The battery industry is steadily moving forward: With the increasing electrification of vehicles and the expansion of renewable sources of energy, the global demand for batteries is growing. New technologies, as well as strategic and geopolitical decisions, will impact the battery and electromobility sectors, creating both opportunities and challenges.
SolarEdge today announced that it completed the acquisition of Wevo Energy. Wevo is a software start-up specializing in EV charging optimization and management for sites with large quantities of EV chargers such as apartment buildings, workplace carparks and public charging locations.
A fast-charging station with integrated buffer storage: this is the solution that property managers Firstservice Residential have chosen for their 470 flats in North Miami Beach. The previous charging infrastructure was not sufficient.
Meeting the amibitous goals for e-mobility in Europe requires a more interconnected ecosystem where data can be freely exchanged among e-mobility players to ensure strategic infrastructure planning, cost savings, flexibility and improved charging, Eurelectric demands.
The E-Spatz, the first German federal work vessel with pure electric drive has been awarded as “Inland Ship of the Year”.
From inspiring ideas to driving development: Because of their agility and innovative power, start-ups play a major role in establishing a renewable 24/7 energy supply. To demonstrate the impact start-ups have, The smarter E Europe provides them a platform of their own: the start-up area.
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has supplied and installed 200 VersiCharge wallboxes with dynamic load management to the Infinity building, one of the tallest residential sites in Lisbon, Portugal.
With Edison V2H, the manufacturer of storage solutions E3/DC now offers a bidirectional charging option for the home power station. The DC charging station will initially be sold in a small series via the partners' specialist partners.
The first charging station for battery-electric lorries has just gone into operation. More charging stations will follow. This is because the lorries mainly transport containers in the region.
EVBox has tested various manufacturers of energy management systems (EMS) with the AC chargers EVBox Livo (home charging station) and EVBox Liviqo (commercial charging station) as part of the EEBus standardisation. Here are the results:
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €40 million loan to the Austrian-registered Eldrive Holding to install 8 472 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Romania over the next three years.
With the establishment of a strategic alliance with the Korean battery manufacturer CTNS, Aptera Motors takes a further step towards its solar-electric vehicle. Start of scale production for the Aptera SEV is expected by the end of this year.
Japanese construction equipment company Komatsu has launched the PC138E-11 excavator for rental, first in Japan and soon also in Europe. According to the company, the 13-tonne machine is particularly suitable for urban construction.
The software company reev and the hardware manufacturer Schneider Electric have joined forces to bring a new innovation to the market: The pre-configured EV charging product Schneider Electric | reev.
E-Ports has build an innovative solar bike shelter at a college in Zutphen/Netherlands. The installation, with an annual energy yield of 100.000 kWh illustrates how conventional spaces can be transformed into useful, green energy sources.
BYD has achieved a major marketing coup. The company is the official partner and the official e-mobility partner of UEFA European Football Championship 2024 (UEFA EURO 2024), taking place in home country of car manufacturers, Germany.
The partners want to investigate how inductive charging lowers the barriers to switching to electromobility. The reliability of inductive charging systems will also be analysed.
With the direct investment from Svelland, ADS-Tec has more financial leeway to further develop its storage technology for charging stations and expand production.
Well over 7,000 of London's famous black taxis are now electric. The vehicle was specially developed for taxi use and is wheelchair and disabled-friendly.
Initially, the software for diagnosing the battery status of electric vehicles will be integrated in Mexico City. However, further projects are planned and even the possibility of second-life applications is on the programme.
In the past, most energy storage projects were clearly divided into on-grid systems – with the option to feed energy back into the grid and off-grid systems. Today there are however more and more examples, where the general power-demand or the supply for demand-peaks exceed the available grid power-supply.
Since Greenman Energy installed charging points in supermarket car parks, customers have changed their shopping behaviour. The supermarkets are actually gaining new customers, according to the first data analysis.
The cement manufacturer Lafrage France will convert the first of its inland vessels from diesel to electric propulsion. This will involve the use of a storage system specially designed for applications on the water.
Swedish electric truck start-up Volta Trucks has had to file for insolvency. According to the company, the board of directors has decided to take steps to file for insolvency proceedings in Sweden. The background is apparently the bankruptcy of a supplier.
The manufacturer of transformers and switchgear Astor Enerji has ordered 200 fast-charging pillars and digital services from Siemens. E-mobility is booming in Turkey: DC charging stations are to be built every 200 kilometres along the motorways and at shopping centres.
