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Driivz, a Vontier (NYSE: VNT) company and leading global software supplier to EV charging operators and service providers, announced a partnership with ezVOLTz to install its EV charging and energy management software to enable ezVOLTz’s Charging as a Service (CaaS) solution.

ezVOLTz is an end-to-end managed service provider for EV charging infrastructure, serving state and local governments in addition to businesses, retail locations and EV fleets. ezVOLTz’s comprehensive CaaS solution includes hardware-agnostic charger installation paired with ezCONNECT Management Software, which optimizes data gathering, reporting, billing and transaction processing.

As ezVOLTz continues to expand CaaS services to commercial and government clients nationwide, this partnership will incorporate Driivz’s EV Charging Management platform into ezVOLTz’s existing operations. The two companies are focused on providing ezVOLTz customers with seamless charging experiences. Driivz and ezVOLTz will work together to maintain ezVOLTz’s goal of maximizing uptime with Driivz’s round-the-clock monitoring of network health. They will also leverage Driivz’s Alert Management System (AMS) to identify and resolve charger issues in real-time to maximize charger stability and availability. By using auto-detection and self-healing algorithms, Driivz can fix up to 80% of charger issues remotely and automatically without needing to dispatch a field technician for maintenance.

“EV adoption is surging, and drivers and the companies and entities that serve them need smart, connected and reliable charging options,” said ezVOLTz CEO Sam Malhotra. “The Driivz team and their smart charging and energy management solutions are a natural fit in bolstering our services. With their help, we’re looking forward to maintaining our reputation as a do-it-all charging company with technology and chargers that get more drivers where they need to go.”

Driivz’s platform will enable ezVOLTz to scale charging network operations by easily adding new chargers and providing detailed analytical insights into utilization rates, time of day usage patterns and more. This will pinpoint trends to identify optimal locations for new charger deployments and network expansion. As part of the partnership, Driivz will support the ezVOLTz app, which offers an extensive directory of every charging option available nationwide for seamless trip planning and navigation around precise charging waypoints.

“As the e-mobility transition continues to unfold, reliability and ease-of-use are two of the most important considerations for EV drivers,” said Andrew Bennett, CEO of Driivz. “We’re proud to partner with ezVOLTz in delivering seamless and reliable charging to their customers. Businesses, fleets, and city, state and local governments all deserve end-to-end charging that fits their unique needs.”

Driivz | https://driivz.com/

ezVOLTz | www.ezvoltz.com

Diversified global manufacturer Asahi Kasei and Toyota Tsusho have established a strategic partnership for the supply of automotive lithium-ion battery (LIB) separator in North America. Their respective subsidiaries in the U.S., Asahi Kasei Battery Separator America, LLC (AKBSA) and Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. (TAI), have finalized a capacity rights agreement for AKBSA to supply Hipore wet-process LIB separator to TAI.

The agreement entitles TAI to a preferential share of AKBSA’s production capacity for Hipore LIB separator. Beginning in mid-2027, AKBSA will supply TAI with coated Hipore separator from its new coating facility currently under construction in Charlotte, North Carolina.

This partnership allows Asahi Kasei to mitigate the risk of market fluctuations and effectively utilize resources by maintaining high rates of operation. Toyota Tsusho will benefit from a stable supply of LIB separator manufactured at the Charlotte plant as it promotes the establishment of an automotive battery supply chain in North America.

By combining Asahi Kasei's strengths in functional materials and Toyota Tsusho's expertise in mobility, the partnership will accelerate the adoption of high-quality wet-process separator in the North American battery market and facilitate the manufacture of higher-performance electric vehicles.

“This alliance fits perfectly with Asahi Kasei's global growth strategy to build and strengthen a supply chain in North America with our partners and to capture medium- to long-term growth opportunities in the electrified vehicle market,” said Ryu Taniguchi, Lead Executive Officer of Asahi Kasei and responsible for the company’s separator business. “As a supplier of high-quality LIB separator, in partnership with Toyota Tsusho we will build an ecosystem that supports electrification in North America and leads the way to a carbon-neutral future.”

Kazuyuki Urata, COO of Toyota Tsusho’s Circular Economy Division, added, “This collaboration with Asahi Kasei is an important step toward the acceleration of electrification in North America and the realization of a sustainable mobility society. Toyota Tsusho will leverage its global network and expertise in the mobility field to build a highly reliable automotive LIB supply chain, thereby creating a foundation to support the spread of electrified vehicles and the reduction of their environmental impact.”

To support growing demand in North America, Asahi Kasei is currently advancing plans to establish a battery separator facility in Canada, as announced in May 2024. Asahi Kasei’s separator business is positioned for Growth Potential in its medium-term management plan, with a focus on expanding Hipore wet-process separator in North America. Developing the Canadian facility alongside its U.S. plants will allow the company to continue building its presence within the growing battery ecosystem in North America.

