Periodic Reporting for period 1 - GSOP-SC (Feasibility assessment on the GreenFlux Service Operations Platform for Smart Charging (GSOP-SC))
Okres sprawozdawczy: 2015-11-01 do 2016-03-31
Specific objectives in this H2020-SMEINST Phase 1 study proposal for Transport Green Vehicles 8 were:
- Explore similar business cases for the implementation of (an open version of) GreenFlux’s Service & Operations Platform for Smart Charging (GSOP-SC) in several European urban areas.
- Evaluate the required specifications in such European urban areas with local potential stakeholders.
- Elaborate a detailed business plan per local area.
Based on these target urban areas, GreenFlux gathered extensive information and knowledge about these markets, their current (and potential) energy infrastructure, as well as the lokal stakeholders, partners and value chain. Then, this input was used to elaborate on the different main aspects of the business plan. Additional activities that will contribute to this business plan elaboration were, for example, business model validations and the development of pricing strategies, analysis of local urban markets, an economic and technological risk assessment, the development of a market introduction plan per urban target area, definition of most relevant demonstration pilots, the development of an innovation strategy, IP management, and partner search based on the technological and economic risk assessment.
- To expand towards a global, scalable GSOP Smart Charging 3.0 platform, that will handle all types of charging stations via open protocols to any European charge station manufacturers, any European DSO, all service providers, every car manufacturer, and any EV via this platform and Apps.
- To build an open platform version, interconnecting all EU charge station manufacturers, EU Distribution Systems Operators (DSO), Charge Point Operators (CPO), Service providers, car manufacturers, and EV’s.
- To expand the GreenFlux SaaS business platform to connect all types of (PH)EV charge protocols (i.e. passenger EVs, electric buses, vans, and trucks), to any electricity network topology.
- A seamless and ergonomic energy management cycle, spanning the entire cycle from re-charging spot selection/reservation to plug-out after re-charging, providing any relevant information on i.e. price and type of energy resource.
Such a platform will facilitate a complete chain optimization, from EV user to network operator, offering excellent commercial prospects.