The UK's first fully Electric Forecourt®

Constantly looking to invest in innovative, low-carbon technology, GRIDSERVE installed two 3000kVA Wilson e3 Ultra Low Loss Amorphous® Transformers at their Braintree Forecourt. Featuring 350 kW Ultra Rapid Charging points, the station can charge up to 24 EVs and 6 Tesla superchargers simultaneously. Our transformers save GRIDSERVE 1,625MWh over 30 years of operations. This equates to £243k and 375tCO2 emissions reduction. This would be enough to provide 4,590,525 EV miles (extra charging at zero emissions). The savings are achieved because GRIDSERVE upgraded from the market standard transformer (Ecodesign Tier 1 losses) to an Ultra Low Loss transformer.

Amorphous transformers are just one example of a decarbonisation measure for EV charging infrastructures. The road to Net Zero is not straightforward, and every technological breakthrough needs to be part of the conversation. One-third of the global GHG emissions come from energy, and if we add transportation to that, it becomes half of the global GHG emissions. Reducing the footprint of these two sectors should be on the table of every decision-making conversation.