Watch it again – Webinar: Smart cities, you’ve got a friend in electric cars
The electrification of road transport is happening – and it is already having a profound impact on the energy system and our cities. As more and more people drive electric, smart charging can ease the integration of the newcomers into the grid.
Smart charging enables charging to automatically happen at times when electricity costs are lowest – without compromising the needs of vehicle owners. As a result, smart charging creates a powerful opportunity to use more renewable energy and better utilise existing grids, accelerating the energy transition while reducing costs for all.
Cities are essential actors in making smart charging happen at a large scale. Every time they publish a public procurement procedure and every time they issue permits for EV infrastructure, it is in their hands to make smart charging work better — now and in the years to come.
But how can local authorities deploy a future-proof, robust smart charging network, with technology rapidly evolving?
Important standards supporting smart charging – such as vehicle-to-grid (V2G) – are not yet available for charging stations built today. To avoid becoming obsolete before the end of its expected lifetime, infrastructure must be ready for future upgrades.
In this webinar, ECOS and RAP present their new guide explaining how to build future-proof infrastructure, and equip cities to make the right choices when procuring new charging infrastructure.
Guest speaker Hugo Niesing from the city of Amsterdam will share his experience in advancing smart charging in a city which leads the transition to e-mobility.
Date: 15 December 2022
Time: 10:30 am – 11:30 am CET
Programme:
Report launch: Standards for EV smart charging – a guide for local authorities
By
- Luka De Bruyckere, Programme Manager, Environmental Coalition on Standards (ECOS)
- Jaap Burger, Senior Advisor, Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
Amsterdam – a case study
By Hugo Niesing, Energy Strategist, city of Amsterdam
- Moderated by Ivo Cabral, Press & Communications Manager, Environmental Coalition on Standards (ECOS)
