If a business has a car park, an EV charger, or both, it already owns the asset. What it may be missing is a system for drivers to find, book and pay for it.
That's the gap De Energy Hub is built to close. It's car park management software and EV charger management software in one app. It works with the chargers and spaces a business already has, making them bookable and, where the business wants, paid.
What a Parking Hub and a Charging Hub do
De Energy Hub runs two connected products inside one app. A Parking Hub turns any car park or set of spaces into something a driver can find, book and pay for from their phone. Each space gets a unique QR code, and the driver can search by location to book in advance, or scan the QR code on arrival to start a booking, see the price before confirming, and get a confirmation. The host is notified when a guest checks in or out, and sees bookings, past and upcoming, and earnings by day, week and month. Drivers get reminders before a booking ends, at the end time and shortly after.
A Charging Hub does the same job for an existing EV charger. It works with the charger already installed. Each charger gets its own QR code; a driver scans it to start a booking, sees the energy label and total price before confirming, and pays in the app. The host sets a rate per kWh, and sees every booking and who made it, with earnings by day, week and month.
Linked together, the two become Park & Charge: one booking and one payment, covering both the bay and the charger. A hotel guest books a space and a charger together, with the breakdown shown.
🔌 Works with what you already have
De Energy Hub works with the chargers and spaces a business already has. QR codes are generated in the app and printed. Place them at the space or charger and it's live. Most hosts are up and running in under an hour.
Thirteen sectors. The same underlying problem.
Each sector has its own situation, but the starting point is similar: a car park or a charger with no booking system attached to it. De Energy Hub has a dedicated page for each of these sectors, covering the problems that sector faces and how booking helps.
Hospitality
List EV charging as a real, bookable amenity, not just a plug in the corner.
Campsites & campervan parks
Bookable pitches and chargers for guests arriving with an EV or e-campervan.
Holiday lets & Airbnb
Offer guest charging without guesswork over who's using it or what it costs.
Employers & workplace charging
Fair, bookable parking allocation instead of a first-come morning scramble.
Truck & bus fleet charging
Rent spare depot charging or parking to other transport operators.
Retail parks & shopping centres
Keep parking free for shoppers and set your rate for charging.
Farms & rural properties
Monetise a farm charger or diversify with bookable visitor parking.
Schools, ETBs & colleges
Manage staff and visitor charging fairly across a shared campus site.
Councils & public sector
Bring clear, bookable access to council and public sector chargers.
Tourist attractions & car parks
Make a visitor car park bookable for drivers.
Golf clubs & country clubs
Offer members and visitors a bookable charging amenity.
Leisure centres & gyms
Give members fair, bookable access instead of a first-come free-for-all.
Apartments & managed estates
Give residents fair, bookable access to shared chargers.
None of these needed different software. They needed the same underlying system (bookable spaces and chargers, and an app that shows who has booked and checked in) pointed at a different situation.
For hotels and B&Bs specifically, there's a search angle worth knowing about directly: EV drivers increasingly filter accommodation search on Booking.com and Tripadvisor by whether a property lists EV charging as an amenity. Ticking that box only helps if the charger behind it is reliable: a single plug that might be free or might be blocked doesn't hold up when a guest asks at check-in. A charger that's bookable, with a QR code and a confirmed slot, is the difference between listing the amenity and being able to deliver on it.
A car park does not have to be a fixed cost sitting outside the building. It can be a bookable asset.
Pure, Smart and Boost: why the energy question matters
Once a charger is bookable, the next question a driver asks is what it's running on, and De Energy Hub shows that before anyone books. Each charger a host lists carries an energy label, Pure, Smart or Boost, shown clearly on the listing with its own rate.
☀️ What each label means
Pure Energy is 100% renewable electricity from the host's own site, with zero CO2 emissions from the electricity, chosen by hosts whose chargers run entirely on it. Smart Energy is a mix of renewables and the grid. Boost Energy is full grid power at maximum kW.
Each host chooses the label that is true for each charger, and the driver sees it, with its rate, before they commit to a booking.
Matched to the right vehicle, not just any car
A charger built for a car isn't built for a truck, so hosts tell drivers which vehicles a charger or space suits. When a host creates a hub they choose the vehicle types it suits: Car/SUV, Large Van/Minibus, Bus/Truck, or Campervan. This is information shown to drivers, so they can see whether a charger or space suits what they are driving.
Hosts with mixed traffic, such as a farm, a tourist attraction or a campsite, can choose several vehicle types, and a depot can choose Bus/Truck.
🚛 Heavy-vehicle charging and parking
Heavy-vehicle charging and parking are part of Ireland's charging build-out. On the truck & bus fleet page, De Energy Hub runs as a B2B marketplace: a depot, distribution centre or retail park with spare charging or parking capacity can rent it out, not just to its own customers but to other transport companies and fleet operators searching for somewhere to charge or take a legally required break. It's a different set-up from the rest of this list: instead of listing an asset for your own visitors, a host with heavy-vehicle capacity can list spare depot space for other operators to book.
Works with what you have. Live in under an hour.
The most common objection from a business considering any of this is some version of: do we need to rip out our charger, or install barriers across the car park? The answer is no. De Energy Hub is deliberately built to sit on top of infrastructure a business already has, not replace it.
Setup follows the same five steps regardless of sector: download the app, add spaces and chargers, set your rate, generate and print QR codes, go live. The app generates the QR codes, and the chargers and spaces already on site stay as they are. Typical set-up is under an hour.
