John Fitzgerald, Project Director, Linesight, explains why major reskilling, outreach work by government and the right messaging will be key to realising benefits.
Once installed, the pilot programme establishes a data-gathering partnership with the charging providers to monitor usage, demand, and other key metrics.
Partnership will see Xcel Energy use Itron’s advanced aggregator Derms tech to optimise use of customer-owned devices like solar panels, batteries, and EV chargers.
Many applicable locations will be equipped with ChargePoint’s Omni Port system, which allows vehicles with CCS or NACS charging ports to charge at any charger.
New Zealand’s Fullers360 becomes the world’s first major ferry operator to incorporate a certified electric hydrofoiling tourism vessel into its fleet.
The large-scale 250MW battery will reportedly store enough renewable energy to power one-third of the city of Canberra for two hours during peak demand.
Net Zero Route Map is based on a scientific analysis of the policies, projects and initiatives currently in place and provides robust evidence of their impact.
Paired Power has completed installation of two PairTree chargers at the Californian port as a step towards achieving energy independence and sustainability goals.
The BeamBike charger’s onboard battery storage provides ebike charging and vital 120 volt outlets where there is no easily accessible utility connection.
Stations will be deployed coast to coast, including in metropolitan areas in states such as Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, New York and Texas.
Collaboration between Clever and Apcoa Denmark aims to ensure that electric vehicle drivers across Denmark have easy and convenient access to charging options.
Partnership is a major step towards creating a more sustainable taxi industry in the UK, offering tangible benefits to drivers who choose to go electric.
The programme will distribute $12.62m to 32 local governments, two states, and one Tribe to improve energy efficiency, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The Zoozter-100 is a kinetic power booster system that enables smooth, continuous ultra-fast electric vehicle charging without expensive grid upgrades.
The NSF-funded research, under the US SAI programme, seeks to transform how energy and information flow between electric vehicles and the electric grid.
New York City Safe Charging Accelerator aims to prevent lithium-ion battery fires and launches trade-in programme for unsafe e-bikes, devices and batteries.
Majority of UK’s flat residents are reliant on public charging but half of those surveyed lacked awareness of the private charging options available to them.
Partnership with the Al-Futtaim Electric Mobility Company will give drivers a wide selection of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles to book on Uber’s platform.
Significant growth is driven by increasing investment in solutions from governments with battery energy storage becoming a focal point to meet climate goals.
The research identified the long duration of charging sessions and the impracticability of charging on the go as key barriers to wide-scale EV adoption.
BC Transit oversees municipal transit for more than 130 communities across British Columbia and has an annual ridership of more than 47 million passenger trips.
Plan includes efforts to reduce carbon emissions, in part by installing EV chargers throughout the city and adding light duty EVs to its fleet of 5,400 vehicles.
Austin Energy and Texas Solar for All Coalition have received a $249.7m grant to provide low-income homes access to affordable and resilient renewable energy.
Copec is partnering with Gogoro to introduce its battery swapping system and Smartscooters for consumers and B2B delivery riders in Chile and Colombia.
VI&E Solutions and PowerUp America will collaborate to electrify the infrastructure at airports, vertiports and other electric mobility locations within the US.
Power Melbourne’s latest pilot stage will see three battery energy storage systems installed to release energy back into the grid when it’s needed most.
The project is setting out to integrate bi-directional DC charging and the associated power management systems into a pop-up solar car park and EV charging hub.
It is working with HagerEnergy to provide a home power station and an integrated energy system via bi-directional charging to cover household consumption.
Itselectric was selected as City Solution of the Year from a pool of more than 650 entrepreneurs from 80 countries who competed in the QBE AcceliCITY challenge.
The 279-A legislation, which promotes sustainability across areas of city government operations, is projected to save $90m in taxpayer funds over four years.
Study by UK Power Networks has found that long-stay car parks could play a key role in the UK’s energy transition, helping to power a city with green energy.
Volvo Energy and Connected Energy have signed a letter of intent and announced their ambition to jointly develop second-life battery energy storage systems.
Siemens brings the latest in EV charging infrastructure to Curiosity Lab, leveraging T-Mobile’s 5G network as the company continues to evolve its solutions.
Instavolt’s super hub plan aims to support the UK’s transition to electric vehicles and meet its target of installing 10,000 rapid chargers in the UK by 2030.
Through two requests for proposals, the City will evaluate the market for businesses to partner to bolster the number of public, kerbside charging stations
Gogoro Smartscooters and battery-swapping network will be available in seven further Korean cities beyond Seoul, including Changwon, Daegu and Incheon.
When wind power accounts for 45 per cent of the Texas grid’s generation during a given period, customers will receive a 50 per cent discount on energy costs.
Having declared a climate and biodiversity emergency in 2019, Lord Mayor Sally Capp believes the city is on the doorstep of achieving some of its bold aims.
Solutions developed by startups focus on areas such as greenhoguse gas emissions visualisation, forest fire detection and community feedback in urban planning.
Study also explores whether electric road systems could pave the way for smaller car batteries, which account for a large part of the cost of an electric vehicle.
In what it hopes will be a blueprint for other premises, the UK council is combining the batteries with V2G bi-directional chargers and solar at its fleet depot.
Combining energy consumption forecast and production tech with battery storage, the system enables the island of Terceira to increase its use of renewables.
With outages caused by extreme weather and wildfires a growing concern for cities throughout the West Coast, reliable backup for traffic systems is vital.
It will power the city’s electric fleet, recycling centre and offices with green energy and supports the council’s ambition of being net zero carbon by 2030.
Skellefteå Kraft and ABB worked together on a bespoke energy storage solution for the sprinkler system at one of the world’s tallest skyscrapers in Sweden.
Smart energy infrastructure company SMS has brought two more systems online to add a combined 90MW of storage capacity to the electricity transmission network.
Electrification Coalition said the US has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to end its transportation systems’ dependence on oil by using federal funding.
Australian Capital Territory Government is embarking on a scheme that will see Canberra eventually move to a completely zero emissions public transport network.
Third Clean Fight NY programme will focus on battery and energy storage that can help speed the clean energy transition and position NYC as a hub for innovation.
The roaming L-Charge rapid mobile charging van can be summoned via an app like a taxi and reportedly charges vehicles from 0-80 per cent in 15-25 minutes.
Sonoma Clean Power has installed 72 new charging stations throughout Sonoma and Mendocino counties and its focus is on using local funding to fill public charging gaps along rural highways and near multi-family housing.
Keolis, Iveco Bus and Forsee Power want to gain tighter control over the ageing of batteries and will run trials on the public transport system is Aix-en-Provence, in south-eastern France.
TerbineLink system is designed to synchronise the core elements involved with charging to maximise efficiency and provide a consistent and reliable experience for all EV drivers and fleet operators.
Electric school buses in Beverly, Massachusetts, have put energy back to the electricity grid for more than 80 hours this summer, helping to reinforce the grid when electricity was most in demand.
Under the contract, L-Charge will deliver boosting equipment capable of amplifying the output power of typical 4kW-15kW charge points, currently operated in India, to deliver up to 120 kW.
The Smart Connect portal has reduced connection notification times for installers to seconds and can also process applications for other low carbon technologies like heat pumps.
The Energy Superhub Oxford will be powered entirely by renewable energy and will initially offer fast and ultra-rapid charging for 42 vehicles at once at the Redbridge Park and Ride.
London is currently home to more than 30 per cent of the UK’s electric vehicle charging points but, as John Kavanagh explains, there remains a huge amount to be done if EVs are to support the city’s carbon-neutral goals and data will be key.
