The Summit

Governments across Europe are setting targets to achieve a zero emission vehicle future. This session will explore new approaches and market models for delivering sustainable urban mobility.

There is a live question for this session in the EUW 2017 app! You can start voting during the session. Question: Would you describe your business as?

A successful infrastructure strategy requires a strong alignment among the utility providing services around infrastructure and the participants consuming these services for value creation in this energy ‘ecosystem’. To avoid trial and error in achieving this alignment, a new approach to modeling and planning the interaction of the participants within the energy ecosystem, including the utility, is presented. This approach uses energy as the common value flow amongst ecosystem entities, maps other value flows to the relationships between entities, and enables mutually beneficial relationships, thereby increasing value generation within the community energy ecosystem.

"It’s time for the smart new Urban Solutions Providers! I look forward to the discussions at EUW how decarbonisation and digitization can help to meet Cities needs and which role Utilities can play, especially when it comes to e-mobility and how much an opportunity it really is"

“Electrifying large urban freight fleets will be key to addressing emissions from road transport. The European Utility Week 2017 will provide an important opportunity to discuss current grid infrastructure constraints, their impact on electric freight uptake, and the role utilities have to play in this transition”

“McKinsey Energy Insights’ latest analysis shows how electric trucks (eTrucks) could capture a significant share of sales as early as 2030 and assesses the impact this would have on energy markets. The new research is based on adoption curve scenario modelling of 27 truck segments in US, China, and Europe, incorporating the trends of three main drivers for electrification.”

With the electrical vehicle, the car maker is exploring new territories. Beyond the mobility, the EV will provide services to the grid. The grid operator will be able to use the EV battery as an additional affordable tool and the Driver will benefit from this service through TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) reduction. The challenge for both sectors is to trust each other to create a win-win operation.  Some roadblocks need to be addressed such as local regulation, cost of new components, revenue stream organisation, but the willingness of Renault and its partners is to succeed in the near future.

There is a live question for this session in the EUW 2017 app! You can start voting during the panel. Question: What is the biggest barrier to EV adoption in your business?