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 Solar, partnered with Renault. The system deploys shared electric Renault ZOE cars and charging stations, enabling the Renault ZOE to both charge and discharge. Battery…

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 Drive Solar and Renault. > Read the news item from koninklijkhuis.nl (in Dutch) > Read more about Smart Solar Charging

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…

Two presentations about Smart Solar Charging are available here. Dr. Wilfried van Sark gave several presentations about the project at European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition in Amsterdam and at International Conference on Renewable Energy and Resources in Vancouver. > View the presentations: European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition   International Conference on Renewable Energy and Resources  …

This week the first solar panels were installed on Jaarbeurs P4. This is the start of a new phase for the Smart Solar Charging pilot area Utrecht Central Station.

On Monday June 26th the University of Applied Sciences in Utrecht (HU) took six We Drive Solar electric pool cars in use. In doing so, HU stimulates sustainable mobility. The introduction of the Renault Zoe’s in Utrecht Science Park is a first step in realizing Smart Solar Charging (SSC). Utrecht Science Park is one of…

Several Smart Solar Charging partners speak or participate in discussions during the 2nd Vehicle2Grid conference on May 11 and 12:

Dutch and international media featured Smart Solar Charging and We Drive Solar last week! The Swedish website KIT, known for featuring contemporary issues in an appealing way, published a video about about Smart Solar Charging and We Drive Solar in Lombok, the Netherlands. The video received over 50,000 views on Facebook in one week. The Slovenian…

In February the first We Drive Solar cars were taken in use in the Utrecht region. Lombok residents were the first to receive the keys of the new Renault Zoë. Four pool cars that will be used in Utrecht central station area were delivered shortly after that to ANNE, Economic Board Utrecht, Buro-Energy and Journey Works….

              Bringing together our circular economy and better regulation goals, the European Commission has selected the following two Innovation Deals: From E-mobility to recycling: the virtuous loop of electric vehicle. Sustainable wastewater treatment using innovative anaerobic membrane bioreactors technology (AnMBR). The proposal about E-mobility and recycling was submitted by…