which can help Own Brands overcome supply challenges (e.g., 2020 Napa, 2021 New Zealand)Digital AdoptionVirtual tastings - have done well, 1,000s of people sign up, people buy the wines beforehand or buy wines later and watch the tasting on YouTubeAppeals to groups of customers who don't get to visit wine countryWill continue post-CovidDo education tastings 1x/monthKeys to engagement - consumers have lots of questionsThe team engages with customers via chatKeep it educational - need a balance of explaining concepts but keep it understandableConsumers using their phones more for education want to reduce the complexity of wineWine e-commerce - working on expanding this, challenging due to state regulationsExpanding drive up and go (“DOAG”)Delivery (e.g. - Instacart) growingStill a small portion of salesCore elements of success for the grocery channelThe selection keeps people in the storeRelating the wine to the food in the store (food - wine pairing)E-commerceConvenience (e.g., ready to drinks)

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with Harald Overholm who is the CEO and Founder of Alight Energy.  Alight Energy is the leading solar Power Purchase Agreement provider in the Nordics and developing more than 500 MW of PPA-based onsite and offsite projects across Europe.  Harald speaks about many interesting topics like the European PPA market, how the European solar market has evolved, and how higher electricity prices in the past year is allowing more solar. Benoy Thanjan Benoy Thanjan is the Founder and CEO of Reneu Energy, as well as an advisor for several solar startup companies. Reneu Energy is a premier international solar energy consulting firm and developer, and the company focuses on developing commercial and industrial solar, as well as utility-scale solar plus storage projects. The company also sources financing for solar projects and hedges both energy and environmental commodities.  Benoy received his first experience in Finance as an intern at D.E. Shaw & Co., which is a global investment firm with 37 billion dollars in investment capital. Before founding Reneu Energy, he was the SREC Trader in the Project Finance Group for SolarCity, which merged with Tesla in 2016. He originated SREC trades with buyers and co-developed their SREC monetization and hedging strategy with the senior management of SolarCity, to move into the east coast markets. Benoy also worked at Vanguard Energy Partners, Ridgewood Renewable Power, and Deloitte & Touche. Harald Overholm Harald was previously a cleantech venture capitalist and an advisor on solar markets to the WWF and the Swedish Government. He earned his PhD from the University of Cambridge with a thesis on solar diffusion and PPA. He is a member of the International Energy Agency's PVPS workgroup on solar business models, a former associate with leading global sustainability think tank Stockholm Environment Institute, and a former board member of the Swedish Solar Energy Association.   Stay Connected: Benoy Thanjan Email: info@reneuenergy.com  LinkedIn: Benoy Thanjan Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com   Harald Overholm Website:  https://www.alight-energy.com Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/haraldoverholm/   Additional Notes Benoy wrote two articles on Power Purchase Agreements(“PPA”) in Renewable Energy World and PV Magazine.  The links are below. https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wind-power/achieving-affordable-clean-energy-goals-through-offsite-corporate-ppas/ https://static1.squarespace.com/static/553e8897e4b0836f4e9a5ccd/t/59bd51a4e5dd5b51a03c20ab/1505579432776/09050_Corporate_PPAs.pdf   Below is a link with Solar Maverick Podcast Episode 52 called PPA 101. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smp-52-ppa-101/id1441876259?i=1000455375187   Subscribe to our podcast + download each episode on iTunes,Podbean, youtube, and most of the major podcast platforms. This episode was produced and managed by  Podcast Laundry (www.podcastlaundry.com)                

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Show #1334 If you get any value from this podcast please consider supporting my work on Patreon. Plus all Patreon supporters get their own unique ad-free podcast feed. Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Saturday 8th January. It's Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story so you don't have to. Thank you to MYEV.com for helping make this show, they've built the first marketplace specifically for Electric Vehicles. It's a totally free marketplace that simplifies the buying and selling process, and help you learn about EVs along the way too. Welcome to a new Patreon ProducerPRABHAT VAZE VOLVO CARS RECORDS FULL-YEAR SALES GROWTH, SALES OF ELECTRIFIED CARS GREW MORE THAN 60% - Volvo Cars global sales grew by 5.6 per cent per cent to 698,693 cars in the full year 2021. - Sales of Recharge models grew by 63.9 per cent in 2021, compared with 2020. Recharge cars made up 27 per cent of the company's total sales volume in 2021. - Almost 40 per cent of all new Volvo cars sold in December were Recharge models, whereof fully electric cars made up 7.4 per cent. In Europe, the share of Recharge cars was almost 60 per cent, while in the US it was close to 30 per cent of overall sales volumes. Original Source : https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressreleases/293359/volvo-cars-records-full-year-sales-growth-sales-of-electrified-cars-grew-more-than-60 VOLKSWAGEN GROUP IS NUMBER ONE FOR BATTERY ELECTRIC CAR SALES IN THE UK - With over 37,000 battery electric car sales (equal to a 19.5 percent share of the segment in 2021), the Volkswagen Group in the UK not only further developed its market leadership in car sales, but also became the clear market leader in the growing zero emission battery electric vehicle segment in 2021 - The year 2021 saw battery electric vehicles breakthrough to become mainstream in the UK car market with overall BEV sales up 76.3 percent on 2020 to a total of 190,727 units, equivalent to 11.6 percent of all cars registered (source: SMMT). - With multi-award winning cars, from the Volkswagen ID.3 and World Car of the Year ID.4; plus the outstanding Audi e-tron GT and Audi Q4 e-tron joining the existing Audi e-tron line up; and the ŠKODA Enyaq iV entering the market, Volkswagen Group UK outperformed the car market with an increase in battery electric registrations of over 100 percent to 33,239 in 2021. Meanwhile Porsche Cars GB registered 4,039 Taycan models leading total Volkswagen Group BEV registrations in the UK to more than double to 37,278 cars in 2021 compared with the year before. Original Source : https://www.volkswagengroup.co.uk/en-gb/releases/12 GERMANY MARKS 48,436 NEW EV REGISTRATIONS IN DECEMBER - With 48,436 new electric cars, the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) recorded a new record for new registrations in December. With a share of 21.3 per cent, this segment reached another record high. - Looking at the new registrations from January to December of this year, the picture is as follows: A total of 355,961 electric cars were newly registered – an increase of 83.3 per cent (share of around 13.6 per cent) compared to the previous year (194,163 new registrations, share of around 6.7 per cent). The increase in plug-in hybrids, on the other hand, was somewhat smaller. From January to December 2021, the KBA recorded a total of 325,449 new PHEV registrations Original Source : https://www.electrive.com/2022/01/06/germany-marks-48436-new-ev-registrations-in-december/ WALMART AND FEDEX ORDERING THOUSANDS OF ELECTRIC DELIVERY VANS FROM GM'S BRIGHTDROP - Walmart struck a deal with General Motors-backed BrightDrop to reserve 5,000 of the company's electric delivery vans, the companies announced today. The retail giant says it will integrate the EVs into its fleet in the coming years. - BrightDrop, which is GM's dedicated electric delivery spinoff, will sell to Walmart both of its vehicles: the EV600 and the EV410. The EV600, which went into production last fall, has 600 cubic feet of cargo space, can travel up to 250 miles on a full battery, and has a gross vehicle weight of less than 10,000 pounds. The smaller EV410 features 400 cubic feet of cargo space and can cover 250 miles on a single charge. Original Source : https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/5/22867087/walmart-brightdrop-electric-delivery-van-gm-fedex RIVIAN ROLLS OUT FIRST OTA UPDATE TO CUSTOMERS - Rivian is still new on the market, and their R1 line of cars only started deliveries last November. This means owners did not have the chance to experience an OTA update up until now. You see their excitement when they finally got one and we must say we are impressed this came in sooner than expected. It is not a big update by any means, but one meant to iron out some bugs here and there, just to make things smoother onboard the R1T and R1S. - The update procedure was documented by the user “Iwantatesla” in Rivian Forums, who also mentioned everything seems “much snappier” after the update. - the update covers things from Bluetooth connectivity to the improved Navigation app. Various user interface refinements were also on the menu, with smoother transitions between apps as well as improvements to the infotainment system's performance. Original Source : https://www.autoevolution.com/news/rivian-rolls-out-first-ota-update-to-customers-looks-like-the-kids-were-forgotten-178543.html FIRST 15 TESLA SEMI UNITS TO BE DELIVERED TO PEPSICO BY END OF JANUARY: REPORT -Recent reports from the electric vehicle community have suggested that PepsiCo may end up taking delivery of its first 15 Tesla Semis as early as this month. - The EV maker has reportedly started installing several Megachargers at PepsiCo's Modesto, California facility. Images shared with EV publication Drive Tesla indicated that the Semi's Megachargers are connected to a Megapack battery. The power output of the Megachargers was reported to be a whopping 1.5 MW as well - Perhaps the most exciting factor about the Semi's reported deliveries this month, however, would be the vehicle's batteries. Expectations are high that the Semi would be using Tesla's new 4680 battery cells, which were unveiled on Battery Day. Tesla has been showing some encouraging signs with its 4680 ramp Original Source : https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-semi-first-customer-deliveries-date-pepsico CHARGENET RAISES $6 MILLION TO PUT EV CHARGERS IN FAST FOOD PARKING LOTS - Electric vehicle charging startup ChargeNet raised a $6.2 million seed round from local investors including the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, as it looks to expand its network of charging hubs at fast food restaurants across California. - The funding will aid San Diego-based ChargeNet's strategy of deploying solar-powered EV charging stations at fast food restaurant parking lots, starting with six charging ports at a Taco Bell in South San Francisco later this month. The company plans to add similar locations in and around Los Angeles as part of its goal of expanding to more than 80 fast food restaurants by the end of the year, ChargeNet CEO Tosh Dutt told dot.LA. Original Source : https://dot.la/chargenet-ev-chargers-parking-lots-2656247335.html WATCH TESLAS AND AUDIS AND OTHER CARS SMACK INTO FAKE KIDS Original Source : https://jalopnik.com/watch-teslas-and-audis-and-other-cars-smack-into-fake-k-1848316218 TESLA'S CAMERAS-ONLY AUTONOMOUS SYSTEM STIRS CONTROVERSY Original Source : https://techxplore.com/news/2022-01-tesla-cameras-only-autonomous-controversy.html MODELING STUDY SUGGESTS 1.8M EXCESS DEATHS ATTRIBUTABLE TO URBAN AIR POLLUTION IN 2019 Original Source : https://www.greencarcongress.com/2022/01/20220107-lancet.html QUESTION OF THE WEEK WITH EMOBILITYNORWAY.COM This question was suggested by Joshua Pritt: “If you live in an apartment or condo or otherwise can't charge at home, how do you charge? 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讀經：哥林多前書11章23-32節，金句：馬可福音14章18節 請我們一起禱告： 「主啊，當我們同領聖餐的時候，幫助我們認真的回想自己跟你的關係，在這一段時間裡，自己的信心如何？是否走在義路上？是否滿足你救贖我的目的？主啊，當我想到你在我身上沒有保留的愛，我們就深受感動。我們深願與你聯合，為你而活。願你聖潔的愛火在我們心裡焚燒，使我們甘心順服你，更深的愛你。禱告祈求奉耶穌基督的聖名。阿們。」 請自行下載今日全篇文字稿：

