Power demand is evolving, but infrastructure hasn’t caught up
Developers and contractors still rely on grid connections to bring power to new sites. But many industrial and transport sites now need more power than a standard connection was planned to support.
As demand grows from electric vehicles, automation, heating and cooling, power needs to be planned earlier and built for what the site will need next, not just what it needs today.
- EV fleet electrification increasing site load
- Automation, AI and cooling are pushing up energy demand
- Grid capacity constraints slowing developments
Designed for today’s demand
Most grid connections are sized for what a site needs now, not what it may need in a few years.
Built for what’s next
Electric vehicles, automation and on-site energy systems are increasing power demand across depots, logistics sites and industrial developments.
Planning beyond the connection
Power is no longer just a utility package. It affects site readiness, delivery timelines, tenant appeal and long-term asset value. Getting the strategy right early helps reduce risk and avoid reactive fixes later. If power is left too late, it can slow delivery.
Designing and delivering infrastructure for what comes next
Beyond the connection
We go beyond standard grid connections, combining planning, design, and delivery to create infrastructure that supports long-term energy demand. Delivered through VEV Connection, our end-to-end grid and on-site infrastructure capability
Plan
Understand future demand
We model how energy will be used across your site — from electrified transport to automation and operational load, ensuring infrastructure is sized and phased correctly from the start.
Deliver
Build the connection and infrastructure
As an accredited ICP, we design and deliver solar PV, micro-grid and HV/LV networks, substations, and grid connections, fully integrated into your wider site development.
Optimise
Make power work smarter
We design flexible systems including microgrids and demand management, helping sites adapt, scale, and operate efficiently over time.
Build for complex transport and industrial sites
From live depots to new industrial developments, we help plan and deliver power infrastructure around the way sites will actually operate.
Key Pressures
Legacy depot power constraints, with long lead time upgrades
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Avoidance of operational disruption
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Space constrained
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Restricted On-site vehicle movement
We Support
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Sub-station, phased and time-of-day connection ramping
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Daily on-site reviews with client ops manager
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Build activities planned around site activity peaks and troughs
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Vehicle movement planning throughout the build process and end-state, phased cable laying
Key Pressures
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Conflicting power demands from heating, cooling, automation and vehicles
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Outdoor space constrained
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Avoid flow of goods disruption
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Unique challenges of new and legacy sites
We support
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Integrated energy management chargers, micro-grid and building management
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Detailed planning on infrastructure deployment and re-landscaping
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Phased deployment in harmony with movement of goods
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Maintain aesthetics of new builds, while navigating existing utilities of legacy units
Key Pressures
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Balancing tenant power demands
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Securing BREEAM certification
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Future proof power demand growth
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Minimising infrastructure allocated land
We Support
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Future power demand modeling from buildings and vehicles
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Optimisation of Solar PV and micro-grid
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Site wide dynamic power allocation
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Electrical asset planning and consolidation
Key Pressures
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Dedicated Electrical PM within your PMO
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Power demand planning and scaled design options
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Passive infrastructure laying
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Coordinated materials delivery
We Support
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Dedicated Electrical PM within your PMO
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Power demand planning and scaled design options
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Passive infrastructure laying
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Coordinated materials delivery
Technical capability for complex sites
As a NERS-accredited ICP, VEV can deliver the contestable parts of a grid connection as part of a wider site power strategy. That helps customers reduce delivery risk, improve coordination and plan infrastructure around how the site will actually be built, energised and used.
Our experience
- NERS-accredited ICP delivery
- More control over contestable works
- HV and LV design
- New substations
- DNO and iDNO coordination
- Phased energisation
- Charging, solar and microgrid integration
- Connections up to 11kV, with capability to support 33kV projects
We design for the next generation of power demand, proven through real-world electrification
Real-world demand, not assumptions
Most providers design infrastructure based on current requirements or generic forecasts.
