ElaadNL: Lessons learned from smart charging pilots
ElaadNL Webtalks
ElaadNL will organise regular webtalks on a topic in the field of electric transport and the grid in the near future. One or more experts present briefly (in about 15 minutes) their research and then answer questions. We hold the ElaadNL webtalks on Thursday afternoons at noon.
Electric flying: dream or reality?
1 July 2021 - Matthijs de Haan (Teuge Airport) and Geert Boosten (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences)
12.00 - 12.45 pm
The first electric aircraft are already in operation. They are still the smaller ones, but the start is there. What is the potential for electric flying and what does that mean for charging? What role does the Netherlands play in this innovation? In this webtalk, we discuss what is needed to get electric flying off the ground.
Questions can be asked during the presentation (via chat) but also in advance by sending an e-mail to info@elaad.nl.
Lessons Learned Smart Charging pilots
26 August 2021 - Sjoerd Moorman and Roland Steinmetz (both from EVConsult)
As part of the National Charging Infrastructure Agenda (NAL), EV Consult conducted research into all existing Smart Charging initiatives in the Netherlands. What lessons can be learned from them and where is additional research needed to make Smart Charging a success on a large scale? The webinar will be followed by a panel discussion in which Robbert Monteban (Ministry of Infrastructure & Water Management DGMo) and Frank Geerts (Chairman NAL working group Smart Charging) will also participate.
Questions can be asked during the presentation (via chat) but also in advance by sending an email to info@elaad.nl.
Archive
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How does network operators' charge post inspection for public charge posts work?
Arnoud Brouwer (Enexis) and Gerben Spies (ElaadNL)To safely and reliably connect a charging station with an integrated grid connection to the public electricity grid, it is inspected by the grid operators. ElaadNL coordinates this inspection process using the nationwide connection specifications. Arnoud Brouwer (Enexis) and Gerben Spies (ElaadNL) present the latest version of the connection specifications and answer frequently asked questions regarding grid operator approval.
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Lightning and surge protection and charging infrastructure
Erwin Ooyman (DEHN)In the Netherlands, lightning strikes about 300,000 times a year. In a flash of lightning, the voltage can reach 100 million volts. What are the risks for charging infrastructure and for electric cars? And what can we do about lightning and surge protection and what do the regulations (NEN1010) say about this?
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Great potential for electric shared cars as batteries on wheels
Robin Berg (WeDriveSolar) and Baerte de Brey (ElaadNL)A few years ago, entrepreneur Robin Berg started charging electric cars with solar panels in Lombok, Utrecht. A sharing car project followed and hard work has been done to develop charging stations and electric cars that can also feed power back. How are the pioneers of solar charging faring now? And what is the potential of using electric sharing cars for smart and bi-directional charging?
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Charging infrastructure in the Regional Energy Strategy (RES)
Wouter Langendoen (NVDE) and Marieke Segaar (ElaadNL)Regional Energy Strategies (RESs) have been drawn up in 30 regions by cooperating municipalities and provinces. In these, charging infrastructure should of course not be missing. The number of electric vehicles is growing rapidly and all those EVs do need to be charged. With smart system choices such as Smart Charging, they can also provide flexible power demand, allowing them to be used to integrate solar and wind energy in a sustainable energy system. With input from ElaadNL and others, the NVDE made a Checklist Charging Infrastructure in the RES.
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Towards sufficient manpower for installation and maintenance of charging stations
Henri Overbeek (Venema E-Mobility Charge Systems) and Nathan Spiro (ElaadNL)The number of electric cars will continue to rise sharply in the coming years. This naturally creates the demand for the corresponding charging infrastructure and its safety. But how do we ensure sufficient well-qualified personnel to realise the transition to electric mobility? Henri Overbeek from Venema E-Mobility Charge Systems talks about the challenges of finding sufficient technical staff and Nathan Spiro talks about ways to reduce the existing labour shortage. Also joining the panel are Martha van den Hengel (People Make the Transition) and Lennard Nellestein (Connectr) to elaborate on the topic.
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Sustainable sharing: the importance of Open Source in our energy system
Stan Janssen (ElaadNL)In this Webtalk, Stan Janssen of ElaadNL will show how releasing Open Source Software helps us contribute to a more sustainable use of our power grids. He will do this using his own project OpenLEADR, a collaboration between ElaadNL and the Linux Foundation Energy. This is where many parties come together to release pieces of software to work together on smarter energy control. After all, it's all about building a more sustainable energy system!
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Cybersecurity and charging infrastructure, an introduction
Harm van den Brink (ElaadNL)Good cybersecurity of charging infrastructure is crucial as we increasingly drive electrically and electric car charging becomes an essential part of our energy system. But why really? What can go wrong and how can we best prevent it? Expert Harm van den Brink (ElaadNL) gives a short introduction on the subject and answers questions.
