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Atlas Technologies – maker of the Lightyear solar car – goes bankrupt

The car business is a stern taskmaster. Netherlands-based Atlas Technologies (Atlas) producing Lightyear - set to be the world’s first mass produced solar car...

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PowerField raises €0.5b Debt, to develop, build & manage solar parks

Netherlands-based, PowerField develops, builds & manages solar parks. That is, PV generation facilities (the firm gets its solar panels from Chinese manufacturer Sunova Solar) + charging stations (650 points in operation via its subsidiary PowerGo) + energy/ battery storage systems. Founded in 2016 by Jean-Louis Bertholet (CEO), PowerField has developed <1000 MW of solar parks & the new funding foresees an additional 500 MW. Solar installation capacity will reach 1.1GW in 2023, as such, PowerField owns 10% market share (in the Netherlands). In addition, the startup claims a future pipeline across its three verticals with 2GW in PV generation facilities + 15,000 EV charging stations + <400 MW in battery storage projects. The team wants...

Vool raises €1.7m Seed, to expand its EV charging solutions

Estonia-based, VOOL provides EV charging solutions for private & business customers (clients include e.g. Europcar, ELMO Rent & Hansabuss). The hardware & software is fully developed in-house. It includes a charger (which can come with both plug & socket types, to cater to any EV model) + a power management hub (which load balances incoming electricity & tracks electricity prices) + a (B2C) app (which lets users set EV charging times based on electricity prices & allows them to monetize their private EV charging station by making it available for public use) + a (B2B) web platform & admin portal , all of which work together as a system or can be used independently. With...

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