讀經：馬可福音8章22-35節，金句：馬可福音8章24節 請我們一起禱告： 「主啊，你的國就在我們中間，就在我們心裡。你把我們顯在這個世代中，好像明光照耀，要我們將生命的道表明出來。要我們的光“照在人前”，叫他們看見我們的好行為，便將榮耀歸給天父。願你天上的榮光天天照亮我們，使人看出“信主”與“不信主”之間的分別。禱告祈求奉耶穌基督的聖名。阿們。」 請自行下載今日全篇文字稿：

Sau cuộc hội đàm ngày 30/11/2021 tại Matxcơva giữa chủ tịch Việt Nam Nguyễn Xuân Phúc và tổng thống Nga Vladimir Putin, hai bên đã ra “Tuyên bố chung về Tầm nhìn quan hệ đối tác chiến lược toàn diện" giữa Việt Nam và Nga.Trong tuyên bố này, Hà Nội và Matxcơva cho biết sẽ tăng cường hợp tác sử dụng năng lượng hạt nhân “vào mục đích hòa bình”, trước hết trong khuôn khổ dự án xây dựng Trung tâm Nghiên cứu khoa học và Công nghệ hạt nhân tại Việt Nam, với sự trợ giúp của Nga. Theo lời Viện trưởng Viện Năng lượng Nguyên tử Việt Nam Trần Chí Thành tại hội nghị Khoa học và Công nghệ hạt nhân toàn quốc lần thứ 14 khai mạc ngày 9/12 tại Đà Lạt, Trung tâm Nghiên cứu khoa học và Công nghệ hạt nhân này sẽ có một lò phản ứng mới với công suất 10MWt, thay thế lò phản ứng hạt nhân Đà Lạt, vừa quá cũ vừa có công suất quá thấp.  Dự án được thực hiện trên cơ sở hiệp định giữa hai chính phủ Việt Nam và Nga về xây dựng Trung tâm Khoa học và Công nghệ hạt nhân trên lãnh thổ Việt Nam, ký ngày 21/11/2011. Tờ Vietnam Investment Review vào tháng 10 cho biết dự án này sẽ tiêu tốn 350 triệu đôla. Ngoài các lò phản ứng do Nga thiết kế, trung tâm còn có một cyclotron và các phòng thí nghiệm. Công ty Nhà nước của Nga Rosatom sẽ tham gia vào dự án, với mục tiêu hoàn tất việc xây dựng trung tâm vào cuối năm 2024.  Ông Trần Chí Thành cho biết, kể từ sau hội nghị lần thứ 13 tổ chức năm 2019, Viện Năng lượng Nguyên tử Việt Nam đã thực hiện các bước để triển khai Dự án Trung tâm Nghiên cứu khoa học công nghệ hạt nhân này. Hiện chưa biết là trung tâm sẽ được đặt ở đâu.  Lò phản ứng hạt nhân mới này trước hết là nhằm đáp ứng nhu cầu ngày càng tăng về chất phóng xạ ở Việt Nam, nhất là trong việc chẩn đoán và điều trị bệnh, theo lời giáo sư Phạm Duy Hiển, nguyên Viện trưởng Viện Nguyên tử Đà Lạt, trả lời RFI Việt ngữ ngày 28/12/2021:  " Việt Nam lâu nay vẫn có lò phản ứng hạt nhân ở Đà Lạt, cũng là lò nghiên cứu, nhưng lò này tuổi thọ cũng đã trên 60 năm kể từ ngày được Mỹ xây dựng. Công suất của nó thì rất thấp, thuộc loại lò phản ứng nhỏ trên thế giới, chỉ có 500 Kw, tức là 0,5 Mw. Nhu cầu về chất phóng xạ của Việt Nam thì ngày càng cao. Từ ngày có lò Đà Lạt, chỉ có hai nơi sử dụng chất phóng xạ trong bệnh viện để chẩn đoán và điều trị, đó là bệnh viện Chợ Rẫy ở Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh và bệnh viện Bạch Mai ở Hà Nội. Cả hai bệnh viện này chỉ sử dụng lượng phóng xạ là 2 Curie. Nhưng cho đến gần đây, cả nước có đến 39 trung tâm y học hạt nhân ở hầu hết các tỉnh thành sử dụng chất phóng xạ để chẩn đoán và điều trị bệnh. Lượng chất phóng xạ được sử dụng hiện nay lên đến gần 1.500 Curie. Nhu cầu sử dụng chất phóng xạ rất là cao và lượng chất phóng xạ sử dụng sẽ tăng hàng năm mười mấy phần trăm, trong khi đó mức tăng GDP của Việt Nam là trung bình là khoảng 5 hay 6 %. Do đó, hiện nay lò cũ ở Đà Lạt trước hết là không còn đáp ứng được nhu cầu về chất phóng xạ cho các bệnh viện. Đó là chưa kể còn nhiều ứng dụng khác của lò nghiên cứu mà lò ở Đà Lạt không làm được, cho nên cần phải có một lò có công suất mạnh hơn gấp 20 lần thì mới có thể bảo đảm được hoạt động của các trung tâm y học hạt nhân trên cả nước. Lý do thứ hai là chúng ta cũng cần rất nhiều nguồn phóng xạ dùng cho nhiều mục đích khác nhau. Việc chữa bệnh, hoạt động công nghiệp, các công trình công cộng đều cần những nguồn phóng xạ có hoạt độ cao mà lò phản ứng Đà Lạt không làm được. Lâu nay, chúng ta phải nhập các nguồn đó từ nước ngoài. Do những nhu cầu đó mà từ gần 10 năm nay, Việt Nam vẫn muốn có một lò phản ứng có công suất cao hơn. Trong khu vực châu Á, Nhật và Hàn Quốc đã có những lò phản ứng 10 Mw như thế, thậm chí cao hơn. Trung Quốc thì khỏi nói. Đó là những nước có thể tự làm ra các lò phản ứng. Ấn Độ từ lâu cũng đã có những lò phản ứng hàng chục Mw. Gần đây, khoảng mười năm, Úc có mua một lò mới 20Mw. Indonesia từ lâu cũng đã có lò 30 Mw. Với vị trí của Việt Nam và với dân số như thế, với nhu cầu tăng về chất phóng xạ, dĩ nhiên Việt Nam cần phải có một lò phản ứng mới" Cũng theo lời giáo sư Phạm Duy Hiển, ngoài y học hạt nhân, lò phản ứng nguyên tử mới còn có thể phục cho ngành sản xuất chất bán dẫn: " Lò mới còn làm nhiều việc khác nữa mà lò cũ không làm được, ví dụ hiện nay có nhu cầu rất lớn về chất bán dẫn công suất lớn để sử dụng trong xe điện, trong các nguồn năng lượng tái tạo và nhiều thứ khác. Cái đó cần phải có chất silicon công suất lớn, mà silicon công suất lớn đó phải pha tạp với chất phosphore. Người ta đưa các gương tinh thể silicon vào lò phản ứng. Neutron sẽ chiếu vào các tinh thể silicon, biến silic thành phosphore, gọi là quá trình pha tạp bằng neutron trên lò phản ứng. Chỉ có những lò phản ứng từ 10 Mw trở lên mới có thể làm được việc này. Nếu có lò này, Việt Nam sẽ có thể tham gia vào thị trường thế giới về việc tạo ra các chất silicon bán dẫn pha tạp trên lò phản ứng. Chúng ta không sản xuất các thỏi silicon đó. Có những nước chuyên môn sản xuất các linh kiện bán dẫn công suất lớn, như Nhật hay Hàn Quốc, nhưng ta có thể tham gia thị trường chiếu xạ cho họ." Mặc dù trung tâm nghiên cứu hạt nhân mới chủ yếu là nhằm để phát triển các phương pháp điều trị bằng phóng xạ, các chuyên gia cho rằng việc xây dựng một lò phản ứng như vậy có thể là một bước quan trọng tiến đến việc khởi động lại các dự án điện hạt nhân mà Việt Nam đã từ bỏ cách đây hơn 10 năm. Theo chiều hướng đó, trung tâm nghiên cứu hạt nhân mới sẽ là nơi lý tưởng đào tạo đội ngũ hạt nhân tương lai, như ghi nhận của giáo sư Phạm Duy Hiển: "Chúng tôi tính một trong những hướng sử dụng có thể mang lại hiệu quả kinh tế khá lớn cho Việt Nam và cũng đáp ứng những nhu cầu của thế giới. Nhưng điều quan trọng hơn hết là một nước như Việt Nam phải có một lò với công suất như thế để đào tạo một đội ngũ, nhằm bảo đảm lâu dài chiến lược sử dụng năng lượng hạt nhân, nếu không thì Việt Nam sẽ cực kỳ lạc hậu, sau này nếu như có những biến chuyển nào đó trên thế giới, mình sẽ không có những lực lượng để thích ứng những biến chuyển đó." Nhưng cho dù có đào tạo được một đội ngũ hạt nhân thì Việt Nam sẽ không thể tự mình xây dựng các nhà máy điện nguyên tử, mà phải cần đến sự trợ giúp của nước ngoài, mà nước đó hầu như chắc chắc sẽ là Nga, bởi vì “Tuyên bố chung về Tầm nhìn quan hệ đối tác chiến lược toàn diện" giữa Việt Nam và Nga, được công bố sau chuyến thăm Matxcơva của ông Nguyên Xuân Phúc có ghi rõ: " Trong trường hợp Việt Nam khôi phục kế hoạch phát triển năng lượng điện hạt nhân, Liên bang Nga sẽ được xem là đối tác ưu tiên trong lĩnh vực này."

