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WattEV opens US’ first megawatt charge station with 1.2MW speeds and solar

Baua Electric

megawatts of power, currently the highest-speed charger available in the US, along with solar and battery backup on-site and a unique partially grid-islanded setup. Notably, something many operators bring up is that they’re waiting for chargers before they start building or buying trucks.

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Failure to equalise VAT on public charging a missed opportunity

My Energi

Citing concerns surrounding ‘additional pressure on public finances’ and ‘limitations surrounding legal and fiscal considerations’, ministers also rejected calls to reinstate EV purchase grants – a scheme that proved vital in supporting the growth of the electric car market before its closure in June 2022.

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Stanford faculty awarded $2.2M for 9 energy research projects; high-performance batteries, promoting sustainable vehicles, wireless power transfer for moving vehicles

Green Car Congress

Stanford University’s Precourt Institute for Energy (PIE), TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy and Precourt Energy Efficiency Center (PEEC) have awarded 9 faculty seed grants totaling $2.2 Ultrathin Light Absorbers for Solar Cells. Most solar-driven water-splitting experiments are conducted at room temperature.

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This Nigerian Startup’s Minigrid Began as a School Project

Cars That Think

That incident—as well as Orajaka’s new fascination with renewable energy technologies, specifically solar—changed his career trajectory. He began researching how solar energy technology worked. Based on what he learned, he and three classmates built a solar-powered 6-kilowatt minigrid that supplied power to about 60 homes in a village.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

After a decade in the solar power installation business, Bradley Bartz is tired of being Mr. Nice Guy. He’s filed suit against Torrance, the proud home of Exxon/Mobil’s refinery, for stopping him from installing solar panels in the Hillside Overlay district. “ Idiots ! “ Idiots !&#

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AeroVironment completes first electric vehicle commercial charging station installations in Hawaii

Green Car Congress

In March of this year AeroVironment received a $820,000 contract from the Hawaii EV Ready Grants Program. The new chargers are part of Hawaii’s growing charging infrastructure currently being deployed to support electric vehicles.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

Green Car Congress

Like the Recovery Act-funded projects, the annual Clean Cities projects include grants for vehicles, infrastructure, and education. Last week, the Department of Energy also announced that. it had selected 23 projects for up to $15 million in annual appropriations funding. Total DOE award: $12,633,080.