First-in-Nation Pilot to Provide Low-Income Driver with Affordable Access to EV Launched in Boston by BlueHub Energy, Fermata Energy, Enterprise Holdings, and Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corp.

First-in-Nation Pilot to Provide Affordable Access to EV

Fermata Energy, the leader in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) charging systems, today announced it has named Anna Demeo, PhD, as the company’s first Chief Product Officer.

Anna Demeo Joins Vehicle-to-Everything Leader Fermata Energy as Chief Product Officer

George Miller joins BorgWarner booth at the Green Bus Summit

Chevy Volt Innovator Tony Posawatz Named as CEO of Fermata Energy

Claire Weiller joins Innovate UK at EVS36 to advance global V2X

Meet with George Miller at EVS36 in the CHAdeMO Association booth

Come see Fermata Energy at the ACT Expo at Booth #6911

Scott Brierley will speak at the ACT to discuss how our V2G installations are saving municipalities money today

Newlab at Michigan Central is for startups working toward a future of mobility

Two EVs at Plymouth State University delivered 1 MWh of energy with Fermata Energy bidirectional EV charging platform

Glenn will be speaking at the EPRI, Infrastructure Working Council (IWC) to discuss lessons learned from V2G deployments

Watch - The Fully Charged Podcast | Earn Money While You Park with Professor David Slutzky

EnergyHub and Fermata Energy partner to enable utilities to accelerate EVs as grid-edge resources

Join Brian Zelis at the annual NYC DCAS fleet show and learn more about V2G 

Amazon and Walmart are creating huge demand for electric trucks and vans

Vehicle-to-grid charger provider expands to distributed energy software

The dream of transactive energy tariffs for microgrids inches forward

Melissa Chan will be speaking at the 2023 NH Energy Week to discuss how New Hampshire can encourage V2G deployment through rate design and utility incentives

Anna Demeo will be speaking at TC3 Carrier Connections to discuss the intersection of V2G and VPPs, and their role in the energy industry

Solar installers: Add EV charger installation to your services now

Department of Energy announces first of its kind collaboration to accelerate "Vehicle-to-Everything" technologies

Earn revenue with bidirectional charging from Fermata Energy

Fermata Energy Expands Its Leadership Team to Meet the Growing Demand for V2X Technology

Claire Weiller joins Fermata Energy as Director of European Strategic Partnerships

Fermata Energy named one of the Tech Tribune’s 2022 Best Tech Startups in Charlottesville

Is ​‘Vehicle-to-everything’ charging ready for prime time?

Why Vehicle-to-building and virtual power plants could beef-up commercial operations

Meet the 14 entrepreneurs vying to break into the $207.5 billion electric car charging industry as EVs finally take off

GSA announces three new electric vehicle charging pilots at Denver Federal Center

Green proving ground program selects innovative technologies that enable transition to net-zero carbon

The next tool in the climate toolbox: Your parked EV

Wells Fargo innovation incubator announces its first demonstration cohort

How to turn an electric vehicle battery Into a miniature power plant for your home

Qmerit partners with Fermata Energy to accelerate Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) solutions for commercial, multi-family and utility customers

Fermata Energy’s Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) technology lowers energy costs and increases renewable energy use for the City of Boulder, Colorado

Department of Energy wants to know: How can EVs give back to 'the grid'?

Bidirectional charging could be the next evolution of EVs

EVs: The next grid battery for renewables?

See the cutting-edge tech turning government buildings into lean, green machines

Reddit’s Chief Technology Officer to bring leadership and experience to the scaling of V2X technology

Marty Weiner joins Fermata Energy’s advisory board

Roacky Mountain PBS: During extreme heat, Denver company uses electric cars to help cool its building

Can a garage full of Revel taxis stop the next blackout?

This New England utility will soon pay EV owners to help to back up the grid

From electric school buses to Nissan Leafs, can vehicle-to-grid technology accelerate the clean-energy revolution?

