Empowering Energy Communities Through Intelligent EV Charging Solutions

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Recording of Wednesday, June 19, 2024 | The smarter E Europe 2024 | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 15:58 .

Green Vault Comunidades Expands Solar Energy Sharing Model Across Europe, Solving Electric Mobility Challenges with Innovative Technology

José Queirós de Almeida, CEO of Greenvolt Communities, introduces their company as a subsidiary of the Greenvolt Group that specializes in renewable energy. Their focus areas include biomass, utility-scale renewables, and decentralized renewables. Emphasizing the importance of decentralized rooftop solar energy to meet European Commission's vision for 25% consumption from this source, José Queirós de Almeida discusses how sharing generated energy with neighbors can enhance its value and adoption. He highlights that despite existing technology like solar panels being available for a long time, exponential growth hasn't been achieved due to limited self-consumption models confined to installation sites. By promoting energy sharing among neighbors using smart grids and meters on rooftops—particularly abundant in sunny Portugal—the model aims at making clean and affordable energy more accessible. Through collaboration with partners such as Siemens and Avio, they address challenges faced by clients like AstraZeneca striving toward an all-electric vehicle fleet by integrating shared solar power solutions efficiently managing EV chargers. This approach not only optimizes resource use but also aligns with broader goals of facilitating Europe's transition to sustainable energy practices through innovative technological integration.

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Speaker

José Queirós de Almeida
CEO
Greenvolt Communities

Daniel Maré Dias
Sales Manager
Siemens SA
Portugal

Talk of session: Energy Communities and Smart Energy Sharing

Energy communities, whose members engage in self-consumption and local energy sharing of renewable energy, offer significant potential. Besides smart energy sharing, members of the community cooperate in energy production and consumption.

The recent energy market revision recognizes the potential of energy communities for reducing grid congestion and promoting local decarbonization efforts, and their contribution to standardizing processes and aligning them with existing structures.

Explore the potential of energy communities, direct citizen involvement and local decarbonization projects that ensure grid security and customer protection.

Further Talks of this session:

Welcome and Introduction

Speaker

Savannah Altvater
Head of Distribution & Market Facilitation
Eurelectric
Belgium

To Talk

Energy Sharing: Making PV Standard on Roofs - Austria's Experience

Speaker

Walter Kreisel
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Founder
neoom
Austria

To Talk

Experiences in Energy Community Implementation

Speaker

Margarida Correia Pires
Head of Business Development
EDP Comercial
Portugal

To Talk

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