Zenobe Energy and Supercharge have been recognised in the Transportation and Energy award categories for their smart charging solutions for electric bus fleets.
London, May 4, 2021 — The winners of Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards were announced today, honouring the businesses, policies, projects, and concepts that are actively engaged and deeply committed to pursuing innovation when it comes to solving health and climate crises, social injustice, or economic inequality.
Zenobe Energy, the UK’s leading provider of a full turn-key fleet electrification service, and Supercharge, a Digital Innovation Agency specialising in bespoke software and hardware development, have been selected as finalists in the Transportation category, and received an honourable mention in the Energy category, for the innovative collaboration between the partners on smart charging solutions for EV bus fleets.
Zenobe has grown to power over 20% of the EV bus market in the UK, providing end-to-end solutions that enable bus operators to make the transition to electrification and improve air quality across the nation. By making EV fleets more affordable and accessible, Zenobe will avoid more than 135,000 tonnes of CO2 on current portfolio alone, helping drive the UK towards its ambitious net-zero target.
The platform designed jointly and delivered by Supercharge enables close management of a complex system of batteries, on-site solar, chargers and vehicles – delivering real time data to facilitate optimal bus charging, making larger-scale electrification possible. During the night, a fully charged stationary battery supplements the grid to ensure the required energy is supplied without grid upgrades holding up or making these vital projects uneconomical. This mechanism maximises grid usage, without putting strain on it, and allows a much larger number of buses to be charged overnight at lower cost and ready for service in the morning.
The smart charging solution has been recognised in the fifth annual World Changing Ideas Awards, which showcase 33 winners, more than 400 finalists, and more than 800 honourable mentions. The 2021 awards feature entries from across the globe, from Brazil to Denmark to Vietnam.
For more information about Zenobe and Supercharge’s partnership, see here.
Steven Meersman, co-founder of Zenobe Energy, said:
“We are delighted to be recognised by Fast Company and featured alongside such incredible organisations at the cutting-edge of their industries. Our goal is to boost the adoption of the electric vehicles by fleets in the UK, Australia and elsewhere, and with the support from Supercharge, continue to make this transition accessible for operators.
“We look forward to bringing our service to more councils, bus operators and fleets in the future, to show that the environmentally sustainable solution can be the financially sustainable one too.”
Daniel Homoki-Farkas, Managing Director of Supercharge, said:
“We are proud of how our relationship with Zenobe quickly evolved into a partnership as we tackled increasing complex challenges together whilst building on the core competence of both the Supercharge and Zenobe teams. This partnership, based on mutual trust and shared knowledge, has resulted in next-gen solutions being trialled, developed and rolled out more quickly, which is essential to fully transition to clean energy.”
Stephanie Mehta, Editor-in-Chief of Fast Company, said:
“There is no question our society and planet are facing deeply troubling times. So, it’s important to recognize organizations that are using their ingenuity, impact, design, scalability, and passion to solve these problems. Our journalists, under the leadership of senior editor Morgan Clendaniel, have discovered some of the most ground-breaking projects that have launched since the start of 2020.”
For further information, please contact:
Press Team: zenobe@standagency.com
About Zenobe Energy Ltd. (Zenobe):
Zenobe Energy is a market leader in the EV bus sector. Zenobe’s turnkey solution allows operators to fully electrify fleets, offering proprietary software that provides intelligent flexible power solutions, batteries in the depot and on the bus, and a unique financing model that can minimise upfront cost. With 20% market share of the sector, Zenobe is boosting the adoption of EV vehicles and charging infrastructure. By providing operators and local councils with a full solution for a pay-per-mile fee, it is helping the sector push towards a net zero future.
For more information, please visit www.Zenobe.com
About Supercharge
Supercharge is a next-generation Digital Agency working across the globe through the innovation of game changing and transformative digital solutions for their clients. Supercharge formulates digital strategies, designs captivating interfaces, and builds robust software to generate products that are fit for the future. A strong knit team of over 130 digital experts, in offices across 3 countries relies on it’s experience of creating products used by millions of people to help clients get ahead of the curve. For more information, please visit: www.supercharge.io
About the World Changing Ideas Awards:
World Changing Ideas is one of Fast Company’s major annual awards programs and is focused on social good, seeking to elevate finished products and brave concepts that make the world better. A panel of judges from across sectors choose winners, finalists, and honorable mentions based on feasibility and the potential for impact. With the goals of awarding ingenuity and fostering innovation, Fast Company draws attention to ideas with great potential and helps them expand their reach to inspire more people to start working on solving the problems that affect us all.
