Amsterdam is considered a smart city as it’s a developed area that creates sustainable economic developments by making use of extensive information and communication technology to improve the quality of life of its citizens. Amsterdam excels in 3 key areas that make up a smart city: transportation, environment and energy, economic stimulus and opendata. Hoewever it is highly recognised for its excellence in its quest to use energy more efficiently both to reduce costs and carbon dioxide emissions. The public and private sector of Amsterdam have joined forces in the progression of the city by using it as an urban laboratory for the use of open data, new mobility solutions,vehicle2grid pilot and the ultimate quality of life of its resident.
There’s one project in particular which really interested me,The vehicle2grid pilot, which allows residents to use the battery in their electric vehicle to store their locally produced energy. Energy that can be transferred to the energy grid,be used immediately or stored in the battery to be used at a later stage to drive the car or run household appliances. The other important part of the pilot is the development of an open online platform for data communication. The open data platform connects several entities that would not normally cooperate due to differences in protocols. Data from households can be connected to the data in the car battery or a charge station. The data obtained can be used to create a new product and services for the end user.
The vehicle2grid pilot consists of 3 stages carried over 3 years. Stage 1: Vehicle2home 2014, a handful of households were selected to perform the 1st test, to optimise the system and the data platform. Stage 2: vehicle2building 2015, 2nd test solution in which (company) cars to a handful of electric cars are connected. Stage 3: Vehicle2grid 2016: final stage all garnered insights are collated leading to the whole neighbourhood and possibly the entire Amsterdam connected
Author: Mahlako Rabalao
Editor: Tshianzi Madzvhandi
References:
Amsterdam Smart City,. 'Vehicle2grid'. N.p., 2014. Web. 13 May 2015.
Amsterdamvehicle2grid.nl,. 'Amsterdam Vehicle2grid | Towards The Energy Transition, The Smart Electric Energy Boat Project'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 May 2015.
www.sustainableurbandelta.com,. 'Vehicle2grid - Sustainableurbandelta.Com'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 May 2015.
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