9th VDV Academy Conference Electric Buses Market of the Future! and ElekBu 2018 6 7 March 2018 in Berlin MAIN TOPICS IN 2018 Panel discussion with prominent politicians Provision of energy for battery buses charging concepts, design of depots, procurement of energy from renewable sources Field reports from public transport companies Electric bus - Procurement initiatives State of development of the battery technology Boulevard of ideas - Presentations by exhibitors - New technical concepts and components New venue! Estrel Congress Center Sonnenallee 225 12057 Berlin International exchange of experiences Presentation by foreign public transport companies www.ebuskonferenz.de ElekBu 2018 Electric mobility trade fair Media cooperation with: RyanKing999, wwwistockphoto.com State of the standardisation activities
9th VDV Academy Conference Electric Buses - Market of the Future! ElekBu 2018 Electric mobility can contribute to the zero-emission mobility defined as a worldwide target in the UN Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Thanks to the present technical and practical experience with the operation of electric buses electric mobility is being further developed in numerous projects. So where are we today? Which further steps are recommended? When can series manufacture begin? Answers on these questions and on many other questions are given by public transport companies and discussed with manufacturers and industry suppliers. The requirements for mobility service providers grow in many respects and do not only include the usual requirements for improvement of the service quality, but also higher and higher requirements for environmentally friendly public transport. Thus, it is not only required that the present general emission limits are met, but also that local zero-emission operation is performed. As the permissible limit values for the emission of nitrogen oxide have been exceeded for many years in German cities and metropoles, the EU Commission has taken to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). High fines might have to be paid. Due to the insufficient measures for reduction of the far too high emission of pollutants German administrative courts have rendered judgments against several cities. Driving bans might have to be realised for diesel vehicles in the districts and on the roads with the most severe pollution. Consequently, public transport companies find themselves confronted with the expectation of political bodies that their bus fleets are renewed with vehicles with extremely low-pollutant drives (Euro VI) or even zero-emission drives. A first immediate action programme with financial support for municipalities has been promised. At present, buses with zero-emission drives are being operated on a test basis in several cities. Some cities already operate a few lines exclusively with these buses. Tenders for the procurement of quite a few electric buses are being prepared or running already. This situation makes it highly relevant to provide a competent discussion platform for suppliers, public transport companies, energy providers, consulting firms, town planners and scientists. Many different aspects have to be considered for these novel drive technologies. Initial experience of German and foreign companies can be exchanged and innovations can be presented. Parallel to the conference the ElekBu Fair takes place, as usual. The exhibition space at the new venue is much bigger and even allows presentation of articulated buses. Just as during the earlier VDV Academy Conferences both the exhibitors and the participants of the conference are going to benefit from the close connection between the conference and the trade fair. Your moderators Photo: Forum for Transport and Logistics Prof. Dr.-Ing Adolf Müller-Hellmann Forum for Transport and Logistics Photo: Forum for Transport and Logistics Martin Schmitz Managing Director, Engineering Business Unit, Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) Forum for Transport and Logistics
9th VDV Academy Conference - Electric Buses - Market of the Future! Programme - Tuesday, 6 March 2018 9:00 Admission and registration 10:00 Welcome, Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) 10:05 Words of welcome Jürgen Fenske, President of the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) Thematic block: Political and social framework 10:15 Opening lecture, German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) 10:30 How does excessive traffic affect the environment? 10:50 How do political and legal decisions influence public transport? 11:05 Panel discussion and Q&A session concerning the challenges with the realisation Representatives from the following institutions will probably participate in the discussion: Association of German Cities (Deutscher Städtetag)s German Association of Local Utilities (VKU) Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) EU Commission Federal Government and State governments 12:00 Opening of the trade fair trade fair tour lunch break Thematic block: Integrated energy and design of the charging infrastructure 13:30 Requirements for the planning of a route for electric buses 13:45 Power supply for the operation of electric buses - challenges from the power supply aspect, integrated energy 14:00 Power supply for the operation of electric buses - design of depots, charging concepts 14:15 Power supply and installation of a charging infrastructure for opportunity charging with Cologne as an example 14:30 Design of depots with the example of Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein GmbH (VHH) 14:45 How can the control centre meet the new requirements? 15:00 Activities concerning the European standardisation of the electric bus - charging infrastructure interface 15:15 Coffee break in the trade fair area Thematic block: Exchange of experiences among the public transport companies 16:00 Initiative for the Procurement of Electric Buses - presentation of the activities 16:30 Interactive lectures, several public transport companies (each lecture 10 min) 17:30 Panel discussion with the lecturers of the public transport companies Exchange of experiences and Q&A session 18:15 End of the first conference day from 19:30 Networking dinner in trade fair area An event organised by:
9th VDV Academy Conference - Electric Buses - Market of the Future! Programme - Wednesday, 7 March 2018 8:30 Welcome, Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) 8:35 Lecture, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) Thematic block: Development of batteries 8:55 State of the battery technology / battery market 9:15 Second-hand market and battery recycling 9:30 Battery technology and battery management 9:45 Battery technology 10:00 Coffee break in the trade fair area Boulevard of ideas - Presentations by the industry - Part I New developments and ideas, short presentations at the trade fair. The single presentations are listed in a separate topics overview. NEW Thematic block: Auxiliary consumers 11:20 Heating or driving - How is an electric bus heated electrically? 11:35 Is conventional auxiliary heating acceptable for zero-emission vehicles? 11:50 Management of auxiliary consumers - Requirements and potentials for energy saving 12:05 Overview of the offers and technical concepts on the market 12:20 Lunch break in the trade fair area 13:20 Boulevard of ideas - Presentations by the industry - Part II New developments and ideas, short presentations at the trade fair. The single presentations are listed in a separate topics overview. 14:10 Coffee break in the trade fair area NEW Thematic block: International experience 14:30 Final ZeEUS Report 14:50 Field reports from European public transport companies (each report 15 min) 16:05 Résumé of the event approx. 16:10 End of the conference An event organised by:
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