The Asahi Kasei Group | https://www.asahi-kasei.com/

Toyota Tsusho Corporation | https://www.toyota-tsusho.com/english/

Lightshift Energy, in partnership with Wakefield Municipal Gas and Light Department (WMGLD) and the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) announced the commercial operation of a 5 megawatt (MW) battery energy storage system that will power two Wakefield high schools and operate as a resilient, grid-connected microgrid. Developed as part of WMGLD’s Energy Park Project, the battery system is designed primarily to reduce peak demand on the grid, which is expected to save local customers $20 million over the life of the project. It will also provide backup power to Wakefield Memorial High School and Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational High School during outages.

As New England’s grid faces growing stress from demand and extreme weather, the project ensures the schools can remain powered and serve as community shelters during emergencies. The battery displaces the need for diesel backup generators and uses peak shaving revenue to support full electrification of both buildings, enabling clean and reliable heating and cooling year-round.

“Energy storage was our first choice when identifying a more cost-effective and renewable solution to power the schools, compared to diesel backup generators that would have cost $1.2 million per generator,” said Peter Dion, WMGLD’s General Manager. “We are incredibly grateful to have the entire town’s support to deploy the Lightshift battery that will provide cleaner, cheaper, and more reliable electricity to our schools.”

This is the third project in a broader Lightshift-MMWEC partnership to bring energy storage systems to many of the joint action agency’s member utilities. The MMWEC program is estimated to provide more than $200 million in energy savings for residents across Massachusetts.

“This project is such a great example of the many ways energy storage strengthens the communities we partner with. We are bringing clean backup power to schools and supporting their electrification while also providing WMGLD customers with major, risk-free savings,” said Rory Jones, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Lightshift Energy. “We couldn’t be more excited to partner with WMGLD on this innovative and timely project.”

“We’re thrilled to be part of this partnership with Lightshift Energy, WMGLD and several other municipal light plants,” said Jason Viadero, MMWEC’s Director of Engineering and Generation Assets. “Wakefield has been one of the energy storage trailblazers amongst the municipal utilities, having installed their first battery in 2019. Their innovative energy park is further demonstration of the out-of-the-box thinking we will need as part of our clean energy future.”

To mark the project launch, Lightshift is also announcing a $10,000 donation to the Boys & Girls Club of MetroNorth to support the establishment of its planned Energy Education Center which will inspire and educate the next generation of young leaders. The contribution is part of Lightshift’s Beyond the Grid initiative, which supports key organizations in the communities where the company develops and operates energy projects.

Lightshift Energy | www.lightshift.com

MMWEC | https://www.mmwec.org/

Wakefield Municipal Gas and Light Department | https://wmgld.com/

Moleaer, the global leader in nanobubble technology, announces a patent-pending breakthrough that could significantly enhance performance of lithium-ion batteries, PEM fuel cells, green hydrogen generation, and water treatment membranes and filters. The innovation integrates nanobubbles into the thin-film fabrication process, improving porosity and structural quality of films used in critical technologies like batteries, fuel cells, electrolyzers, and ultra-filtration membranes. 

This new, non-invasive method introduces billions of nanobubbles into liquid coatings during production, optimizing pore size distribution and enhancing mixture dispersion, key factors in optimizing thin film performance. By stabilizing inks, improving layer uniformity, increasing functional surface area, and optimizing pore size distribution, the process produces films with consistent and controllable porosity and particle sizes. These enhancements translate into improvements in efficiency, power output, and durability across clean technology sectors: 

• PEM fuel cell cathode catalyst layer: up to 20% higher power output from the same active area, reducing size, weight, and cost per watt for applications like vehicles and portable power systems.
• Ultrafiltration membranes: up to 66% increase in water permeability due to increased surface porosity and cross-sectional porosity, while maintaining structural integrity and water quality, leading to reduced energy consumption.
• PEM water electrolyzers (green hydrogen) anode catalyst layers: 17% improvement in current density at operational voltages, lowering the energy and cost of green hydrogen production.
• Lithium-ion NMC cathodes: increased capacity retention and enhanced performance at high C rates supporting extended battery cycle life and faster charging. 

"Thin films are foundational to clean energy and water technologies, yet traditional manufacturing methods limit how much performance we can unlock from them," said Nick Dyner, CEO of Moleaer. "Our nanobubble-enabled process addresses those limitations, without changing formulas or processes, delivering gains in power, efficiency, and sustainability." 

The patent-pending process has been independently validated and peer-reviewed, demonstrating that nanobubbles can be precisely and reliably introduced into production lines. This method influences nanoscale material organization, enhancing uniformity, minimizing defects, and improving overall thin film performance. 

