Elektrisk Infrastruktur for Godstransport

ELinGO held its final conference on June 12th, 2018, where the project's main findings were presented. Norway has set ambitious climate targets; by 2050, Norway are to be a low-emission economy and by 2030,Norway is to be climate neutral and have cut at least 40% of its emissions. This means in practice that in the years ahead Norway must be prepared to make major cuts in domestic greenhouse gas emissions. Given the fact that the transport sector is a major contributor to today's emissions, as well as an expected doubling in the amount of heavy goods transport by road until 2050, there will be a need for emission-free technology in this sector. ELinGO has focused on electric roads, where the road infrastructure supplies power to vehicles while in transit. The project has followed three main technology trails: - overhead lines over the roadway. - rail in the roadway. - wireless transmission. The project has explored various technological solutions for electric roads as well as various aspects of the economic, societal and climate impact associated with the realization of such solutions for electric road concepts in Norway. As a starting point, the project has used the E39 as a case study, but the concept has relevance for roads all across the country. ELinGOs main findings can be briefly summarized in the following: - Although battery and hydrogen fuel cell solutions for heavy transport are now being developed, electric roads have clear advantages over hydrogen and pure battery solutions. Hydrogen requires three times as much energy, and pure battery solutions will be large, heavy and expensive. - Electric roads can be an effective way of reducing emissions from goods transport by road: Overhead lines are a relatively developed technology that can be implemented relatively quickly and provide a considerable reduction in emissions. - Electric roads reduce the need for large batteries, a stationary charging infrastructure and eliminates queuing problems when charging. - Electric roads are adapted to an automated future. - Electric roads can be a cheap way of reducing goods transport emissions; The life cycle analysis indicates that greenhouse gas reductions will be obtained by building electric roads in Norway. - The cost-benefit analysis indicates that the socio-economic benefits can increase along with the traffic figures we expect for the decades to come. - The action costs indicate that electric roads can be a very favorable alternative compared to other options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from heavy goods transport. - On several stretches of road in Norway, the action costs fall under what the Norwegian Environment Agency designates as action category 1, with action costs ?below NOK 500/ton? which is the lowest action cost category: o The southernmost part of E39 from Stavanger to Kristiansand has a good traffic basis and is already within the scope of action class 1. o Oslo-Trondheim also has a good traffic basis and is already in action class 1. - Demonstration projects have been launched in both Sweden and Germany, which are now also working together to raise promote electric roads up at the at the European level. Against this background, establishing one or more demonstration projects in Norway with electric roads under Norwegian climatic conditions should be considered. Industrial partners in the project are the National Road Administration, Miles Ahead AS, NHO Logistics and Transport, Siemens AS, Lyse AS, Volvo Technology Corporation and Infratek Norge AS. Research partners are SINTEF Building Research, SINTEF Technology and Society, SINTEF Energy, University of Stavanger and IRIS. ELinGOs final reports can be find at www.elingo.no.

Tungbiltrafikken er en stor klimautfordring. Det arbeides med å utvikle tekniske løsninger for eldrift, men fortsatt er teknologien umoden. Norge er internasjonalt ledende innen bruk av elbil for persontransport. Sammen med norsk industri og forskningsmiljøer ønsker Statens vegvesen å få gjennomført en bredt anlagt teknisk konseptanalyse for å finne en egnet teknologi for elektrisk drift av tungbiler. Vi vil samarbeide med to demonstrator-prosjekter i Sverige som ser på elforsyning med henholdsvis overhengende luftledninger og skinne i vegen. I Norge ønsker vi i tillegg å få vurdert en alternativ teknologi med bruk av batterier og induktiv ladning. Dette brukes i dag på forsøk i busstrafikken, men foreløpig er den ikke i bruk her til lands for biler og spesielt ikke for tungbil. Vi har vurdert denne teknologien som spesielt interessant fordi den også er nyttig for personbiler med eldrift. Resultatet av ELinGO blir en vegkart for elektrifisering av tungbiltrafikken. Alle tre tekniske løsninger inngår analysene i prosjektet. Som case for ELinGO vil vi anvende planene for Ferjefri E39 langs Vestlandet. Den grunnleggende forskningsutfordringen i prosjektet er å analysere alle sider ved de aktuelle tekniske løsningene for kontinuerlig energioverføring mellom veginfrastruktur og kjøretøy som er robust og bærekraftig for anvendelser under norske forhold. Det må også utvikles systemløsninger og forretningsmodeller som kan bidra til at elektrisk framdrift av tungtrafikken blir en foretrukket løsning slik at klimagassutslipp og lokale forurensninger fra vegtrafikken reduseres. I tillegg til forskning på tekniske løsninger for energioverføring, vil også utfordringer i implementering og utbygging av løsningene i ny og i eksisterende veginfrastruktur belyses i prosjektet.