Nikola Corporation and ChargePoint Holdings are partnering to accelerate the deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure for fleets across the U.S. The companies say the collaboration will enable Nikola and the Nikola Sales and Service Dealer Network to resell ChargePoint's portfolio of charging infrastructure and software solutions to its fleet customers, helping to ensure a…

The Home Depot is going to install 13 megawatts of rooftop solar on 25 of its stores. The Home Depot’s rooftop solar Solar company DSD Renewables is working with the DIY giant to install rooftop solar on the stores, which are all in California. The solar roof installations will directly power the company’s store locations within the…

Xos recently announced a new offering to Xos Energy Solutions, its business unit focused on infrastructure and consulting services: a suite of Xos DC Fast Chargers that are compatible with both passenger and commercial electric vehicles. The five chargers include a 30kW portable EV charger, a 30kW wall-mount EV charger, a 60kW EV charger, a…

All three blades for the prototype of the Vestas V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbine have arrived at their final destination, and they’ll now be installed and spinning soon. The 379-foot (115.5-meter) blades were manufactured at Vestas’ blade factory in Nakskov, Denmark. They were transported to Denmark’s national Østerild Test Center on the northwestern…

Autel Energy has announced an exclusive EV charging distribution partnership with BEQ Technology of Quebec, Canada. This agreement provides BEQ access to Autel’s family of EV charging technologies. The two companies say this partnership will help proactively prepare the province for mass EV adoption, affording easy and reliable EV access to millions of Canadian homes,…

The first of 62 transition pieces to be manufactured for Vineyard Wind 1, the United States’ first utility-scale offshore wind farm, has just been moved to the port of Avilés, Spain, for shipment to Massachusetts. Vineyard Wind 1 The transition pieces are being made and delivered by Spanish wind turbine tower maker Windar Renovables,…

Pilot Company and Volvo Group have signed a letter of intent to develop a high-performance charging network open to all battery-electric Class 8 truck brands to support fleet customers in their electrification and decarbonization journeys. Chargers will be located at select Pilot and Flying J travel centers, which are ideally positioned along transportation corridors. Pilot…

France and Ireland signed contracts on Friday to advance the Celtic Interconnector, a subsea electricity link to allow the exchange of electricity between the two EU countries. It will be the first interconnector between continental Europe and Ireland.  Representatives for Ireland’s electricity grid operator EirGrid and France’s grid operator RTE signed financial and technical agreements for the high-voltage…

EasyGo will make a multi-million Euro investment in new fast DC EV chargers in towns and villages around Ireland. This investment is part of a partnership with EIR, an Irish telecommunications company, where the companies will replace telephone kiosks with new electric vehicle chargers from Tritium. EasyGo has committed to deploying 200 fast DC chargers…

The Biden administration, through the US Department of Energy (DOE), today announced that applications are now open to states, tribes, and utilities to tap into $13 billion in new financing opportunities for the expansion and modernization of the US power grid. The Grid Resilience Innovative Partnership (GRIP) program and the Transmission Facilitation Program are…