Conference "Development of the electric vehicle and its charging infrastructure"

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Last week, a series of conferences were held at the Bilbao Engineering School, which addressed the future vision of the electrical sector and its applications. On Tuesday, Elena Rodríguez and Javier Benito from the company Ormazabal discussed the topic of electric mobility and the charging infrastructure for these electric vehicles.

Ormazabal is a company based in the Basque Country that manufactures equipment and substations for electrical distribution networks. Based on this, the conference discussed the future of electric cars and the charging network, and how the current electricity grid must change to deal with the changes brought about by the implementation of electric vehicles.

Electric vehicle sales are currently growing steadily; in mid-2018, the global electric fleet was +3.5 million cars and 400,000 e-buses. And sales forecasts expect that by 2040, 50% of cars sold worldwide will be electric. Based on this, we ask ourselves the following questions.

-What is the current network of charging points like?
Well, today the global network of public charging points is around 350,000 points, and the forecasts are that the number of these points will grow over the years as the number of electric cars on the road increases.

-What problems do we face?
As the number of electric cars in circulation increases, the charging network for these vehicles must also increase. The main problems faced by companies that want to join this change in mobility are: Profitability, since installing charging points requires a high power connection, the payment of the “power term” makes it very difficult for this installation to be profitable. And another point is the insecurity of state aid, since the uncertainty when receiving this aid and that it may disappear over time also makes these installations difficult.

-What changes do we need in the electricity distribution network?
The most important thing for the electricity grid is to always maintain the quality of the grid supply. To do this, it will be necessary to reinforce the electrical grid and digitize the network, with the so-called “Smart grid”. For this purpose, transformer substations and medium-voltage networks are very important for controlling consumption and ensuring the stability of the electrical grid.

Finally, during the question period, the question area discussed how the installation costs of these charging points could be reduced to facilitate their development. The conclusion was that standardizing these points and chargers would result in a drop in price. And a reduction in bureaucracy would also enable these facilities.

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