Research: 2600 places in the Netherlands suitable for slim charging plazas
That say researchers after a two-year pilot involving 46 slim charging plazas were installed and tested in 19 municipalities. For the project on card identified the locations where there are the greatest opportunities for the construction of charging plazas with at least 20 parking bays. “The researchers see about 2,600 parking plazas as promising locations to transform into slim charging plazas.”
The clustering of charging points on squares of this type offers many advantages for both motorists and municipalities, with the organizations involved in mind. “Smart techniques make it possible to control loading in such a way that optimum use is made of the available capacity on the power grid.”
The project was possible subsidy of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (I&W). The National Knowledge Platform for Charging Infrastructure NKL, ElaadNL, the knowledge center of the network operators, and the Over Morgen project office were involved.
Construction costs
There are a number of charging points in front of a charging plaza electric cars, resulting in many extra charging options in an area at once. as a result, fewer streets need to be opened, the organizations say. “The construction costs of charging plazas are lower due to the scale of a plaza. For EV drivers, plazas are easier to find and charging security is greater because there is more chance of a free space.”
Save on charging costs
Electric cars can also become ‘part of a sustainable energy system’ at the charging plazas. For example, EV drivers in Culemborg can charge at a charging plaza with power from a solar roof. Users can save their charging costs with an app by purchasing power at cheap times.
In Utrecht, a link was made between the shared car agenda and the energy market. “Because there is insight into when the cars leave and how they will drive, the remaining capacity can be used for slim charging.”
Slim power consumption
It was also tested how power from a solar carport can be used directly for direct charging of cars without converting alternating current to direct current. Tests have also been carried out with the charging of one car by another vehicle, charged via a battery or charged via an adjacent building.
In squares with smaller connections to the power grid, more cars can be charged by adjusting this and spreading it over the day. “In this way you make optimal use of the capacity of the net, even with the interim growth in the number of loaded cars.”
the Netherlands at the moment leader in the EU regarding charging stations for cars. The cabinet previously expected that by 2030 there will be such a 1.7 million charging points needed.