Uniper's goal is to deploy 1,300 mobile fast-charging devices
A new plan from Uniper envisioned a mobile network, it is independent of the grid quick charger, deployed in the whole cluster areas. The company revealed some details before release, such as charging stations, when required, as charging unit and gathered as energy storage in the warehouse.
Technically, charging stations will provide 150 kilowatts of electricity, all without the need to connect to the grid, per said. On the contrary, mobile storage unit in medium voltage area at the center of the hub, the intermediate pressure is located in the grids highly developed areas, such as substation or power plant. There, the cells can also act as grid balancing devices if not needed elsewhere.
The project will be launched in a few days at the electronic world 2020 trade fair. However, in an interview with Energate, the project leader provided more details. Per believes that mobile chargers are mainly distributed in 10 cluster areas, such as Berlin, Munich or ruhr. Charging stations can be recharged in places that require quick charging but do not have sufficient grid connections. This applies not only to recharge electric cars, also applies to supply power in concerts and activities.
Per calls this idea "infrastructure as a service" and claims that "this service can be implemented across Europe in less than 24 hours". Uniqlo said that although it was not yet eligible, it was already planning a pilot and would consider companies with multiple locations and locations in public places as partners. These include petrol stations, supermarkets or chain restaurants. But we also have public utilities as a partner, "project manager Cabezas Jimenez said.
And Uniper already has a pricing structure. "There are three sources of income," Jimenez explains. One is energy sales. Related to this are installation and rental costs. (...) Charging stations start at around 50 euros a day. A second source of income is charging stations as marketing advertising space. Here, customers can provide a logo for charging stations, but also can sell other people interested in it. To control energy on the market marketing is the third source of income, but it is not charging station's main source of income. It's more for optimization purposes, so that even if you don't have an ev to charge the battery, the battery pays off."
The first trials are planned for Germany by the end of 2020. Uniqlo predicts that by 2024, will move fast charging equipment deployment of up to 1300. Their capacity is unclear, but each unit is the size of a phone booth. Uniper also did not disclose its technology partners.
Mobile charging devices are not new. It is reported that the San Francisco start-up FreeWire has persuaded the BP Ventures in 2018 and Volvo and other investors. In addition, Volkswagen also recently announced the deployment of mobile charging, or energy storage devices.
Tag:#charging stations# #ev fast charger# #manufacturer#