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In a milestone, the US exceeds 5 million solar installations

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Photo by RAZE Solar on Unsplash The US has now officially surpassed 5 million solar installations, a significant landmark in its shift toward clean energy, according to data released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie. Solar arrays have been installed on homes and businesses and as utility-scale solar farms.

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Why Hotels Should Install Electric Vehicle Chargers for the Holidays

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The auto organization forecasted that over 49 million Americans would hit the road for Thanksgiving 2023, an increase of 2.3% As for the year-end holiday travel , AAA forecasts that “115.2 million electric vehicles on the road in the US, and sales forecasted to reach 2.5 What Chargers Should You Install at a Hotel or Motel?

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Hitachi ABB Power Grids launches EV charging system for large-scale e-mobility: Grid-eMotion Fleet

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Grid-eMotion Fleet comes in standard containers that integrate the grid connection and charging systems. Grid-eMotion Fleet uses DC technology and can connect to any type of power network, removing the complexities of integrating AC-DC chargers into a system.

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DOE awards Eaton $4.9M to develop low-cost fast-charging solution; solid-state transformer, modular chargers

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million for a program to reduce the cost and complexity of deploying direct-current (DC) fast electric vehicle charging infrastructure (EVCI). With integrated energy management and charge control software, the EVCI solution will also help avoid peak energy costs by accurately forecasting and managing electrical demand.

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IDTechEx: we need fast, reliable and ubiquitous public charging stations

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IDTechEx forecasts that most of the new DC charging installations will be in the 100+ kW power classes. Public DC charging installations will go through a power class shift in the coming decade. Charging without a grid connection - the launch of Infrastructure-as-a-service.

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DSM expands CTI test lab to support high-voltage testing up to 1500 VAC and 1000 VDC for EV makers

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DSM Engineering Materials has expanded its Comparative Tracking Index (CTI) test laboratory with equipment to validate tracking resistance to voltages up to 1,500V AC and 1,000V DC. —Franz Janson, Principal Product Development Engineer, PEE Global Automotive Resin Material Platform at TE Connectivity.

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Charging the Audi e-tron; 248.5 miles in the WLTP cycle

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One card is all customers need to start the charging process, whether it’s AC or DC, 11 kW or 150 kW. DC charging stations and most AC chargers throughout Europe are included. kW when connected to a 230 volt household outlet and with up to 11 kW when connected to a 400 volt three-phase outlet.

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