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Associated Press
13-05-2025
- Automotive
- Associated Press
synergEV Selects Dodona Analytics to Support Their Worry-Free Charging Mission
Dodona Analytics Ltd., a leading Chargepoint Planning Platform (CPP) has been selected by synergEV to support their 'One Stop for Everything EV Charging'. ' This is going to save us a ton of time, both evaluating our existing network and assessing the viability, feasibility, and most of all profitability of new sites working with our clients and partners'— Francisco Aguirre, Founder & CEO at synergEV LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, May 13, 2025 / / -- Dodona Analytics Ltd., developer of a leading Chargepoint Planning Platform (CPP), today announced it had been selected by synergEV in the US to support their 'One Stop for Everything EV Charging' solution. The expansion of Dodona Analytics in both its home market in the UK and the US, and its emergence as a leading platform in this category, has been somewhat stealthy, as many clients describe the value that the platform provides them with as their 'secret sauce', but today, Dodona is delighted to share that synergEV has joined a client based of successful CPOs who between them have planned investment deployment close to $5 billion. From municipalities looking to expand their public charging infrastructure for their citizens and tourists to private businesses seeking to provide convenient charging options for their employees and customers, synergEV is on a mission to deliver a seamless, worry-free EV charging experience. Their growing network of over a thousand stations across 34 states includes profitable partnerships with the University of California, Mercedes-Benz, Marriott Vacation Club, and Sioux Falls Airport. The team at synergEV understands the value of technology, data, and AI, having developed their platform to provide a reliable and seamless experience for station owners, hosts, and operators. Incorporating Dodona Analytics' open platform into this ecosystem was a natural fit. As his team quickly got Dodona configured and started to see the first results of the platform's AI engine using their data, Francisco (Paco) Aguirre, Founder & CEO at synergEV commented: 'We were swimming in data with no means to analyze, so this is going to save us a ton of time, both evaluating our existing network and the Level 2 chargers we need to upgrade and assessing the viability, feasibility, and most of all profitability of new sites working with our clients and partners'. Chris Chamberlain, Co-Founder and VP Americas at Dodona Analytics, shared that 'Working with Paco and his team has been exciting, their approach and growth is a fantastic good news story in an uncertain market for CPOs in the US, and I'm looking forward to our partnership fuelling more of this success'. About synergEV synergEV was founded by a team of industry experts with more than 10 years working in the Electric Mobility industry. We are passionate about simplifying the EV charging journey for station owners, hosts, and operators. With experience managing one of the largest EV charging networks in North America, synergEV founders are established leaders in the EV charging industry. Find out more: About Dodona Analytics The Dodona Analytics EV Charge Point Planning platform is trusted by innovative companies building tomorrow's charging infrastructure, helping to deploy tens of thousands of profitable chargers every year across Europe and the US. Dodona Analytics is passionate about transforming transportation to create a cleaner future. Learn more at MR I J Truscott Dodona Analytics [email protected] Visit us on social media: LinkedIn Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content 'as is' without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
Agriland
12-05-2025
- Business
- Agriland
Use of farmland for proposed north-west greenway not ‘acceptable'
Farmer representatives have highlighted what they describe as 'very serious concerns' regarding the proposed Sligo, Leitrim, Northern Counties Railway (SLNCR) greenway at a meeting with officials from Leitrim and Sligo County Councils. ARUP project consultants also attended the meeting organised by the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) in Sligo recently. Leitrim County Council, in partnership with Sligo County Council, Cavan County Council, and Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, under the auspices of Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and Department for Infrastructure (Dfl) are developing the SLNCR greenway. The proposed project is to provide a greenway from Sligo town to Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, passing through: Ballysadare; Collooney; Ballintogher; Dromahair; Manorhamilton; Glenfarne; Blacklion; Belcoo; Letterbreen. In a joint statement, the chair of Sligo IFA, Michael O'Dowd and Leitrim IFA chair Liam Gilligan said they made it very clear that greenway projects like the SLNCR should maximise the use of public lands and minimise the impact on private lands. They emphasised that this in line with the government Strategy for the Future Development of Greenways and the Greenways Code of Best Practice. 'This is clearly not the case with the proposed Sligo/Leitrim greenway as the vast majority of the lands on the emerging proposed route are not public or state-owned lands and is in fact farmland, as confirmed to IFA by the project consultants,' the two IFA chairs stated. 'This is unacceptable and extremely challenging for the landowners.' The Sligo and Leitrim IFA chairs also outlined that the association is opposed to any severance of farms or compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) for amenity projects like greenways. Sligo IFA chair Michael O'Dowd said: 'The IFA pointed out to the county councils that the proposed emerging preferred corridor for the Sligo/Leitrim greenway will predominantly take private lands and have the potential to sever and divide a large number of the farms and this is totally unacceptable. 