Nanize explores easier care for public charging equipment.
The published program for Renewable Energy Expo Ireland listed Jerry Stokes for its October 21, 2026 panel on electrifying homes, businesses and industry. The expo took place at the RDS in Dublin on October 21 and 22 and brought together the solar, wind and storage sectors. The panel agenda put transport and building electrification alongside rooftop solar, battery storage and flexible demand, with Stokes listed as Senior Advisor to the Global Solar Council.
The 2024 EV Infrastructure Summit identified Stokes as GRIDSERVE’s Chief of Staff, with experience bringing battery and renewable technologies to industrial and consumer markets. As Chief Commercial Officer of Nanize, he is a point of contact for equipment makers evaluating how to keep outdoor charging hardware readable and easy to clean through everyday use.
What Nanize could offer charging equipment makers
Nanize develops PFAS-free polysilazane coatings that can be formulated for easier cleaning, water repellency or lower friction. As the polymer cures, it can form a hard, ceramic-like layer on a compatible substrate. The company publishes applications for glass, selected plastics and metal surfaces and describes coatings intended to reduce smudging on electronics displays.
Those applications offer starting points for charging station suppliers. An operator may regularly wipe fingerprints and residue off display covers. An enclosure supplier may receive service requests when painted panels show scratches or permanent marks. A coating partner could examine these as two distinct projects, each with its own substrate, cleaning routine and finish requirements.
What an equipment trial could show
A charger manufacturer could start with a display cover and compare the standard surface with a coated sample. Readability in daylight, glare, clarity and touch response can be measured alongside the ease of removing smudges after repeated wiping. Where the cover is polymer, the manufacturer would also check the temperature limit and appearance during application and cure. Nanize’s reported sub-minute, low-temperature curing is relevant to that manufacturing discussion.
The outer enclosure raises a different service question. A metal fabricator could compare coated and standard painted panels after exposure to sunlight, moisture and cleaners. A network operator can add information from its own cleaning routes and maintenance records. That helps define whether a faster wipe-down or longer interval between finish repairs would be valuable across several sites.
The parties with the most to learn from a trial are the ones that see the surface from different points in its life. A charge point maker owns the part specification. A display or enclosure supplier understands the factory process. A fleet or network operator sees how the equipment holds up over years of use. A joint evaluation can connect a finish decision at the factory with the cost of maintaining it in public.
Invitations for electrification events and partners
Nanize is actively seeking events around the world, as well as partners, investors and new customers. It welcomes approaches from e-mobility exhibitions, fleet electrification conferences and infrastructure procurement forums. Organizers can discuss a panel or product demonstration built around how outdoor hardware is designed for cleaning and service.
Charger manufacturers, display suppliers, enclosure makers and site operators interested in a pilot can tell Stokes which surface they want to assess and what it encounters in service. Investors can discuss the commercial potential of coatings for products that share similar surface requirements across charging, energy equipment and public infrastructure.
Jerry Stokes, Chief Commercial Officer | js@nanize.com | www.nanize.com
Sources Solar Ireland expo agenda · Global Solar Council profile · EV Infrastructure Summit profile · Nanize leadership · Nanize coating technology · Nanize applications