In USER-CHI, IKEM is working on concepts for transnational electromobility in Europe.
In USER-CHI, IKEM is working on concepts for transnational electromobility in Europe.
Whether in northern or southern Europe, in urban regions or in rural areas – electromobility is still in its early stages. One of the biggest challenges at the moment is interoperability, because the systems for activating the charging station and billing for the electricity refueled differ from provider to provider and from country to country. As a result, cross-border travel with electric vehicles in the EU is currently still associated with numerous difficulties.
The USER-CHI project is therefore developing a platform that will enable Europe-wide interoperability in the parking and charging of e-vehicles. USER-CHI thus defines the technical and legal requirements for publicly accessible charging infrastructure offerings and makes proposals to ensure unrestricted usability in Europe. In the future, it should be possible to charge and pay for electric vehicles within the TEN-T corridors – for example, from Berlin to Barcelona – without having problems with differing regional/national systems. Furthermore, a digital decision support system for site planning for publicly accessible charging infrastructure in municipalities is being developed.
IKEM is conducting research on ethical and data protection issues in the project and is carrying out an impact assessment for the design options developed, taking into account traffic and environmental, as well as economic, aspects.
Csillak, Katharina; Moreno Kuhnke, MarianaAn Interoperability Framework for electromobility (INFRA): The main results from the USER-CHI framework implementation in a new spotlightOpen Research Europe 2022, 2:65. 2022. In 2021 the number of electric vehicles in the European Union (EU) was higher than ever before. Therefore, the charging infrastructure in Europe has many challenges. The EU project USER-CHI (user centric charging infrastructure) aims at devising the basic guidelines for an interoperable charging infrastructure in INFRA (Interoperability Framework). The first part of the paper is about the main results from the framework. The second part presents additional desk research. This allowed for the identification of new aspects that were not, or only superficially, considered during INFRA. As result, the most important aspect to achieve interoperability in the EU is a user friendly charging infrastructure. It needs to fill the gaps in the European legislation and transfer them into national legal frameworks, otherwise it causes wide disparities between countries. |
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Mercado, José et al.Ethics Monitoring ReportReport on procedures to manage the ethical issues of the project, including RRI strategies. USER-CHI project, related tasks: T11.1. 2021. This report describes the procedures to manage the ethical issues of the project. Moreover, the report addresses the RRI strategy with a special focus on the gender dimension of the project. This includes gender-related specialities in regard of women involved as end-users, as well as female researchers within the project team. Therefore, the report includes a written summary of the Webinar “Diversity in Transport” offered for the USER-CHI consortium, as well as information on gender mainstreaming in research institutions and other organisations. |
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Mercado, José et al.INFRA – Interoperability Framework ImplementationDemonstration and implementation of the USER-CHI Interoperability Framework (P4). USER-CHI project, related tasks: T3.2 2021. To enable the widespread adoption of EVs it is essential to establish an interoperable charging network that allows users to charge “anywhere, anytime” within the EU. Therefore, an interoperability framework (INFRA) has been developed considering conditions under which interoperability can be reached regarding electromobility services in general and the five technical USER-CHI products INCAR, CLICK, SMAC, INDUCAR and INSOC. It also highlights barriers still inhibiting interoperability and provides a set of guidelines with recommendations on how to reach interoperability. |
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Mercado, José et al.Technical and Legal Requirements for USER-CHI solutionsReport on the technical and legal issues to take into account for the development and integration of USER-CHI solutions and products. USER-CHI project, related tasks: T1.3. 2021. This report presents the technical and legal requirements, which need to be considered for the development and integration of 8 USER-CHI products in up to 7 European cities. Regarding the technical requirements, the international, European, and national approaches to standardisation of electromobility are described as well as the legal requirements that derive from both the European as well as the national or regional legal framework. By this the similarities and differences with which the developers, installers and users of charging infrastructure are confronted become recognizable. |
USER-CHI
Principal: Europäische Union
Funding programme: Horizon 2020
Project partner: Agenzia Nazionale per le Nuove Tecnologie, l’Energia e lo Sviluppo economico sostenibile, Area Metropolitana de Barcelona, Asociacion Espanola De Normalizacion, Budapest Fovaros Onkormanyzata, Circontrol, Cities Forum, City of Florence, City of Murcia, City Of Turku, Digital System Integrator, ENEL X SRL, ETRA Investigacion y Desarrollo, Eurocities, Fit Consulting, Gewobag, Instituto de Biomecanica de Valencia, IPT Technology, qwello, Roma Servizi per la Mobilita, Turku Energia, TVT Asunnot, Varsinais-Suomen Asumisoikeus, VMZ Berlin Betreibergesellschaft
Duration: 02/2020–01/2024
USER-CHI
Principal: Europäische Union
Funding programme: Horizon 2020
Project partner: Agenzia Nazionale per le Nuove Tecnologie, l’Energia e lo Sviluppo economico sostenibile, Area Metropolitana de Barcelona, Asociacion Espanola De Normalizacion, Budapest Fovaros Onkormanyzata, Circontrol, Cities Forum, City of Florence, City of Murcia, City Of Turku, Digital System Integrator, ENEL X SRL, ETRA Investigacion y Desarrollo, Eurocities, Fit Consulting, Gewobag, Instituto de Biomecanica de Valencia, IPT Technology, qwello, Roma Servizi per la Mobilita, Turku Energia, TVT Asunnot, Varsinais-Suomen Asumisoikeus, VMZ Berlin Betreibergesellschaft
Duration: 02/2020–01/2024