Eaton announced a new approach to electric vehicle (EV) fleet charging by eliminating cable runs and major modifications to existing parking and conveyor structures. The company said its overhead EV Charging Busway enables fleets to expand and reconfigure infrastructure with no concrete work required. According to Eaton, its EV Charging Busway provides a plug-and-play solution to add,…

Hywind Tampen, the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm, was inaugurated today by global power giant Equinor and its partners. Norway-headquartered Equinor developed and is operating Hywind Tampen, which consists of 11 8.6 megawatt (MW) turbines. It’s around 140 km (87 miles) off the Norwegian coast in a water depth of between 260 and 300 meters…

EPRI is leading a three-year initiative — EVs2Scale2030 — that will collaborate with more than 500 stakeholders including Amazon, the U.S. Department of Energy and leading electric companies to ready the electric grid in support of the accelerated development of EV charging infrastructure. EVs2Scale2030 includes electric companies, fleet operators, auto and truck manufacturers, and charging…

Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia is going to host a solar, battery storage, and EV project – the US’s largest clean energy project at an airport. The state of Virginia and Dominion Energy officials broke ground on the $200 million clean energy project yesterday. The solar farm will sit on 835 acres of…

Ample collaborated with Mitsubishi Fuso to implement a solution tailored for last-mile delivery fleets transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs) - modular battery swapping for electric trucks. This partnership will facilitate the deployment of Mitsubishi Fuso electric trucks powered by Ample's modular battery-swapping technology. The initial rollout will feature Mitsubishi Fuso's latest all-electric FUSO eCanter, scheduled…

Solar and storage companies have announced over $100 billion in private sector investments in the US since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) a year ago, according to a new analysis released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). Since President Joe Biden signed the IRA in August 2022, 51 solar factories have…

Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) introduced the Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Program Act of 2023, which creates a grant program in the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for wireless EV charging projects. The bill is modeled after a pilot program at the state level in Michigan to lead the United States in building the first public wireless…

A record 270 (gigawatts) GW of newly installed solar capacity is expected to be achieved worldwide in 2023, according to global research firm Wood Mackenzie. Solar worldwide in 2023 Wood Mackenzie predicts in its latest solar market outlook that solar will continue accelerating to an annual 330 GW by 2032. The company says it…

Michigan announced a new, real-world prototype program known as the Mobility Charging Hub, which the state said will help to enable companies to transition fleets to electric commercial vehicles (EVs). The program will also serve the dual purpose of supporting passenger vehicle charging. “Freight trucks drive commerce, deliver goods, and connect businesses throughout the nation,…

Danish wind giant Ørsted has completed three huge artificial nests designed to house a vulnerable seabird species near the UK’s Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm. Hornsea 3 is a 2.85-gigawatt offshore wind farm that will be located off England’s east coast, around 120 km (75 miles) from Norfolk and 160 km (99 miles) from…