讀經：希伯來書10章19-31節，金句：希伯來書10章24-25節 請我們一起禱告： 「主啊，願你興旺，願我衰微；而不是老我興旺，靈命衰退。求主使我眼目光明，免得我沉睡至死。免得我的敵人在我搖動的時候喜樂。主啊！你阻擋驕傲的人，賜恩給謙卑的人。為那些停止聚會慣了的人仰望你，為靈裡懈怠而不自覺的人向你祈求；求主叫他們悔改，發熱心。使他們脫離自我，進到跟你之間從未經歷過的美好關係裡。禱告祈求奉耶穌基督的聖名。阿們。」 請自行下載今日全篇文字稿：

讀經：希伯來書10章32-39節，金句：希伯來書10章36節 請我們一起禱告： 「主啊，你是信實的神，我們順從你的調度，聽憑你的安排，在指望中喜樂。你知道我們容易灰心喪志，願你活潑的道提醒我們效法你、仰望你。我們中間有軟弱孤單，有已經停止聚會的肢體，求你復興他們。藉著施恩的聖靈安慰他們的心，讓他們仰望你的應許，繼續勇敢地向前奔馳。禱告祈求奉耶穌基督的聖名。阿們。」 請自行下載今日全篇文字稿：

讀經：以賽亞書37章14-32節，金句：以賽亞書37章31節 請我們一起禱告： 「主啊，謝謝你許可北風興起，南風吹來，吹在我們的園內，使其中的香氣發出來。幫助我們天天在所信的道上長進、喜樂，遠離憂鬱和絕望。父啊，你保守公平人的路，護庇虔敬人的道。給正直人存留真智慧，給行為純正的人作盾牌。我們單單仰望你。禱告祈求奉耶穌基督的聖名。阿們。」 請自行下載今日全篇文字稿：

讀經：申命記2章1-8節，金句：申命記2章7節 請我們一起禱告： 「主啊，我們在你面前是客旅、是寄居的。求主賜我們純一清潔的心，叫我們保守自己，以朝聖者的精神走這條天路。我們把即將來到的新的一年，恭敬交託在恩主手中，幫助我們在未來的年日更順服你，在你的恩典中成熟長進。願主將天上的榮耀和喜樂天天充滿我們的心，使我們一天新似一天，更像你，並且更愛你。禱告祈求奉耶穌基督的聖名。阿們。」 請自行下載今日全篇文字稿：

讀經：馬太福音6章22-34節，金句：馬太福音6章34節 請我們一起禱告： 「主啊，我們渴望活出你旨意中的美善，渴望得著你所應許更豐盛的生命。求你幫助我們無憂的過好今天，盡上我們的本分，用全副的精神和力量，做好所有今天該做的事情，支取你的每一個應許。幫助我們在你的恩典中成熟、長進，用喜樂的心來期待未來。我們把一切榮耀頌讚都歸給你！禱告祈求奉耶穌基督的聖名。阿們。」 請自行下載今日全篇文字稿：

讀經：歌羅西書3章1-17節，金句：歌羅西書3章13節 請我們一起禱告： 「主啊，你沒有按我們的罪過待我們，也沒有按我們的罪孽報應我們。天離地何等的高，你的慈愛向敬畏你的人，也是何等的大。願你的愛充滿我們，使我們甘心包容人的短處，擔當他人的難處，在一切所行的事上尋求眾人的好處，使人們能看出我們在你裡面的成熟和長進。禱告祈求奉耶穌基督的聖名。阿們。」 請自行下載今日全篇文字稿：

讀經：約珥書2章12-27節，金句：約珥書2章25節 請我們一起禱告： 「主啊，感謝你，你是使人有盼望的神。你要我們仰望你，用無瑕疵的現在，消除漆黑的過去；要我們存著有福的盼望，面對不可知的將來。主啊，幫助我們能照你所應許的，叫我們不但得生命，並且得的更豐盛。願你的榮美歸於我們身上，使用我們在你的國度裡，成為你榮耀的見證。禱告祈求奉耶穌基督的聖名。阿們。」 請自行下載今日全篇文字稿：

讀經：使徒行傳13章26-41節，金句：羅馬書6章14節 請我們一起禱告： 「主啊，你的能力，是在人的軟弱上顯得完全。在我們看得到，卻做不到的事情上，我們仰望你，你就會為我們成全，我們就凡事都能做。赦免我們容易急躁，小信，容易憑感覺，看環境，沒有在你的百姓面前尊你為聖。願你更新變化我們的心意，使我們甘願順服你，更加體貼聖靈，以致我們的生活和事奉更能合乎你的心意，更能討你的喜悅。禱告祈求奉耶穌基督的聖名。阿們。」 請自行下載今日全篇文字稿：

"This recording was taken at 15kHz filtering, and is for historical purposes. It was taken via using the globaltuners.com node in Daegu, South Korea tuned to 2850kHz which is the domestic SW frequency of the DPRK. 2850kHz simulcasts the same broadcast on their MW frequency of 819kHz. 819kHz is listenable via this node, but it is usually met with noise jamming from the ROK and the 2850kHz frequency was booming in and much nicer to listen to." Recorded by Anthony Messina, courtesy of the Shortwave Radio Archive. Part of the Shortwave Transmissions project, documenting and reimagining the sounds of shortwave radio - find out more and see the whole project at https://citiesandmemory.com/shortwave

讀經：約翰福音1章1-5節；9-14節，金句：馬太福音23章37節 請我們一起禱告： 「父啊，謝謝你在創世之前，在你的愛子裡揀選我們，並且預定我們藉著你的愛子得兒子的名分。主啊，我們怎能忽略這麼大的救恩；過去我們是不信不明白，在黑暗裡行走的。謝謝你，使我們因為信你，眼睛得開，從黑暗中歸向光明，從撒但權下歸向真神。願你保守我們不但得救，而且能夠得勝。我們仰望你施恩憐憫，深願我們都是能夠不失腳，無瑕無疵，歡歡喜喜站在你榮耀之前的。禱告祈求奉耶穌基督的聖名。阿們。」 請自行下載今日全篇文字稿：

讀經：馬太福音2章1-12節，金句：馬太福音2章10-11節 請我們一起禱告： 「主啊，你是聖誕節的第一份禮物，也是所有聖誕禮物中最寶貴的。天父把你賜給了我們，我們能拿什麼獻給你呢？只願當我們把我們的心歸給你蒙你喜悅。主啊，你說到你這裡來的，你一個都不撇下，你必信實的牧養。願你引導感動人的心，使更多的人認識你、俯伏敬拜你，把你的名所當得的榮耀歸給你。禱告祈求奉耶穌基督的聖名。阿們。」 請自行下載今日全篇文字稿：

讀經：約翰福音8章12-25節，金句：約翰福音12章35節 請我們一起禱告： 「主啊，你知道我們中間，誰是暫時相信，誰是還是指望倚靠自己的行為稱義的。我們若不信你，一切所行都是枉然，因為一切都是與你關係的延伸。主啊，感謝你愛我們，為我們的罪捨己。你是為我們信心創始成終的，我們時刻要憑信心仰望你。但願父神在教會中一直得榮耀，直到萬代，永世無窮。禱告祈求奉耶穌基督的聖名。阿們。」 請自行下載今日全篇文字稿：

2021.  A year with big expectations.  The re-opening of economies around the world with Covid vaccines in distributions instead led to fits and starts with the Delta and Omicron variants.  Wine pricing and costs went through gyrations with the tariffs between the EU and US imposed and then lifted and supply chain disruptions creating both cost and availability issues.  And clean and natural wines continued to become a broader topic amongst wine consumers and the trade who struggle with their definitions and impact.  XChateau assembled a panel across the wine value chain (Producer - Diana Snowden Seysses of Snowden Vineyard and Domaine Dujac;  Importer - Xavier Barlier of MMD; Distributor - Michael Papaleo of Banville Wine Merchants; Retailer - Kyle Meyer of The Wine Exchange; and Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW of The Wine Advocate) to discuss these issues and answer audience questions live on Clubhouse.  A wide-ranging and captivating conversation!Also, people have asked us how they can support the show.  So, we recently launched on  Patreon, where your contributions will help keep the wine business content flowing! Detailed Show Notes: Panelists: Producer perspective - Diana Snowden Seysses, winemaker at Snowden Vineyards in Napa & Domaine Dujac in BurgundyImporter perspective, Xavier Barlier, SVP of Marketing & Communications for Maison Marques & Domaines USA, the importation arm of Champagne Louis Roederer and related companiesDistributor perspective - Michael Papaleo, VP of Sales at Banville Wine Merchants, an importer and distributor focused on the New York, New Jersey, and Mid-Atlantic regionRetailer perspective - Kyle Meyer, Managing Partner of The Wine Exchange, a leader wine retailer in Orange County, CaliforniaWine Critic / Reviewer perspective - Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Editor-in-Chief of Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate for the last 13 yearsTopic: Re-opening from CovidDiana - producers in Napa and France weren't required to close. Their biggest concern was keeping employees safeMike - learned how to conduct non-in-person sales (online and on the phone) by creating compelling content and using humor to find ways to engage accountsLuxury wines did well - the average case price pre-pandemic was $136/case; increased by $30/caseOn-premise recovered, but not all the way - 2019 - 55% on-premise, 2020 - 27% on-premise, 2021 - 44% on-premiseCollectors who were drinking through their wines started re-filling their cellarsBanville Wine Merchants was able to expand through the crisis (headcount went from 12 salespeople in 2020 to 16 in 2021, with 21 expected in 2022)Kyle - 2020 Q2/3 - online orders went up dramatically - people bought everything2020 Q4 - needed more inventory, supply chain issues created lack of access that persisted into 2021A lot of people are now comfortable buying wine online, do to a big pick up business75% of sales online pre-Covid, now 85-90%2021 felt more normal, like 2018 (2019 had issues w/ tariffs, etc.)Xavier - MMD's luxury portfolio was positioned mainly towards on-premise Pivoted to off-premise (e.g., high-end Safeway stores in Los Angeles)Champagne shortages in 2021 - Roederer is sold out, pricing of Champagne is higher than it was before, bubbly is more popular than everLisa - The Wine Advocate piggybacked on the success of online wine sales -> web views were up 10x vs. pre-Covid, subscriptions showed strong growth, but not as much as web viewsEvents had to be canceled in 2020, tastings re-factored, including re-packaging wines into little bottles for tastingsPulled off some events (e.g., Kings of Rhone, Bordeaux 2010)End of 2021 - lots of Zoom fatigue, people want in-person events, but push for smaller events (e.g., masterclasses, dinners) to avoid large groupsHope to keep some virtual events in the future w/ hybrid elementsXavier - used to have to travel a lot before, pivoting to virtual staff training in the B2B context in 2021 was more efficient and convenientTopic: Inflation / Wine PricingKyle - some prices have gone up, but more steady than expectedCA prices are going up because of the light 2020 vintage (fires)Bordeaux 2020 releases prices much higherBurgundy - pretty steady pricing with slight increasesGermany - top producers are increasing prices as they were underpriced beforeXavier - w/ tariffs and increased shipping costs, MMD has tried to absorb the impact with their partners - sharing ⅓ producer/supplier, ⅓ importer/MMD, and ⅓ distributorMike - bought long on some products pre-tariffs, which helped through the first half of 2021Did reduce some margins and tried not to pass on increased costs to customersSome allocated Burgundy had to pass on cost increasesLisa - people looked more at domestic wines than usual, specifically 2018 and 2019 Napa wines, primarily because of 2020 fires and short vintageBordeaux 2020 is a lot higher pricing than 2019, even with a less consistent vintageDiana - had supply chain issues pre-Covid, including a glass shortage (as only river sand can be used, not desert sand)Have learned to order early to deal w/ shortages (e.g., glass, labels, capsules)Facing labor shortages globallyWineries have absorbed increased costs of glass and corksTopic: Clean & Natural WinesLisa - there is no definition of clean wine. It's just a marketing fabricationNatural wine is a misleading term as well. It means different things to different peopleKyle - no one has asked for clean wine yetCustomer curiosity around natural wine, but people believe they are faulty wines (e.g., mercaptans, Brettanomyces)Wine merchants need to educate consumers around these topicsXavier - positive part of this trend is that it creates a conversation around wineDiana - need to educate consumers around sustainability. It's positive that people are worried about the climate and sustainability. If there's no definition of the term, it becomes greenwashingAudience Questions: Matthew - how do you best educate, communicate organic sources, and implement sustainable practices without greenwashing? Lisa - be very honest about what you're doingKyle - make them “a” point vs. “the” point, the wine should be “the” point, make the best wine you canZiad - how is the wine sector coping with climate change? Lisa - need to live w/ extreme events (e.g., wildfires, water shortages) more frequently, all over the worldXavier - Piemonte & Champagne have benefitted from climate change, and some have adapted winemaking; e.g., Louis Roederer has evolved their Brut Premier multi-vintage wine to “Collection 242,” a new multi-vintage wine that will have a unique number and release each year as the wine is now based around a single vintageDiana - there are two conversations - one on adaptation and one on decelerating climate change through GHG emission reductionsAdaptation - France has to deal with frost issues, especially in Burgundy, Napa has drought and heat

