Belgian Platform on Electric Vehicles

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Belgian Platform on Electric Vehicles

“ Electric Vehicles in Flanders ”

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Outline

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Introduction : aspects related to the roll-out of electric vehicles

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Projects related to electric vehicles in Flanders/Belgium

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Short Introduction VITO

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Mission : As independent and customer-oriented

research organization

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VITO (±

600 employees

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technological solutions

as

well as scientifically based

advice

and support in order to stimulate

sustainable development

and reinforce the economic and social fabric

of Flanders.

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Active in Sustainable Technologies in the field of :

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Energy

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Smart grids & integration of (PH)EV’s

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Batteries & Ultracapacitors

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Environment

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Materials

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Remote sensing

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Automotive industry in Belgium

» GDP : ± 383 billion € (2009)

» Turnover automotive industry : 15,9 billion € (2008)

» Employees in automotive industry : 81.661 (2008)

» OEM’s :

» Passenger cars : Volvo Cars, Ford, Audi, Toyota Motor Europe, Opel, …

» Bus & Coach : Van Hool, VDL Jonckheere, Green Propulsion, …

» Trucks : Volvo Europe Truck, …

» Custom made vehicles : Mol Cy, …

» Suppliers :

» More than 300 suppliers from Tier1 - …

» Tenneco Automotive, LMS, Bosal, Bekaert, Recticel, Punch Powertrain, …

» Universities / Research Institutes :

» Brussels (VUB), Leuven (KUL), Gent, Antwerp, Hasselt, Liège,…

» VITO, Flanders’ DRIVE, Green Propulsion, Sirris, VIL, VIM, …

» Platforms :

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Transition to electrified transport

-> Synergies between sectors

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> Synergies between sectors

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Huge challenges on energy supply & energy efficiency in all sectors

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Look for integrated solutions !

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E-mobility + Renewable Energy Sources (Smart Grids) + EE Buildings and

Cities + …

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How ? Involvement of all stakeholders

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Situation in Belgium

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Focus on running projects

» Previous “Belgian Platform on Electric Vehicles” meetings already focussed on aspects like incentives, electric vehicles, infrastructure, …

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Focus on running projects

» Up to now mainly private initiatives investing in electric vehicles and charging infrastructure @ companies, parking spots and some public charging spots

» Ongoing call for “Living Labs” in Flanders can give a boost to extra demonstration and research projects

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Situation in Belgium

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» Linear : Breakthrough project: Smart energy supply in Flanders (2009-2014)

» Local Intelligent Networks and Energy Active Regions

» http://www.linear-smartgrid.be/

» Large demonstration & deployment project on smart grids – smart homes, which also includes an e-mobility part

» Budget 40 m€, funding 10 m€, 5 years project, started in 2009

» Collaborative Innovation project with Flemish Industrial and academic partners

Situation in Belgium

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» Linear : Breakthrough project: Smart energy supply in Flanders (2009-2014)

» Fieldtest with minimum 200 up to 1000 houses where “demand side management” will be demonstrated on a residential and district level, the flexibility of electric vehicles is also of high interest in this project, the exact fleet number of electric vehicles incorporated in the field test is not yet know

» Synergie with IWT call for “Living Labs”

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» SPARC : “Smart Plug-in Automobile Renewable Charging Services” (2011-2012)

» Focus on charging infrastructure on parking spots and the business models needed behind it, demonstration of the proof-of-concept at a parking in the city of Bruges

» Synergie with IWT call for “Living Labs”

» Smart Intelligent algorithms and architecture » Plugin Automobiles OEM independent PHEVs

» Renewable Optimize Green Energy » Charging Charge while parked

» Services Integrated with key car services (car parking, car leasing)

Situation in Belgium

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Electrical Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

Key Vehicle Services

Smart Power Grid

LEASE Home Charging Station Large Car Parkings Charge An_ywhere Car/Driver _authentica tion Accurate, f_raud-sens

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Proof-of-Concept

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Business

Models

Business

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User studies

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» Trans2House : “Transition pathways to efficient (electrified) transport for households”

» The main objective is to investigate how to develop driving forces and shift the social, cultural, technological, economic and political barriers to household energy consumption reduction. The aim is to assess the transition towards EVs and PHEV for Belgium and its regions. Partners: VUB, VITO, ABEA

» Eco-efficiency of the Brussels mobility based on the Ecoscore methodology

» This project investigates the impact of policy measures on personal transportation in the Brussels Capital Region and the effect on the overall eco-efficiency of the car park.

» Environmental and market potential for electric vehicles in Flanders (2010-2011), LNE (VUB)

Situation in Belgium

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» ESTO : “Energy storage”

» Focus on Li-batteries for passenger cars and busses, so more component level research project

» CED : “Continous Electric Drive”

» Technical feasability study on inductive charging for buses and passenger cars

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» Involvement in European Research Projects : some examples

» ELVIRE (2010-2013) Electric Vehicle communication to Infrastructure, Road services and Electricity supply (VUB)

» Safedrive (2010-2013) A Platform Power Management System and Modular Drive Motor Topology for Battery, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (VUB)

» STRAIGHTSOL (2011-2013) STRAtegies and measures for smarter urban freIGHT SOLutions (VUB)

» Opera4FEV (2011-2015) Operating Rack for Full Electric Vehicles (VUB)

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SuperLib (2011-2013) Smart Battery Control System based on a Charge

equalization Circuit for an advanced Dual-Cell Battery for Electric Vehicles

» Partners : VUB, AVL, VALEO, BOSCH, CRF, FhG, VOLVO, European Batteries, K&S, EB, IFPEN

» E-Harbours (2010-2013) E-Logistics in NSR Harbour Cities (VITO)

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» Belgian platforms

» Belgian Platform on Electric Vehicles

» Automotive : Flanders’ DRIVE, Agoria Automotive, Federauto, CAW, AVERE/ASBE, …

» Mobility : VIM, VIL, …

» Energy :

» Smart Grids Flanders – Workgroup “Grid Connected Vehicles”

» VREG - Beleidsplatform Slimme Netten

» …

» International platforms

» IEA – IA – Hybrid & Electric Vehicles (VITO)

» ENEVATE - European Network on Electric Vehicles and Transferring Expertise (2009-2012) (VITO)

» AVERE (VUB)

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Platforms for information exchange

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» Besides Research & Demonstration , don’t forget the education and innovation/valorisation part !

Link to education and innovation

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» EIT – KIC – InnoEnergy

» http://www.innoenergy-initiative.com/

» EIT – KIC : aim is closing the knowledge triangle “education-research-innovation” and make sure that research results gets valorized quicker in Europe

» VITO is part of the Energy related KIC (InnoEnergy) within the co-location BeNeLux, our focus is “smart cities” which integrates energy efficient buildings, smart grids and electric transport in a city environment

» First research project related to vehicles within co-location BeNeLux = EVCity “Business & services models to support the roll-out of electric vehicles in cities”

Link to education and innovation

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Conclusion : A lot is going on !

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Thank you for your attention

CONTACT INFORMATION

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Carlo Mol

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VITO

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Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol (Belgium)

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Tel : +32 14 33 58 85

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Fax : +32 14 32 11 85

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Email :

[email protected]