We design around how sites will actually use power, including electrified transport, automation, and operational load from day one.
Proven at scale
We’ve delivered large-scale electrification projects where power is a critical constraint, solving complex challenges around capacity, phasing, and integration.
That experience translates directly into how we design infrastructure for industrial sites.
Built for integration, not isolation
Grid connections don’t exist in isolation, They sit within wider site operations.
We design infrastructure that works alongside vehicles, buildings, and energy systems, ensuring everything operates as one system, not separate components.
Delivering infrastructure in complex, high-demand environments
Creating a clean energy microgrid with solar and battery storage to solve power constraints
Dawsongroup vans appointed VEV to provide a full turnkey electrification solution at its largest depot in Milton Keynes.
- Deployment of 34 × 22 kW EV chargers connected to the microgrid
- Installation of a 262kWp solar PV system
- Integration of 300 kWh battery storage
- Implementation of the VEV IQ digital platform for smart charging management and intelligent load balancing of on- and off-grid power usage
34 x 22 KW
EV chargers installed and connected to the microgrid
262 kWp
Solar PV system integrated into the microgrid, supported by 300 kWh battery storage
65
Tonnes of CO₂ emissions saved annually (forecasted)
Developing the First Milence Electric HGV Charging Hub in the UK
Milence appointed VEV to manage the development of its first UK electric HGV charging hub at Immingham, Able Humber Port, serving UK and Europe.
- Installation of 400 kW DC chargers powered by a 3.6 MVA connection
- Full design including architecture, electrical and civil design
- Reduced CO₂ impact with fibre concrete
16,000m²
Strategically located charging hub site at Immingham, Able Humber Port
8 × 400 kW
High-power DC chargers in phase one, supported by a 3.6 MVA connection
32 Bays
Future-proofed design allowing expansion to serve hundreds of HGVs per day
Electrifying Maritime’s Heavy Logistics with High-Power Truck Charging
Maritime Transport operates one of the UK’s largest integrated road and rail freight networks, with 41 sites, nine strategic rail terminals and a fleet of 1,600 trucks. As part of its commitment to operating the cleanest, most sustainable full-load supply chain in the country, Maritime needed to electrify heavy logistics operations at scale, starting with its highest-duty truck hubs.
- High-power infrastructure installed across three depots
- Charging capacity aligned with heavy-duty logistics operations
- A foundation for nationwide electrification
- Integrated software and optimisation ensuring operational reliability
18
High-powered chargers
36
Electric trucks
5 MW
Installed capacity supporting scalable nationwide electrification
EV Charging Sites for Employees & Visitors and Solar Carport Installation
VEV provided a fully managed turnkey solution including engineering, design, procurement, installation, commissioning and operational performance & maintenance.
- Multi-site EV charging infrastructure deployment
- Proactive maintenance and reactive support services
- Integrated software platform to manage charging and energy use
500 kW+
Total installed EV charging capacity across sites
35000 kWh
Projected annual solar generation
Electrifying Stagecoach Yorkshire - A Sustainable Transformation
The Chesterfield depot is a flagship project for Stagecoach’s electrification programme. The Chesterfield rollout will see 57 electric buses deployed in Spring 2025, replacing more than two-thirds of Stagecoach’s diesel fleet serving Chesterfield and Northeastern Derbyshire. This initiative is part of a broader electrification strategy covering 150 electric buses across four locations: Chesterfield, Leamington, Nuneaton, and Rugby; all supported by VEV.
- 90-year-old depot transformed into a fully integrated EV hub
- High-voltage grid upgrade delivering 4.5 MVA capacity
- Smart charging synchronised with fleet telematics via VEV IQ
- Scalable blueprint for wider regional electrification rollout
57 Electric buses
Deployed at the Chesterfield depot
27 Dual 120 kW
DC chargers delivering 54 charging sockets
4.5 MVA
New high-voltage grid connection supporting depot operations
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