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Keep parking free.Earn from the bays that charge.EV charging and parking booking for retail parks

List your car park and chargers, set your own rates, and let drivers book a bay or a charger in the app. Set the days and hours you offer, and any driver can book in those windows, helping drivers find a charger or a space on their route while Ireland builds out its charging network.

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What does De Energy Hub do for a retail park?

De Energy Hub is a booking app for EV charging and parking. A retail park or shopping centre lists its car park, its chargers or both, sets its own rates and hours, and drivers book through the app. Parking can stay free while charging is paid at the rate you set, or parking can be paid and priced per 30 minutes. Each bay and charger has its own QR code, drivers are reminded as a booking ends, and you see earnings by day, week and month. It works with the EV chargers you already own.

Who it is for
Retail parks, shopping centres and high street car parks
What you list
A Parking Hub, a Charging Hub, or both linked as Park & Charge
Your team
A member of staff sets up the hubs and answers driver queries in the app.
Your earnings
You keep 100% of the rate you set on full-price bookings. A 15% service fee and VAT are added on top and shown before the driver pays.
Set-up
Works with your existing EV chargers or car park, no listing fee, typically under an hour. See the hub setup guide
A busy Saturday, as an example

2:15 PM. Every EV bay is taken, and nobody can tell who is coming back.

An illustration of the same three chargers across a trading day, first with no booking and then with booking. All times are examples.

Without bookingExample
09:0011:0013:0015:0017:00
Charger 1
In use, end time unknown
Charger 2
In use, end time unknown
Charger 3
In use, end time unknown
2:15 PM

A shopper arrives and every charger shows as in use. There is no booking, no end time, and no income from a busy car park.

With bookingExample, 1 hour minimum booking
09:0011:0013:0015:0017:00
Charger 1
Booked
Booked
Booked
Charger 2
Booked
Booked
Booked
Charger 3
Booked
Booked
Booked
2:15 PM

Every booking has a start and an end time, and the shopper can pick a free time and book it. Drivers are reminded as a booking ends, and drivers need the app and an account to book.

What a retail park needs

Six things retail parks ask for, and what the app does about each

Each one links to the full detail, with real app screens.

  1. 01

    Earn from a car park that stays free for shoppers

    When you set up a Parking Hub you choose free or paid. Keep parking free and set a rate per kWh on each charger, or price each 30-minute slot with a weekday and a weekend rate. Drivers see the price before they confirm.

    How pricing works →
  2. 02

    A QR code in place of the pay-and-display machine

    Each bay and charger has its own QR code. A scan opens the booking screen for that exact bay, and the driver books and pays by card. QR booking and payment can take the place of the machine, with no ticket machines, barriers or sensors to install.

    How QR codes work →
  3. 03

    Bays that turn over on busy days

    Every booking has an end time. Drivers are reminded 5 minutes before it ends, at the end time and shortly after, which helps bays turn over. You set the minimum booking length for each hub.

    How booking and check-in work →
  4. 04

    One booking for the bay and the charger

    Link a Parking Hub and a Charging Hub and a driver books both in one booking with one payment, with the breakdown shown. Each hub keeps its own rate. For an event day, list the bays you want booked in advance and give the event dates in the instructions.

    How Park & Charge works →
  5. 05

    Several car parks, one account

    One host account can run every site, with one Charging Hub and one Parking Hub per Eircode. Past and upcoming bookings show who made each one, you are notified when a driver checks in or out, and your home screen shows earnings by day, week and month.

    What a host sees in the app →
  6. 06

    Going live with what you already have

    De Energy Hub works with the EV chargers you already own, and with your existing car park. Create a host account, add your hubs, print a QR code for each bay and charger and place them on site. There is no application and no waiting period.

    See the hub setup guide →
What you list

Three ways to price your bays

Most shoppers need a bay and some need a charger too, so list the spaces, the chargers, or both.

Parking Hub and Charging Hub

Free parking, paid charging

Set the Parking Hub to free for shoppers, and set a rate per kWh on each charger. List each charger with its speed, connector type and brand. Parking and charging are priced separately.

Parking Hub

Paid parking

Price each 30-minute slot, with one weekday rate and one weekend rate. Each space gets its own QR code, and you set the availability and the minimum booking length.

Linked hubs

Park & Charge

Link the two hubs so one booking and one payment covers the bay and the charger, with the breakdown shown. Each hub keeps its own rate.

