Zip Operations (ZipOps)

Community Energy. Community Mobility. Community Ownership.

Zip Operations (ZipOps) is pioneering a new kind of local energy ecosystem in Appleby — one where clean, low-cost power flows through homes, vehicles, and community spaces, powered by overnight low-tariff electricity, fractionally owned rooftop solar, and mobile battery assets.

  • Lower, more predictable energy and heating bills
  • Community-owned solar, batteries, and EV mobility
  • Energy that Appleby can own, move, and share

A new kind of community-owned energy network

RAP brings together smart home energy, mobile power, community solar ownership, and shared mobility to create a town that is cleaner, more resilient, and more affordable for everyone. Energy spending stays local, building community wealth instead of enriching distant corporate investors.

Appleby First UK community to pilot RAP
Community Energy, mobility & ownership in one network

A smarter, fairer, community-owned energy network

RAP integrates homes, rooftop solar, heat pumps, portable batteries, and EV mobility services into a single community-owned energy ecosystem.

Community energy, mobility & ownership

RAP brings together smart home energy, mobile power, community solar ownership, and shared mobility to create a town that is cleaner, more resilient, and more affordable for everyone.

Energy spending stays in Appleby, building community wealth and long-term local value.

Key components

  • Ultra-low-tariff overnight energy capture via V2HomeShare and/or B2HomeShare
  • Hot-swapping portable batteries
  • Mobile Energy Assets (MEAs) — EVs + portable battery packs
  • Indoor Smart Docking Connector (SDC) + Smart HomeShare Kit (SHK) for battery-to-home power
  • Outdoor Battery Racking System (BRS) for overnight portable battery charging
  • Fractionally owned solar & energy assets via RWA-NFTs
  • Clean, shared electric mobility services
This is energy Appleby can own, move, and share.

How RAP works in Appleby

Four connected steps turn low-tariff electricity, solar, EVs, and batteries into a community-owned energy and mobility network.

Step 1

Capture ultra-low-tariff energy overnight

Every night, RAP captures ultra-low-tariff electricity using:

  • Your own bi-directional EV, or a MyZipEV Car Club EV supplied daily by Appleby CMS
  • Portable batteries stored outdoors in the Battery Racking System (BRS)
  • Two indoor battery packs connected to the SDC
  • The Smart HomeShare Kit (SHK) managing the full energy flow

By sunrise, homes have a fully charged EV and/or a full set of portable batteries ready to power the home.

Step 2

Power your home at the lowest cost

During the day, the bi-directional EV and/or the SDC-connected batteries plus SHK feed your Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) and household electrical system with stored low-cost energy.

Benefits include:

  • Lower heating bills
  • Predictable household costs
  • Reduced reliance on expensive daytime grid pricing

Even when an EV is not connected, the indoor SDC-connected batteries keep your home running.

Step 3

Move energy wherever Appleby needs it

EVs and hot-swapping batteries aren't just storage — they're Mobile Energy Assets (MEAs).

They deliver power anywhere in Appleby for:

  • Community events
  • Outlying farms
  • Local shops and businesses
  • Schools & community centres
  • Emergency and resilience support

Energy flows to community needs, not grid limitations.

Step 4

Two integrated services: CES + CMS

CES — Community Energy Service

  • Community-owned renewable energy
  • Indoor SDC + SHK powering ASHP & home loads
  • Outdoor BRS for battery intake/return
  • Overnight charging via low tariffs + solar
  • Managed by CES/CMS DAO partners
  • Fractional ownership via RWA-NFTs

CMS — Community Mobility Service

  • Access to MyZipEV Car Club vehicles
  • EVs act as mobile storage + mobile power
  • Mobility powered by Appleby's own stored energy
  • Vehicle assets also fractionally owned via RWA-NFTs

ZipOps tech advantage

ZipOps tech blends fractionally co-owned assets with overnight low-tariff electricity and community-owned renewables.

Fractionally co-owned assets

  • Bi-directional EVs (V2HomeShare)
  • Portable battery packs (B2HomeShare)

Combined with overnight low-tariff electricity and community solar, this creates a radically low-cost, clean energy mix for the whole town.

“The lowest-cost, cleanest community energy mix in the UK — tested first in Appleby.”
RWA-NFT fractional ownership Smart home energy Mobile Energy Assets (MEAs) DAO governance

Why RAP matters

From local wealth building to climate resilience, RAP is designed for the long-term prosperity of Appleby.

Keep money local

Energy spending stays in Appleby — building local value, not corporate profit.

Local energy resilience

RAP keeps lights, heat, and the EV fleet running during:

  • Flooding
  • Outages
  • Grid stress
  • Extreme weather

Appleby never needs to go dark again.

A cleaner, greener Appleby

Community-owned solar, EVs, batteries, ASHPs, and MEAs cut emissions dramatically, helping Appleby transition to a low-carbon future.

Shared prosperity & community wealth

Tradable RWA-NFTs generate passive income for residents, businesses, and aligned investors.

Everyone can join — and everyone can benefit, including those in energy poverty.

Join the Resilient Appleby Project

Be part of the UK’s first fully community-owned clean energy and mobility network. Help shape how Appleby powers and moves itself in the decades ahead.

Once registered, you can have your say through DAO governance voting — helping to build the services that the Appleby community needs.


Ways to get involved

Home Hub Pilot Users

Register as a Home Hub Pilot User to be among the first households to connect EVs, ASHPs, and smart batteries into the RAP ecosystem.

Fractional RWA-NFT owners

Register to become a fractional RWA-NFT owner and share in the value created by community-owned EVs, batteries, and solar assets.

Mobility & business partners

Register with the MyZipEV Community Mobility Service, or as a RAP partnering business, farmer, or landowner to host assets and deliver services across Appleby.