Harz E-Mobility Project to Deploy Charging Infrastructure Throughout Region

Seventeen partners from research, academia and industry are participating in the project Harz.ErneuerbareEnergien-mobility (Harz.EE-mobility), which will deploy a network of charging stations for plug-ins covering the entire Harz region in Germany. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF in Magdeburg are determining the optimal locations for charging stations.

The success of electric cars will stand or fall with the power supply, the partners note. The ability to charge vehicles with green power anytime and anywhere will boost acceptance of this technology. Hence, charging stations will have to be located astutely enough that electric cars will even be able to reach a city 60 km away without any problem.

In addition to the flow of traffic, we are analyzing mobility characteristics to find out where vehicles are parked for how long. This time can be used to charge cars. Locations where vehicles may park long enough are favored for charging stations. Garages or parking lots at work or near one’s residence are the preferred option.

We will also be making a decision about the number of charging stations. However, the results aren’t in yet. The placement of charging stations must be carefully considered to keep the network from overloading.

—Dr. Przemyslaw Komarnicki, Research Manager at the Fraunhofer IFF

The mobility control center where all the traffic and power data converge advises a driver to head for a suggested charging station based on the battery’s charge level. Through the navigation system, the control center informs a driver which charging stations are occupied, being serviced or are closed and have low priced, renewable and/or sufficient electricity. When traffic is backed up, the control center guides cars with a low charge to a nearby charging station. Researchers at the Fraunhofer IFF are developing the necessary database system concept.

The Harz.EE-mobility project is being supported by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. The industry partners are providing part of the total funding of €12 million (US$16.4 million). The official test phase will begin at the end of 2010. 25 electric cars are intended to be underway in the Harz region by June 2011. First, they will be driven in cities in the Harz region. Later, they will also be made available to commuters who travel between Magdeburg and the Harz region.

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Saksa tööstuse raskevägi akutehnoloogia võidujooksus

BASFi juhitav konsortsium hakkab tegelema kolmanda ja neljanda põlvkonna liitiumioonakude arendamisega. Saksa valitsus doneerib selleks otstarbeks 21MEURi, mis annab umbes kolmandiku kogu projekti eelarvest.

Konsortsiumi eesmärgiks on 2015 tuua turule paremate tehniliste näitajatega, turvalisem ja soodsam akutehnoloogia, et tagada e-autode laialdasem kasutuselevõtt. Konkreetsemalt tahetakse tõsta 2-5 korda akude erienergiat, mis nende visiooni järgi võimaldaks e-autodel ühe laadimisega sõita kuni 200km.

Tahaks küll kommentaariks lisada siia: “Hallo Deutschland!!! Hiinas vurab juba praegu teedel hübriid, mis on võimeline liitiumakudega sõitma 100km järjest ja selle auto hind jääb Škoda Octavia klassi.”

Kahjuks nii madalate eesmärkide püstitamine aastaks 2015 jätab Saksa tööstusparunid siiski kurvalt teepervele hiinlaste sissemarssi jälgima. 

Uudise allikas: BASF

Summary: German industry giant BASF forms a lithium ion technology consortium to keep their car industry in global battery tech race. The government sponsors the project with 21 MEUR.