A CONTROVERSIAL electric vehicle charging site near Winchester has taken another step towards completion.
The Three Maids Hill project has a new partner in clean energy solutions company Enviromena, which has been appointed to deliver on-site solar power to InstaVolt’s EV charging "superhub".
InstaVolt, the Basingstoke company in charge of the project, held a ground-breaking ceremony in to mark the beginning of the construction process in June.
When the site is opened to motorists, it will be the largest of its kind in the UK.
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The site will 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 optimum performance of the solar and oversee the interaction between the solar PV, the batteries and chargers which are being installed on site.
InstaVolt’s CEO Delvin Lane 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.”
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Basingstoke-based InstaVolt is the UK’s largest rapid EV charging network and CEO Delvin Lane said: “Three Maids is the first of our new generation of Super Hubs. It represents a major landmark for us and will be game-changing for EV drivers.
“Linking the South with the Midlands and beyond, the site will be a gateway to the Jurassic Coast and the South West for EV drivers who will be able to head off south confident in the knowledge that they will be able to stop off, have the convenience of contactless payment, and get a fast and reliable charge.”
City councillor Kelsie Learney, cabinet member for climate emergency, gave the plans her full backing when they came out last year.
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