• ‍Relode will secure gigawatt-scale grid connections to simplify and catalyse access to power for businesses from 2030 onwards.
• The company is developing an initial portfolio of approximately 15 Power Parks at strategic locations UK-wide to meet rising demand for electricity.
• Enabling the electrification and decarbonisation of commercial transport – specifically trucks and shipping – will be a priority, alongside other new large commercial energy users, such as data centres.
• Relode has been founded by key members of the Pivot Power team, who pioneered transmission-connected battery storage and electric vehicle charging hubs on the UK grid.  

London, 18th July 2024: Relode, a specialist electricity infrastructure developer headquartered in the UK, has today announced plans to develop a UK-wide network of gigawatt-scale Power Parks, simplifying access to power for businesses and meeting rising demand for electricity in the race to net zero.

With electricity demand expected to more than double between now and 2050¹, Relode will play a vital role in ensuring power is available at the right time and in the right places so that critical industries can electrify and decarbonise with confidence.

The company’s network of Power Parks will open-up gigawatt-scale grid connections to simplify and catalyse access to power ready for the arriving wave of new large commercial energy users of the 2030s.

The company has an initial portfolio of approximately 15 sites in development across the UK, strategically located for electricity infrastructure and target industries. Each Power Park will feature a substation and associated cabling to bring electricity to the site, plus an eHGV charging hub offering a combination of rapid and overnight charging for 50+ vehicles. Large energy users in the vicinity with be able to connect directly into the Power Park.

Enabling the electrification of commercial transport, specifically trucks and shipping, is a core focus; providing ports with the power they need to electrify their operations, deliver shore-power to vessels, and produce eFuels for green shipping while allowing trucks to charge quickly and efficiently as they travel around the country.  

Getting this electricity infrastructure in place is essential to reduce the 26%² of UK greenhouse gas emissions associated with transport, the country’s most polluting sector, and meet the estimated 127TWh of electricity demand the sector is expected to represent in 2050³.

Relode’s Power Parks will also cater to new high-power demand industries such as data centres, whose electricity demand is expected to increase six-fold⁴ in the next ten years alone, driven by growth in artificial intelligence and quantum computing.

This focus on electricity demand differentiates Relode from most existing infrastructure developers. While there is a well publicised backlog of generation and storage projects in development - over 550GW⁵ at the transmission level alone, more than 10x peak UK electricity demand – this is almost entirely focused on supply.  

Via its network of Power Parks, Relode is moving first to build out the electricity infrastructure needed to serve customers and meet rising demand for reliable and affordable power at scale. Working closely with National Grid and Distribution Network Operators, the company will invest ahead-of-need at strategic locations to accelerate net zero.

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Mikey Clark, CEO, Relode, explained:

Electrification is the fastest, most economical way we have to decarbonise our world, but the scale of the challenge cannot be overstated. We have just a few short decades in which to super-charge our grid and deliver the infrastructure needed to meet the coming explosion in electricity demand.
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To succeed we need all hands-on deck. Working in partnership with network operators, Relode will invest at critical junctures of electricity demand to help some of our most energy-intensive industries secure the power they need to transition to a clean, electric future. 
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Our network of gigawatt-scale Power Parks will catalyse clean growth, drive investment and enable businesses to electrify their operations at the pace and scale required to meet net zero.

The exact design of each Power Park will reflect local economic and environmental priorities and be developed in partnership with local authorities and businesses. Through a collaborative approach, Relode’s aim is to build strategic, low carbon infrastructure that maximises the benefits to local communities for decades to come.

Relode has been founded by key members of the Pivot Power team (now part of EDF Renewables) who pioneered the UK’s first transmission-connected batteries and electric vehicle charging hubs. Together, they combine decades of experience across grid, planning, engineering and industry with a proven track record of infrastructure development and delivery.

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About Relode

Relode is building a UK-wide network of gigawatt-scale Power Parks to provide businesses with the power they need to reach net zero. The company is developing an initial portfolio of approximately 15 Power Parks strategically located for electricity infrastructure and target customers. This includes commercial transport, specifically trucks and shipping, and emerging new high power demand industries, such as data centres.  

Relode is headquartered in the UK and has been founded by key members of the Pivot Power team, who pioneered transmission-connected battery storage and electric vehicle charging hubs on the UK grid. Together, they combine decades of experience across grid, planning, engineering and industry with a proven track record of infrastructure development and delivery. www.relode.energy

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