UK-based components supplier GKN Aerospace has completed and delivered the first high-voltage Electrical Wiring Interconnection System (EWIS) for the Clean Aviation SWITCH project. The AC wire harnesses, designed, assembled and tested at GKN Aerospace’s site in Papendrecht, the Netherlands, enable megawatt-class hybrid electric propulsion. Additional units will be shipped in July to Collins Aerospace’s advanced… Read more »
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Wattlab delivers a hybrid solar-powered inland shipping vessel
Wattlab is a Netherlands-based company that delivers solar power solutions for the shipping industry. HGK Shipping is a European inland waterway shipping company that operates a fleet of 350 vessels. Now Wattlab has delivered a solar energy system for HGK Shipping’s inland cargo vessel the Blue Marlin. The vessel’s 192 solar panels will provide power… Read more »
Develon electrifies excavator lineup
Construction equipment manufacturer Develon, previously known as Doosan Construction Equipment, has launched a new range of electric excavators. The first electric excavator—which carries the designation DX160WE-7—is a wheeled excavator. The DX160WE-7 and two crawler excavators based on the DX225LC-7 platform will be available with various battery configurations, including an extended range pack that should allow… Read more »
MACBETH project aims to establish a comprehensive European MCS charging network for electric trucks
A consortium of 19 European companies, universities and research centers aims to develop and demonstrate charging hubs for heavy-duty EVs. The ultimate goal is to establish a comprehensive European charging network for electric trucks by 2030. The MACBETH (Multipoint megAwatt Charging for Battery Electric Truck Hubs) project is led by the VTT Technical Research Centre… Read more »
Nexperia earns automotive qualification for 1,200 V silicon carbide MOSFETs in D2PAK-7 packaging
Netherlands-based semiconductor company Nexperia has received automotive certification for its range of silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs suitable for applications like onboard chargers (OBC) and traction inverters, as well as DC-DC converters, heating ventilation and air-conditioning systems (HVAC). These devices (NSF030120D7A0-Q, NSF040120D7A1-Q, NSF060120D7A0-Q), which deliver RDS(on) values of 30, 40 and 60 mΩ and leading figures-of-merit… Read more »
Providing second lives for fleet EV batteries
Zenobe’s stationary storage business complements its turnkey EV offering for fleets. Here at Charged, we’ve covered a lot of companies that provide fleet electrification services. However, we’re far from done writing about them (and readers, I hope you aren’t tired of reading about them), because each one seems to have its own unique set of… Read more »
Durapower partners with GEBA to supply battery packs for construction
Durapower Technology, a lithium-ion battery manufacturer, has announced a partnership with Green Road Machines, or GEBA, a company that specializes in the electrification of road construction machinery, to facilitate its entry into the construction machinery sector. Based in the Netherlands, GEBA showcased its construction vehicles that incorporate Durapower’s battery packs. The two companies worked together… Read more »
ADS-TEC Energy to supply battery-based fast chargers to Q8 service stations
Q8, a Belgian fuel supplier that is expanding into EV charging, has selected energy storage and fast charging systems provider ADS-TEC Energy as its supplier for battery-integrated ultra-fast chargers to expand EV infrastructure across Belgium and the Netherlands. Under the terms of a recently awarded tender, ADS-TEC Energy will deliver more than a dozen innovative… Read more »
Dutch EV charging companies reach agreement on better data exchange for smart charging of EVs
A group of organizations operating in the Dutch EV charging industry have signed an agreement on better data exchange for smart charging of EVs. The Ede Agreement is a collaboration agreement among Charge Point Operators (CPOs), e-mobility Service Providers (eMSPs) and Charge Point Management System (CPMS) providers to work together on smooth data exchange for… Read more »
European Defence Agency launches project to improve monitoring of battery health in aircraft
The European Defence Agency (EDA) has launched a new research project to monitor and predict the health of batteries in aircraft, known as Prognostic Health Management (PHM). The project is known as BATTAGE, combining “batt” from batteries, and “age,” referring to battery lifespan. Led by Italy and involving Belgium, Greece, the Netherlands and Germany, the… Read more »