Electric mobility

Electric mobility

  • Distribution grid planning and operational principles for EV mass roll-out while enabling DER integration

    Project dates: 01. Jun 2013 - 29. Feb 2016

    Objective

    The anticipated mass roll-out of electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe and the continuously increasing number of distributed energy resources (DER) are posing major challenges to Europe’s Distribution System Operators (DSOs) with regard to ensuring a secure and reliable energy supply and network operation. Despite ongoing research and demonstration activities in this field, particularly the development of new and the revision of existing planning rules and operational principles of DSOs still require extensive R&D efforts. The overall objective of PlanGridEV is therefore to develop new network planning tools and methods for European DSOs for an optimized large-scale roll-out of electromobility in Europe whilst at the same time maximizing the potential of DER integration. The project will also identify gaps in current network operation procedures and update tools and methods to address local load and congestion issues, leveraging on the possibilities of managing EV as controllable loads. For the validation activities the project will rely on existing infrastructures of the four involved DSOs. Taking into account improved methods for network operation, regulatory frameworks and business models, PlanGridEV will bring about an evolution of current grid planning rules and investment strategies. The comprehensive approach takes into account requirements and constraints of all relevant stakeholders, particularly through an effective cooperation between Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and DSOs accompanied by leading scientific and technological research partners in the consortium. The project will have considerable impact on the environmental, economic, scientific and societal level by enabling a more cost-effective network planning and increasing the overall hosting capacity of European distribution networks. PlanGridEV will leverage on previous research results, coordinate with on-going initiatives and ensure a successful market uptake of the developed solutions.

    Partners

    Number of partners: 11
    Site numbers:

    E-REDES - DISTRIBUICAO DE ELETRICIDADE SA

    RENAULT SAS

    FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION

    TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING

    TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT DORTMUND

    ELECTRICITY SUPPLY BOARD

    EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH

    INESC ID - INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIADE SISTEMAS E COMPUTADORES, INVESTIGACAO E DESENVOLVIMENTO EM LISBOA

    UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA

    E-DISTRIBUZIONE SPA

    Research & Innovation

    AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GMBH

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  • Future Outboards Run Conventionally and Electrically

    Project dates: 01. Nov 2014 - 30. Apr 2015

    Objective

    Waterborne transport still offers an enormous potential for pollution reduction and energy efficiency gains. The reduction of pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions is far removed from the progress made in road transport, particularly in the category of older, small to medium-size vessels which make up a large proportion of intra-European waterborne transport, including inland navigation. Scope of FORCE project is to evaluate the technical and commercial feasibility of a new hybrid marine propulsion system, aimed at combining the conventional mechanical powertrain with a commercially affordable and technically effective electric drive train, which is able to increase the overall efficiency of outboards below 50 kW power for both, professional and leisure utilization, allowing zero emission navigation in sensitive areas as for instance near to the coasts, protected areas, marinas or inland waters. The objectives of the FORCE project are very ambitious and innovative, since an outboard able to combine conventional with electrical drive (constituting in fact a hybrid propulsion system) does not exist yet in the market. The technical and commercial feasibility study will be developed verifying the technological/practical as well as the economic viability of the proposed innovative propulsion system and will include an elaborated business plan.

    Partners

    Number of partners: 1
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    Selva S.p.A.

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  • Smart-Taylored L-category Electric Vehicle demonstration in hEtherogeneous urbanuse-cases

