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Transport consultancy Cenex, in partnership with the Energy Saving Trust, has been chosen to assist in delivering the government’s depot charging scheme (DCS) announced this week.
Both organisations will collaborate to provide the technical support to both grant applicants and the grant administrators.
This support includes designing assessment frameworks for technical and cost-related criteria; developing evidence-based cost benchmarks for depot charging installations and providing tailored guidance to applicants on infrastructure planning, procurement and deployment.
Funded by the department for transport (DfT) and administered by the government grants management service, the DCS provides targeted financial support to assist businesses and local authorities in installing the necessary infrastructure for charging zero emission HGVs, vans and coaches.
Eligible businesses will have the opportunity to claim reimbursement of up to 75% of the costs associated with charger procurement and installation, with a cap of £1m per applicant applicable to all sites.
The £30m investment is expected to support the installation of over 3,000 van and 200 HGV chargepoints.
Chris Rimmer, Cenex head of department, policy, strategy and implementation, said: “We are delighted to be supporting this scheme with expert input from the Cenex and Energy Saving Trust.
“Facilitating the deployment of quality infrastructure into depots will be a crucial step in accelerating the electrification of vans, coaches and HGVs, which are the next big challenge for transport decarbonisation.”
Nick Harvey, senior programme manager at the Energy Saving Trust, added: “This new scheme is vital, as it directly addresses one of the main barriers: the cost of installing charging infrastructure.”