"Nanobubbles act like invisible scaffolding," said Dr. Mohamed Abdelrahman, Senior R&D Application Engineer at Moleaer. "They improve how materials self-organize during fabrication, leading to higher-performing films with less waste and fewer defects." 

As demand for clean energy and water technologies accelerate, Moleaer's innovation presents a timely, cost-effective solution. The process is fully compatible with existing coating techniques, enabling seamless adoption by manufacturers looking for performance improvements without added complexity.

Moleaer aims to commercialize this technology through partnerships with leading membrane and energy production companies.

Moleaer | https://www.moleaer.com/en-us/

BidItUp Auctions Worldwide, a global leader in industrial asset solutions, is proud to announce a series of landmark auctions featuring high-spec manufacturing, robotics, energy storage, and EV production equipment from some of the most innovative names in mobility and electrification—including Canoo, Tesla Automation, Arrival Automotive, Kuka and others. These offerings place BidItUp at the forefront of industrial auctioneering in the automotive, EV, and ESS (Energy Storage System) sectors.

With webcast auctions and private treaty offerings running throughout Q3 and Q4 2025, BidItUp is creating a unique opportunity for EV and energy manufacturers to acquire advanced, like-new equipment at unmatched value—while helping recover maximum returns on specialized assets.

Auction Highlights Include:

Canoo – Justin, Texas

August 7–8, 2025 | 2-Day Live Webcast Auction
Over 1,000 lots of premium engineering, prototyping, and lab equipment from a leading EV startup. Includes 3D printers, Paint Booths, EVSE charging systems, machine shop tools, general machine shop equipment, custom-built R&D benches, metrology stations, multiple lots of laptops, servers, beautiful office furniture, AV equipment & more.

KUKA Industrial Robots

August 29, 2025 | Live Webcast
30 late-model, never-installed KUKA KR280, KR360, and KR120 robotic arms, complete with controllers, SmartPADs, and software—ready for immediate deployment into automation, EV production, or warehousing systems.

Arrival Automotive USA

October 1, 2025 | Live Webcast
Assets from the highly automated U.S. plant of Arrival include robotic trim stations, composite assembly cells, vision-guided adhesive application systems, and inspection tooling.

Canoo – Oklahoma City

October 2, 2025 | 3-Day Live Webcast Auction
A full-scale liquidation of Canoo's Oklahoma City EV production facility, including:

• Complete assembly lines
• Paint booths, CNC machining centers, and upfitting equipment
• Automated robotic weld cells, thermal testing chambers, and facility support systems
  Ideal for automotive OEMs, contract assemblers, and component suppliers.

Strategic Private Treaty Offerings

Tesla-Manz Battery Module Production Line

This late-model, fully automated module assembly line—originally built by Tesla Automation GmbH and Manz AG—is available via private treaty. Capable of sorting cylindrical cells, stacking, welding, and full electrical QA with inline traceability, this system is ideal for high-volume battery module manufacturing for EV or ESS deployment.

Scientific Climate Systems Dry Room

A never-installed dry room and Munters de-humidification system, purpose-built for lithium battery production, is now offered as a standalone high-value asset in Fremont, CA. Engineered for precision humidity control in cell and module assembly environments.

Powering the Future of Energy & Mobility

"BidItUp is proud to serve as the go-to solution for both the redeployment of advanced electrification assets and the orderly recovery of value for stakeholders," said Tara Shaikh, CEO of BidItUp. "Our fall 2025 lineup represents the best of both worlds—offering buyers immediate access to factory-ready assets while helping institutions and professionals achieve certainty and speed in disposition."
With deep expertise across capital recovery, auction execution, and cross-border sales, BidItUp continues to drive innovation in the industrial marketplace.

BidItUp Auctions Worldwide | www.biditup.com

Nexans, a leader in the world's energy transition which invested in the US with its subsea transmission cable manufacturing facility in South Carolina, announces a groundbreaking partnership with Crowley Wind Services, a leading American shipping and logistics company, to develop and operate a first-of-a-kind Jones Act Compliant U.S.-flagged cable lay barge. Dedicated to supporting the installation of subsea transmission lines necessary for offshore wind energy, telecommunications, and other major industrial applications, this collaboration underscores both companies' commitment to providing solutions for the expansion of U.S. energy sources and other industrial uses that require underwater cabling.

The 300-foot barge, built in Louisiana and tested in the Gulf of America to Nexans specifications, will be crewed by American mariners. The vessel will play a critical role in laying and burying the subsea cables needed to deliver energy from offshore to the grid onshore. The barge boasts a dynamic positioning system and a multiple-anchors positioning system, which allow for accurate cable placement, even in challenging conditions.

The barge also carries a 3,500-ton capacity carousel to lay and bury subsea cable using burial tools such as a vertical injector, a jet sled, or a jetting ROV, with the potential to be upgraded to 7,000 tons with two carousels for bundle cable lay and burial. The barge is currently supporting Equinor's Empire Wind offshore wind farm for New York and can be configured to lay or repair cable for a multitude of other subsea applications.

