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An electric vehicle charging hub that uses solar energy could be installed above an existing car park near the La Collette power station as part of a trial to see if others could be installed elsewhere.
Jersey Electricity, which submitted the application, said the 'solar hub' at the industrial estate would be made from recycled materials.
It said the application aims to address the increasing demand for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, with the large-scale adoption of electric vehicles being a key part of Jersey's Carbon Neutral Roadmap to achieve net-zero emissions by 2030
JEC said it had submitted the application with aim of running a trial to see if similar infrastructure could be developed elsewhere.
Pictured: The surrounding view of the site.
The planning application says that there will be no reduction in the number of available parking spaces and that the development involves only minor adjustments to the parking area.
Documents submitted as part of the planning application emphasised that "combatting climate change is arguably the community's greatest need".
They said that the proposed solar array structure would fit "comfortably" into surroundings and have limited visual impact.
Pictured: Example photograph of a similar installation.
"When visible, it would be seen against a backdrop of far larger buildings including La Collette Power Station, JE Engineering block and the energy from waste plant," the application, which noted that there were no listed buildings in the immediate vicinity.
It comes after Jersey Electricity worked with the Infrastructure and Environment Department and the Parish of St Helier to install two electric-car charging points in town earlier this month.
The 7kW chargers on the Parade form the island's first “neighbourhood charging facility”, designed for those who cannot install a charge point at home.
The facilities will differ from the rest of the Evolve charging network as they will not be located in car parks, but are instead closer to residential areas.
Pictured: Daniel Hawkes of JE and the Constable of St Helier, Simon Crowcroft, at the charging points in the Parade.
With transport currently the biggest source of emissions (41%) in Jersey, the Government is currently pursuing a policy to phase out petrol and diesel vehicles as part of its carbon neutrality plans.
According to recent data by Statistics Jersey, a third of households say they are likely to switch to electric vehicles by 2030, when the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles will be banned.
According to figures from a report on the Sustainable Transport Policy, electric vehicle ownership increased by over 30% from 1,365 in 2021 to 1,789 in 2022, and by another 25% to 2,245 in 2023.
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