Gridserve is to create 100 electric vehicle charging hubs that will also host energy storage units and solar farms. The UK firm has secured 80 sites and is working with infrastructure company ChargePoint and engineering business Arup to set up the locations over the next five years. Costing at least £1bn ($1.3bn) altogether, the hubs are expected to include as many as 24 ultra-fast charging bays that will fulfil maximum charging needs simultaneously. Government support comes in from the UK’s first Energy Investment Portfolio, and promotes the construction of the solar farms, which will provide the power for the vehicle charging. Grid operators have been forced into a race against time in recent years because of falling wholesale electricity prices. An accompanying customer app is being developed.
Gridserve is to create 100 electric vehicle charging hubs that will also host energy storage units and solar farms. The UK firm has secured 80 sites and is working with infrastructure company ChargePoint and engineering business Arup to set up the locations over the next five years. Costing at least £1bn ($1.3bn) altogether, the hubs are expected to include as many as 24 ultra-fast charging bays that will fulfil maximum charging needs simultaneously. Grid operators have been forced into a race against time in recent years because of falling wholesale electricity prices. An accompanying customer app is being developed.