Aegis Energy will begin the rollout of 30 clean energy recharging and refuelling hubs for commercial vehicles this year, after securing £100m in funding from investment manager Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners.
The first five stations will be built in Sheffield, Immingham, Warrington, Corby and Towcester, with the first due to open in early 2026 and the other four stations by 2027.
Each hub will have the capacity to charge or refuel more than 40 HGVs and over 25 vans simultaneously and will also provide safe and secure truck parking and driver facilities that include clean toilets and showers, good food and calm spaces.
Aegis Energy said it has already secured “sizeable” grid connections at all five locations.
The company added that its network will serve commercial vehicles running on a range of fuels, including electric, HVO, hydrogen and bio-CNG. It calculates that, once ramped up, an average Aegis Energy site is expected to reduce carbon equivalent emissions by approximately 14,300 tonnes per annum..
Announcing the investment, Aegiss Energy said: “Installing depot infrastructure is often impractical or unscalable, particularly where logistics operators lease their premises or there’s a grid constraint. Meanwhile over half of van drivers (52%) have no access to at-home charging.
“By building first-of-its-kind public infrastructure, Aegis Energy will deliver an essential missing piece that will enable the next wave of low and zero-emission trucks and vans to hit UK roads and help drive forward the clean energy transition.”
Aegis Energy added that it is actively looking to partner with more fleet operators across the UK to help them navigate the transition.
Christopher Thorneycroft-Smith, Aegis Energy co-founder, said: “Aegis Energy was founded to help decarbonise the largest contributors to the most emitting sector in the UK.
“There is growing pressure from regulators and consumers for commercial vehicles to decarbonise, making it a necessity for winning new business and maintaining customer loyalty.
“Yet the lack of appropriate infrastructure is typically #1 or #2 on the list of barriers for fleet operators. Building depot infrastructure can be complex and grid connections are not easy, or cheap, to secure.
“Not only this, but long-haul operations require a top-up charge, and for van drivers, when at-home charging isn’t a practical solution, they lose time waiting to charge elsewhere. Our hubs will typically have capacity to charge/fuel 40+ HGVs and 25+ vans simultaneously.
“The transition will take time and play out differently for each fleet, but by providing public hubs with multiple clean energy charging and refuelling options, we’re supporting operators to choose how they want to make the transition.
“Quinbrook’s funding will help us ensure that critical energy infrastructure is reliably available where our customers need it, and support millions of vehicles to make a once-in-a-multi-generational change.”
Keith Gains, Quinbrook MD and UK regional lead, said: “Quinbrook is uniquely placed to capitalise on emerging investment opportunities that drive impactful emissions reduction in hard-to-abate sectors like transport, and supporting innovators like Aegis that are creating new infrastructure investment models.
“Targets under the UK’s Zero Emission Vehicle mandate highlight the existing gaps in the infrastructure needed to provide accessible clean energy to transport fleets.
“This presents significant opportunities for Aegis Energy to build market-leading refuelling hubs and we look forward to supporting its growth and expansion throughout the country.”