    Project dates: 01. Nov 2017 - 28. Feb 2021

    Objective

    Movement is at the heart of any city. Urban mobility faces significant challenges from two global megatrends: growing urbanisation and ageing population. Light electric vehicles (EL-Vs) could represent a viable solution to traffic congestion and pollution in cities. However, their successful integration into the urban transport system requires a clear understanding of the individual consumer needs. By involving human science and transportation specialists, the STEVE partners have developed a framework to interpret these forces. Focus will be on mature cities of medium size (Torino: 800.000 inhabitants, Villach 60.000, Calvià 60.000, Venaria 35.000), where STEVE will generate data to support the design of next generation EL Vs, and provoke the mind-shift necessary for swift market penetration of them. The primary idea of STEVE is to implement and test a human-centric approach to electro-Mobility-as-a-Service (eMaaS), according to the “Move2Me” vision of the consortium. This will provide low-cost and financially sustainable EL V solutions and “gamified” services, to enhance users’ awareness, engagement and vehicle energy efficiency. A core item of STEVE is a low-cost electric quadricycle developed by a worldwide OEM in Turin, with start-of-production expected in 2018 at a market price of €8000. The quadricycle will integrate high-technology contents with respect to the current competitors, and will be pilot-tested, together with many other EL-Vs, during extensive demonstration phases in the four STEVE cities STEVE will guarantee a strong impact in terms of business development and jobs, and enhance the European competitiveness in the eMaaS sector while also leveraging Manufacturing. The consortium will also give a primary role to SMEs: while large enterprises will provide the underlying technologies, the services will be mainly designed and operated by SMEs, deeply involved in the local supply chains and adaptable to the specific customers’ needs.

    Partners

    Number of partners: 21
    Site numbers:

    ANYSOLUTION SL

    COMUNE DI VENARIA REALE

    CISC SEMICONDUCTOR GMBH

    INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA AG

    IDEAS & MOTION SRL

    FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION

    ELAPHE POGONSKE TEHNOLOGIJE DOO

    INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG

    VEM SOLUTIONS S.P.A.

    JAC ITALY DESIGN CENTER SRL

    KELAG KARNTNER ELEKTRIZITATS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

    STADT VILLACH

    COMUNE DI TORINO

    SYCUBE INFORMATIONSTECHNOLOGIE GMBH

    OSPEDALE SAN RAFFAELE SRL

    POLITECNICO DI TORINO

    AYUNTAMIENTO DE CALVIA

    REGION VILLACH TOURISMUS GMBH

    UNIVERSITY OF SURREY

    Fachhochschule Kärnten - gemeinnützige Privatstiftung

    Research & Innovation

    TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY

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  • Smart Modulation Methods for Energy Efficient Operation and Health Monitoring of Future Motor Drives

    Project dates: 01. Aug 2017 - 31. Jul 2019

    Objective

    The goal of this Fellowship, entitled “Smart Modulation Methods for Energy Efficient Operation and Health Monitoring of Future Motor Drives” (SmaMoMeDs) is to train an outstanding researcher (Dr Lassi Aarniovuori) with a strong academic background through a research project focused on the innovative modulation algorithms for a new technology wide-bandgap gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) based inverter bridges (power switches) that will be used in future motor drives. These new switches allow the use of ultra-high switching frequencies in motor drives, creating opportunities to improve the performance, reliability and energy-efficiency of the motor drives systems. The proposed smart modulation methods are aimed 1) to identify the motor parameters for the control system, 2) to optimize the modulation method according to the operating conditions, 3) to detect any changes in the mechanical or electrical behavior of the motor parameters for health monitoring. The applicant Dr. Aarniovuori will be trained in the field of electrical power engineering, power electronics, motors, and drives. These are the key components in any modern industrial applications and they are a part of people’s everyday live in all welfare societies. The Fellow will get a unique training experience at the host – Aston University its industrial partner Jaguar Landrover (JLR)., its academic partners Newcastle University (UK) and Politecnic Torino (Italy).

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    Number of partners: 1
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    ASTON UNIVERSITY

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  • M-H70 2.0 Hydrogen pressure gas regulators specifically designed for Fuel Cell Vehicles

