GRIDSERVE Partner Network will provide the technology, expertise and support to partners worldwide and accelerate the global rollout of net zero EV charging infrastructure.
GRIDSERVE today launches The GRIDSERVE Partner Network to open up the company’s ‘Sun-To-Wheel Ecosystem’ – comprising hybrid solar & battery farms, electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, and electric vehicle solutions – to like-minded partners across the world interested in accelerating net zero transport initiatives.
The plans, announced to international sustainable energy leaders today as GRIDSERVE speaks at COP26, aim to speed up the global rollout of world-class EV charging infrastructure powered by net zero carbon sustainable energy, in the shortest possible timeframes.
Toddington Harper, Founder and CEO of GRIDSERVE, said:
In just five years since being established, GRIDSERVE has delivered the UK’s most comprehensive EV charging network, recently being awarded the prestigious crown of Chargepoint Network of the Year at the EVIES. The company also builds and operates hybrid solar & battery farms, which generate close to 100 million kWh’s of zero carbon energy each year, and also provide net zero carbon energy to GRIDSERVE’s charging network, which serves 85% of the UK’s motorway network as well as towns and cities across the UK.
GRIDSERVE opened the world’s first Electric Forecourt® in December 2020 in Braintree and plans to open several more in the next 12 months, starting with Norwich, Gatwick, Gateshead, and Uckfield. Over 100 Electric Forecourts® are planned to be built as part of a £1bn+ investment programme. More than 50 additional Electric Hubs, each featuring 6-12x 350kW chargers, are also being built across the UK in a separate £100m+ rollout, with the first site opened at Rugby Services earlier this year and several additional sites now also under construction. In the last 100 days alone, GRIDSERVE has installed new chargers at 100 locations.
Supported by Hitachi Capital UK plc. and TPG’s The Rise Fund, GRIDSERVE has also invested millions of pounds into research and development to deliver and operate net zero electric charging infrastructure that is functional, reliable and easy to use. It has developed relationships with some of the world’s leading technology providers, including charging hardware providers ABB and Tritium, and amassed huge experience in planning, development, procurement, construction, operation, maintenance and management of large-scale electric vehicle charging hubs.
Despite considerable growth and success in the UK, a truly global rollout of EV infrastructure is the only way to decarbonise transport in the timeframes required to limit the worst effects of climate change. GRIDSERVE is therefore sharing its many years of experience with partners globally to accelerate growth.
GRIDSERVE is already in discussions with international petrol forecourt operators, landowners and investors to deploy its infrastructure, and is using the platform created by COP26 to reach out to others to raise awareness about the GRIDSERVE Partner Network and to commence discussions.
In addition to GRIDSERVE leasing land and investing its own capital in building and operating its own EV charging infrastructure, the Partner Network provides the opportunity for partners to invest themselves, or co-invest alongside GRIDSERVE, to establish their own EV charging networks in partnership with GRIDSERVE, providing the maximum flexibility without having to build an entire tech-enabled EV charging business.
Toddington Harper added:
Robert Gordon, CEO of Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC, said:
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GRIDSERVE® are accelerating the transition to electric vehicles, by delivering the GRIDSERVE Electric Highway, our UK-wide sustainable energy powered electric vehicle charging network for everyone, that includes GRIDSERVE’s pioneering Electric Forecourts® and Electric Hubs, catalysed by our Electric Vehicle Solutions leasing business. Our GRIDSERVE Electric Highway network delivers the fastest and most reliable charging for all types of electric vehicles, is supplied by net zero carbon sustainable energy, and is designed to deliver a fantastic customer experience.
GRIDSERVE® is a tech-enabled international sustainable energy business which develops, builds, owns and operates ‘sun-to-wheel’ hybrid solar, electric vehicle charging, remote power, and battery storage critical power infrastructure. GRIDSERVE’s team have been responsible for the development, construction and operation of more than a gigawatt of solar energy and energy storage solutions, including connecting hundreds of utility-scale sustainable energy projects to the UK grid.
GRIDSERVE® is interested in connecting with people and businesses interested in leasing electric vehicles, project developers, landowners, land agents, local authorities, and multiple other potential partners who share our vision in collaborating across all the critical power infrastructure markets we operate in, including Electric Forecourts®, hybrid solar farms, and remote power solutions.