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Eaton to collaborate with Rewiring America to promote residential electrification

Power management company Eaton is partnering with electrification nonprofit Rewiring America “to advance electrification education, awareness and action.” Brian Brickhouse, President of Eaton’s Americas Region, Electrical Sector, has joined Rewiring America’s CEOs for Electrification coalition of US business leaders, which aims to further sustainability through electrification, beginning with the American household. The collaboration, says Eaton,… Read more »

Toyota collaborates with Oncor to research V2G tech

Toyota and Oncor Electric Delivery, a Texas-based electric transmission and distribution company, have announced a joint pilot project to research vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. The effort is Toyota’s first EV-related collaboration with a US public utility. The results, Toyota says, will allow the two companies to be better prepared to support the EV charging ecosystem. The… Read more »

Solar-powered off-grid EV charging stations offer surprisingly attractive cost advantages

Q&A with Beam Global CEO Desmond Wheatley During periods of rapid technological change, it often turns out that certain new products have highly useful applications that few—perhaps not even their inventors—originally foresaw. This may well be the case with the EV ARC, a solar-powered off-grid charging station made by Beam Global.  When we first covered… Read more »

Global Battery Alliance proposes comprehensive Battery Passport platform

In case someone is looking for candidates for the Buzzword of the Year, “battery passport” might be a good choice. Traceability and tracking of battery materials is a hot topic, thanks to “Buy American” provisions of the IRA and BIL in the US, and similar regulations under development in the EU. Industry players have floated… Read more »

DOE to offer funding opportunity for direct extraction of lithium from geothermal brines

The DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) plans to issue a funding opportunity for direct lithium extraction from geothermal brines around November of 2022. The funding is aimed at the domestic production of battery-grade lithium hydroxide from geothermal brines, the diversification of the US supply of lithium hydroxide, the validation and demonstration… Read more »

Li-Metal nearing production of lithium metal anode material

Li-Metal, a developer of lithium metal anodes and other battery technologies, has released an operational update for its roll-to-roll anode pilot plant in Rochester, New York. Since its commissioning earlier this year, the facility has been ramping up production of its lithium metal anode sample materials using Li-Metal’s roll-to-roll physical vapor deposition (PVD) process. This… Read more »

Next Generation Battery Testing Equipment

In this presentation, we will cover the fundamentals of battery testing. After the introduction, we will discuss how battery testing requirements have changed in recent years, according to customer feedback and market trends. To meet these ever-changing demands, Bitrode has been heavily investing in research and development and as members of Bitrode’s New Product Development… Read more »

Evaluating EV components with non-destructive X-ray computed tomography (Webinar)

In this free webinar at our Fall Virtual Conference (October 17-20, 2022), presented by ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions, we will demonstrate the utility of Computed Tomography (CT) for non-destructive evaluation of electric vehicle components. CT imaging aids in quality assurance, manufacturing optimization, and failure analysis. Examples of the range of capabilities will be shown, including… Read more »

Beam Global delivers 23 EV ARC charging systems to national labs

San Diego-based Beam Global makes a portable, grid-independent charging station called the EV ARC. This handy gadget is an off-grid solar-powered EV charger with on-board energy storage that can be transported on a trailer and deployed “in minutes,” with no trenching or electrical work required. Beam says it has sold its EV ARCs to more… Read more »

Paired Power’s solar canopy offers portable, modular EV charging—grid connection optional

A portable, self-contained charging station would be mighty handy in a variety of applications—events, emergency backup power, or maybe just a location where it’s not practical to install a permanent grid-connected charger. We’ve reported on several companies that offer such products, including Envision Solar and 3ti. Now Paired Power has introduced a new entrant to… Read more »