London Climate Action Week was a busy one for the team. Christopher Gruen and Jean-Jacques Jouanna joined Fleetboost on the road for their UK roadshow, taking their mobile charging system to logistics hubs across England, while the rest of the team were out across events throughout the week. Thank you to everyone who made time for a conversation or a connection.
This month also marked a real milestone for NovAzure in Europe, as our expansion into Germany continues to build following the Hamburg launch and the Port Innovators Series we co-hosted there. Chris shares more in his Partner Perspective this issue.
Inside NovAzure
This London Climate Action Week, the team got behind something we’re genuinely excited about. Heavy goods vehicles are on the edge of going electric at scale, but the charging infrastructure isn’t keeping pace and grid connections remain the biggest bottleneck even when funding is in place.
That’s what made Fleetboost stand out. Their mobile, containerised DC charging system delivers up to 800kW with no grid reinforcement and no DNO works needed. Christopher Gruen and Jean-Jacques Jouanna joined them on the road across four stops this week.
The roadshow kicked off at Certas Energy in St Albans, consistently hitting 400kW, and ended at The Hollies Truck Stop’s 100-year anniversary with a historic first: the first-ever mobile high-power charge of a Renault Trucks eHGV at the site.
The roadshow is over, but the transition is just getting started.
Accross the Network at LCAW
The NovAzure team was at Reset Connect and Blue Earth during London Climate Action Week, joining innovators, investors and policymakers gathered to showcase solutions and discuss how Europe plays its part in the climate transition. Andrew Aldridge shares his reflections.
Andrew Aldridge, Partner
“The week saw the art of the possible — novel solutions to reduce pollution, save energy and water, and promote a more sustainable environment. The message from the roundtable with the European Commission was clear: Europe needs to be bolder and collaborate across borders to build on what it does best — educate, train and innovate.”
The irony of sweltering through 35 degree heat during London Climate Action Week was not lost on anyone. If ever there was a clearer signal that the transition needs to move faster, that was it.
Ella Craggs shares her own reflections from the day.
“Two themes stood out: Europe’s stricter regulation quietly becoming a commercial advantage, and the low-carbon web. The emissions generated by websites are almost entirely unaccounted for. Both are large problems with significant opportunities attached.”
Ella Craggs, Analyst
These themes map closely onto what NovAzure sees with clients every day. Founders are working out how to turn a strong idea into a fundable business at exactly the moment investors are applying more scrutiny to commercial fundamentals. That tension between impact and commercial reality is where the most interesting work is happening right now.
Partner Perspectives
Moin Hamburg — NovAzure Is Now Live in Germany
Christopher Gruen – Managing Director
As I’m sitting on a flight to Kuala Lumpur, reflecting on the first half year of 2026, it feels like we have played into overtime already. And eventually I felt like we reached an important milestone when I finally saw the NovAzure Logo at our Hamburg office at Alter Wall. We have gone live in Germany!
It’s a milestone, but not the headline. The real story is bigger than one new market. We are not just opening an office. We are playing towards NovAzure’s own unfair advantage: connecting an international ecosystem through a team which has worked across many countries and continents for many years.
Germany is Europe’s largest energy market, backed by significant public and private investment groups who invest into renewables and infrastructure. Hamburg sits right at the centre of that: a working energy hub shaped by utilities, Germany’s biggest port and logistics undergoing decarbonisation, heavy industry, and a fast-moving mobility sector. The port always left this proud city with an international flair. That’s why it’s called: “The Gate to the World”.
Bringing Industry Players from the Port together with investors in the “Green Salon”.
Germany isn’t a new territory to conquer — it’s the next corridor in a platform we’re building between markets that are solving the same problems on different timelines.
Germany is only the first corridor, not the last.
Read the full article on the NovAzure website, or simply reach out to the team directly.
Continuing the Conversation
