Pivot eyeing EV partnerships as EDF deal bids to power battery storage pipeline

5 Nov 2019, 08:22

Pivot Power has said it wants to work with the EV charging sector and deliver it scalable power infrastructure following its acquisition by EDF.

EDF snaps up Pivot Power in battery storage, EV charging play

4 Nov 2019, 08:38

EDF is to acquire battery storage and EV charging infrastructure firm Pivot Power in a bid to bolster its position in both markets.

Pivot Power partners redT for ‘world first’ grid-connected hybrid battery demonstrator

3 Apr 2019, 10:57

Pivot Power and redT are to collaborate on a grid-scale hybrid battery storage project which claims to be the world’s first to use a combination of lithium-ion and vanadium redox flow technologies.

Arsenal makes UK first with behind the meter battery for wholesale trading

27 Nov 2018, 07:43

Arsenal football club’s Emirates Stadium has become home to what could be the first behind the meter battery of its size to be aimed at wholesale energy trading over frequency response.

Image taken from Pivot Power planning documents.

Second Pivot Power battery green lit as bus depot charging teased in Southampton

22 Oct 2018, 16:22

Pivot Power has received planning approval for its second ~50MW battery project, to be located north of Carlisle, as it continues to progress towards the goal of a 45-site battery network supporting electric vehicle charging hubs.

HM Treasury launches search for fund manager of £400 million EV charging fund

24 Jul 2018, 16:36

The search is on for a fund manager to manage the UK’s £400 million electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure investment fund (CIIF) after the Treasury launched a request for proposals via the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA).

Pivot Power gets the go ahead on first 50MW battery of nationwide EV charging network

18 Jul 2018, 08:40

Pivot Power has had the first of its 2GW network of battery storage projects approved by Test Valley Borough Council, paving the way for the company’s first electric vehicle (EV) charging hub powered by energy storage to be just outside Southampton.

Pivot Power will seek to gain planning approval for its 50MW batteries before delivering plans for EV charging hubs separately. Image: Pivot Power.

First Pivot Power battery plans emerge outside Southampton without electric vehicle chargers

27 Jun 2018, 12:43

Pivot Power’s maiden 50MW battery and electric vehicle charging hub could be set for Southampton after the first planning documents appeared for the company’s proposed 2GW nationwide network.

Michael Clark (centre) and Matt Allen (right) with Pivot Power COO Matthew Boulton. Image: Pivot Power.

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Breaking the mould: Pivot Power's new approach to batteries and rapid EV chargers

29 May 2018, 15:34

Pivot Power grabbed headlines last week after revealing it was to deploy 45 large scale batteries on the transmission system alongside rapid electric vehicle chargers. Directors Matt Allen and Michael Clark explain how their model offers something new to UK energy infrastructure.