Kempower partners with Roam to bring new ultra-fast EV charging points to major Heathrow hotel in the UK

• Kempower has supplied the infrastructure for ten brand new DC charging points at Hilton London Heathrow Terminal 5
• The charge point operator (CPO), Roam, has upgraded existing charging technology with Kempower’s Satellites
• The site will facilitate charging for guests and staff with EVs, and also support the growing fleet of electric taxis servicing the Heathrow area

The Finnish DC fast-charging manufacturer, Kempower, has joined forces with charge point operator (CPO) Roam to bring a brand new EV charging station to the Hilton London Heathrow Terminal 5 hotel.

The charge site, consisting of ten DC charging bays, officially opened for public use in December 2025, providing ultra-fast charging for hotel guests and staff as well as passing vehicles and local taxis. The site is an existing charging station which has been upgraded with Kempower’s infrastructure after a refit project by Roam.

Kempower supplied Roam with two 600kW Power Units which deliver charging power to six Kempower Satellites. Four dispensers are double-plug Satellites which can deliver up to 150kW of ultra-fast charging power to each vehicle, while two are single-plug Satellites with capacity to deliver up to 300kW.

Roam has also installed twenty 22kW AC chargers at the hotel, suitable for charging during longer stays and further boosting capacity.

It’s expected that the new charge site will be particularly popular with taxi drivers servicing the Heathrow area. More than half of London’s black cabs are already electric and this figure is steadily increasing as a result of government funding and incentives.

The Plug-in Taxi Grant, originally launched in 2017 and extended until April 2026, offers drivers and firms a grant of £4,000 per new electric taxi purchased. The scheme has been open to eligible taxi drivers and businesses, with vehicles that meet the ultra-low emission criteria able to benefit from the grant.

Rolle Nieminen, Kempower’s Head of Sales for the UK & Ireland, said: “The location of this charging site in the heart of the busy Heathrow area means that we can meet the needs of a range of EV drivers. Heathrow taxi drivers, for example, will benefit from a convenient point to recharge their vehicle in between fares and the hope is that an increase in available infrastructure will encourage more taxi and private vehicle hire firms to transition their fleet.”

Kempower’s DC charging technology delivers not only high charging power but optimized charge times through its dynamic power management system. This allows the total available power to be shared dynamically in real-time depending on the charging needs of each connected vehicle with best-in-market granularity. The system also has redundancy, meaning that, if one charger in the system is temporarily down, it doesn’t impact the rest of the network.

James Randall, CEO of Roam said: “UK regulations state that fast-charging points must have 99% uptime throughout the year, so a crucial part of this project was enlisting reliable and tested technology. Kempower’s chargers deliver this in abundance and we’re proud to be offering this high-quality charging for our customers. Distributed power levels up to 300kW allow us to keep waiting times at a minimum at what will be a very busy charge site serving the Heathrow area.”

Press Contact
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Kempower in brief
We design and manufacture reliable and user-friendly DC fast-charging solutions for electric vehicles. Our vision is to create the world’s most desired EV charging solutions for everyone, everywhere. Our product development and production are based in Finland and in the U.S., with the majority of our materials and components sourced locally. We focus on all areas of e-mobility, from electric cars, trucks, and buses to machines and marine. Our modular and scalable charging system and world-class software are designed by EV drivers for EV drivers, enabling the best user experience for our customers around the world. Kempower shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. kempower.com