Electric vehicles charging back with V2G technology

Governor Whitmer announces grants to bolster mobility industry and increase accessibility in the state

Meet Fermata Energy at Distributech in San Diego, Verizon booth #4216

Verizon and Newlab incubate 7 startups to leverage 5G networks

Celebrating the car that sparked the electric vehicle revolution, 25 years later

Claire Weiller will be attending the AIT FORUM - Accelerating mobility transitions

Solar Power World: What is bidirectional EV charging?

Biden plan to electrify federal fleet will boost EV market, but many questions remain, experts say

Scott Brierley, who led Nissan’s V2X bidirectional charging initiative, joins Fermata Energy as 
Director of Automotive and Strategic Partnerships

Fermata Energy Pushes the Envelope to Make Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Technology Mainstream in Electric Vehicles

Vehicle-to-Grid technology saves $950 in 4 months

How vehicle-to-grid technology could disrupt energy storage investment as we know it

‘Proving the Concept’: Roanoke Electric Tests Innovative EV-to-Grid Charger

Fermata Energy Selected for Google’s Startups Accelerator for Climate Change

Phoenix Motorcars & Fermata Energy Form Long-Term Partnership for V2X Bidirectional Charging

V2G bidirectional chargers at New England’s largest energy storage and hydroelectric facility will support the integration of renewable energy and grid stability during peak load hours.

FirstLight Power, Fermata Energy, and Skyview Ventures partner to launch first ever Vehicle-to-Grid charging platform in Western Massachusetts

Green Car Congress: Nissan approves first bi-directional charger for use with Nissan LEAF in the US; Fermata Energy FE-15 charger

Vehicle-to-building (V2B) pilot installed by Fermata Energy at Bigelow Tea’s Louisville facility

Bigelow Tea Working to Reduce Carbon Footprint, One Electric Vehicle at a Time

Conference highlights ways P.E.I. could learn from Danish island’s fight against climate change

Fermata Energy raises $40M in 2021, including a Series A Round led by The Carlyle Group

George Miller will be speaking at the EV Charging Infrastructure Conference and Exhibition in Long Beach Marriott, California

Heliox introduces a 20kW bidirectional V2X charger that uses Fermata Energy’s software platform to put energy back on the grid when the car is parked.

Heliox and Fermata Energy Forge Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), Smart Energy Management Partnership

Green Car Reports: Each EV with V2G charger might earn $15,000 over 10 years

Roanoke Electric Cooperative to Pilot Cutting-edge Vehicle-to-grid Technology

Melissa Chan joins Fermata Energy as Director of Grid Solutions and Strategic Partnerships

Fermata Energy leadership team grows in tandem with interest in EV charging infrastructure

Bidirectional EVs could lend a hand in power crisis

Join Melissa Chan at AESP annual conference

Glenn Skutt, PhD, is on Panel for the First Annual V2G Business Policy & Technology Forum in Los Angeles, CA

Glenn Skutt, PhD, is on the Panel for the First Annual V2G Business Policy & Technology Forum in Los Angeles, CA

Fermata Energy, the nation’s leader in proven vehicle-to-everything (V2X) systems, recently named Brian Zelis as National Sales Director.

Driving the future toward Vehicle-to-X (V2X), Fermata Energy expands Its team

Cosmin Dumitrescu is speaking at the Smart Energy Summit in Austin, Texas

Batteries on Wheels: The electric vehicle connection to the grid that could help decarbonize utility power

Fermata Energy announces $2.5M strategic investment from TEPCO ventures

A Win-Win Situation: FM Opportunities in Bidirectional EV Charging

Nissan taps Fermata Energy for Nissan Energy share pilot

Revel, NineDot Energy and Fermata Energy announce groundbreaking Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) partnership

Fermata Energy expands its leadership team, adding Jack Pfeiffer as data scientist

Government, Labor, Industry Leaders to announce first of its kind collaborative to accelerate “Vehicle-to-Everything” technologies

Verizon and AWS expand by more than 30% the number of metro area locations with mobile edge computing

Virtual Peaker Partners with Fermata Energy to Bring V2G Bidirectional Vehicle Charging Technology to Utilities

