Voltempo appoints Neil Durno to lead partnerships as depot charging model gains traction

The EV charging solutions provider said Durno’s appointment comes at a key moment for the freight electrification market, as it shifts from early deployments to the delivery and operation of charging infrastructure at commercial scale.

Durno, who was recently named as one of GreenFleet’s most influential people, will lead Voltempo’s expanding partner network, working across customers, technology providers and service partners as the company rolls out integrated energy solutions built around its high-power e-HGV depot charging infrastructure.

In his new role Durno will lead delivery of Voltempo’s work within the eFREIGHT 2030 consortium - part of the UK Government’s Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID) programme funded by the DfT and delivered in partnership with Innovate UK - aimed at accelerating the transition to zero-emission heavy freight.

Paul Jordan, Voltempo chief commercial officer, said strengthening partnerships would be critical as the sector moves into a more operational phase.

“Electrifying heavy freight is fundamentally a collaboration challenge,” he said. “No single organisation delivers the entire solution. As projects move from planning into delivery, the strength of the partnerships around the infrastructure becomes just as important as the technology itself.

“Neil has already played a key role in building our relationships across eFREIGHT 2030. This new position allows us to build on that work as we move into the next stage of deployment.”

Durno has spent the past two years working closely with partners across the programme and will now take responsibility for shaping Voltempo’s wider partnership strategy, including a third-party delivery support network for the company’s service and maintenance programme.

Voltempo said his appointment reflects a broader shift taking place in the commercial vehicle charging market. While public charging networks remain important, many fleet operators are increasingly focusing on depot-based infrastructure aligned to predictable duty cycles and scheduled vehicle dwell times.

Voltempo has been a vocal advocate of the emerging Depot Point Operator (DPO) model, where depot-based charging infrastructure is deployed primarily to serve fleet operations but can also support controlled third-party access under pre-agreed arrangements.

This approach allows infrastructure to be built around real operational demand while improving asset utilisation across freight corridors and logistics clusters.

Durno said partnerships would play a central role in making these models work in practice.

“Freight electrification is moving into a much more delivery-focused stage,” he said. “Infrastructure, energy supply, fleet operations and service support all have to work together. My focus will be making sure our partners are aligned as we move into live operations.”

Voltempo manufacturers and deploys high-power charging systems designed for commercial vehicle depots, including its megawatt-capable HyperCharger platform, which can dynamically distribute more than one megawatt of power across multiple vehicles.

Through its involvement in eFREIGHT 2030, the company is helping to lay the foundations for what is expected to become the UK’s largest depot-based charging network for electric HGVs.

As electric freight adoption gathers pace, Voltempo said it believes strong operational partnerships will be a key factor in enabling the next stage of industry growth.