On the Interchange this week, David is joined by Alight CEO and founder Dr Harald Overholm. Harald was previously a cleantech venture capitalist and an advisor on solar markets to the WWF and the Swedish Government. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge with a thesis on solar diffusion and PPA. Alight is the leading solar Power Purchase Agreement provider in the Nordics. The company builds, operates, and owns solar projects, onsite and offsite, specializing in solar PPA. They are currently on track to develop more than 500 MW of PPA-based onsite and offsite projects across Europe.David and Harald discuss the future of large scale commercial solar projects, the benefits of a PPA for businesses and investors, the role of co-located storage and the policies and legislation in the US that impede (or accelerate) progress in the sector. They discuss the past, present and future of solar funding and the M&A landscape.The Interchange is brought to you by Schneider Electric. Are you building a microgrid? With a microgrid you can store electricity and sell it back during peak times. Keep your power on during an outage. Integrate with renewables. Control energy on your own terms. Having built more microgrids in than anyone else, Schneider Electric has the expertise to help.The Interchange is brought to you by Bloom Energy. Bloom's onsite energy platform provides unparalleled control for those looking to secure clean, reliable 24/7 power that scales to meet critical business needs. It eliminates outage and price risk while accelerating us towards a zero carbon future. Visit Bloom Energy to learn how to take charge today.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

讀經：路加福音12章22-32節，金句：路加福音12章32節 請我們一起禱告： 「主啊，我們雖然沒有見過你，卻是愛你；如今雖不得看見，卻因信你就有說不出來、滿有榮光的大喜樂。你藉著聖靈與我們同住，使我們信你的話。我們奉你的名，行在你的旨意中，就經歷你的權能，享受父所賜給我們的喜樂和平安。謝謝你甘心愛我們，救我們脫離一切的罪的權勢，帶領我們的生命進到更豐盛，更榮美的地步。禱告祈求奉耶穌基督的聖名。阿們。」 請自行下載今日全篇文字稿：

讀經：路加福音2章8-14節，金句：詩篇98篇1-2節 請我們一起禱告： 「主啊，人類最大的災禍就是陷在罪中，最大的福樂就是從罪中得著拯救。而你來就是為了尋找，拯救失喪的我們。你要把自己的百姓從罪中拯救出來。主啊，當你給我們回頭的機會，我們豈能輕忽。願你在我們的生命中作王掌權，加添我們信心，使我們活出與這榮耀福音相稱的生活。禱告祈求奉耶穌基督的聖名。阿們。」 請自行下載今日全篇文字稿：

This episode of H2TechTalk features an engaging discussion with Dr. Christoph Noeres, Head of Green Hydrogen, thyssenkrupp, wherein we discuss the global focus on green H2 in deep decarbonization of our industries, the futuristic vision for hydrogen as fuel, and thyssenkrupp's recent strides in green hydrogen projects. Dr. Noeres also talks about the key focus items for cost competitive green hydrogen, the company's continued R&D interest in electrolyzer technology, and the accelerated scale up of green H2 projects from kW to near 100 MW projects in the past years.

讀經：路加福音2章1-7節，金句：加拉太書4章4-5節 請我們一起禱告： 「主啊，你所定的時間永遠是最好的。你沒有忘記你的子民，你在黑暗中，預備你自己的工作。主啊，你再來的日子也是一樣，也是完美的時機。當趁你可尋找的時候尋找你，相近的時候求告你。藉著今天的信息，幫助我們更加信賴你的主權和智慧，知道時候滿足，事便成就。我們把一切榮耀頌讚都歸給你！禱告祈求奉耶穌基督的聖名。阿們。」 請自行下載今日全篇文字稿：

讀經：馬太福音24章32-51節，金句：使徒行傳1章11節 請我們一起禱告： 「主啊，當我們歡慶聖誕的時候，幫助我們不忘你的再來。你是我們的盼望，是賜平安的神。你的日子近了，求主幫助我們不作不明白你旨意的糊塗人，而是靠你的恩典勇敢爭戰並且得勝的“得勝者”；不是“僅僅得救”，而是豐豐富富進入你永遠的國。願榮耀歸給你！禱告祈求奉耶穌基督的聖名。阿們。」 請自行下載今日全篇文字稿：