'Severance and division of farms will not work and must be reviewed by the councils.' Meanwhile, Leitrim IFA chair Liam Gilligan said the proposed emerging corridor put forward by the councils at the meeting is to follow the old railway route. However, he said that in practice, farmers now farm and use most of the land where the abandoned railway line was. They claim that it is no longer a rail line but rather is part of active farms and may include houses and farmyards. Some farmers have registered their ownership of the land where the railway line previously ran, according to the farmer representatives. Gilligan continued: 'The old, abandoned railway line is long gone, and this land is now active farmland, with some in private ownership, making it unsuitable for a greenway.' He has encouraged all farmers along the proposed emerging route of the old railway to check out the ownership situation and if they need to register their ownership, they should take steps to do so. As part of the Code of Practice for Greenways, project promoters can contribute a sum of €750 plus VAT towards the vouched legal fees incurred by farmers in regularising their title to the standard required, according to the IFA. Further concerns about greenway The association made a submission to the councils previously on the greenway, highlighting a number of additional farmer concerns including privacy, safety and security, anti-social behaviour, litter, animal disease, and wildlife. Representatives from ARUP and both county councils updated IFA on the project and the emerging preferred corridor, which the IFA said is up to 200m wide. It's understood that over the next 18 months, the project promoters will be working to reduce the design of the corridor down to 8-10m wide. It is the intention to apply for planning permission in the first half of 2027. Currently the project is on its third public consultation which is set to close on Tuesday, May 27. Over the next 12 to 18 months the project promoters have said they will engage closely with all landowners. The IFA said it is very important that farmers and landowners clearly outline their views, objections and concerns about the greenway during the current consultation and also in direct contact with the project promoters.
BBC News
11-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Plan to make it easier for councils to seize land for housing
Councils are to be given greater powers to seize land, under government plans to boost housebuilding. The measure is part of the flagship Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which is being introduced in Parliament later and aims to speed up building. Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook said he wanted greater use of compulsory purchase orders (CPOs), which allow public authorities to acquire land without the consent of the owner. Currently, councils buying sites through CPOs must factor in the "hope value" - the potential value if planning permission for development is secured - and this is set to be axed to allow land to be bought at a lower price. However, rural campaign groups raised concerns farmers could be forced to sell at knock-down prices and that green spaces could be lost. Paul Miner, head of planning and policy at CPRE, the countryside charity, said the group supported the use of CPOs to build genuinely affordable homes on previously developed he added: "Compulsory purchase shouldn't be used to enable the development of valued countryside and local green spaces." Responding to such fears, Pennycook told BBC Radio 4's Today programme he was "somewhat mystified" by this interpretation, saying CPOs would be used "far more often" for regenerating brownfield - or previously developed - land."We think it's right these powers are more widely used and it will be for local authorities to make the decisions about what land is appropriate for those powers to be used on," he added. A requirement for the secretary of state to sign off on CPOs will be removed "in certain instances", he said, adding that the legislation would be "transformative" in unlocking construction for new homes, roads, rail and renewable energy projects. The bill also aims streamline the planning process, with more decisions made directly by officers rather than councils have raised concerns this could mean they will be shut out of the democratic planning process. Richard Clewer, housing and planning spokesperson at the Country Councils Network, said he welcomed changes to CPOs as a "useful tool".However, he said changes to the planning process could "dilute and bypass the role of councillors", particularly with rural developments where a few new homes could make a significant impact. Defending the plans, Pennycook said "expert planning officers" would support elected councillors with technical detail and allow councillors to focus on larger, more controversial government has promised to build 1.5 million new homes in England over the next five years, with the pledge key to boosting economic growth. However, the number of new homes continued to fall during the first six months that Labour was in power, with the construction industry warning the country does not have enough workers to deliver on the target. Pennycook said the inheritance from the previous Conservative government was "dire" but there were "very positive signs" and "green shoots coming forward" in the number of planning applications being submitted. Other measures in the bill include:Up to £2,500 off energy bills for people living within 500m of new pylonsStreamlining the process for approving key projects like wind farms, roads or railways and banning multiple "meritless" legal "ready-to-go" energy projects to jump to the front of the queue for grid connections, replacing the current "first come, first served process" which the government says has clogged up the systemDeputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary Angela Rayner said the plans would be "backing the builders" and "taking on the blockers" to create "the biggest building boom in a generation". Sign up for our Politics Essential newsletter to read top political analysis, gain insight from across the UK and stay up to speed with the big moments. It'll be delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