    Project dates: 01. Aug 2018 - 30. Nov 2018

    Objective

    Car pollution is one of the major causes of global warming. Therefore, there is an urgent demand for smarter and more sustainable automotive solutions. Alternative fuels for fossil fuels are the key solution. Among the alternative fuel, the hydrogen is the most affordable and environmentally friendly solution. Thereby, the improvement in the fuel cell stack is a must. Metatron is a leader company regarding components of alternative fuels such as pressure regulator for CNG and LNG. Currently, for the first time, hydrogen gas regulators are developing specifically for fuel cell vehicles at Metatron. The traditional H2 pressure regulators are designed for medical or chemical applications, and they have a single architecture using diaphragm technology. The innovative Metatron´s solution lies in an H2 pressure regulator designed exclusively for FCV with double stage architecture, piston technology and made of aluminium alloy which works at 700 barG. These unique features offer large mileage (up to 800 km), durability (15 years guarantee without maintenance), lightness (<1,8 kg), reliability (+/- 1 barG output pressure variation) and safety. M-H70 2.0 solution will benefit Auto OEMs specialized in FCV, H2 cylinder suppliers and fuel cell stack suppliers. Our close collaboration with some of the future customers i.e. BMW, Saic Motor or Sunrise Power, and the huge interest in our solution from Ford or Yutong reflect that M-H70 is extremely attractive to the target end-users. Within 5 years of its launch to the market, more than 40.000 units are expected to be sold, obtaining €9.9 million of accumulated profit and creating 12 jobs. In the future, a fuel line hydrogen pressure regulator will be developed and packaged in a compact and robust box ready to install in the fuel cell vehicle system.

    Partners

    Number of partners: 1
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    METATRON SPA

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  • HyFast - Fast hydrogen fueling and long range for fuel cell vehicles

    Project dates: 01. Jun 2015 - 31. May 2017

    Objective

    The purpose of the HyFast project is to finalize development and conduct a test of a full-scale prototype for a new H2Station® product from H2 Logic. H2Station® is a Hydrogen Refueling Station that already today is providing fast 70MPa hydrogen fueling for fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) from major car manufacturers. The new H2Station® technology has prior to the HyFast project reached a TRL5 level through extensive R&D for more than €3 million. This effort represents a “Phase 1” which has been conducted through several projects supported by national R&D programs and the European FCH-JU program. The HyFast project acts as the “Phase 2” where the H2Station® technology is to reach a TRL8 level enabling market introduction. The H2Station® technology is developed in collaboration with a EU supplier base of 73 companies from 10 countries. With HyFast the present EU supplier share of 62% of the cost basis of a H2Station® is to be increased to 80%. Additionally several key market stakeholders such as Toyota, BMW, Hyundai, Siemens and Shell will provide market input and serve as later market entry platforms. With the HyFast project capacity and performance is to be increased and cost reduced to a level that enables commencing of market introduction in Europe during 2017 and for USA and Japan during 2018-2019. HyFast is in particular to increase fueling capacity to a level that corresponds to what is achieved on an average gasoline dispenser. This will be paramount for achieving a profitable roll-out and operation of networks of hydrogen fueling stations. Further footprint of the technology is to be reduced to enable integration at conventional gasoline stations. HyFast is to achieve the EU FCH-JU program 2020 CAPEX target of €0.8 million for at turn-key hydrogen fueling station already by 2017. This will enable a supported station roll-out where public support levels required for a payback is within the funding levels of existing programs in EU, USA & Japan.

    Partners

    Number of partners: 1
    Site numbers:

    NEL HYDROGEN AS

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  • Hydrogen fuelled utility vehicles and their support systems utilising metal hydrides