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Smart charging plazas as energy buffers
Roland Ferwerda (NKL) and Bram van Eijsden (ElaadNL)How smart charging plazas can be used as energy buffers by developing Smart Charging and Vehicle to Grid (V2G) techniques.
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Electrification of construction: how fast will construction equipment become electric?
Nazir Refa and Jan van Rookhuijzen (ElaadNL)Presentation on the research results of the ElaadNL Outlook into the electrification of cranes, excavators and other construction equipment, among others.
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Presenting the Smart Charging Guide (english language edition)
Frank Geerts (ElaadNL)Back to the basics. Frank Geerts (ElaadNL) will be presenting the Smart Charging Guide. What are the basic thougths and ideas about Smart Charging? Why is it necesary to use Smart Charging when charging millions of EVs? How does it work and what needs to be done to make it succcesfull.
Replay this webinar
Or download the Smart Charging Guide:
English version
Dutch version
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Lessons from testing electric cars at ElaadNL's Testlab
Thijs van Wijk (ElaadNL)What lessons do ElaadNL researchers draw from testing electric cars at Elaad's Testlab in Arnhem? How do electric cars score on interoperability, smart charging and Power Quality? Trends and developments.
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Make 3 phase charging the norm!
Herman Wagter (Connekt), Arjan Wargers (Enexis) and Thijs van Wijk (ElaadNL)What is 3 phase charging? What is the importance for the electric driver but also for the right balance on the grid? These questions were the focus of the last 2020 webtalk on 10 December. We talked about them with Herman Wagter (Connekt), Arjan Wargers (Enexis) and Thijs van Wijk (ElaadNL).
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Electric transport from an anthropological point of view
Lotte Gardien (ElaadNL)Behavioural researcher Lotte Gardien studies the adoption of smart charging by EV drivers for ElaadNL. Before joining ElaadNL in 2011, she was already doing research at the intersection of people and climate for her studies in Cultural Anthropology at Utrecht University. In this webtalk, she presents the preliminary conclusions of her research and takes an anthropological look at electric driving and the EV driver.
Looking back
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Electrification of container transport in inland shipping
Niels Poiesz (Stedin) and Jan van Rookhuijzen (ElaadNL)Waterborne transport lends itself perfectly to electrification. What opportunities and challenges can we expect from electric inland vessels in the next decade? Researchers from Stedin and ElaadNL present the results of the ElaadNL Outlook on this topic in this Webtalk.
With an expert panel of:
- Martin Quispel - EICB
- Leon Sluiman - ENGIE
- Willem Dedden - ZES
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The road to the Energy Hub
Luuk van Loosdrecht and Rein Boshuisen (both of Stevin) and Paul Broos (ElaadNL)An energy hub is a location where a lot of energy supply and/or demand comes together. Think of a motorway service area with fast chargers for cars, a truck charger and local generation. But all these facilities are not there at once. For each facility, the grid operator receives a new expansion request. How can the grid operator proactively ensure sufficient capacity without having to repeatedly bury kilometres of cables? We answered these and other questions during a webinar on energy hubs on 29 October 2020. More info on the Energy Hub can be found on Stevin's website, among others: www.stevin.com/energy-hub.
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Electric Cars Emit Even Less CO2 than Assumed So Far
Auke Hoekstra (TU Eindhoven)English lecture on how to compare the CO2 emission of electric cars and cars with an internal combustin engine.
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The rise of electric vans in the Netherlands
Ruud Noordijk and Nazir Refa (both from ElaadNL)Now that electric passenger cars are conquering Dutch roads, the question comes up more often: where are the electric delivery vehicles? Researchers from knowledge and innovation centre ElaadNL come up with three scenarios predicting that e-delivery vehicles will catch up. In their analysis, they also look at the impact of a (rapidly) growing number of electric delivery vehicles on the required infrastructure.
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Additional CO2 savings from smart charging and discharging electric cars
Linda Punt (Erasmus University student, Stedin and ElaadNL trainee)Smart charging (Smart Charging) of electric cars can save tons of extra CO2. If electric cars additionally supply stored sustainable power back to the grid (Vehicle to Grid, V2G), the additional CO2 gain can be almost doubled. Linda Punt used various data sources on charging and on renewable energy and put them into models to say something about this. What? You can hear about that in this webtalk!
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The electrification of heavy transport in the Netherlands
Nazir Refa and Jan van Rookhuyzen (both of ElaadNL)
Researchers at knowledge and innovation centre ElaadNL expect a sharp growth in the number of electric trucks in national and international logistics from 2025 onwards. Because these e-trucks will charge at very high powers, a new charging network needs to be constructed along European transport corridors, among others. Governments, grid operators and the logistics sector are working together in the National Charging Infrastructure Agenda (NAL) to ensure the smooth electrification of heavy transport. See also https://www.elaad.nl/news/groeiend-aantal-elektrische-trucks-laadt-op-hoge-vermogens-en-vraagt-om-nieuwe-laadinfrastructuur/.
Looking back