ZEV UK
ZEV UK converts travel booking commissions into zGBP, a digital currency backed by investments in UK solar infrastructure, rewarding eco-conscious travelers with 4.4% back on hotel and train bookings. Users can track their personal solar generation, carbon savings, and lifetime CO₂e reductions through a real-time energy dashboard, and can direct their zGBP toward community solar projects like Net-Zero Hotels, Pubs, and Schools. The platform also integrates with Octopus EV for salary sacrifice EV leases, offering up to 40% savings and an 80 zGBP bonus.
- Clean Technology
- Financial Technology
- Energy
- Hospitality & Travel Technology
- Blockchain & Cryptocurrency
- Commerce & Shopping
- Software Only
- Mobility & Transportation
Funding
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Consumers and businesses lack a seamless way to align their everyday travel spending with tangible climate action. Traditional reward programs offer cashback or points that do not directly contribute to renewable energy generation, leaving a gap between financial incentives and measurable environmental impact.
Solution
ZEV UK bridges travel and energy by converting booking commissions into zGBP, a digital currency backed by investments in UK solar infrastructure. When users book hotels, trains, or EV leases through the platform, ZEV UK invests the commission into solar projects and mints zGBP rewards at a 1:1 rate with GBP. Users can track their personal energy flow, carbon savings, and lifetime CO₂e reductions through a dashboard that visualizes solar generation, battery storage, and grid usage. The platform also supports community-funded solar installations for hotels, pubs, and schools, allowing users to direct their zGBP toward specific projects while retaining full ownership of their balance.
Target Audience
Primary users are eco-conscious travelers and employees of UK companies interested in salary sacrifice EV schemes, as well as businesses seeking to integrate renewable energy rewards into their employee benefits.
Features
- zGBP reward system: 1 zGBP = £1.00, earned at 4.4% on bookings and redeemable for Trip.com gift cards
- Real-time energy dashboard showing solar, battery, and grid power curves with historical data over 7 days, 4 weeks, or since launch
- Carbon savings tracker converting CO₂e saved into equivalent car miles, air miles, and tree absorption numbers
- Community solar project funding with transparent targets, including Net-Zero Hotels, Pubs, and Schools, each with £10,000 funding goals
- EV salary sacrifice integration with Octopus EV, offering up to 40% savings on EV leases and an 80 zGBP bonus for early participants
- Lifetime CO₂e calculation model: 1 W of solar generates ~1 kWh/year, saving 0.3 kg CO₂e per kWh over 25 years