Show #1314 If you get any value from this podcast please consider supporting my work on Patreon. Plus all Patreon supporters get their own unique ad-free podcast feed. Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Sunday 19th December. It's Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story so you don't have to. Thank you to MYEV.com for helping make this show, they've built the first marketplace specifically for Electric Vehicles. It's a totally free marketplace that simplifies the buying and selling process, and help you learn about EVs along the way too. WAZE JUST ADDED A HUGE FEATURE TESLA AND OTHER EV OWNERS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR - Google-owned auto navigation app Waze is debuting a new EV charging station map filter for U.S. users in partnership with Volkswagen. - WIth the layer turned on, drivers will be able to spot them from route view, peek at their status, and redirect their journeys to one in case they need a pit stop. A Waze spokesperson clarified to us that it shows EV charging stations from a large database, not just ones in the VW-owned Electrify America network. It's the same capabilities that sister app Google Maps introduced in 2019. - Looking into charging sites, users will see ads for VW's new ID.4 electric SUV. They'll be able to change their Waze avatar to look like an ID.4 as well, at least for the time being. Original Source : https://www.androidpolice.com/waze-just-added-a-huge-feature-tesla-and-other-ev-owners-have-been-waiting-for/ AUDI OPENS FIRST LOUNGE-STYLE EV CHARGING HUB IN GERMANY - Audi will next week open its first bespoke EV charging hub, which is planned to spearhead a complete network of lounge-style rapid-charging locations. - The pilot site, next to the exhibition centre in the German city of Nuremberg, will open to customers on Thursday 23 December, setting the tone for the design and functionality of Audi's charging hubs. - drivers able to wait in a staffed 200-square-metre lounge while their vehicle charges. - The modernist building itself is made from "flexible container cubes" that can be assembled and disassembled in a matter of days, Audi said. - Each cube houses two fast chargers, which are powered by repurposed lithium ion batteries from scrapped Audi prototype cars to reduce cost and resource usage. - The pilot hub can store some 2.45MWh (2450kWh) of electricity, supplied chiefly by a 200kW 'green power' connection to the grid, with a 30kW contribution from roof-mounted solar panels. - The six charging points at the pilot location can charge at speeds of up to 320kW - The site will be open to drivers of EVs made by other companies as well, but general-access pricing hasn't yet been confirmed. - Customers can reserve chargers through the MyAudi app, and then the charger itself can authenticate the transaction when plugged into the car Original Source : https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/electric-cars/audi-opens-first-lounge-style-ev-charging-hub-germany FORD CONFIRMS 2022 F-150 LIGHTNING EV BATTERY SPECS - a Ford spokesperson confirmed to Car and Driver the usable sizes of both available battery packs. The upcoming electric pickup will offer two lithium-ion batteries: a 98.0-kWh Standard Range pack and a 131.0-kWh Extended Range pack. - Ford claims that the F-150 Lightning will offer up to 300 miles of range with the Extended Range battery and 230 miles on the Standard Range pack. Additionally, a post on the F-150 Gen 14 forum found that a stakeholder's livestream allegedly stated that certain Platinum model trucks would offer 280 miles of range. - Orders are scheduled to open next month, and Ford says that reservation holders will receive emails inviting them to place orders. Original Source : https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a38552140/2022-ford-f-150-lightning-battery-specs-revealed GM TO START SHIPPING $113,000 ELECTRIC HUMMER PICKUPS TO CUSTOMERS - General Motors is beginning to ship its GMC Hummer EV pickup to customers, marking a major milestone for the automaker and its next-generation electric vehicles. - The new truck is the first to incorporate the Detroit automaker's Ultium platform, motors and batteries, all of which GM developed in-house and plans to use as the foundation for dozens of new electric vehicles in the coming years. - The first production Hummer EV was auctioned for $2.5 million with proceeds benefiting the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, an organization established to honor the memory of Sept. 11 first responder Stephen Siller. - GM has not confirmed how many reservations it has received for the Hummer EV pickup, which a special “Edition 1” version of will initially sell for about $113,000 before lower-priced versions enter production. The company has previously said reservations for the new Hummer are fully booked through the next year. Original Source : https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/17/gm-to-start-shipping-113000-electric-hummer-pickups-to-customers.html GENERAL MOTORS BEGINS DELIVERIES OF BRIGHTDROP EV600 - In addition to offering all-new electric passenger vehicles like the new HUMMER EV, GM's Ultium platform is helping GM to grow its EV business in the commercial sector. - BrightDrop is a new tech startup from GM, that focuses on electric commercial delivery and logistics for an all-electric future through products, beginning with the EV600 light commercial vehicle. - BrightDrop is delivering its first EV600s to FedEx starting today, moving from concept to market introduction faster than any other GM vehicle in history, the company said. Original Source : https://www.futurecar.com/5074/General-Motors-Begins-Deliveries-of-its-First-Ever-Electric-Trucks-the-Hummer-EV-&-BrightDrop-EV600-Marking-a-Major-Turning-Point-for-the-Automaker TESTING THE BMW I7 DRIVE UNDER EXTREME CONDITIONS - The series development process of the BMW i7 is entering its final phase with the car undergoing a demanding test programme in extreme road and weather conditions. During so-called hot-region testing on tracks and public roads all over the world, the development engineers primarily verify the performance and reliability of the electric motors, the all-wheel drive and the high-voltage battery when being exposed to maximum stress from high temperatures, unpaved roads, dust and large differences in altitude. - The road to series production takes the prototypes of the BMW i7 over gravel tracks into deserts, into the mountains and on a whole series of highly dynamic routes. The BMW i7, the world's only purely electrically powered luxury sedan, will be presented in the course of 2022 together with other model variants of the new BMW 7 Series. - The components of the fifth-generation BMW eDrive technology developed for the BMW i7 demonstrate their unrestricted functionality even under the most adverse conditions when being used continuously in extremely high outside temperatures, permanent sunlight and dry conditions. Original Source : https://electriccarsreport.com/2021/12/steep-mountain-roads-high-temperatures-testing-the-bmw-i7-drive-under-extreme-conditions/ VOLKSWAGEN USA INVESTS $20 MILLION IN EFFORT TO TRAIN DEALERS ON EVS - Like the rest of the automotive world, Volkswagen is preparing itself for an onslaught of electric vehicles and that means getting dealerships ready for curious customers. The automaker today announced the first major results of its nationwide Network Readiness Co-Op Program. - The $20 million investment will support its more than 600 dealerships around the United States and help transform them into “regional hubs of EV experience.” As ID.4 orders climb, the program will look to enhance customers' access to better infrastructure, like upgraded service centers and high-capacity chargers. - The program is set to run until June 2022 but has already seen dealers install 23,490 kWh of charging capacity, train more than 1,260 EV service technicians, and train dedicated EV Specialists to help customers. - Volkswagen has also launched a dedicated EV Technician Retention Program in order to offer incentives to existing technicians who gain new skills. The program allows dealerships to reward technicians who gain individual certifications to enhance their EV skillsets with a retention bonus of up to $2,000 per year. Original Source : https://www.carscoops.com/2021/12/volkswagen-usa-invests-20-million-in-effort-to-train-dealers-on-evs/ CALIFORNIA ELECTRIC TRUCK CHARGING STATION: WATT E-V BREAKS GROUND IN BAKERSFIELD - WattEV electric vehicle company broke ground on the nation's first electric truck charging station Thursday in Bakersfield. - The groundbreaking ceremony was held at the location of the truck stop, on Highway 65 just north of Meadows Field Airport. The 110 acre truck stop features a solar micro-grid with battery storage, plus regular power from PG&E. - WattEV plans to build more electric truck stops along the Interstate 5 and Highway 99 trucking corridors through the Central Valley, the San Joaquin Valley and beyond. - When complete, Watt E-V said the truck stop will be able to charge up to 200 trucks per day. Original Source : https://www.kget.com/news/business/wattev-breaks-ground-on-nations-first-electric-truck-stop-charging-station-in-bakersfield/ WORLD'S LARGEST OFFSHORE WIND FARM TO START PRODUCING BY YEAR-END - First power from the 1,386 MW Hornsea Two, soon to be the world's largest offshore wind farm, is expected before the end of the year, a spokesperson for Ørsted told offshore WIND. - 139 of the wind farm's 165 Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW wind turbines have now been installed, and all of the wind farms inter-array cables are now in place, the spokesperson said. - Hornsea Two is located some 89 kilometres off the Yorkshire coast, UK. - Spanning an offshore area of 462 square kilometres, the wind farm will go into full operation in 2022, producing enough electricity to power more than 1.3 million homes. Original Source : https://www.offshorewind.biz/2021/12/16/worlds-largest-offshore-wind-farm-to-start-producing-by-year-end/ NEW QUESTION OF THE WEEK WITH EMOBILITYNORWAY.COM Has Covid-19 changed your electric car buying decisions in the last two years? Yes, no and why? Email me a suggestion for a possible question and I might pick yours!  hello@evnewsdaily.com It would mean a lot if you could take 2mins to leave a quick review on whichever platform you download the podcast. And  if you have an Amazon Echo, download our Alexa Skill, search for EV News Daily and add it as a flash briefing. Come and say hi on Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter just search EV News Daily, have a wonderful day, I'll catch you tomorrow and remember…there's no such thing as a self-charging hybrid. 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讀經：哥林多前書12章1-13節，金句：路加福音11章34節 請我們一起禱告： 「主啊，你是那真光，你照亮每個人，你要我們成為光明之子跟從你，就不在黑暗裡走。幫助我們不但能夠時時想起，並且能夠活潑的運用。在一切屬靈的事上，能夠找到你話語的根據。父啊，但願你在教會中，並在基督耶穌裡，得著榮耀，直到世世代代，永永遠遠！禱告祈求奉耶穌基督的聖名。阿們。」 請自行下載今日全篇文字稿：

讀經：希伯來書1章，金句：希伯來書1章6節 請我們一起禱告： 「主啊，你按著自己的旨意啟示了一些有關天使的奧祕，並讓我們曉得，我們成了一臺戲，給世人和天使觀看。你要我們作智慧人，使你的心歡喜，使仇敵和報仇的閉口無言。你為自己的名的緣故，引導我們走在義路上，一路上有你所派保護我們的天使，派他們服事我們，這是何等的恩典！願你在我們身上得著你的名所當得的榮耀。我們把一切榮耀都歸給你！禱告祈求奉耶穌基督的聖名。阿們。」 請自行下載今日全篇文字稿：

讀經：羅馬書1章1-16節，金句：羅馬書16章26節 請我們一起禱告： 「主啊，我們無力勝過仇恨，因為我們的心靈未曾向你降服。只有當愛的力量戰勝權力的慾望，世界才會和平。愛我們的天父啊，我們原是你的工作，在基督耶穌裡造成的，為要叫我們行善，就是你所預備叫我們行的。因為你住在我們裡面，你改變了我們。願今天的信息，如同聖誕明星光照世人的心，引導他們的腳步來到你面前。禱告祈求奉耶穌基督聖名。阿們。」 請自行下載今日全篇文字稿：

讀經：約翰福音1章29-42節，金句：約翰福音1章36節 請我們一起禱告： 「主啊，世人在尋找一條通天的路，而你就是那條路。你知道我們多麼渴望帶領未信主的人歸向你，我們多麼願意在你給我們的機會裡，留下佳美的腳蹤。你樂意藉由我們重覆述說的小小見證為你得人，幫助我們常作準備，用溫柔、敬畏的心，述說你在我們身上的恩典。禱告祈求奉耶穌基督的聖名。阿們。」 請自行下載今日全篇文字稿：

Can water mist be used in tunnels? I wondered that for a long time, and with every tunnel project, many questions around this issue were piling in my head. When dealing with large infrastructure projects you really need to work your way around multiple functional aspects of a system - maintenance, water and power consumption,  drainage capacity, availability of elements and their certification... You would love to focus purely on the fire safety aspect of the issue, but you cannot. Unfortunately, this is often the world of fire engineering. And in this world, we make decisions based on what we know about systems - and when we don't know enough - we test it!And for the water mist question, I've found the perfect person to give me some answers.  Johny Jessen from VID Fire Kill has visited me in my office and told me about his experience with full-scale fire tests of water mist systems in a tunnel, carried by Efectis. You know he is serious about what he is doing when you learn that the fire source used for this test was approx. 250 MW! This discussion goes deep into the testing and the differences between suppression systems and challenges that modern engineers face in landmark projects.Johny has asked me to invite you to his LinkedIn profile, where he shares a lot of great resources related to water mist technology - so here you go! And the VID Fire Kill profile. You may also like to check this whitepaper on the experiments carried in Spain that we discussed in this episode. More materials, including videos of the test, can be found on the project website.I must also give a shoutout to friends at Efectis who have done some really great job engineering these fire tests! From one fire science enthusiast to another, hats down.

讀經：羅馬書8章28-39節，金句：羅馬書8章32節 請我們一起禱告： 「父啊，你既不愛惜你自己的兒子，為我們眾人捨了，豈不也把萬物和他一同白白的賜給我們麼？從新生命到身體復活的每件事都在你的旨意裡，都寫在你的計劃中。認識你的開始，就是享受你的起步。謝謝你來尋找我，把我尋回。禱告祈求奉耶穌基督的聖名。阿們。」 請自行下載今日全篇文字稿：

讀經：約翰壹書4章7-15節，金句：約翰壹書4章9節 請我們一起禱告： 「主耶穌，謝謝你照著父神的旨意，為我們的罪捨己。求你幫助今天聽節目的朋友都能明白，一個人一生可能會有的最大的損失，就是拒絕你的愛。主啊，你不是勉強人的神，幫助我們覺悟、明白，在恩門大開的年間裡，心繫永恆，順從真理，回轉歸向你。禱告祈求奉耶穌基督的聖名。阿們。」 請自行下載今日全篇文字稿：

Leandro Leviste, the CEO of Solar Philippines, started his solar venture in 2013 when the Philippines had less than 10 MW of installed solar power. Today his ambitions are big: he wants to build solar plants on his 10,000-hectare land through partnerships and enable the transition from coal and gas. Although Leandro started from a mindset of distributed generation, today he believes in large centralized battery and solar installation because of economies of scale and other factors. From the proceeds of his early investments in Solar City and Tesla, Leandro went to big plants —not rooftop solar but large centralized systems, and he explains why in our discussion. We touched on the prospects of electric vehicles and batteries in the Philippines and the 10,000 MW of solar that the country's system will need by 2025, which will be only 100 Watt per capita solar installation. Please join in to find more from this interesting insightful conversation with Leandro. Connect with Sohail Hasnie: Facebook @sohailhasnie Twitter @shasnie LinkedIn @shasnie ADB Blog Sohail Hasnie

讀經：以賽亞書9章1-7節，金句：以賽亞書7章14節 請我們一起禱告： 「主啊，為了把我挽回，你付出了沒有保留的愛；你為我們紆尊降貴，生在馬槽裡，死在十字架上。你的降生，使我們能重生。因著你的貧窮，我們得著富足，不但得生命，並且得的更加豐盛。主啊，幫助我們熱心地把人帶到你面前，陪伴他們成長，讓他們也能領人歸向你。值此聖誕佳節，幫助我們成為多結果子的枝條，勇敢的在人面前見證你。禱告祈求奉耶穌基督的聖名。阿們。」 請自行下載今日全篇文字稿：

