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HEVO to Launch US Manufacturing for Wireless Electric Vehicle Charger

GreenTechMedia

Wireless electric vehicle charging carries a whiff of the future, akin to flying cars. But HEVO, a Brooklyn-based startup, aims to make it part of the present by emerging from obscurity with a commercially ready wireless charger this year. HEVO's app tracked how much power was beaming up and what it cost.

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Will Your EV Keep the Lights on When the Grid Goes Down?

GreenTechMedia

Last month’s preventative power shutoffs in California highlighted the vulnerability of the electricity grid to threats exacerbated by a changing climate. But what about the mobile battery packs carried in the hundreds of thousands of electric vehicles now on the road in California?

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V2G’s value proposition for the UK energy transition

Smart Energy International

Vehicle to grid (V2G) has been a hot topic globally as grid management and resilience become a growing concern. The increasing prevalence of issues surrounding renewables integration and energy management illustrates how solutions like V2G are required to maintain the stability and efficacy of our energy supply.

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Solar industry celebrates 'spectacular' surge in rooftop installations

Business Green

The MCS data covers all solar photovoltaic systems with a generating capacity of up to 50 kilowatts registered with the certification scheme, meaning it covers all domestic installations and most commercial rooftop systems, barring the largest warehouse roof and solar farm projects. million of them on homes.

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2022 Ford F-150 Lightning First Drive: Ford’s most valued model is now electric

Charged

The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck may be the first real mass-market electric vehicle sold in the US. Used by individual owners and businesses alike, pickups are a massive part of the auto market—20 percent in 2021, totaling nearly 3 million units, according to Motor Intelligence. vehicle line for more than 40 years.

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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything. Jacobson’s Early Story.

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Decarbonisation, not deindustrialisation: How upskilling holds the key to the green jobs revolution

Business Green

Is it limited to those emerging roles such as wind turbine technicians or smart meter installers who are demonstrably working to advance the net zero transition? Or does it take in the hundreds of thousands of people working in the waste management, water, and energy industries, whose roles clearly have huge environmental implications?