What happens after you download the app
De Energy Hub is live now on both the App Store and Google Play, open to businesses across all thirteen sectors above. Creating a host account walks a business through setup for its specific site, including how many spaces, how many chargers, and how to set your rate: free or paid parking, your rate per kWh for charging, a linked Park & Charge booking, or complimentary access with a promo code from De Energy Hub.
Once live, the host home screen shows upcoming bookings, open queries, earnings by day, week and month, and who is checked in. Every booking shows who made it.
Find your sector and see how it works
De Energy Hub makes an existing car park and charger bookable. It works with the chargers you already have, and typical set-up is under an hour.
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Every sector page above starts from the same two hubs. The difference is which situation you start with: a guest amenity, a staff car park, a visitor car park or a depot.
The technology is the same for every business on this list. The only thing that changes is which problem it solves first.
Frequently asked questions
What is De Energy Hub for businesses?
De Energy Hub is a booking app for EV charging and parking for Irish businesses. It makes a car park a bookable Parking Hub and an existing EV charger a bookable Charging Hub, using QR codes on the chargers and spaces a business already has. Drivers search by location to book in advance, or scan a QR code to start a booking, then pay and charge; hosts are notified when a guest checks in or out and see bookings, who made each one, and earnings by day, week and month.
Do I need to install new hardware to use De Energy Hub?
De Energy Hub works with the parking spaces and chargers a business already has. Each space or charger gets a unique QR code generated in the app and printed. Most hosts are live within an hour of creating an account.
Which Irish businesses can use De Energy Hub?
De Energy Hub is built for any business with a car park, EV charger, or both. It currently has dedicated sector pages for hospitality, campsites and campervan parks, holiday lets and Airbnb, employers and workplace charging, truck and bus fleet charging, retail parks and shopping centres, farms and rural properties, schools, ETBs and colleges, councils and public sector sites, tourist attractions and car parks, golf clubs and country clubs, leisure centres and gyms, and apartments and managed estates.
What is the difference between a Parking Hub and a Charging Hub?
A Parking Hub makes any car park or set of spaces bookable: drivers search by location to book in advance, or scan a QR code to start a booking on arrival, then pay and receive confirmation, while the host is notified on check-in and check-out and sees earnings. A Charging Hub does the same for an existing EV charger: drivers book in advance or scan to start a booking and pay in the app, while the host sees bookings and earnings by day, week and month. Linked together as Park & Charge, one booking and one payment covers both the space and the charger.
What are Pure, Smart and Boost Energy on De Energy Hub?
Pure, Smart and Boost are the three energy labels a host chooses for each charger, shown to drivers before they book. Pure Energy is 100% renewable electricity from the host's own site, with zero CO2 emissions from the electricity, and the host chooses this label for chargers that run on it. Smart Energy is a mix of renewables and the grid. Boost Energy is full grid power at maximum kW. A host can set a rate for each label a charger offers.
How much does De Energy Hub cost for businesses?
De Energy Hub hosts set their own rate per kWh for charging, or a rate per 30-minute slot for parking, and keep 100% of it on full-price bookings. De Energy Hub adds a 15% service fee and VAT on top of the host's rate, and the customer sees the total price before they pay. See the full pricing breakdown. The app is live now on the App Store and Google Play, so a business can download it, create a host account, and see setup and pricing for its specific site directly.
Can I use De Energy Hub for parking only, without EV charging?
Yes. The Parking Hub and Charging Hub work independently or together. A business with no EV chargers at all can still make its car park bookable through the Parking Hub alone, and add the Charging Hub later if it installs chargers.
What is car park and EV charging management software?
Car park and EV charging management software turns parking spaces and chargers into bookable resources instead of first-come ones. On De Energy Hub, that means a QR code on each space or charger, a driver booking and payment flow that also supports booking in advance by searching by location, and a host app showing bookings and earnings, with notifications when a guest checks in or out. It works with the chargers a business already has.
How much does EV charging management software cost for a business in Ireland?
De Energy Hub works with the parking spaces and chargers a business already has, and listing is free. Hosts set their own rate per kWh for charging, or a rate per 30-minute slot for parking, and keep 100% of it on full-price bookings. De Energy Hub adds a 15% service fee and VAT on top of that rate, and the customer sees the total price before they pay. The app is live now, so setup and pricing for a specific site can be seen directly after downloading and creating a host account.
Can EV charging help a hotel or B&B get found on Booking.com or Tripadvisor?
Yes. EV drivers increasingly filter accommodation search on platforms like Booking.com and Tripadvisor by whether a property lists EV charging as an amenity. Listing it only helps if it's genuinely reliable, which is why a bookable, QR-code-managed charger, rather than a single unmanaged plug, matters for hosts relying on that filter to bring in guests.
Can I say which types of vehicles suit my charger or parking space?
Yes. When you create a hub you choose the vehicle types it suits: Car/SUV, Large Van/Minibus, Bus/Truck, or Campervan. This is information shown to drivers, so they can see whether a charger or space suits what they are driving.
Can my business rent out spare EV charging or parking capacity to other companies?
Yes, particularly for depots, distribution centres and retail parks with capacity suited to trucks and buses. On the truck & bus fleet page, De Energy Hub runs as a B2B marketplace: a business lists its spare charging or parking capacity, sets its own pricing and availability, and other transport companies and fleet operators search and book it directly, while Ireland builds out its charging network.
Last updated 7 September 2026. Product details verified against app.html, app/features.html and the full pricing breakdown. De Energy Hub is live now on the App Store and Google Play. Pricing and specific features may evolve; check app.html for the current state of the product before making business decisions.