讀經：馬太福音16章13-23節， 金句：馬太福音16章15節 請我們一起禱告： 「主啊，就在今天聽這篇信息的朋友當中，你的靈感動他們，使他們知道，你是為他們而來。他們跟你的降生和復活是有關連的，他們曉得是因為他們自己的罪孽，你被交給人，而你的復活是要叫他們稱義。你願意萬人得救，明白真道。我為這些屬你的人感謝神！願你繼續用你的道來牧養我們，啟發我們，使我們走在永生的道路上。禱告祈求奉耶穌基督的聖名。阿們。」 請自行下載今日全篇文字稿：

One week after the championship game, Parker Ballantyne talks to Jacob Neilson, Kameron McCurdy, and Mark Greenwood about Utah State's Championship run, the 46-13 victory over the Aztecs, and the bright future of the Aggies.   Related Articles:  Aztec Annihilation: USU Football routes SDSU to win Mountain West Championship by Mark Greenwood  Utah State Just Taught A Master Class On Local Sports Coverage by Parker Ballantyne   How Logan Bonner's leadership helped lead USU to MW conference title by Mark Greenwood  How Deven Thompkins balances being a USU Football star, father of two by Jacob Neilson   Let's get in touch! You can find us on Twitter: Jacob  Kameron  Mark   Parker  Sports Desk  or on Instagram: Jacob  Kameron  Mark  Parker  Sports Desk  or by heading over to our website usustatesman.com     

Foundations of Amateur Radio For some time now I've been discussing the potential of weak signal propagation and its ability to create a live map from the data that your own station transmits. There are several systems in place that show a map of where and when your station was heard in the past little while. Using 200 milliwatts, I've been transmitting a WSPR or Weak Signal Propagation Reporter beacon on 10m for the past few weeks. At the moment, the furthest away my beacon has been heard is 13.612 km away. That's an 0.2 Watt signal heard on the other side of the planet, on 10m. As distance goes, it's a third of the way around the globe. I must point out that there's no way of knowing if this signal travelled the short path or the long path. If you've heard those terms, short and long path but were wondering what they mean, here's how it works. If I get on my bike at my QTH in Perth in VK6 and peddle East until I hit Sydney, I'll have crossed Australia, taken about 184 hours and travelled about 3.746 km. That's the short path. If I head West instead and start swimming, visit Cape Town, Buenos Aires and Auckland along the way, I'll have travelled much further, still made it to Sydney, but taken the long path. Radio waves can do the same. Depending on propagation, a signal might take either the shortest route, or go in the opposite direction and take the longest route along the great circle between two stations. I'm mentioning this because WSPR doesn't tell you if it's one or the other and if you're using a vertical, it could be either. Even directional antennas might receive a signal from unexpected directions. Using one of the mapping tools, wspr.live, I extracted all the sightings of my callsign and all the reports that I'd made from my receiver. It shows that my newest transmitter has now been heard by 11 stations across three continents. Those numbers are just the beginning. I wanted to see on the map where these stations were, so, during the week I built a proof of concept world map that I used to visually show the four character Maidenhead grid squares that my station was heard in. I also had a look to see which stations I'd heard over the years and where they were. In all, 771 different stations are in my log, either as a receiver or a transmitter. N4WQH heard me on 40m, 18.832 km away when I was using 5 Watts. My station has heard, or has been heard across 331 different grid squares. There's reports across some remote parts of Australia, Japan, India, South Africa, Europe, the United States, several across the Pacific and even a few in Antarctica. I wondered how many of the world's grid squares have actually been activated and which station was heard the furthest and how much power was used. Those numbers will have to wait for another day. I initially started using wspr.live which has a neat way of allowing you to embed an SQL query as part of the URL to download the output. I was getting some interesting results, so I thought, rather than hammer this lovely resource with my questions, I should download the raw data instead. So I did. Well, I am. Still. It's big. As of today, there's 166 files, taking up 60 GB of compressed data, with over 3.5 billion reports. The first spot in that data goes to N8FQ who heard WB3ANQ on Monday, the 17th of March, 2008 across 911 km on the 30m band transmitting with 28 dBm, or about 630 mW, reporting a signal to noise ratio of 1 dB. Using preliminary data to get started I mapped all the activated squares, each shown as a red box and saw that my entire map was red. At that point I figured that either I've got a bug in my code, or something else is going on. To give some context before I share what I found, a Maidenhead locator consists of a combination of letters and numbers. For four letter grid squares, there's a grand total of 32.400 different combinations, running from AA00 to RR99. They're 2 degrees wide and 1 degree high and their width depends on where on the planet they are. At the equator it's about 222 km wide and 111 km tall, at the North and South pole, it's 0 km wide. If you travel between two squares, you might have to move a meter, or the entire width of a grid square. Among the report, I found stations who had activated more than one square. That's fair enough, you can move your station and start making noise where ever you like. I found stations with activations across more than a thousand different squares. Before I start pointing the finger, I will mention that if you attach a WSPR beacon to an aircraft, or a balloon, you can legitimately activate plenty of squares. When you set-up a WSPR transmitter, you're required to manually enter the locator and mistakes happen. There's plenty of records with invalid Maidenhead locators, typically shown instead is a callsign. Then there are stations that pick desirable locators. This manual entry is also true for the power level and even the callsign, so I'm not outing these stations here, since it's entirely possible that the callsign shown doesn't actually relate to the transmitter or the licensed amateur. What does all this mean? It means that the information in the WSPR database cannot be trusted. I suspect it also means that the data used to lodge FT8 contacts across the planet can probably also not be trusted. It means that any propagation data you're deriving is likely contaminated by misreporting, deliberately or not. As a community, if we want to use this for actual measurements, we'll have to figure out how to make this a trusted resource, because the information that WSPR can bring to propagation is in my opinion extremely valuable. I would love to hear your thoughts on how we might fix it. I'm Onno VK6FLAB

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As the largest wine e-commerce site globally, Wine.com has been a leader in leveraging technology to sell wine. Addie Wallace, Director of Brand Marketing, gives us insight into how wine.com leverages the marketing funnel to drive awareness and conversion, has built a differentiated offering online, and is pushing the boundaries of customization with their new personalized wine club Picked. There's a lot to learn about the future of retail in this episode of XChateau! Detailed Show Notes: Addie's backgroundShe started her career in financeIn business school, led the Wine & Cuisine Society and created a wine recommendation appCompleted her WSET Level 3Pitched Wine.com an idea to have a personalized wine club, which she launchedManages brand, customer insights, and subscription businesses for Wine.comWine.com's historyIt started as evineyard.com in 1998Acquired wine.com URL and brand in 2001 when original wine.com went bankruptKey milestonesThe most extensive assortment of wine in the world, over 17,000 wines vs. ~2-3,000 in a typical wine storeLive chat functionality w/ sommeliers (started 6-7 years ago, one of the first to use the functionality) - replaces people in aisles helping you in a wine storeBuilding out physical presence - serves 42 states and DC, can reach 80% of customers in 2 daysWorking on personalization$355M in revenue in Fiscal Year 2021E-commerce trendsBelieves e-comm growth will continue, but not at the same pace in the pandemicPandemic showed people they could shop for wine online (built awareness)2016 study - showed e-comm only ~3% of alcohol shoppingWine.com core differentiatorsVariety / selection - leads to continual discoveryLive chat - people are not commissioned, only there to help you find the best winesConvenience - including StewardShip for free deliveryPersonalization - with Picked, the personalized wine club, and building more personalization into the websiteMarketing channelsUses different channels for different parts of the marketing funnelTop - get people to know the brandMiddle - get people familiar with how the brand is differentiatedBottom - use promotions to get people to convertWine.com does a lot of digital advertising - social media, affiliate marketing, search, Google shoppingEach channel is effective for different customer needsE.g., - Google Shopping - good for when customers are looking for something specificPodcasts - for educating people that they can buy wine online and get them to shop at wine.comSearch/Google Shopping - has the largest # of eyeballsHigh ROI - direct mail, the non-digital marketing Wine.com doesDiscounting / coupons - help with getting customers to convert, promotions need to be structured to attract the right audienceSocial media - has been challenging, changing regulatory landscape, privacy restrictions, and constantly changing algorithm, as well as lots of competitors using it makes it hard to be winning at it and need to evolve continuallySome marketing channels are hard to measure results - e.g., - print media (can use QR codes or promo codes to help track)New channels - spending more time on podcasts, new social platforms (e.g.,-  Snap, TikTok) don't currently allow alcohol adsStewardShip ProgramIt started as a free shipping program, for an annual fee (currently $59/year)It gets consumers to shop more frequentlyBecoming more comprehensive, like Amazon Prime, more perks to feed the wine lifestylee.g., -  free tickets to events, both in-person and virtual (gave away 100 free tickets to James Suckling tasting events, 1:1 virtual tasting with the Gaja family)Special promotions and early access to some wines~60% of revenue is from membersDrives high retention rate for membersThe annual fee pays for itself if you buy 2 cases/year~$40/case, ~$30/6 bottles to ship normallyPicked - personalized wine clubLaunched in 2020Tell them wine preferences, get matched with a personal sommelierSelect 6 wines every 1-3 monthsNo two customers get the same thingLeverage tech to make sommelier selections more manageable and more diverse, but lots of human judgementThe sommelier writes a personal note for the winesOne sommelier could theoretically support thousands of Picked customersClub differentiationPersonal elementSelection - a lot of new discoveriesOnly sell “real” wines, no private labelsLevel of control/customization - price points, frequency, feedback, amount of red vs. whiteSome overlap w/ StewardShip but primarily targets different segmentsStewardShip - more self serve customersPicked - people who want more help in selectingOther wine.com personalization initiativesMaking the largest wine store curated just for youElevate recommendations and put them in contextUse prior purchase data, ratings, and if a wine was added to the shopping cartUser ratingsStewardShip members rate more frequentlySend emails to encourage ratingsWine.com App - users more likely to ratePicked members provide ratings to help personal sommsLeveraging technology to elevate the wine retail experienceRecommendation engines, email programsWine.com App - the store and wine encyclopedia in your pocketVirtual tastingsWine.com is likely never to go brick & mortarWould limit the selection availableWould limit personalization of experience

