Mobile Green Energy system (MGES)
: S2ENSO, Creamo, ACT Research, Karybel, Cast4all and KBC (without aid)
- Budget: € 293,120
- Grant: € 146,561
A green energy system could offer an alternative -and more sustainable- solution to the use of noisy and smelly diesel groups for events. Equally, it could support municipalities in their pursuit of the electrification of the urban fleet and the storage of renewable energy.
Cities and municipalities need support and solutions in the energy transition. A mobile battery system can be used by the city for different applications such as temporary charging stations, energy supply on festivals, energy storage of solar energy surplus and the supply of network support services.
The consortium has joined forces to build up the necessary knowledge and insights with a feasibility study.
- Technological exploration gives both the design conditions on electric and mechanical plans.
- A market survey shows who the customers are, how these customers can be reached, what their needs and requirements are and what business model and which business case can be identified.
A first system design of the MGES shows that it is technically possible to meet the requirements as identified in market exploration. Also important is the research of the regulatory framework: what standards and rules should be complied? Are there no regulatory restrictions that make it impossible to release into the market?
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Discussions with the cities of Ghent and Antwerp clarify that no positive business case is possible due to the small number of times the MGES would be used.
The priority is given to the use of the distribution network. Based on the climate and environmental objectives, low emission zones and the need to avoid odor and noise pollution in diesel the consortium sought alternative sectors.
Construction companies and event organizers were interested in reports on the carbon footprint, the cost of electricity supply, the submetering of the for irregularities and the permanent alarm about temperature, water flow and diesel consumption. Since the knowledge about ‘electricity’ proved to be insufficient for further analysis, measurement campaigns on construction sites and events were carried out by implementing a specific MGES visualization platform.
The acquired knowledge showed that a tower crane of a construction site would be an ideal testing ground for the MGES battery. For further development and demonstration of Green 'Box’ mobile city battery, ‘Near grid Solutions’ was founded with a focus on measuring, monitoring, predicting, reporting and alarming for an electric battery power supply of the tower crane, emission-free and without noise pollution.
The first mobile city battery was presented to the press and the public at the Vandenbussche yard in Stekene on 10 September 2020.
