Emporia Energy now offers EV charger installation through a $100 credit program in partnership with Treehouse. Customers purchasing the Emporia Energy EV Charger online receive a $100 credit and estimates. Treehouse manages the entire installation process. Addressing Electrical Load Challenges Many homes cannot initially handle Level 2 chargers. Emporia said its PowerSmart technology solves this…

Image: WindEurope Wind energy powered 20% of all electricity consumed in Europe (19% in the EU) in 2024, and the EU has set a goal to grow this share to 34% by 2030 and more than 50% by 2050. To stay on track, the EU needs to install 30 GW of new wind farms annually, but…

Nikola Corporation announced the opening of a new HYLA hydrogen refueling station in West Sacramento, California. The facility, located at 917 Stillwater Rd, features a high-pressure hydrogen refueler. It supports Nikola’s plan to provide hydrogen refueling solutions for Class 8 trucks in Northern California. Refueling Capacity of…

Photo: Florida Municipal Power Agency Florida’s Rice Creek Solar Energy Center is now online, delivering nearly 75 megawatts (MW) of clean electricity to 12 cities across the state. The solar farm is part of the Florida Municipal Solar Project, one of the largest municipal solar initiatives in the US. Located in Putnam County, near Palatka,…

Photo: Thomas Built Buses Thomas Built Buses just launched the second generation of its Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley electric school bus originally unveiled in 2017 – here’s what’s new. A Smarter powertrain with Accelera’s eAxle The second-gen Jouley is all about being more efficient, better performance, and being easier to service. At the heart of it is…

EVgo Inc. and General Motors (GM) have opened more than 2,000 public fast charging stalls. This collaboration has created charging locations in over 390 sites across 45 metropolitan markets in 32 states. The EVgo GM fast charging network focuses on providing charging in convenient places like grocery stores, retail centers, and city centers. These locations…

Photo: Equinor Equinor has secured $3 billion to finance New York’s Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm, which will provide power for 500,000 homes when it comes online in 2027. It’s set to become the first offshore wind farm to connect directly to New York City’s grid. Equinor’s January 2 announcement of the close…

Published: November 25, 2024 EVgo is expanding its partnership with Meijer, a Midwest grocery retailer, to enhance public fast-charging infrastructure at Meijer locations across Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. As part of this initiative, EVgo said it plans to install up to 480 new public fast-charging stalls at Meijer properties. To date,…

Photo: Kwik Trip Wisconsin’s first three EV fast charging stations using funding from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula program are now online. The EV fast charging stations are in Ashland, Chippewa Falls, and Menominee, in western Wisconsin, which are rural areas that see a lot of visitors due to tourism and their…

Stellantis N.V. and Zeta Energy Corp. have announced a joint development agreement aimed at advancing battery cell technology for electric vehicle applications. The partnership aims to develop lithium-sulfur EV batteries with gravimetric energy density while achieving a volumetric energy density comparable to today’s lithium-ion technology, the companies said. For…