Viridian Solar has branched into the EV charging market having revealed a new 7kW wall mounted charging unit.
The Clearline EV charging unit, which is powered by built-in solar power, has been developed as a result of a collaboration with EO Charging announced earlier this year.
Clearline has been created to comply with new building regulations, specifically Part L and Part S, and will enable buildings to utilise smart technologies and charge EVs from home. This helps future-proof British buildings and provides solar energy with a prominent role in UK homes.
“The new Clearline EV is small, sleek and well-designed with the kerb appeal housebuilders value, which makes it a perfect match for our range of roof integrated solar panels,” said Jamie Berryman, chief sales officer at Viridian Solar.
“With lots of new EV charging products coming to the market, it is important to work with a trusted and reputable brand. By choosing Viridian Solar a single supplier for both solar and EV charging customers can be assured that the solar and EV will work together beautifully.”
The additional rollout of home charging products could help scale the EV industry and bolster efforts to decarbonise the UK’s transportation networks.
Solar has seen increased use in providing renewable energy to EV chargers. In doing so, this removes issues surrounding the supply of energy entering cars and ensuring it is green. In an attempt to further support solar’s integration into this market, RAW Charging secured an agreement with SolarBotanic Trees to produce 200 co-branded solar trees as part of its EV charging network for commercial vehicles in the UK and Europe.
The SolarBotanic Tree is a solar power system that will initially be integrated into the existing RAW Charging site infrastructure to supplement its renewable power requirement. In the future, the SolarBotanic Tree will incorporate RAW’s hardware and battery storage into the solar tree structure.
Despite this, pricing around EV charging amid the energy crisis has caused concern amongst drivers. In August, Centrica’s Hive revealed 54% of UK drivers wanted to switch to an electric car within the next five years ahead of the internal combustion engine production ban from 2030. It is unknown what impact the energy crisis has now had on these figures.