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with David Magid who is Managing Member and Founder of YSG Solar which is a solar developer based in New York City with a solar pipeline in excess of 100MWs.  David speaks about many interesting topics like how to develop a good solar project, what are great markets in the US to develop solar, and how the grid should compensate energy storage. Benoy Thanjan Benoy Thanjan is the Founder and CEO of Reneu Energy, as well as an advisor for several solar startup companies. Reneu Energy is a premier international solar energy consulting firm and developer, and the company focuses on developing commercial and industrial solar, as well as utility-scale solar plus storage projects. The company also sources financing for solar projects and hedges both energy and environmental commodities.  Benoy received his first experience in Finance as an intern at D.E. Shaw & Co., which is a global investment firm with 37 billion dollars in investment capital. Before founding Reneu Energy, he was the SREC Trader in the Project Finance Group for SolarCity, which merged with Tesla in 2016. He originated SREC trades with buyers and co-developed their SREC monetization and hedging strategy with the senior management of SolarCity, to move into the east coast markets. Benoy also worked at Vanguard Energy Partners, Ridgewood Renewable Power, and Deloitte & Touche. David Magid David Magid is the managing member at YSG Solar which is a solar developer based in NYC. In 2018, Forbes recognized David's leadership and listed him the “30 under 30” list in the energy sector. David has been involved with Community Solar development since 2015, with over 20 MW Residential Community Solar of executed projects and a 250 MW pipeline of utility and DG solar projects. YSG has executed power purchase agreements with clients such as the New York Military Academy, the New York Botanical Garden , The City of New York and many other local municipalities ,counties and towns. Stay Connected: Benoy Thanjan Email: info@reneuenergy.com  LinkedIn: Benoy Thanjan Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com   David Magid Website:  https://www.ysgsolar.com Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmagid/ David was interviewed on Episode 9 of the Solar Maverick Podcast.  Below is the link to the interview on Podbean. https://solarmaverick.podbean.com/e/smp-09-how-david-started-his-solar-company-with-david-magid-from-ysg-solar/ David's Books Suggestions Rumsfeld Rules https://www.amazon.com/Rumsfelds-Rules-Donald-Rumsfeld-audiobook/dp/B00CI9C1C6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=QZKNXMW9FDRI&keywords=rumsfeld+rules&qid=1638807802&sprefix=Rumsfeld+ru%2Caps%2C154&sr=8-1 The Firm:  The Story of McKinsey and Its Secret Influence on American Business https://www.amazon.com/The-Firm-Duff-McDonald-audiobook/dp/B00EA2HXZO/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2IGDL9KM8P364&keywords=the+firm+the+story+of+mckinsey&qid=1638808012&sprefix=story+of+mckinsey%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-1   The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York https://www.amazon.com/Power-Broker-Robert-Moses-Fall/dp/0394720245/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1SBZUVUYQHZHZ&keywords=power+broker+robert+moses&qid=1638808061&sprefix=power+broker%2Caps%2C195&sr=8-1 Subscribe to our podcast + download each episode on iTunes,Podbean, youtube, and most of the major podcast platforms. This episode was produced and managed by  Podcast Laundry (www.podcastlaundry.com)                

Chargers v Bengals sees Justin Herbert v Joe Burrow. SDSU hosts the MW championship vs Utah St. LeBron James returns after false positive tests. Beer Friday with Mike Hess Brewing. Support the show: http://Kaplanandcrew.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chargers v Bengals sees Justin Herbert v Joe Burrow. SDSU hosts the MW championship vs Utah St. LeBron James returns after false positive tests. Beer Friday with Mike Hess Brewing. Support the show: http://Kaplanandcrew.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

That's right folks, we're bringing you next day content after the Prem de la Prem Bowl. It's that episode that happens twice a year where we just shamelessly dive deep into our favorite fixture. James came out on top for the first time ever in a PDLP Bowl, and he isn't being shy about it. Patrick, on the other hand, comes off as very mature and composed. Gracious in victory and defeat, as it were. We'll be back with a full MW 14 & MW 15 recap after the weekend, but for now, enjoy our same day reaction to the game between Arsenal and Manchester United.

Show #1297 If you get any value from this podcast please consider supporting my work on Patreon. Plus all Patreon supporters get their own unique ad-free podcast feed. Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Friday 3rd December. It's Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story so you don't have to. Thank you to MYEV.com for helping make this show, they've built the first marketplace specifically for Electric Vehicles. It's a totally free marketplace that simplifies the buying and selling process, and help you learn about EVs along the way too. Welcome to new PATREON EXECUTIVE PRODUCER GEORGE TORTAROLO MERCEDES-BENZ TO INVEST 60 BILLION EUROS INTO THE FUTURE - Daimler AG's Supervisory Board at its meeting today approved the Mercedes-Benz Business Plan for 2022 to 2026, endorsing the strategic plan for Mercedes-Benz to go fully electric. - For the transformation into a software-driven and emissions-free future, the Supervisory Board signed off on an investment plan for the years 2022 to 2026 of more than 60 billion euros. Although the company plans to reduce capex, research and development expenditure for the electrification of the product portfolio and digitalization measures, including steps towards automated driving, will remain at a high level. - In addition, a gradual shift toward a direct sales model, which includes control over pricing, is being sought. Rising revenue from digital services will further support results. - Mercedes-Benz is preparing to go all electric by the end of the decade, wherever market conditions allow. - the investment plan for 2022 to 2026 remains in line with the goal of cutting capex and research and development spending by more than 20 percent between 2019 and 2025 and to further reduce it beyond this date.The key to achieving this is stringent prioritization of future investments – mainly by focusing on electric mobility. The company expects that the use of standardised battery platforms and scalable vehicle architectures - together with advances in battery technology - will contribute to a reduction in the variable costs of vehicles. The proportion of battery costs in a vehicle is expected to decrease significantly this decade. Original Source : https://www.daimler.com/company/news/211202-supervisory-board-confirms-business-plan.html ELECTRIFY AMERICA BATTERY STORAGE AT 140 SITES - Electrify America today announced that it has installed onsite, behind-the-meter battery energy storage systems (BESS) at over 140 DC fast charging stations around the country, including more than 90 installations in California. These systems in total have more than 30 megawatts (MW) of energy storage capacity, representing the largest roll-out of onsite behind-the-meter battery energy storage coupled with ultra-fast DC chargers in North America. - The battery energy storage systems store power when electricity costs are low and supplement power during high points of consumption, minimizing impact on the electrical grid and mitigating demand surges to help Electrify America maintain consistent pricing. - One of the prominent obstacles utility providers face can be “demand charges,” which are electricity surcharges on peak power usage designed to capture the marginal costs imposed on the grid by high-capacity, high-utilization infrastructure, such as factories. When traditional demand charges are levied upon high-capacity, low-utilization infrastructure such as high-powered EV charging stations, they place a disproportionate cost burden on the station owners. - Electrify America's investment in onsite behind-the-meter battery energy storage also has the potential to maximize renewable energy use. Energy storage has the ability to help store excess renewable energy to be used in times where those renewable sources may not be available, and further leverage the tailpipe emissions reductions that follow from transportation electrification. Original Source : https://media.electrifyamerica.com/en-us/releases/164 TESLA ANNOUNCES ALL-ELECTRIC $1,900 CYBERQUAD FOR KIDS - Tesla has quietly launched a $1,900 four-wheel ATV for kids. The Cyberquad for Kids is available to order right now from Tesla's website, and will begin shipping in two to four weeks. The surprise announcement comes more than two year after Tesla announced a fullsize Cyberquad ATV to compliment its futuristic Cybertruck. The Cyberquad has not yet shipped. - This new pint-sized Cybersquad is designed for kids 8 years old and up, and ones that have parents that can afford to buy them a $1,900 ATV. It includes a steel frame, cushioned seat, and adjustable suspension with rear disk braking. There's even LED light bars to complete the cyberpunk aesthetics. This all-electric ATV has a top speed of 10mph, and the battery will power up to 15 miles of range. Original Source : https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/2/22813719/tesla-cyberquad-for-kids-pricing-features-availability ELECTRIC TRUCK MAKER RIVIAN SELECTS AMAZON WEB SERVICES AS ITS PREFERRED CLOUD PROVIDER - To support the communication between vehicles and the cloud requires an ecosystem of IT infrastructure and compute resources, so companies around the world are turning to Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) as their preferred cloud provider to deliver connected services, facilitate over-the-air software updates, and manage fleets of connected vehicles. - The latest company to sign on is electric truck maker Rivian, which comes as no surprise since Amazon is a backer of the company. - AWS will also power Rivian's software-defined electric vehicle architecture and over-the-air software updates to improve the performance of its vehicles. Original Source : https://www.futurecar.com/5034/Electric-Truck-Maker-Rivian-Selects-Amazon-Web-Services-as-its-Preferred-Cloud-Provider VW ID.BUZZ ELECTRIC MINIVAN CAUGHT TESTING NEAR THE ARCTIC CIRCLE - The long-awaited 2024 Volkswagen ID.Buzz is getting ever closer to becoming reality. These photos show it wearing very little camouflage in cold-weather testing near the Arctic Circle. From these photos, the electric minivan has lost some of its retro charm in the transition from concept to production vehicle, but it's still looking attractive and practical. - ID.Buzz concept was touted as a modern interpretation of the 1960s Microbus, an icon of the hippie era. The ID.Buzz will feature an all-electric powertrain and shares its structure with the smaller ID.4 SUV. We expect the base model to have rear-wheel drive and come with around 200 horsepower; an all-wheel-drive variant could offer around 300 horsepower from dual electric motors. Original Source : https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a38404364/volkswagen-id-buzz-minivan-spy-photos/ VW ID.3 ALREADY SET FOR A REFRESH BY 2023, NOTABLE UPDATES SOON - The Volkswagen ID.3 hasn't been on the market for very long, and there's already a planned refresh coming in about a year, with some significant changes already happening as soon as next month. Will this be the new normal for EVs? - As soon as next month, the ID.3 may get an updated infotainment system with a larger 12-inch screen. In addition, the electric hatchback's touch-sensitive cabin climate slider will get lighting to make it easier to see at night. Criticism from ID.3 owners has also forced VW to upgrade the cabin with higher quality fabrics and materials, especially in upper trims. - The above updates all come ahead of a more significant ID.3 refresh that's planned for early 2023. The mid-cycle update is set to provide a larger dose of updated interior materials, a revamped exterior design, and improved LED taillights Original Source : https://insideevs.com/news/552039/volkswagen-id3-refresh-coming/ TOYOTA TO OFFER SPECIALIZED ELECTRIC CAR ‘HUBS' FOR BZ4X SALES - Toyota will sell its new range of pure-electric vehicles, starting with the bZ4X, at a series of in-dealer ‘hubs' that can offer specialised advice about the switch to EV motoring. - Toyota's European product and marketing boss, Andrea Carlucci, told us that the bZ Hubs are likely to be ‘store in store' facilities - in effect, a dedicated area of the showroom floor - but admitted that not every dealership would be expected to offer this more specialised service. - The bZ4X is being launched with a single 71.4kWh battery configuration, and Carlucci says this is designed to keep the customer buying journey as simple as possible. Original Source : https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/toyota/356745/toyota-offer-specialized-electric-car-hubs-bz4x-sales SKODA UK IMPROVES CHARGING FOR THE ENYAQ IV  Original Source : https://www.electrive.com/2021/12/02/skoda-uk-improves-charging-for-the-enyaq-iv/ TRITIUM CUTS DEAL TO DEPLOY 500 CHARGERS WITH US WEST COAST NETWORK   Original Source : https://thedriven.io/2021/12/03/tritium-cuts-deal-to-deploy-500-chargers-with-us-west-coast-network/ POLESTAR SHOWS FIRST LOOK AT NEW 3 EV CROSSOVER Original Source : https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a38411052/polestar-3-electric-suv-confirmed UK: USED ELECTRIC CARS NOW SELL FASTER THAN PETROLS Original Source : https://uk.motor1.com/news/551398/electric-cars-sell-faster-petrol QUESTION OF THE WEEK WITH EMOBILITYNORWAY.COM Which EV makers are on Santa's naughty or nice lists – and tell me why! 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Beginning a series on the Future of Retail, we chat with Dave Parker, CEO of Benchmark Wine Group, on how he segments the retail wine market, the unique issues of rare wine, and emerging trends in the space.  Listen in to learn about what regions are selling well, the importance of email marketing, a mobile-first mindset, and many other topics that will shape wine retail for the coming decade.  2021 Year-End Episode Live on Clubhouse - Mark your calendars for December 9th at 12 pm Pacific time!Detailed Show Notes: Dave's backgroundWas in high tech, bought a vineyard to be in the wine business originally1998 - started Brentwood Wine Company in Oregon, the internet's 1st online auction house (had challenges as Oregon requires ownership of product before auctioning it)2002 -He started Benchmark Wine Group in California - CA allows someone to hold both retail and wholesale licensesWine Retail LandscapePopular Wines - sold in grocery stores, consumers want something to have with dinnerFine Wine - mostly current releases sold, buyers knowledge of wine and have brand loyaltyRare Wine (where Benchmark specializes) is not generally available, either back vintages of fine wine or ultra scarce products sold only to allocation lists. The wines need to be able to age and often cost $100+/bottle.Collectors and investors have deep knowledge of the wines, understand how they appreciate in value, and how well they age, but are  also  concerned about condition and authenticityRare Wine TrendsUsed to be classified Bordeaux dominated the marketBurgundy has emerged and appreciated in valueChampagne has also solidified its spotDuring US-EU wine tariffs on many EU wines (25%) - Champagne and Italy increased in demand (did not have tariffs)Rhone and Spanish wines emerging over timeLargest rare wine markets in the USCA and Tri-State area (NY, NJ, CT)FL, TX, and IL are also largeCollectors in every state in the countrySustainability becoming an essential topic across all consumer categoriesBenchmark Wine Group - focuses on the rare wine marketLargest selection of rare wines, ~13,000 wines with ~100,000 bottles at any given time (~70-80% of wines come from private collections)Provenance Guarantee - meticulous on how wines are inspected, and Benchmark handles all the transportationHave on-staff sommeliers and salespeople to work with clientsMargins look more like a distributor than a retailer - have to take more risk around the ability to sell the wines and more specialized labor for inspectionCan ship to 45 states - transactions take place in CA, buyer technically ships wines to themselvesBenchmark vs. auction housesBenchmark advantages - price certainty, immediate payment, prices often on the high end of auction pricesAuction disadvantages - no guarantee of sale, sale and payment could take monthsRare wine pricingAlso owns the Wine Market Journal - expert source for auction information, data from 1986, provides a baseline for selling priceTracks sales from some large retailersWine-Searcher shows asking prices vs. selling pricesTechnology & wine retailEmerging trends - leveraging AI for label scanning and wine recommendationsIn-person tastings to come back but still have virtual and hybrid experiencesBenchmark does “Raid Your Cellar” - where a sommelier talks to a winemakerNYC Wine Spectator's Wine Experience in 2021 - hybrid event - Masterclass instructors were sometimes in person, sometimes remoteEmail marketingWill continue to be the most efficient and effectiveMore than one email/day from a retailer can be overwhelmingBenchmark does some email segmentation to reduce “spam”Segment by region - e.g., only get emails for Bordeaux, Burgundy, etc.Segment by wine age - e.g., only last 20 years of wines, not older vintagesRare wine collectors older (mostly Gen X, Baby Boomers) - still prefer emailSome younger customers (Millennials) prefer instant messaging, textUse of mobile is more important than native apps (don't provide that much more functionality vs. mobile designed websites)Vivino - sits in-between retailer and consumer, creates a 4th or 5th tierWine ScoresCritical the higher up the price curve you go - provides a guide for consumersAdds credibility to producersAffirmation for a particular wine for a specific vintageConsumer reviews (e.g., CellarTracker, Vivino) can be used for more recent tastings vs. professional reviewersPotential for market disruptionConsolidation likely to continue - Total Wine, Costco - continue to build out more nationwide reachTechnology - wine world catching up with the rest of the worldSmall retailers - need to compete with more personalized service, which can leverage tools to be virtual nowDelivery to door, sometimes in hours or minutes in some states

