The transition to cleaner and smart mobility is a major priority to achieve the goals set by the European Commission under the scope of the European Green Deal. However, there are still socio-economic challenges and regulatory barriers that need to be addressed by the different players in the European market. In the centre of this discussion, there is a fundamental stakeholder: the consumer.  The expected transition will only be possible by placing the user in the centre of the digitalization of the electrical systems.

Therefore, InterConnect organised a session named “Digitalization of the user-centric Energy System: the use case of electric mobility”, on March 31, from 2:30 pm to 5 pm (CEST). Different players of this ecosystem joined the session – from a representative from the Portuguese government (under the auspices of the Portuguese presidency of the EU council), European Commission, associations, consumers and representatives from R&D, grid agents, to manufacturers of electric vehicles, among others.

Agenda:

• European Strategy for the Digitalization of the Energy Systems | Sabine Crome, DG ENER & Rolf Riemenschneider, DG Connect (European Commission)  – (20 min)
• The case of the European project InterConnect | David Rua and Rui Oliveira, INESC TEC – (15 min)
• Regulatory barriers and Gaps | Pablo Frias, Universidad Pontificia Comillas – (10 min)
• Social and technical barriers | Lucija Rakocevic, Th!nk-E (10 min)
• Opportunities & Barriers for EV Charging – Round table: (90 min)
  • Moderation: Luís Seca (INESC TEC)
  • Guests:
    • Association representative (Josef Baumeister, EEBUS)
    • Supermarkets (José Fortunato, SONAE MC)
    • Hotels (Annike Abromeit, KEO)
    • Consumer representative (Robin Loos, BEUC – The European Consumer Organisation)
    • R&D perspective (Clara Gouveia, INESC TEC)
    • Manufacturers of electric vehicles (Michael Keller, Volkswagen)
    • Grid side (Manuel Galvez, Elia Group)
    • Interoperability and connectivity (Rolf Riemenschneider, DG Connect)
  • Q&A with the audience

• The role of electric mobility in the decarbonization of the Portuguese economy | João Pedro Matos Fernandes, Portuguese Minister of Environment and Energy Transition (20 min)
• Closing Session | Luís Seca, INESC TEC (5min)