EV charging points rolled out across Bruntwood’s network

Property company Bruntwood is to trial the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging points across its North West portfolio as part of Greater Manchester Local Energy Market Project (GM LEM).
 
In partnership with Pilot Group, Bruntwood will roll-out EV charging points across Greater Manchester as part of a 12 month trial from July 2021, with further deployment across the North West within the next two years.
 
The Plus+ charging points will be available to Bruntwood customers and the general public, and those using the charging points can pay for sessions with contact and contactless payments, or via an e-wallet.
 
The project will contribute to Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s (GMCA’s) ambition to make Manchester carbon neutral by 2038. It is also a key part of the GM Local Energy Market Project, which aims to revolutionise the use and distribution of energy across the region.
 
GMCA and Partners were awarded an Innovate UK grant in July 2020 to show how an integrated, whole system energy vision that addresses how energy is generated, traded, transported, supplied and used across the city region can be demonstrated in Greater Manchester. The project will take a place-based approach to energy system planning and develop a local energy market platform.
 
Councillor Neil Emmott, GMCA Lead for the Green City-Region, said: “It’s fantastic to see Bruntwood moving forward with their plans to install 12 smart electric vehicle charging points at their sites across our city-region with a project pipeline in place to deploy additional smart chargers across their portfolio of buildings in the coming months. The rollout of electric vehicle chargers is a key component of our vision for Greater Manchester’s Local Energy Market, which will revolutionise how energy is used, stored and distributed across the city-region.
 
“To meet our environmental ambitions and become carbon neutral by 2038 we need to move to a smarter energy system – one that supports low-carbon infrastructure and powers our homes, businesses and vehicles in a more sustainable way. This announcement from Bruntwood is a great step towards that goal.”