Virtual Peaker partners with Fermata Energy to bring V2G bidirectional vehicle charging technology to utilities

Bigelow Tea enhances sustainability with a Vehicle-to-Grid system

Proven results and cost savings with V2G technology

Ford and Newlab announce startups to pilot new electric vehicle tech in mobility innovation program

How V2G can support the grid and help pay back electric vehicle owners (from Auto Futures)

John Wheeler is speaking on EVs as a grid storage resource at Intersolar North America 

Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) installation nets positive energy results for a historic building in Denver and cost savings to the nonprofit that installed It

Vehicle-to-Grid programs give rise to mobile microgrids

A partnership between The Alliance Center and Fermata Energy will result in reduced energy costs

Vehicle-to-Building (V2B) Technology Coming to Downtown Denver

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Fermata Energy UL Certification Press Coverage

Fermata Energy's Director of Product will speak about the market potential of V2X at convening of clean, green and sustainability companies

Join Cosmin Dumitrescu at Cleantech Council in Mountainview, Calif. 

CEO David Slutzky speaks on V2G future at the EUCI EV Charging Infrastructure virtual event

Vehicle-to-building pilot installed by Fermata Energy at North Boulder Recreation Center

Boulder to Explore How Electric Vehicles Can Reduce Building Energy Costs

This Summer, an Electric Car Will Help Power the New England Electric Grid

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FE-20 Bidirectional Charger specification sheet 

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Earn Money While You Park with Professor David Slutzky

Editorial: California should tap its growing fleet of EVs to prevent blackouts

From the WoodMac Grid Edge Summit, Melissa Chan discusses V2G, utilities and time/location delivery with the Interchange Recharged podcast.

The Nissan Leaf can now officially power buildings using bidirectional charging

John Wheeler discusses how bidirectional charging delivers a better ROI than single directional charging

From professor to entrepreneur focused on climate solutions, CEO David Slutzky talks about Fermata Energy's mission and technology 

Nissan Approves Fermata Energy’s Bidirectional Charger as First for Use with Nissan LEAF in the U.S.

FE-15 Bidirectional Charger specification sheet 

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Fermata Energy's role in DER integrations 

Revel launches city’s first vehicle-to-grid charging system

CEO David Slutzky discusses grid stability and V2X on EnergyMatters2U podcast

Is ​‘vehicle-to-everything’ charging ready for prime time?

Bidirectional Charging Can Make EVs a Profit Center

Verizon's TJ Fox outlines why smart grids are the EV fuel of the future

CEO David Slutzky discusses frequency regulation, technology and V2X on Battery + Energy Storage podcast

Bidirectional charging allows consumers to discharge their EV batteries to provide back-up power for their homes during blackouts or earn money from their utility. EV batteries have much more capacity than many at-home energy storage units.

With real-time information on your building's electricity usage, Fermata Energy empowers facility managers to use EVs and bidirectional charging to meet electrification goals, while avoiding peak demand charges and saving money on the company’s electricity bill.

How Fermata Energy can help your organization

Fermata Energy platform can turn your EVs into a powerful revenue stream that can lower your electricity bill, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and fuel costs, by selling power back to the grid.

The nation’s leader in vehicle-to-building (V2B) systems, Fermata Energy empowers EV fleet owners and operators to leverage their fleet to save money on fleet operating costs, manage climate-related risk, and improve facility energy resilience and efficiency.

Park it. Plug it. Profit - with an easy-to-use platform

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One EV paired with   a single bidirectional charger can earn enough to pay for itself in just   three years 

Fermata Energy systems support grid resilience throughout North America and in parts of Europe

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Key investors are market-makers in critical infrastructure: The Carlyle Group, Verizon and TEPCO

Risk free because you can charge fast or park and earn revenue – turning your charging system into a profit center

With just one EV and a bidirectional charger, the City of Boulder saves enough on their electricity bill every month to pay for their EV lease. 

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Risk free because   you can charge fast or park and earn revenue – turning your charging system   into a profit center 

We have a no-upfront   cost option - rethink the value of your charging system and electrify your fleet quickly.

