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This charger’s first megawatt truck charge hits North America

This charger’s first megawatt truck charge hits North America

Published by skeptic

Photo: Kempower A new charging milestone for electric trucks was just achieved in California – and it’s a big one. DC fast charger maker Kempower, electric long-haul truck maker Windrose, and EV Realty say they’ve completed a successful Megawatt Charging System (MCS) session at EV Realty’s San Bernardino charging hub. It’s the first time a Kempower Mega Satellite MCS has been used for charging in North America. That matters because MCS is what heavy-duty electric trucks have been waiting for. Why MCS matters The Megawatt Charging System is designed to deliver more than 1 megawatt (MW) of power – far beyond today’s typical fast chargers. That means much faster charging for big electric trucks, shorter downtime, and more efficient fleet operations. Advertisement – scroll for more content Truck makers are already moving in this direction, with several global manufacturers planning to roll out long-range electric trucks that have MCS charging capabilities. But there’s been a big question hanging over the industry: Where will those trucks actually charge? Suncheth Bhat, chief commercial officer at EV Realty, …

MAN Trucks shows off megawatt charging in freezing cold

MAN Trucks shows off megawatt charging in freezing cold

Published by skeptic

MAN showed off the megawatt charging capabilities of its eTruck electric semi this week in the brutal, blistering cold weather conditions at the Kempower MCS Live Winter Days 2026 event in Norrköping, Sweden. MAN began series production of its eTruck electric semi last summer on a flexible assembly line capable of building up to 100 trucks per day with either diesel or battery-electric power. With production underway, the challenge now is selling the things. That means proving that the higher upfront cost of the eTruck will eventually pay off with a lower total cost of ownership (TCO), and the next stop on that train is down time – and proving out the trucks’ megawatt charging standard (MCS) capability, even in freezing cold, is an important step in that process. “The MAN eTruck has proven the stability of the MCS charging process during (the Kempower Live Winter Days) in Sweden,” explains Sven Steckhan, Program Lead Charging at MAN Truck. “Including controlled charging performance and secure communication between vehicle and charger. All our tests confirm the robustness of …

Google Rapidly Deploying Huge CO2 Battery Facilities That Store 200 Megawatt Hours of Power

Google Rapidly Deploying Huge CO2 Battery Facilities That Store 200 Megawatt Hours of Power

Published by José Betancourt

While we’ve made major strides in generating renewable energy, storing that green power to use when the Sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing remains a major engineering challenge. Researchers have developed many creative concepts — storing it in cranes that hoist humongous concrete blocks up and down, inside hot giant rocks, or spinning turbines by pumping water out of deep, decommissioned mines — none have yet proved practical enough for wide deployment. Now, as IEEE Spectrum reports, a Milan-based company called Energy Dome has come up with an intriguing approach that stores energy in enormous domes that are filled with compressed carbon dioxide gas. The idea behind the “CO2 battery” is simple. By compressing the gas using excess green power, it can later be depressurized to spin large turbines. A fully charged facility can store a formidable 200 megawatt-hours of electricity — enough to power around 6,000 homes for a full day. To charge, the battery uses a thermal-energy storage system to cool the CO2 down to ambient pressure, and a condenser turns …