Clean energy solutions company Enviromena has been appointed to deliver on-site solar power to InstaVolt’s EV charging superhub in Winchester.
Work on the facility in Three Maids Hill, which will be powered by 100% renewable energy, began in June and is due to complete by spring 2025.
The site, which is just metres from the A34 junction close to the M3, will have 44 ultra-rapid chargers, and will include drive-through bays for towing vehicles, fully accessible charging bays, as well as an on-site café and children’s play area.
It 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.
The company completed its 25MWp solar farm at Three Maids Hill in 2022, which is adjacent to the EV charging superhub, and provides enough electricity to power 9,500 homes and avoid 6,800 tons of CO2 emissions per year.
Delvin Lane, InstaVolt’s CEO 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.”
Lee Adams, Enviromena’s Chief Commercial Offer said: “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.”
