InstaVolt’s renewable-powered ultra-rapid EV charging superhub has officially opened, making 44 160kW ultra-rapid chargers available for public use.
The ‘superhub’ in Winchester was approved in late 2023. The site is 100% powered by renewable energy.
In August last year it was revealed that Enviromena would install a ground-mounted solar array on the superhub site, a roof-mounted system on the onsite café and 960kW/4MWh onsite battery energy storage.
It is the first of InstaVolt’s hubs to integrate onsite solar generation, and will use a mixture of the electricity generated at the solar power plant, battery storage and renewable grid power to run the chargers.
InstaVolt signed a deal with Octopus Energy for Business last year to use 100% green electricity from the supplier at its 800 UK charging locations, becoming the utility’s largest chargepoint operator (CPO) customer.
InstaVolt says the Winchester superhub is the largest and most advanced in the UK. It is designed to accommodate a wide variety of vehicles and features long drive-through bays suitable for larger vehicles.
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