Mobile car care company Yoshi Mobility launched a DC fast charging EV mobile unit that it likens to “a supercharger on wheels.”
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Amprius ships EV battery that reaches 90% charge in 15 minutes
Amprius Technologies has shipped its power-packed A-Sample EV cells to the United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC), a research collaboration between major automakers to advance EV battery technology.
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Enbridge, a Canadian energy company, just announced it’s moving forward with an 815-megawatt (MW) solar project called Sequoia in Texas. When it’s done, it’ll be one of the largest solar farms in North America. The project’s price tag is a hefty $1.1 billion.
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Dominion Energy has hit a major milestone in the construction of its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. The company has put in place 78 monopile foundations and four offshore substation foundations during the first installation season, surpassing its initial target of 70 monopiles.
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Rivian will power its DC fast-charging network with renewable energy company RWE’s Champion Wind farm in Texas.
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SOLARCYCLE is building a huge solar recycling plant in Cedartown, Georgia, which will recycle 10 million solar panels a year.
Expand Expanding CloseGeorgia Tech and Smart Wires to upgrade Georgia’s grid with grid-enhancing tech
Georgia utility Southern Company is teaming up with Georgia Tech and Smart Wires to roll out a US Department of Energy (DOE)-backed project aimed at boosting Georgia and Alabama’s electric grid.
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ChargePoint just made it easier for small businesses and multifamily housing to offer EV charging. The company introduced the ChargePoint Essential cloud plan that eliminates traditional software subscription fees by using driver payments to cover costs.
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The Atlantic coast’s first floating offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Maine resulted in two provisional winners and $21.9 million in winning bids, with four lease areas awarded.
Expand Expanding CloseBosch’s IDS Ultra Cold Climate Heat Pump just hit the market
Bosch is now the first manufacturer to bring a cold-climate heat pump to market as part of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge.
Expand Expanding CloseThe US EV battery supply chain just got a vital link with the first advanced electrolyte factory
Anthro Energy just secured a $24.9 million grant from the US Department of Energy to help bolster the domestic battery supply chain – a move that will have a big impact on US EV production.
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The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden’s new solar carport is now online, and at 2.8 megawatts (MW), it’s a big one.
Expand Expanding CloseSeriously good cold-climate heat pumps are headed to the US market
The eight manufacturers that took part in the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge are now taking their new, improved products to market.
Expand Expanding CloseOne of the UK’s largest solar farms is now online and can power 20,000 homes
One of the UK’s largest solar farms, a 55 MW project, is now officially online, providing enough power for over 20,000 homes.
Expand Expanding CloseThe US reaches milestone of 200,000+ public EV charging ports
The US just hit a major electric vehicle milestone: There are now more than 200,000 public EV charging ports nationwide.
Expand Expanding CloseLG is now taking orders for its first DC fast charger in the US
LG Business Solutions USA is now taking orders for the first LG DC fast charger in the US, which is being built in Texas.
Expand Expanding CloseHarvard develops a solid state battery that charges in minutes [update]
Researchers at Harvard University have developed a solid state battery that can be recharged in 10 minutes, and now it’s got Series A funding to scale production.
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Renewables now claim a 30.1% share of total US utility-scale electrical generating capacity, according to new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) data.
Expand Expanding CloseThese solar-roofed electric school buses are V2X
Student transport company First Student and utility Con Edison have launched a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) hub with 12 solar-roofed electric school buses in Brooklyn.
Expand Expanding CloseA solar farm comes online on a coal ash landfill site in West Virginia
A 5.5-megawatt (MW) solar farm just came online in Rivesville, West Virginia, on a brownfield site near a shuttered coal-burning power station.
Expand Expanding CloseNorth Dakota is ramping up its EV charger installations
The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) announced a funding opportunity for DC fast chargers in 16 communities across the state.
Expand Expanding CloseChargePoint launches an affordable EV charger for fleets
ChargePoint (NYSE: CHPT) has just rolled out an affordable EV charging solution for fleets aiming to go electric without breaking the bank.
Expand Expanding CloseThis off-grid solar e-mobility delivery system makes clean water for crisis zones
San Diego-based Beam Global’s (Nasdaq: BEEM) new solar-powered BeamWell water desalination and e-mobility delivery system provides clean drinking water, electricity, and mobility for crisis zones.
Expand Expanding CloseLondon’s electric last-mile delivery provider Fin to expand to the US
Sustainable logistics and deliveries provider Fin announced $7 million in seed funding and is expanding its operations to the US.
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