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Denver- Morocco comes a step closer to establishing its electric vehicle (EV) industry, after a recent tech sharing agreement with Brazil.
The Brazil-Arab News Agency reported that the Brazilian Institute of Systems Engineering and Computers (INESC) agreed to transfer important EV technology to Morocco’s Green Energy Park (GEP) research platform. GEP is a joint initiative between the Institute of Research of Solar and New Energies, the Ministry of Energy, and the OCP group. The group primarily focuses on researching and developing alternative energy source projects within Morocco.
According to the news report, INESC will provide GEP with technological information related to efficient battery chargers that support electric vehicles. INESC president Vladimiro Miranda noted the INESC previously collaborated with Morocco, alongside Portugal, to develop important medical technology during the pandemic. After the success of the last project, INESC was invited to help the GEP “manufacture fast chargers for Electric Vehicles” in a direct collaboration.
Miranda pointed out that Morocco was dedicated to its renewable energy research, and the country has a “highly advanced energy mix,” with plans “to reach decarbonization.” A large part of the decarbonization plan relies on pivoting the country towards Electric vehicles, which will require the development of an electric vehicle charging infrastructure to facilitate the transition to EVs.
The current agreement will be valid for nine months, after the COVID-19 crisis is contained, scientists will be exchanged between the two countries. Researchers will develop the technology at the Federal University of Santa Catarina in Florianopolis, Brazil, while the Moroccan government will provide funding for the research.
Once the research phase is complete, the Brazilian researchers will develop a prototype of the charging equipment in Brazil, while “a ‘twin’ will be created in Morocco. In addition to charging technology, Morocco also plans on developing and manufacturing its own EV vehicles. The latest initiative is in line with a larger cooperative relationship between Brazil and Morocco that has also made progress in terms of bilateral trade and commerce.
