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SEST Best Paper Award for Smart Solar Charging research
For their paper The Impact of Transitioning to Shared Electric Vehicles on Grid Congestion and Management Nico Brinkel, Tarek Alskaif en Wilfried van Sark received a Best Paper Award at the international…
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Smart Solar Charging one of five most innovative best practices of European sustainable policy
Smart Solar Charging was selected as one of five most innovative best practices in Europe of sustainable policy according to the Regiostars Awards organized by the European Commission. Starting from the Utrecht Region in The Netherlands, Smart Solar Charging develops and expands this sustainable energy system of tomorrow.
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Smart Solar Charging finalist prestigious European Regiostars Awards
Regiostars Awards is a prize for the most innovative best practices in Europe. Hereby the European Commission aims to inspire others. Of 206 submitted projects divided over five categories, Smart…
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Project Smart Solar Charging nominated for Pathways to Sustainability Award
One of the three nominees for the Pathways to Sustainability Award is Smart Solar Charging, which accelerates the energy transition by contributing to energy neutral districts, cities and regions. The project is highly interdisciplinary,…
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Electric vehicles balance out voltage fluctuations in power grid
What is the impact of rapid fluctuations in electricity generation of solar panels induced by passing clouds on the voltage levels in the power grid? What is the potential role…
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Film: How Smart Solar Charging enables the energy transition
In the film Smart Solar Charging – Sustainable energy available anytime project partners explain how. What sustainable energy system will there be in the future? Smart Solar Charging in the…
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PRESS RELEASE – Utrecht Science Park first campus with large bidirectional charging network
Living lab brings together innovative research and entrepreneurship Utrecht – With thirty-two brand new Smart Solar Charging vehicle charging points, the Utrecht Science Park is the world’s first campus that…
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PRESS RELEASE – King of the Netherlands inaugurates new bidirectional ecosystem in Utrecht
World premiere for Renault and We Drive Solar UTRECHT – Today His Majesty King Willem-Alexander launched a new durable energy and mobility ecosystem in Utrecht, developed by We Drive…
Read moreKing Willem-Alexander attends launch of new energy and mobility system
King Willem-Alexander attends the launch of new energy and mobility system in Utrecht on March 21st. The Smart Solar Charging project is involved in this launch, which is a cooperation between We…
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Workshop on Smart Solar Charging during Green Office Summit
On 25 November the Utrecht scientists Wilfried van Sark and Marte Gerritsma will give a workshop on Smart Solar Charging at the Green Office Utrecht. The workshop is part of the European Green Office Summit…
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