Connecting the global charging industry
The Global Charging Alliance brings together manufacturers, brands, testing professionals and supply-chain partners working across wireless charging, USB-C power delivery, GaN power supplies, power banks and car chargers.
- Scope
Charging and portable power products - Members
Manufacturers, brands and supply-chain partners - Focus
Interoperability, product safety, market compliance - Status
Independent. Not a standards or certification body.
Three things, done properly
The alliance does not write standards and does not certify products. It makes the existing landscape easier to navigate, and it gives companies in the sector a shared place to be found.
Explainers you can act on
Plain-language guides to the standards and compliance requirements that apply to charging products — what each one covers, which products it affects, and which markets ask for it.
Member directoryCompanies in the supply chain
A directory of manufacturers, brands and service providers working in charging. Every entry states where the information came from, and every company can request a correction or removal.
Standards & complianceWho actually issues what
A single index of the bodies, standards and market requirements that govern charging products — with a link to the official source for each one.
Where the industry's open questions sit
Wireless charging
Magnetic and non-magnetic wireless power, coil design, foreign object detection and thermal behaviour.
USB-C and power delivery
Cable and connector requirements, power negotiation, PPS, and the difference between conforming and being certified.
GaN power supplies
Wide-bandgap designs, thermal density, and what higher power in a smaller body means for safety margins.
Power banks and cells
Cell chemistry, protection circuits, capacity claims, and the transport rules that apply to lithium batteries.
Car charging
12 V and 24 V vehicle input, automotive EMC expectations, and vibration and temperature requirements.
Market compliance
What each major market actually asks for before a charging product can be sold there.
What the alliance is — and what it is not
Being clear about this matters more than sounding impressive. The charging sector already has standards bodies and accredited laboratories. The alliance is neither.
- An independent industry initiative, funded by membership
- A knowledge resource explaining existing standards and market requirements
- A directory of companies active in the charging supply chain
- A place to compare practice, publish findings and raise common problems
- A standards development organisation
- A testing laboratory or certification body
- Affiliated with or endorsed by the WPC, USB-IF, Bluetooth SIG or CSA
- An authority that can approve, rank or certify any product
A directory built on verifiable information
Membership is open to companies that make, design, test or supply charging products and the components inside them. Each entry in the directory records where the information came from, so a reader can check it rather than take it on trust.
Companies that believe an entry about them is inaccurate can ask for it to be corrected or removed at any time.
How entries are compiled
- Public sources. Company information is taken from public records, company websites and published material.
- Stated provenance. Every entry names the source it was built from.
- Correction route. Any listed company can request an update, correction or removal.
- No ranking. The directory is alphabetical. Listing is not a recommendation.
Join the alliance
Membership gives your company a presence in the directory, a voice in the alliance's working groups, and early access to published material.