Pascal Radue, EVP of Nexans' PWR-Transmission Business Group, highlights the significance of the partnership: "This barge will support our existing fleet of cable laying vessels, the Nexans CLV Aurora, Nexans C/S Skagerrak, and Nexans CLV Electra, and we are pleased to be working with Crowley on developing the capability to lay nearshore subsea cable in the US."

"The cable lay barge will provide a productive supply chain solution for offshore energy, telecommunications and other sectors ," says Graham Tyson, vice president of operations, Crowley Wind Services. "Coupled with  our U.S. maritime fleet and mariners providing feedering services and other logistics and project management capabilities, we could not be better equipped to serve the needs of industries seeking subsea cable solutions.

Nexans | www.nexans.com 

Arevon Energy, Inc., a leading American energy developer, owner, and operator, commemorated construction proceedings at a milestone celebration event for its Nighthawk Energy Storage Project in Poway, California. The 300 megawatt (MW)/1,200 megawatt-hour project will be able to power up to 385,000 homes during the peak electricity demand periods for four hours each day.

Arevon developed and will own and operate the $600 million Nighthawk Energy Storage Project. Over the life of the project, Nighthawk is expected to disburse more than $30 million in local government payments to the county and surrounding area, which can support infrastructure improvements, schools, and public services. The city of Poway will receive an estimated $12 million of this total. California-headquartered Rosendin is building the project on behalf of Arevon, which is anticipated to employ more than 130 workers during the height of construction and will result in an increase in economic activity in the area, especially at local stores, restaurants, and hotels.

In 2021, Arevon signed a long-term contract under which Nighthawk will provide energy and resource adequacy to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). The project will connect to the grid at the Sycamore Canyon Substation located on the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, which distributes energy to the greater San Diego area. 

Utility-scale battery systems allow electricity to be stored during low demand periods and then efficiently discharged onto the grid — responding quickly at high demand and vital periods, with projects strategically located on the transmission system to reduce the risk of brownouts and blackouts. Nighthawk Energy Storage will feature modern lithium iron phosphate batteries which are the safest technology on the market. Arevon's number one priority is the safety of those who live and work in its project areas, and the company is proud to have safely operated its energy storage facilities in U.S. communities since 2021.

"What sets the Nighthawk Energy Storage Project apart is Arevon's years of experience and proven track record in successfully developing safe, reliable renewable energy and battery storage projects in California and throughout the United States as well as the project's design, which includes added safety measures and will comprise the safest and most advanced batteries on the market today. In addition, Arevon has partnered with the Poway Fire Department, who is committed to protecting the community, first responders, and the facility in the unlikely event an incident occurs," said Kevin Smith, Chief Executive Officer at Arevon. "Battery storage is the way of the future, and Arevon is pleased to bring this essential energy solution to Poway, where we are committed to being a great community partner through the project's multi-decade life."

As the long-term owner of the Nighthawk Energy Storage Project, Arevon is committed to supporting the local community and its worthy initiatives and has engaged with the following organizations:

• City of Poway, establishment of a $2 million community fund which will be utilized by the City for its choice of public or community project(s)
• Scripps Ranch Civic Association, going toward the community advocacy organization's public safety programs, community events, and their bid for 501(c)(3) status
• Rancho Family YMCA, support of programs focused on youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility
• Deputy Sheriffs' Association of San Diego County, sponsor of the Police Softball Western Regional Championship Benefit Event and the annual Softball World Series Game
• Poway Chamber of Commerce, member of the organization and backer of the 2024 Poway Fall Festival and 2025 Business Star Awards
• North County Special Needs Foundation, sponsor of the 10th annual Heroes Softball Game with Poway firefighters and Special Olympic softball players in support of individuals with special needs
• Climate Action Campaign, sponsor of the 2024 Nexus Climate Summit
• Cleantech San Diego, member of the business association, a nonprofit that supports the cleantech economy

Arevon is a nationwide renewable energy developer and a leader in California with more than 3.2 gigawatts in operation and more than 800 MW under construction in the state. The company recently issued other announcements celebrating achievements at several of its California projects, including the start of operations at its Peregrine Energy Storage Project, its Eland 1 Solar-plus-Storage Project, its Vikings Solar-plus-Storage Project, and its Condor Energy Storage Project. Arevon also announced offtake agreements for its Cormorant Energy Storage Project and its Avocet Energy Storage Project and closed financing on its Eland 2 Solar-plus-Storage Project. Condor Energy Storage in Grand Terrace received the North America Storage Deal of the Year Award, and Vikings Solar-plus-Storage in Imperial County was the recipient of IJGlobal's Renewables Deal of the Year – Energy Storage Award.

Arevon | arevonenergy.com