De Energy Hub app, step 1.2: set your parking as free or paid for customers
Free or paid, your choiceChoose whether customers pay for parking. Free parking doesn't charge users.

How each hub works, including Park & Charge →

Staff, tenants and visitors

Say who a bay is for, and price it to suit

Every hub is visible to any driver in the app. You tell drivers who a bay is for with a name and your rules, and use promo codes to price it for your own people.

  1. 1
    Acme Employees Only

    Name it

    Name a hub or charger for the people it is for, as in this example. Drivers see the name on the search overview and again on the booking screen before they confirm.

  2. 2
    Rules and instructions

    Add your rules

    Write your policy in the rules and instructions on the Parking Hub. When the two hubs are linked, the rules show on the overview screen of both. Drivers read the name and rules and choose the bays that suit them.

  3. 3
    Promo code from De Energy Hub

    Share a promo code

    Request a code for free or discounted charging or parking, limited by number of uses and expiry date. You share it, and the user enters it when they book. With a complimentary code you cover the electricity as a perk. You can also request a code to encourage off-peak visits.

How promo codes work →

Guides & resources

Where to go next

📘 All app featuresHubs, booking, pricing, promo codes and QR codes, with real app screens. 📖 Hub setup guideEvery screen for creating a Charging Hub and a Parking Hub. 🅿️ Parking booking system guideHow QR parking booking works for car parks. 💶 Charging and parking pricingA reference for charging and parking prices in Ireland when you set your rates. 📈 Earn from a charger or spaceHow businesses and owners earn from a charger or parking space. 💼 Workplace charging guideThe general rules for workplace EV charging, explained in a guide.
Related sectors: Hospitality Tourist attractions Leisure centres & gyms Councils & public sector Workplaces
Got questions?

Retail Parks & Shopping Centres FAQ

Can I keep parking free for shoppers and still earn from charging?

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Yes. When you set up a Parking Hub you choose whether parking is free or paid. Keep it free for shoppers and set a rate per kWh on each charger. Parking and charging are priced separately, and drivers see the rate before they confirm. You keep 100% of the rate you set on full-price bookings, with a 15% service fee and VAT added on top and shown to the driver before they pay.

Can QR booking take the place of our pay-and-display machines?

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It can take the place of the machine for the bays you list. Each bay has its own QR code, and a scan opens the booking screen for that exact bay. The driver chooses a time, pays by card and checks in through the booking. You do not need to install ticket machines, barriers or sensors to use it.

How do I help EV bays turn over on busy days?

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Each booking has a start and an end time. Drivers get a reminder 5 minutes before the booking ends, at the end time, and again shortly afterwards if the booking has overstayed, and a driver who has not checked out is checked out 5 minutes after the end time. Reminders go to the driver. You set the minimum booking length for each hub: 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours or longer.

Can parking and charging be booked together, for example on an event day?

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Yes. Link a Parking Hub and a Charging Hub for Park and Charge. The driver books the bay and the charger in one booking and makes one payment, with the breakdown shown, and each hub keeps its own rate. The linked hub follows the schedule of the hub it was linked from. For an event day, list the spaces and chargers with their availability and give the event dates in the instructions.

Can I set different parking rates for weekdays and weekends?

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Yes. Paid parking is priced per 30-minute slot, with one weekday rate and one weekend rate. You can change a hub's rate when it has no bookings. To encourage off-peak visits, request a promo code from De Energy Hub.

How do we offer staff or tenants free or discounted charging, and tell drivers which bays are theirs?

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Request a promo code from De Energy Hub, complimentary or discounted, limited by number of uses and expiry date and set to cover parking, charging or both. You share the code and the user types it in when they book. With a complimentary code you cover the electricity as a perk. To say who a bay is for, name the hub or charger, for example Acme Employees Only, and add your policy to the rules and instructions on the Parking Hub. When the two hubs are linked, the rules show on the overview screen of both. Every hub stays visible to any driver in the app, and the name and rules tell drivers who a bay is for.

Are there grants or tax reliefs for installing EV chargers at a retail park?

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Grants and tax treatment are questions for SEAI and Revenue, and the rules can change, so check the current position with them or your accountant before you install. De Energy Hub does not give tax advice. Our guide to workplace EV charging explains the general rules.

Retail park features current as of October 2026. Questions? Get in touch.

Share your car park and chargers with every road user.

Works with the EV chargers you already own. De Energy Hub is live now on the App Store and Google Play. Download the app to list your car park, and help drivers find a charger or a space on their route while Ireland builds out its charging network.

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