SP Energy Networks is installing Tual’s battery-buffered PowerUp EV chargers across three major operational sites to support its growing electric fleet.

Following a successful pilot in Middlewich, Cheshire, the commercial rollout is expanding to key depots in Liverpool and Cambuslang, near Glasgow. The technology resolves grid connection delays and site constraints by storing power onsite, allowing SP Energy Networks to rapidly electrify its operationally critical vehicles.

Tual’s PowerUp Charger combines integrated battery energy storage with high-power DC charging, drawing and storing energy from available grid supply before delivering ultra-rapid charging to vehicles when required.

The system makes it faster and easier to deploy ultra-rapid DC charging capability, ultimately supporting the expansion of electric vehicle fleets, without compromising operational resilience – essential for energy network operators and other critical responders.

For SP Energy Networks, operational requirements meant that ultra-rapid DC charging was needed to minimise any downtime and maximise vehicle productivity, with charging sessions required to fit within 30-minute dwell periods during breaks and re-stock visits at the network operator.

SP Energy Networks’ Phil Jones said: “It’s vital that our electric fleet is ready to go at a moment’s notice. The trial in Middlewich showed that Tual’s PowerUp Charger can be deployed quickly, deliver the DC charging capability we need and support operational resilience thanks to the built-in battery – all with the added bonus of the flexibility to be easily relocated if needed to meet our site needs. It was a no-brainer to build on the success of our trial by rolling-out this innovative technology to these three key locations.”

Tual’s PowerUp Charger provides the perfect solution for the three sites, with rapid-deployment, ultra-rapid DC charging capability leading to minimal disruption, reduced civil engineering requirements and the flexibility to be moved quickly if site requirements change.

Tual’s approach also supports resilience. The PowerUp Charger stores energy on site, providing additional operational continuity in the event of power disruption. In these conditions, the units deployed for SP Energy Networks will provide approximately 600 miles of stored driving energy – supporting the availability of operational vehicles at sites connected to nationally critical infrastructure.

The rollout marks the first official commercial rollout of Tual’s PowerUp battery-buffered technology in the UK, and builds on the company’s wider work supporting mission-critical and high-utilisation fleets across constrained environments.

Philip Clarke, founder and CEO at Tual, said PowerUp offers a pathway to making critical fleet electrification a reality now.

“Operators such as SP Energy Networks need charging solutions that work within the realities of their sites, their vehicle utilisation and their operational responsibilities.

“This deployment shows exactly why we built PowerUp. It delivers ultra-rapid DC charging capability where conventional charging is constrained by infrastructure capacity, lease structures, civil works or redevelopment timelines. For fleets responsible for nationally important services, charging needs to be dependable, flexible and available where vehicles actually operate. That’s exactly what we provide.”