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GPX scope and history
GPX as a company started in November 1999. GPX transformed the idea - a system for showing the origin of a certain amount of generated electrical energy - into a patented concept. This concept aims to bring from the specific place of origine the information of a certain amount of generated electrical energy to a specific end user who is consuming the same amount of electrical energy. It is a new concept in the market. And it is ready for the first stage production. GPX modules are robust, compact, smart & intelligent. GPX presents a technological tool to extent the clean production environment via the anonymous electricity - in the grid - to the users environment. The module shows the origin of green power along with the used power. It thus assures the user of consuming specific energy exclusively. The assurance of the origin is approved by authorized body's which are appointed by the national government. GPX is the assurance of the supply of energy from the (hand- or automated) chosen source. The assurance of the supply to the consumer by electronic means is approved by .... to be continued.

GPX mission:

In brief:
we support the smart meter connection to proof to consumers about the connection to the source, about the supply of energy origin.

The mission is to introduce, implement and support a new interface for renewable energy sources to the energy consumer. The motive is to improve the freedom of choice on how electrical energy is produced, and who is producing it for trading to the consumer and the end user. We support transparancy in this choice as such is wished, wanted or demanded by the consumer. GPX can be applied as a personal solar energy consumption meter, controlled by a mobile telephone, operating at the chosen range and class of sources.

1. a certain price level or (you pay GPXEnergy)
2. a certain availability programm (you get GPXEnergy).


GPX vision: to bring:
1. Freedom of choice for energy? mix your own! Portfolio: 1. price 2. availability.
2. Tangible product opens door for the Kyoto protocol with TRC's REC's EECS etc
3. Product connecting the (final) user to the place where the electrical energy was generated (i.e. hometown, place of birth, etc).
4. New class of products raises awareness for more people to GO for green energy by using the 'energy balance'.
5. Joining the Æ idea to led (yes, led with a ;-D) wind & sun in the hearts of energy consumers.

GPX process
1. The first half of the process is the issuing of the "Guarantees of Origin" (GoO). A GoO is issued to producers of a certain source. After this the GoO's can be traded via (international) trading accounts. When a GoO is used by the energy provider, a cancellation of the GoO is done in order to make sure that the GoO can not be further traded. The second half of the process in communication to the final consumer takes place with booking the "Evidence of Cancellation" (EoC) against the "Evidence of Use" (EoU) in a peer to peer digital transaction.
2. A stronger and alternative process is the connection of coded source-information (containing source meter identification, production specific data, other specifications and produced energy quantity) via an ICT system of the meter operator directly towards the coded destination (containing destination meter identification and consumed energy quantity), in which no GoO is used because of the more direct transaction and in which the energy produced by the source is not presented to any issuer to receive GoO's for trading or disclosure. In this situation the metering company of the source takes over the role of "issuer" for issuing and cancellation of the energy information supplied to the consumer.

GPX presentation & downloads
A larger presentation for multiple purpose was made in Powerpoint (file-size: 2.06Mb) in English. A short presentation (in acrobat) in English or in Dutch. For Dutch speaking visitors there is presentation in a series of sheets, with an overview of the features of the GPX plug-system whith the chip-card, the original idea with which GPX started. In october 2007 we received compliments for this dutch presentation (file-size: 1.12Mb). More recent presentations: [1 story board presentation] size 4.3Mb, [2 Presentation in Dutch] size 0.5Mb, [3]. In June 2010 for the project in Peckham a small movie demonstrating the energy balance concept was made. It explains how GPX works. The movie has been used in Peckham for perception analysis.
Downloads in zip-file: Documentation in English (644 kB) - documentatie in het Nederlands (819 kB)

GPX investor relations
Investors are important for the right angle of development for GPX applications, this page (in Dutch language) provides further information on this subject. Specifications for a first serie product are given.

GPX in-site links
Link 1: reports about green power
Link 2: patent information
Link 3: disclaimer

GPX organisation
The shareholders
The start of the company was in Arnhem on 1 November 1999 by Mr Bouwhuis. In 2002 Hugo Schönbeck, working for the business centre at "Van Hall Institute", joined GPX for his knowledge on international law and environmental affairs. Mr. Schönbeck brought in other partners. Grietien Fortuin, founder of a new company "Field, food and farmers" and at that time working for Van Hall; Luuk Dijkhuis, Wim Terpstra and Theo van Balen, owners of a Dutch company for energy efficiency: Technea , Go-Green and The Energy Savingshop. In June 2004 an agreement for co-operation on exploitation of GPX was signed by the shareholders. In January 2005 a Limited was raised to work from and to hold the intellectual property.
The stakeholders
Since 2008 GPX has held meetings with a number of stakeholders.
An example is given in this Dutch presentation: "in balans met smart grids".

The founding of GPX
The company was formed in november 1999 by mr. E.A.J. Bouwhuis (details).
The GPX Foundation
In the year 2009 a plan was launched to form a new foundation. This GPX Foundation is a looking for a fund aiming to visualize the frontier of sustainable new electrification in the world on screen to GPX users. This is the plan (at present only available in the Dutch language) for the GPX Foundation. A perfect example is this video from India with a solar light installation (off grid) in Raigur India. However it is only just one single example, we need many more of this, and to connect so that these installations can be paid with help from the richer 'city-people'. So if you would like to connect to this project right now, sorry then, it's not possible yet, it's not measured by a kWh meter. But change is coming.

GPX grid location
The company is connected to this electricity network.

GPX logo
Logo & style created by Juliette Calis.

GPX illustrations
special thanks to:
Loet van Moll - illustrator, (see) Lady with flowering power
Walter van Buijtenen - illustrator GPX product AE2000
Conrad Electronica - original "Energie Kosten Messgeraet EKM 265" & Jeroen Diekman
Mobicomm - Paul Vollebregt
Wietske Jonker-ter Veld - illustrator, (see) the painting of the girl with a plant, "look this is my CO2 sink"
Jeroen de Lange & Mark Geljon - (visualizations A and B)

GPX Project-site: (username/password needed).

GPX: a new company in a fast developing market.
 

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