Innovation and Scale
Strategic outcomes
- Pipeline of pilot scalable energy innovation projects and new technologies to decarbonise energy, improve resilience and help reduce energy bills in Coventry
- Development of a scalable EV charging strategy for the city
- City wide solar energy for public buildings and schools
- Support and promote the city as a living lab
- Contribute to Coventry’s circular economy, recycling and reusing energy and materials
We view the transition towards net zero as a journey that requires innovation, an experimental mindset and a willingness to try new things. The concept of Coventry as a living lab - an environment to test innovative solutions and their outcomes.
Innovating to supply EV charging and solar panels
Single charging ecosystem for electric vehicles
- Providing home charging solutions for the owners of EVs to charge their vehicle(s) anytime, combining best-in-class charging hardware with time-based tariffs
- Enabling business charging for vehicles to be charged at the drivers’ working location - solutions will be provided to both private business and Council fleet
- Developing public charging points allowing broad access to standard, fast and ultra-fast charging for EVs within Coventry.
Solar energy for public buildings and schools
- Introducing photovoltaic solar into both public and private schools and education institutions, reducing the impact of global energy prices causing unplanned budgetary issues
- Making the Council’s building portfolio more sustainable and reducing the level of carbon-based-fuels used by upgrading the energy efficiency and local energy generation
- Focusing on other buildings such as libraries, children’s homes, care homes, and health centres to improve local energy generation.