"Emilia," he said, turning back to her. "There are people out there coming towards us. People with hoods." "I know," she said calmly. "Sorry, Layton. I really do have feelings for you, but it has to bed fed." "Fed?" Layton didn't like the way that sounded at all. "The beast" he mumbled as he put on his shoes and jacket.A very well documented murder, well actually murders, in Helsinki in 1960 are the basis for this extra creepy tale. Layton and Emilia are a young couple on a trip of a lifetime in Finland, loving life. That all comes to a halt when Emilia tries to offer Layton up as a sacrifice. It's a weird story that will make you think twice about traveling with your significant other. A truly haunted house that also houses haunted objects, possibly, is the basis for tale two of Dan's this week. The house that sits at 50 Berkley Square in London is supposedly home to rare objects, books and items of the occult. Did the Maggs Brothers buy this home because of its interesting past so that they could stash all of their bizarre artifacts there? So many deaths and sightings occurred here, it's hard to imagine anyone would want to own or occupy it. Lynze carries on with the haunted house theme. In the first story, Ana sees a little blonde girl in her house, regularly. Her family eventually confronts the ghost and her many friends, but they don't want to leave. Why do the children want to stay? And is it possible that they simply feel safe there? Lastly, the melting clown. MW has a tale that freaks Dan out. It's one of his greatest fears- Clowns. And that clown shows up in the most vulnerable of places. Many years later, MW finds out just how the spirits that haunted her and her childhood home got there in the first place. Bad Magic Third Annual Giving Tree Update: We will have an update on the next episode as to how many families we were able to help and how much money was donated! Since we recored in advance, we don't have those details yet! Thank you for continuing to send in your stories, Creeps and Peepers! Please keep doing so. Send them to mystory@scaredtodeathpodcast.com  Send everything else to info@scaredtodeathpodcast.comWant to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen and watch before they are released to anyone else, bonus episodes, a 20% merch discount, additional content, and more! Learn more by visiting: https://www.patreon.com/scaredtodeathpodcastNew Merch: Brand new HEARTBREAKER mini collection in store now!  Awesome Tee and sweatshirt hoodie featuring what I can only describe as a broken soul. A shattered love ending in tragedy perhaps? Check it out for yourself at badmagicmerch.com! Please rate, review, and subscribe anywhere you listen. Thank you for listening! Follow the show on social media: @scaredtodeathpodcast on Facebook and IGWatch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/D8IrKthSsTEWebsite: https://scaredtodeathpodcast.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scaredtodeathpodcast/Instagram: https://bit.ly/2miPLf5Mailing Address:Scared to Deathc/o Timesuck PodcastPO Box 3891Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816Video/Audio by Bad Magic ProductionsAdditional music production by Jeffrey MontoyaAdditional music production by Zach CohenVarious free audio provided by http://freesound.orgOpening Sumerian protection spell (adapted): "Whether thou art a ghost that hath come from the earth, or a phantom of night that hath no home… or one that lieth dead in the desert… or a ghost unburied… or a demon or a ghoul… Whatever thou be until thou art removed… thou shalt find here no water to drink… Thou shalt not stretch forth thy hand to our own… Into our house enter thou not. Through our fence, breakthrough thou not… we are protected though we may be frightened.  Our life you may not steal, though we may feel SCARED TO DEATH."

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Having experienced the difference in taste from wines sourced ex-chateau versus the secondary market, Denis Houles, CEO of 1275 Collections, is on a mission to create a new wine asset class of pristine conditions wines. Denis and Erik Portanger, Head of Strategy at 1275 Collections, tell us about the industry-wide issues around provenance, particularly with transportation and storage, and how 1275 leverages technology and direct chateaux relationships to build a solution to keep the wines as if they never left the chateaux. Detailed Show Notes: Denis' backgroundHe grew up in the south of France, fell in love with wine in BordeauxMIT engineering grad lived in Rome, got a Stanford MBA, and worked at McKinsey & Company in LondonBelieves in working in what you're passionate about and founded Claret Club in 2003 - a private members club centered around wine, having chefs crafts food around the wine instead of vice versaErik's backgroundA financial journalist for the Wall Street Journal in London was about to also write about personal passions, which was wineHe went to 1st Claret Club even in 2003 with Chateau Palmer and had his 1st wine epiphany1275 Collections OverviewFully documented, fully transparent way of collecting pristine wine from chateauxBased in the freeport of Geneva - wines held in bond, no sales taxes until removedPurchase directly from chateaux or negociant, sometimes get back vintages“Internet of Bottles” - NFC chips with credit card grade security, for provenance and monitoring of temperature and humidity, pairs with a mobile appData per bottle and case, only tracked while in 1275's controlProvenance: issues with storage and transportationProvenance is more than just not being fake, but also how many hands the wine has passed through and storage conditionsFine wine often moved between warehouses in trucks - often unrefrigeratedLVMH launched its own traceability platform called AuraOctavian Vaults in the UK - requests for photos of bottles has increased ~30% each year for the last few years, highlighting the growing consumer awareness of strong provenanceProvenance premiumSome are high, e.g., DRC from Drouhin cellar sold for ~$500k/bottleHistorically, the premium is meager - ~2-3% because most wines are bought and sold by tradersPremium increasing over time - auctions and library wines sold from chateaux selling for higher premiumsTraceability solutionsPure trackingComprehensive - tracking and monitoring (temperature, humidity)eProvenance is a B2B solution for wineries and importers1275 Collections believes a fully traceable stock of wines will come1275 believes wine damage from storage/handling is a more significant issue than counterfeit winesWine StorageThere is minimal research on the impacts of storageThe more researched area is the impact of transportation  - road transportation is worse than cargo shipsLack of transparency and accountability in the industryKey things to track - temperature, temperature fluctuations (change pressure in the bottle), humidity, circulation of air (to prevent mold), lack of contaminants (free of bad smells) - mostly TCA1275 Business ModelEnd-to-end solution for people who want a great wine collection, direct from estates with technology to have full traceabilityCollections start at €25,0002% annual management fee (includes sourcing, transportation, insurance, and storage)For €100,000+ - a one-off advisory fee of €4,000 and lower management fees (1.4-1.8%)~€15M+ under management currently (October 2021)