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  • Nidec pumping out EV charger, battery storage systems at updated Cleveland facility

    Nidec is an electric motor manufacturer with headquarters in Kyoto, Japan, that is expanding its U.S. manufacturing footprint for DC Fast chargers for electric vehicles (EV) and Power Conversion Systems (PCS) for battery energy storage systems (BESS). This month, Nidec started new manufacturing lines for Nidec at its newly-upgraded state-of-the-art facility in Cleveland. The products……

  • The correlation of solar PV and EV adoption

    People who own electric vehicles (EVs) are more likely to go a step further and add solar panels to their home, according to an analysis of a behavioral study by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Conversely, the impact of owning solar panels also has a bearing on whether……

  • New EV charger capacity will overtake distributed solar installs this year

    The US Distributed Energy Resource (DER) market is expected to nearly double in capacity from 2022 to 2027, with capital expenditure reaching US $68 billion per year, according to Wood Mackenzie’s ‘2023 US Distributed Energy Resource Outlook’ report. This new analysis from Wood Mac shows that 262 GW of new DER and demand flexibility capacity……

  • SolarEdge acquires electric vehicle powertrain provider SMRE

    SolarEdge Technologies announced a huge move today, acquiring SMRE Spa, a provider of integrated powertrain technology and electronics for electric vehicles. Founded in 1999 and traded on the Italian AIM, SMRE has three business units: e-mobility, automated production machines and telematics software. The company has more than fifteen years ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • 3 EV Trends to Know For Car-Buying Season

    Springtime is the time of year where we start to see the first signs of growth; the green shoots of what will turn into a verdant garden or a bountiful harvest. As the first quarter of 2014 comes to a close, we are seeing some encouraging signs that both electric vehicle sales and their benefits…