    Project dates: 01. Dec 2017 - 30. Nov 2022

    Objective

    The goal of this project is in addressing critical issues towards a commercial implementation of hydrogen powered utility vehicles (test case – forklift) using metal hydride (MH) hydrogen storage and PEM fuel cells, together with the systems for their refuelling at industrial customers facilities. For these applications, high specific weight of the metallic hydrides is an advantage, as it fits a purpose of vehicle counterbalancing without an extra cost. However, slow H2 charge / discharge of the MH systems, complexity of their design and high cost, together with efficiency of system integration remain great challenges to overcome. The present RISE proposal will address these problems by a collective effort of consortium containing experienced, high profile academic teams and industrial partners from two EU Member States (Germany, Croatia), one associated country (Norway) and two third countries (South Africa, Indonesia). The work will strengthen already existing and will establish new collaborative links. This will allow overcoming the challenges associated with implementation of Metal Hydride technologies in transportation and in promoting their commercialisation in the European countries contributing to the project consortium. Various efficient and cost-competitive solutions including (i) advanced MH materials for hydrogen storage and compression, (ii) Advanced MH containers characterised by improved charge-discharge dynamic performance and ability to be mass produced, (iii) integrated hydrogen storage and compression / refuelling systems will be developed and tested together with PEM fuel cells during the collaborative efforts of the consortium members having a strong expertise in hydride materials science, manufacturing of the advanced hydrogen storage materials, design and manufacturing of gas sorption reactors, fuel cell system integration, as well as in manufacturing of the fuel cell power modules, utility vehicles, and their optimisation for the customers.

    Partners

    Number of partners: 8
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    SVEUCILISTE U SPLITU, FAKULTET ELEKTROTEHNIKE, STROJARSTVA I BRODOGRADNJE

    INSTITUT TEKNOLOGI SEPULUH NOPEMBER

    IMPALA PLATINUM

    INSTITUTT FOR ENERGITEKNIKK

    HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM HEREON GMBH

    UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE

    TF DESIGN

    HYSTORSYS AS

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  • New Bus ReFuelling for European Hydrogen Bus Depots

    Project dates: 01. Jun 2015 - 31. Mar 2017

    Objective

    The overall aim of NewBusFuel is to resolve a significant knowledge gap around the technologies and engineering solutions required for the refuelling of a large number of buses at a single bus depot. Bus depot scale refuelling imposes significant new challenges which have not yet been tackled by the hydrogen refuelling sector: • Scale – throughputs in excess of 2,000kg/day (compared to 100kg/day for current passenger car stations) • Ultra-high reliability – to ensure close to 100% available supply for the public transport networks which will rely on hydrogen • Short refuelling window – buses need to be refuelled in a short overnight window, leading to rapid H2 throughput • Footprint – needs to be reduced to fit within busy urban bus depots • Volume of hydrogen storage – which can exceed 10 tonnes per depot and leads to new regulatory and safety constraints A large and pan-European consortium will develop solutions to these challenges. The consortium involves 10 of Europe’s leading hydrogen station providers. These partners will work with 12 bus operators in Europe, each of whom have demonstrated political support for the deployment of hydrogen bus fleets. In each location engineering studies will be produced, by collaborative design teams involving bus operators and industrial HRS experts, each defining the optimal design, hydrogen supply route, commercial arrangements and the practicalities for a hydrogen station capable of providing fuel to a fleet of fuel cell buses (75-260 buses). Public reports will be prepared based on an analysis across the studies, with an aim to provide design guidelines to bus operators considering deploying hydrogen buses, as well as to demonstrate the range of depot fuelling solutions which exist (and their economics) to a wider audience. These results will be disseminated widely to provide confidence to the whole bus sector that this potential barrier to commercialisation of hydrogen bus technology has been overcome.

    Partners

    Number of partners: 27
    Site numbers:

    EMPRESA MUNICIPAL DE TRANSPORTES DE MADRID SA

    Vattenfall Europe Innovation GmbH

    BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL

    RIGAS SATIKSME SIA

    McPhy Energy Deutschland GmbH

    ABENGOA INNOVACION SOCIEDAD ANONIMA

    KUNNSKAPSBYEN LILLESTROM FORENING

    AKERSHUS FYLKESKOMMUNE

    HYDROGENICS GMBH

    AIR PRODUCTS PLC

    Vlaamse Vervoersmaatschappij De Lijn

    VIP VERKEHRSBETRIEB POTSDAM GMBH

    SPHERA SOLUTIONS GMBH

    ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL*

    HYOP AS

    • Partner
    • HYOP AS
    • Norway
    • Budget: 100, 000

    ITM POWER (TRADING) LIMITED

    LINDE GMBH

    EVOBUS GMBH

    HAMBURGER HOCHBAHN AG

    ELEMENT ENERGY LIMITED

    WSW MOBIL GMBH

    NEL HYDROGEN AS

    STUTTGARTER STRASSENBAHNEN AG

    SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

    LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED

    INGENIEURTEAM BERGMEISTER SRL

    ISTITUTO PER INNOVAZIONI TECNOLOGICHE BOLZANO SCARL

    Key Exploitable Results

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  • Safe Hydrogen-On-Demand Fuel for E-Vehicles

