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OPINION
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
tech partnerships
the site’s significant solar output and
energy stores can be deployed at peak
times to minimise the power taken from
the grid.
You can see this in the figures:
Three Maids Hill has charging facilities
totalling 7MW, yet it has ‘only’ a 2MW
connection to the grid. Reducing the
grid requirements in this way can
result in an earlier completion date
for connection works, particularly if it
avoids the need for reinforcement in the
transmission system.
The benefits of partnership
Working with an ICP and IDNO delivered
further benefits to the project. Working
closely with CX Energy, a leading provider
of renewable energy and low carbon
solutions, Eclipse was able to verify
and approve all aspects of the site’s
connection infrastructure. Here, Eclipse’s
flexibility meant it could allow a singlesubstation design that wouldn’t have
been acceptable to the local DNO. This
innovation lowered InstaVolt’s capital
outlay, and reduced the space needed to
house electrical equipment onsite.
Eclipse's close partnership
with InstaVolt delivers
other advantages.
As the IDNO
for multiple
complete
and
upcoming charging hubs, Eclipse is
familiar with the business’ strategic
goals, requirements and pain points.
Working with other preferred
partners, Eclipse can help ensure that
projects are suitably specified, while
building relationships with the ICPs
and other businesses that are crucial
to implementing the EV charging
infrastructure the country needs.
Keeping pace with connections
As the UK continues to decarbonise
transport through electrification, the
demand for ultra-rapid charging hubs
will continue to grow.
If the nation is to stay on track to
meet its goal of 300,000 charge points
by 2030, the connections process can’t
afford to slow down.
As the largest and most advanced
ultra-rapid charging hub in the UK, the
approach to connecting Three Maids
Hill offers a blueprint for EV charging
connections across the nation. i
