High Margin
100% Renewable - No Fuel
Off Grid
Public
Electric Vehicle Charging

MISSION

Mission

ev2o’s mission is to develop regional networks of low-impact off-grid 100% renewable EV charge points for public, commercial and fleet use.

The initial focus is locations where there is either no electricity grid, or a constrained grid connection. And therefore no EV charging.

ev2o can deliver EV charging at low-cost making recharging an EV lower cost than refuelling a conventional car with petrol or diesel.

Military Applications not discussed on this website due to confidentiality. Please contact the company by email.

 

>350kW Rapid Charging Capacity
LOWER COST THAN GRID CONNECTION
100% No Fuel Renewable
Off Grid Dispatchable Electricity
Site Identification Method
Patented World First

Product

The solution is a response to several problems

  • Off-grid EV Charge Stations – Patent Granted
  • An inventive combination of locally available renewable resources; running water Patent Granted (or geothermal), sun and or wind.
  • An independent, isolated and year round non-intermittent, resilient and dispatchable electricity source.
  • The invention is embodied in new algorithm determining specifications required for site specific perfectly balanced isolated energy systems.

Solutions

ev2o mitigates these problems:

Legislation

Governments compel EV without adequate charging infrastructure.

No remote grid

Off grid locations have no grid and are impassable for EVs.

Polluting Energy

Electricity generated from fossil fuels defeats the purpose of EVs.

Variability

Renewables have been thought too variable to generate constantly.

Degeneration

Rural off grid regions are EV transport black spots.

Range Anxiety

EV drivers suffer ‘range anxiety’, the fear of no charge point.

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PORTUGAL

ev2o is incorporated in Portugal, a global leader in the development of new renewable technology. Portugal is recognized for its pioneering efforts in ocean hydropower. ev2o will expand this innovation to inland waterways.

Portugal has set ambitious renewable energy targets as part of its National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) for 2030 and its roadmap to carbon neutrality by 2050. With 80% of electricity production expected to come from renewables by 2030. ev2o offers a unique and requisite contribution to achieve this national target.

ev2o creates decentralised renewable electricity generation. This is encouraged by Decree-Law No. 15/2022 in Portugal, which transposes EU Renewable Energy Directive II (2018/2001) and Electricity Market Directive (2019/944). EU directives mandate member states to enable decentralized energy systems.

Portugal is also blessed with a rich history of hydrologic engineering, stretching back 2,000 years. The country saw the wide-scale adoption of water mills from the Medieval Period until the industrial age. Those hydropower assets fell into disuse and ruin during the 1900s. ev2o will renovate this protected architectural heritage; repurposing the water mills and ancient dams to generate EV charging in the modern age.

ev2o understands and values the restoration of biodiversity and specifically fishways in natural water flows. For 2,000 years many Portuguese rivers have been impassable for aquatic life from the sea. ev2o has a strategy to introduce fish ladders alongside the water mills that it renovates. This will rely on co-ordination with the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) and local municipalities along rivers. Fish ladders can be constructed with wood and can be installed without damaging historical infrastructure.

FAQ

Hydroelectricity (or geothermal) is used as a base generator, which can be relied upon for ~70% of the time (and at night). Solar and or wind are deployed as secondary generators for the remaining ~30% of the time. A grid-scale battery balances energy between generation and use.

They are scaled to the available renewable energy. They can range from 25kW to multiple Megawatts. Size is dependent on geography.

To be certain, in advance, of a known minimum electricity available for charging in any given time-period. This in turn allows ev2o to offer advance booking to users, to schedule fleet recharge or simply reduce customer range-anxiety.

ev2o does not construct dams, but it will renovate existing and historical ones. ev2o can install on free-flowing streams and rivers: Because ev2o deploys and extends the operating period of conventional run-of-river hydro, it reduces water extraction (and the environmental effects) by an order of magnitude. Furthermore ev2o uses another of its patented technologies to install the hydro system under ground, so it causes no aesthetic pollution either.

The arithmetical relationship between the size of components required to balance electricity. And the hydroelectric installation method.

No. ev2o uses only proven-technology components that are available off-the-shelf from several manufacturers

Depending on size, construction takes from 12 to 36 weeks.

The ev2o algorithm sizes the entire installation based on a conventional hydrological study and human design inputs.

Although hydro generates more than all other renewables combined, ~50% of the world’s hydro resources remain undeveloped. ev2o is focused on the small undeveloped hydroelectric resources which are too far from the grid to be connected profitably.

A site with 40kW dispatchable power output (which peaks to 80kW power output) will recharge ~50 passenger cars per day. The number of charges scales up commensurately with additional installed power.

Yes

Thousands in Portugal, tens of thousands in Europe, hundreds of thousands globally.

As fast as it will let you. ev2o is installing 350kW power rating ultra rapid charging, which charges a typical EV in 5 to 10 minutes. Charge speed (power rating) maybe be less for some EV.

Patents

The invention is protected by patents:

European Patent Office Unitary Patent https://patents.google.com/patent/EP3857673B1

United States of America Patent Office https://patents.google.com/patent/US11472307B2

United Kingdom Patent Office (designated by EPO) https://www.search-for-intellectual-property.service.gov.uk/EP3857673

ev2o LDA developed and has exclusive global use of the invention and associated know-how.

Beneficiaries and Licenses

  • EV drivers
    ev2o exists to provide EV charging where there is constrained or no grid infrastructure. Thereby enabling a comprehensive e-mobility transition that is both affordable and inclusive of rural communities.
  • Military
    Provides resilient electricity in operational conditions where there is no reliable grid. Reduces the need to move fuel with operations.
  • Landowners
    ev2o will license and assist landowners to install the technology on their land, for public or private use. In off-grid regions this will allow EV users to visit locations that are currently inaccessible for EV. The technology can also be applied where there is grid to provide resilience from grid outages and costs.
  • Developers
    ev2o will license and collaborate with renewable energy and property developers to install the technology for public or private use. Inside or outside of Portugal.
  • Municipalities
    ev2o can consult with municipalities to assess the potential for the technology within their boundaries.
  • National and Regional Authorities
    ev2o seeks to work with national authorities to install the technology with infrastructure to encourage biodiversity, along waterways that cross municipal, provincial and international boundaries.
  • Universities
    ev2o will collaborate with Portuguese academic institutions to conduct on going research and development, and to create training courses. The R&D pipeline includes:
    • Hydro plus solar.
    • Geothermal and wind.
    • Combinations of the above.
    • Integration of ocean energy.
    • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for energy mapping (site prospecting).
  • Electricity Companies
    ev2o will collaborate with electricity companies to provide generation where they have no grid infrastructure.
  • Investors
    Low-risk renewable capital investments with competitive long-term returns
  • Policy Makers
    ev2o technology offers a unique solution to enable national and regional e-transition legislation.
  • Hydroelectric Plant Owners
    Can upgrade their hydro to provide EV charging and earn higher revenue.
  • Financial Returns
    With  a low charging tariff (e.g. €0.35/kWh), conservative assumptions and excluding both debt and any government subsidies, the technology allows an Internal Rate of Return above 17.5%.Licensees can earn comfortable returns selling EV charging well below the market rate.

Contact

geral@ev2o.com