Photo: Lightsource bp Solar and wind accounted for almost 96% of new US electrical generating capacity added in the first third of 2025. In April, solar provided 87% of new capacity, making it the 20th consecutive month solar has taken the lead, according to data belatedly posted on July 1 by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission…

Autel Energy has been named a preferred Autel EV charger provider following LAZ Parking’s partnership with Epic Charging. The partnership aims to deploy 50,000 Level 2 EV chargers across North America. LAZ plans to integrate charging infrastructure across its wide property network in collaboration with Autel and Epic. “We’re thrilled to be working alongside…

Lucid Group has signed a multi-year supply agreement with Graphite One to source American natural graphite. This move aims to strengthen the Lucid graphite supply chain and reduce reliance on foreign materials, the company said. Future Lucid electric vehicles will use natural and synthetic graphite produced in the United States through partnerships with battery…

The Gateway Fleets EV depot in Riverside, California is now operational, according to the company. Gateway said it built the new facility in just weeks, marking a milestone in its expansion strategy. The site sits only five minutes from key FedEx stations in Rialto. The depot gives FedEx Contracted Service Providers (CSPs) access to commercial…

SAE International released SAE J3400/2, a new NACS connector standard for electric vehicles (EVs). Developed by SAE’s Hybrid-EV Committee, this standard outlines the physical and mechanical design of connectors and inlets used in the North American Charging System (NACS). The J3400/2 standard defines this architecture through 2D mechanical drawings and 3D models. These tools help…

Trelleborg debuted EV battery sealing solutions, the CellXPro material range, at the Battery Show at Messe Stuttgart, Germany, from June 3-5 in Hall 7 at booth E05. “The global push for electrification is transforming the automotive landscape,” said Marc Gay, Sales Development Engineer. “It drives increased sales of passenger and commercial battery electric vehicles for…

Photo: Meyer Burger Swiss solar manufacturer Meyer Burger has filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy relief in the US after filing for insolvency proceedings earlier this month in Germany. June 27, 2025: In a court filing on Wednesday, Meyer Burger stated that it was starting the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process in the US. The company…

Photo: BlueSky PIT Solar provided over 10% of total US electrical generation in April, wind and solar produced almost one-quarter, and the mix of all renewable energy generated nearly a third, according to data just released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Solar set new records in April and the first third of 2025 EIA’s…

Image: Airloom Airloom Energy just broke ground on a rectangular wind turbine pilot site near Rock River, Wyoming, and it has the potential to change how wind power gets built in the US. Backed by Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Airloom is developing a new kind of wind turbine that promises to be cheaper, faster…

Photo: Sunrun The US energy storage market just posted its strongest Q1 ever, adding more than 2 gigawatts (GW) of capacity across all segments, according to the latest US Energy Storage Monitor from Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association (ACP). That makes Q1 2025 the biggest first quarter for energy storage in US…