Thursday, February 11, 2021

Be Charge, part of Be Power Group, and Eni gas e luce sign an agreement to accelerate the transition to electric mobility

Be Charge announces the signing of an agreement with Eni gas e luce dedicated to the development of charging infrastructures for electric mobility, furthering Eni’s decarbonisation and energy transition strategy through which the Italian energy company aims to become a leader in the sale of low carbon impact of products by 2050. Be Charge is part of the Be Power Group, a company of Building Energy’s Group.

The agreement with Be Charge provides for the nationwide installation of co-branded public charging stations for electric vehicles. The charging station will be powered by renewable energy, supplied by Eni gas e luce, certified by guarantees of European origin, fed into the grid and produced by plants powered 100% by renewable sources. The joint commitment, the growth of the charging network and the increasingly cutting-edge services aim to accelerate the transition to increasingly sustainable and electric mobility.

Be Charge is currently the second largest national operator of the charging network in Italy in terms of size and power. The agreement with Eni gas e luce will further accelerate the growth of the infrastructure which currently has over 3,000 charging points installed and over 3,500 under construction, both in alternating current from 22 kW and in direct current with powers from 75 kW to 300 kW.

About Be Charge and Be Power

Be Charge is a member of the Be Power S.p.A. Group, dedicated to rolling out electric vehicle charging networks. Be Charge is developing one of Italy’s biggest and most extensive public charging infrastructure networks for electric vehicles in order to play a decisive role in creating a new model of sustainability. Thanks to the technologically advanced platform it developed, Be Charge offers efficient charging services to all owners of electric vehicles, and enables them to recharge throughout Italy. As part of the sector supply chain, Be Charge plays a dual role as Charge Point Operator (CPO) and Electric Mobility Service Provider (EMSP). All Be Charge charging stations are smart and user friendly, monitored 24 hours a day by a help desk and can be accessed via the Be Charge mobile app. Be Charge’s charging stations are Quick (up to 22 kW) via alternating current, Fast (up to 150 kW) or HyperCharge (greater than 150 kW) via direct current. Be Charge’s business plan is to install around 30,000 charging points in the next few years, which will provide 100% green energy from renewable sources.

Be Power is a Digital Green Utility (DGU), a pioneering business model based on the powerful synergies between energy and mobility market. The model aims to integrate Energy Trading as Balancing Responsible Party (BRP) and the construction of a fully owned nationwide public network of EV charging stations to sell energy to Electric Vehicles and balancing supply and demand on the grid. In real time, at scale. Be Power is a company of Building Energy’s Group.

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