    Project dates: 01. Jul 2016 - 30. Sep 2016

    Objective

    "Hydrogen fuel-cells are increasingly used as a clean and silent power generator for applications in different markets including transport. However, a prime barrier for mass fuel-cell adoption is the notorious and hazard quality of Hydrogen, which makes it unsafe, difficult to handle and store, and as a result expensive.
    Terragenic makes safe Hydrogen available for consumer markets thanks to its ground breaking technology. Our T-Fuel™ is rich in Hydrogen while being safe, green and cost competitive. Our Hydrogen-on-demand solution accelerates the adoption of Hydrogen fuel-cell powered vehicles and e-bikes, and thus the replacement of polluting fossil fuel based vehicles with clean and silent Fuel-Cell Electric Vehicles (""FCEV"").
    The growing use of FCEV supports the European effort to reduce carbon emission and ambient noise, for better urban environment. Our innovation project's objective is to promote the adoption of Terragenic's novel solution through the collaboration with public and private fuel-cell electric vehicles initiatives, and their active members. The proposed feasibility project objectives are to (1) identify the relevant European partners/initiatives, and (2) work with them to fine-tune our solution's technology value proposition and economic feasibility, and to (3) form partnerships for the integration of our technology in FCEV.
    The proposed project is directly related to the “SMEInst-10-2016-2017 - Small business innovation research for Transport and Smart Cities Mobility”. The project contributes in a sustainable way to decarbonise and increase the efficiency of the automotive energy systems with the development of a sustainable, clean, resource-efficient, cost-effective and affordable technology solution that will support significant reduction in the carbon footprint and impact on the urban environmental.
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    Partners

    Number of partners: 1
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    TERRAGENIC LTD.

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  • Electrochemical scission of dinitrogen under ambient conditions

    Project dates: 01. Jan 2021 - 31. Dec 2025

    Objective

    Present ammonia synthesis, via the Haber-Bosch process, occurs in centralised facilities above 150 bar and above 400 C; it consumes a colossal 1% of our global fossil fuel consumption. Electrolytic ammonia synthesis, i.e. below 100 C and at atmospheric pressures, could be far more attractive: it would be powered by renewable energy and would take place at the point-of-consumption. I have recently made a breakthrough, by demonstrating the first unambiguous and quantitative evidence that dinitrogen electroreduction is possible under ambient conditions on a solid electrode, albeit at low efficiency My aim for NitroScission is to elucidate pathways —at a molecular level— to catalyse the reaction at high efficiency. However, only the most reactive metal or metal nitride surfaces bind to dinitrogen. Such surfaces will bind even stronger to hydrogen or oxygen from water or air. To circumvent these constraints, I will use three strategies:
    (i) I will tailor the access of protons to the electrode-electrolyte interface, via in-situ deposited ionic interphases, exploiting recent advances in controlling the reactivity of electrolytes.
    (ii) I will tailor the binding to dinitrogen through oxygen-free fabrication and testing of metals and metal nitrides electrodes. By preventing air exposure, my team will gain access to a class of highly reactive electrodes, never previously tested in an electrochemical cell.
    (iii) I will use electrochemical looping, to dynamically separate dinitrogen adsorption from its subsequent hydrogenation. These experiments will be enabled by a novel method that allows us to observe gas evolution in real time.
    I will combine advanced thin film preparation methods, electrochemical tests, and in operando and ex-situ spectroscopy to establish the design principles for this important reaction. Guided by these unique tools and my scientific leadership, my team will shed unique insight into how to tailor electrode-electrolyte interfaces.

    Partners

    Number of partners: 1
    Site numbers:

    IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE

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