Case study

Electric HGV Charging, Rotherdale Farm.

Two 400kW ultra-rapid chargers for electric HGVs, energised off a private on-site 66kV network at a working farm and energy site.

Client: Vale Green Energy
Location: Pershore
Scope: Turnkey eHGV charging installation, LV & commissioning

What’s on site

Project overview.

Built for electric HGVs.

This is heavy goods charging. Both units sit on the yard’s concrete hardstanding along the loading elevation, with HGV-length bays marked out in front of them and enough open apron for an artic to swing in, charge, and pull away without shunting.

At 400kW per unit the power is sized for tractor units and rigids rather than vans, and each cabinet carries twin CCS2 outlets.

Off-grid, on-site power.

Charging at this power level usually means a long wait for a DNO connection. Not here. Gigawatt Industries energised both 400kW Zerova DQ480 units off the site’s own private 66kV network, fed by its existing 20MW solar and anaerobic digestion plant, so no DNO connection or metering was required.

Ultra-rapid HGV charging, running on power generated on the same site it serves.

Turnkey install and commissioning.

Our scope covered installing the client-supplied feeder pillar and both chargers, cable gantry and LV cabling, earthing and bonding, ARMCO barriers and wheel stops to take the knocks that come with HGV manoeuvring, bay marking, and testing, certification and commissioning through to energisation.

Key facts

An electric HGV charging site, bays and apron laid out for tractor units and rigids.
2× Zerova DQ480 ultra-rapid DC chargers (each run at 400kW), twin CCS2 outlets per unit.
Powered by the client’s private 66kV network, no DNO connection or metering required.
Generation on site: 20MW of solar and anaerobic digestion feeding the charging.
Feeder pillar installation, LV cabling, earthing/bonding, ARMCO impact protection and wheel stops.
Full inspection, testing and BS 7671 certification, coordinated with Zerova commissioning.
Delivered for Vale Green Energy.