Over two summers, using just one Nissan LEAF and one bidirectional charger, we delivered more than $8,000 in revenue for a municipal wastewater facility. 

We have a no-upfront   cost option - rethink the value of your charging system and electrify your   fleet quickly 

One EV paired with   a single bidirectional charger can earn enough to pay for itself in just three years.

A bidirectional DC fast charging platform that discharges the energy stored in your EV's battery to your building, so your company can avoid peak demand charges on its electricity bill. Join our network today.

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A recognized thought leader in the field of vehicle-to-grid technology, Prof. Slutzky is founder and Chairman of the Board of Fermata Energy. He launched the company with the specific purpose to unlock the value in EV batteries, making EVs more cost effective for the driving public, and to harness the aggregate capacity of EVs to provide much-needed grid resilience.

He has earned the reputation of being a policy wonk and serial entrepreneur committed to preservation of sensitive ecological systems, protecting the long-term integrity of our biosphere, and working to solve the challenges of global warming. In addition to more than 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur, David served as a Senior Policy Advisor at the White House and EPA during the Clinton Administration. At the White House, he coordinated the International Task Force of the President’s Council on Sustainable Development, where he focused his efforts on the environmental and labor implications of international trade agreements, such as the Multilateral Agreement on Investments.

Prior to Fermata Energy, David co-founded Skeo Solutions, an environmental policy consulting firm. He is a Research Associate Professor in the Science, Technology and Society Program at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science. Slutzky earned his BA and pursued graduate studies in Political Philosophy at the University of Chicago, and received his law degree from the Program on Energy and the Environment at Chicago-Kent College of Law.

Founder, Chairman

Professor David Slutzky

As CEO of Fermata Energy, Tony Posawatz brings a career of experience in automotive-tech advancement. He was formerly the Executive-in-Charge of Global Electric Vehicle Development and Vehicle Line Director, Chevrolet Volt at General Motors (GM). He also served as the President/CEO of Fisker Automotive and has been a Board Director of several auto-tech companies (Metalsa, INRIX, Nexeon, Spiers New Technologies (SNT), Envision Solar - EVSI/Beam Global, Renovo Auto, Atieva/Lucid Motors) and an Advisory Board member of Fermata Energy, Secure America’s Future Energy - SAFE Electrification Coalition. Tony is considered an expert on the future of mobility, the electric driving ecosystem and the integration of future transportation technologies - ACES (Autonomous, Connected, Electric, Shared).

Tony Posawatz

Bringing more than $2 billion in M&A and restructuring deal experience to Fermata Energy, John Wheeler is focused on the rapid commercialization and deployment of vehicle-to-everything solutions. He develops the use cases and investment structures that make V2G a fast-growing reality and widely sought after grid-edge solution throughout North America and Europe. 

John also worked with green visionary, Bill McDonough, advising Fortune 500  companies on renewable and energy efficiency strategies. Before joining   Fermata, John previously served as a fellow with the Environmental Defense Fund, where he helped SAP Labs evaluate their green software portfolio and achieve their goal of becoming 50% renewably-powered.  John holds an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, a B.S. in Environmental Design from Art Center College of Design, and a B.S. in Economics and Philosophy from University of Virginia.

Co-founder, CFO and Chief Strategy Officer

John Wheeler

A well-known expert in electromagnetics and design of magnetic devices for power electronics applications in utility application markets, Glenn Skutt leads the development of the bidirectional charging hardware and electrical engineering design team at Fermata Energy. He has served as the principal investigator for multiple government research projects and critical contracts in high reliability power electronics and power inverter operation. He is the founder and president of PowerHub Systems.

Chief Technology Officer

Glenn Skutt, PhD

Aaron Gillmore, a clean transportation and renewable energy industry veteran with over three decades of experience, currently serves as the Chief Commercial Officer at Fermata Energy. Gillmore’s diverse expertise encompasses commercial electric vehicles, EV charging, renewable energy, battery storage, and utility interconnection. His leadership roles at WAVE and BYD, where he introduced growth strategies and led large-scale, zero-emission fleet deployments, reflect his commitment to fostering sustainable, clean transportation.

