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Highway EV charging will need a ton of power — sooner than you think – EQ Mag

A new report warns that EV charging along Northeast highways will require sports-stadium levels of grid power by 2030. Where are the plans to supply it? The typical electric-vehicle charging site today has a few EV chargers that can make do with the power grid that’s already there. But within the decade, demand for charging […]

EV charging stations on the rise locally amid federal push for electric vehicles – EQ Mag

The Congressional rollout of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act last year provided federal funding for road, bridge, pipes and other improvement projects across the nation. The bill includes an initiative designed to create a network of electric vehicle charging stations situated along interstates. Idaho is expected to get about $28 million in federal funding […]

Autel Selects Qmerit for Turnkey Home Charger Installations – EQ Mag

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. : Autel Energy, a leading developer of residential and commercial electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions, has partnered with Qmerit, a nationwide network of certified EV charger installers, to provide customers with a seamless, stress-free home charger installation. Qmerit offers a network of company-owned contractors, independent Certified Solutions Partners, and Certified Installers skilled […]

‘Buy America’ timeline threatens to delay EV charger network – EQ Mag

Construction of a national web of electric vehicle charging stations could be delayed if the Biden administration enforces a January deadline to manufacture the chargers domestically, according to industry officials who are racing to build the network. State transportation agencies, along with manufacturers and operators of electric vehicle chargers, say “Buy America” rules mandating that […]

Lendlease to install 80 EV charging stations for shoppers and tenants – EQ Mag

Australian construction company Lendlease is set to install electric vehicle charging stations across its main retail and office districts to meet growing customer demand, and amid forecasts for a sharp rise in EV sales. The company says it will install around 80 charging stations – up to around 22kW – over the coming months for […]

G7 makes new $15 billion offer to Vietnam to cut coal use – EQ Mag

HANOI : The Group of Seven (G7) industrialised nations has made a new $15 billion offer to Vietnam to agree during a summit next week on funding to speed up its transition away from coal, three people familiar with the talks told Reuters. Vietnam, which is among the world’s top 20 coal users, was initially […]

ADB to Enhance Disaster Resilience of Electricity Network in Nuku’alofa – EQ Mag

MANILA, PHILIPPINES  : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved grants amounting to $7.2 million to help fund the Nuku’alofa Network Upgrade Project which will enable the Government of Tonga to reduce climate vulnerability and technical power losses in the capital’s electricity network. The grants come from the Pacific Renewable Energy Investment Facility which finances […]

ADB, Tiger Infrastructure Sign $40 Million Loan to Support Rural Connectivity in Southern Philippines – EQ Mag

MANILA, PHILIPPINES : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $40 million loan with Tiger Infrastructure Philippines, Inc. (Tiger Infrastructure) to build 380 telecommunications towers in the Mindanao and Visayas regions of the Philippines. This infrastructure will enable mobile network operators to provide a full range of mobile and data services to consumers. The financing […]

SJVN unit, GRIDCO to form JV for 3,000MW hydro, solar project – EQ Mag

The projects are expected to attract Rs 20,000 in investment in Odisha. SJVN subsidiary, SJVN Green Energy Limited signed a memorandum of understanding with the Grid Corporation of Odisha (GRIDCO) to form a joint venture company for the development of a 1,000-megawatt (MW) hydroelectric and 2,000MW solar project in Odisha. In a statement, SJVN said […]

Voltalia picks Sungrow’s inverters for 580 MW of solar projects in Brazil – EQ Mag

Chinese solar inverter maker Sungrow Power Supply Co Ltd (SHE:300274) announced on Monday it will supply 580 MW of inverters to France’s Voltalia SA (EPA:VLTSA) for solar projects in northeastern Brazil. The deal includes the delivery of 70 units of Sungrow’s SG3125HV central inverter solution for the 320-MW Serra do Mel 1 and 2, as […]