Clean energy solutions company Enviromena has been appointed to deliver on-site solar power to InstaVolt’s electric vehicle (EV) charging superhub in Winchester.
The superhub, which will be located ‘metres’ from the A34 junction close to the M3, will be fitted with 44 ultra-rapid chargers and will include drive-through bays for towing vehicles. It will also be equipped with fully accessible charging bays and will be powered by 100% renewable energy, Enviromena said.
The site will also be powered by a ground-mounted solar array and a roof-mounted system installed onto the café building, to provide green electricity to power the project and will be supported by the installation of a utility scale energy storage system.
Enviromena also has a long-term operations and maintenance agreement in place, to ensure the performance of the solar and oversee the interaction between the solar photovoltaic. the batteries and chargers that are being installed on site.
Delvin Lane, CEO of InstaVolt, said: “Our choice of partners for this site were key, the Winchester superhub is a flagship site and we required advanced technologies that will deliver, and we knew that by working with Enviromena that we’d get just that.”
Enviromena manages, owns, operates and maintains more than 300MW of renewable energy assets and has a further 3GW+ of renewable energy projects in the pipeline in the UK and Europe.
The company completed its 25MWp solar farm at Three Maids Hill in 2022, which is adjacent to the EV charging superhub, and reportedly provides enough electricity to power 9,500 homes and avoid 6,800 tons of CO2 emissions per year.
Work on the Winchester superhub began in June and is due to complete by spring 2025.
The site is part of InstaVolt’s new phase of growth to deliver on its commitment to install 11,000 ultra rapid chargers in the UK and Ireland by 2030.
Lee Adams, CCO of Environmena, added: “At Enviromena we’re always looking to push boundaries in terms of innovation and it’s great to partner up with InstaVolt – a company that is very much aligned with our own mission to lower carbon emissions through sustainable alternatives.
“The on-site solar provision means the power is right there, easily accessible and the battery energy storage system means that if the energy isn’t being used it can be stored. It’s win-win.”
Achievements and innovations in EV charging infrastructure will be celebrated at the third annual CiTTi Awards, which will be held on 26 November 2024 at De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London. Nominations are open now! Please visit www.cittiawards.co.uk to learn more about this unmissable event for the UK’s transportation sector