Prior to his current role, Gillmore held pivotal positions at successful start-ups Tesla and SolarCity, leading business development and sales organizations, and creating innovative market entry strategies and financing models. His early corporate roles culminated as the Senior Vice President of Development for Lendlease Corporation, handling residential master-planned real estate transactions and business development initiatives worth billions of dollars.

Gillmore began his professional journey in the U.S. Navy, serving as a Civil Engineer Corps Officer supervising multi-million-dollar development and renovation projects. A licensed civil engineer, he was recognized as one of the 40 under 40 industry leaders by Building Design + Construction Magazine in 2007. Gillmore holds academic degrees from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and the University of California, Berkeley, and has completed an Executive Leadership Development Program at Columbia Business School in New York.

Chief Commercial Officer

Aaron Gillmore

Nicole is an experienced attorney passionate about helping technology companies achieve business results. Prior to joining Fermata Energy, Nicole served as in-house counsel for Fortune 500 tech companies and a cybersecurity startup. She began her legal career at the law firm Sidley Austin. Before law school, Nicole was a business analyst at McKinsey & Company. Nicole attended Harvard College and Georgetown University Law Center.

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Nicole Brown

David Sandalow is the Inaugural Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy and co-Director of the Energy and Environment Concentration at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.  

David has served in senior positions at the White House, State Department and U.S. Department of Energy. He came to Columbia from the U.S. Department of Energy, where he served as Under Secretary of Energy (acting) and Assistant Secretary for Policy & International Affairs. 

David writes and speaks widely on energy and climate policy. Recent works include Electric Vehicle Charging in China and the United States (February 2019, co-author), Direct Air Capture of Carbon Dioxide Roadmap (December 2018, project chair), Guide to Chinese Climate Policy (July 2018), A Natural Gas Giant Awakens (June 2018, co-author), The Geopolitics of Renewable Energy (2017, co-author), Financing Solar and Wind Power: Lessons from Oil and Gas (2017, co-author), CO2 Utilization Roadmap 2.0 (2017, project chair) and The History and Future of the Clean Energy Ministerial (2016). Other works include Plug-In Electric Vehicles: What Role for Washington? (2009) (editor), U.S.-China Cooperation on Climate Change (2009) (co-author) and Freedom from Oil (2008).

David  is a member of the Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF) Steering Committee and chair of the ICEF Innovation Roadmap Project. He serves as a director of Fermata Energy and Highview Power Storage. He is also a member of the Global CO2 Initiative Advisory Board, Zayed Future Energy Prize Selection Committee, University of Michigan Energy Institute Advisory Board, Electric Drive Transport Association’s “Hall of Fame” and Council on Foreign Relations. David is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and Yale College.

Advisory Board

David Sandalow

Marty Weiner was a founding architect and engineer of Pinterest, and the first Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Reddit. Marty brings with him extensive leadership experience in scaling companies in emerging technologies and new industries. 

At Pinterest, Marty was a founding engineer responsible for scaling the site from hundreds of users to 10s of millions and beyond. He then joined Reddit as its first CTO tasked with building a world-class engineering team and ensuring the site could handle 500+ million people visiting every month.

Marty Weiner

Mr. Takafumi Anegawa graduated from the University of Tokyo with a Master’s Degree in Nuclear Engineering and joined Tokyo Electric Power Company in 1983. His first assignment was core management at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. In the nuclear field, his major contributions were the development of Simplified BWR, core design of Advanced Boiling Water Reactor and licensing work of Mixed Oxide Fuel.

In 2002, Mr. Anegawa started his new job to promote adoption of electric vehicles. He invented the DC quick charging method knows as CHAdeMO and produced the first CHAdeMO DC fast charger. He jointly developed a new EV that can be recharged by a high power DC charger with Subaru and Mitsubishi Motors. In March 2010, he founded the CHAdeMO association which has hundreds of members around the world.

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