Efficient, networked systems
for a climate-neutral city
What is analysed and tested in the real lab on the EUREF
campus has the potential to be transferred to urban
communities. In 2022-2027, the network of 35 science andindustrial partners will receive funding of €10 million fromthe Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
Specifically, this second funding phase will investigate howbusiness models must be adapted to take account ofchanges in the market; how the use of network capacities
will be shaped and how a network-serving controllability ofvehicle fleets can be realized. How can the interests ofcitizens be taken into consideration? Mobility2Grid makes astrong contribution to the transformation of urban energy
and transport systems.
© inno2gridResearch Strategy

Highlights
Real-time representation of innovative actor constellations
for the grid and market integration of e-mobility
Demonstration of automated megawatt
charging with 40t e-trucks
H2Analysis of multifunctional commercial and mobility
hubs for different fleet types
Modelling & simulation of future scenarios inpassenger and commercial transport
Innovative operating solutions and businessmodels for climate-neutral areas
Regular M2G conference to present our researchand transfer knowledge

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Cooperation partners in the research campus[Status: 01-2023]

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Grid integration© Silke Reents

The work module Grid integration revolves around
exploring how the roles for integrating e-mobile storage
and charging technologies into the grid and market canbe shared across the participating players most efficiently– both economically and environmentally – within theoverarching system of a deregulated energy market andmobility sector.
▪ Optimised
energyparticipation:

procurement

andmarketIdentifying necessary and available information systems
to achieve economically and environmentally efficientinter-player relationships with a view to integrating emobile storage and charging technologies into themarket, taking into account the spread of player-specificoptimisation processes.
➢ Innovation by observing players and interactions▪ Operating and controlling micro smart grids:
Penetrating as far as the low-voltage level from thegrid-management level, as well as
maintaining/increasing the reliability and availabilityof power grids through automated charging
infrastructure, decentralised energy systems andactively operated smart meters.
➢ Advancement by digitising the low-voltage level▪ Interface systems and smart networking:
Scalable, cross-area integration of e mobile storage
and charging technologies by using/further
developing standardised interface systems andcommunication protocols, and by taking into accountthe requirements of internal and external players.
➢ Implementation through technology and useroriented framework conditions

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2Automated driving andcharging© BLG Logistics

The work module sees two self-positioning
charging technologies being demonstrated at theEUREF campus and the BLG Logistics premises
with (semi-) automated vehicles, in a bid to gain
real-world insights into parking and charging
behaviour. The module also involves developing
concepts and tools for efficiently designing andusing automated charging infrastructure atpremises and integrating e-vehicles into smart
power grids. In this context, the real-life
operation of an electric logistics truck will be
used together with a ≥1 MW charging station,acting as a live demonstration. Vehicles withvarying degrees of autonomy will also betheoretically integrated into the existing factorytraffic, and the entire system will be assessed interms of economic, environmental and logistics
KPIs.

© Siemens

Aims
Car sharing fleets− Increased utilisation of public charging infrastructure
through automated (re)parking and charging− Targeted support of controlled and bidirectionalcharging processes
Bus and commercial transport− Fast charging process and convenient handlingthrough automated connection to charging stations− Saving of charging infrastructure through multiple use
in depots
Urban logistics− Parallelisation of transshipment processes and Highpower charging (> 1 MW) in heavy goods traffic− Optimised operating processes in depots throughautonomous transport

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3Electrification of fleetsand depots© alzay – stock.adobe.com_346015794© petovarga – stock.adobe.com_512989694

Work module 3 examines the notion of connecting cars,
public transport, commercial vehicles and logistics fleetsto the infrastructure as modes of transport. The focus ison supplying energy through various infrastructures at
one location – the multi-purpose mobility hub. A
demonstration version of a multi-purpose mobility hub
will be set up. The module analyses the usage profiles ofdifferent fleet types, and conducts technologicalassessments of infrastructures for vehicle energy
supplies. This addresses the question of how fleets andinfrastructures can be combined in terms of energy
requirements, and operated at a technological, economic
and cross-player level. It will examine the impacts ofalternative drive technologies on logistics processes, aswell as how new processes and process times areintegrated into logistics management systems. Aspects
relating to integration of the’ data will be examinedby developing an independent charging management
system. Ways of providing system services for the grid
will be developed and tested – both through simulationand in test cases.

AimsPower-supply grid
− Customised system services by using different energysupply solutions for e-mobility− Reduced grid load by combining fleet usage profiles

Mobility− Co-ordinating different fleet types and energy sources withthe energy-supply methods− Developing methods for calculating energy requirements,
potential flexibility and space for the multi-purpose
mobility hub

Data− Involving players, services and interfaces in data platforms
for electromobility with a view to benefiting the grid
− Utilising and further developing independent charging
management systems at the labs: EUREF, transfer area andmobility hub

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4Neo-mobility© Florian Wehde/unsplash.com

Urban spaces are all about traffic, and traffic in turn makes
up a substantial part of greenhouse-gas emissions. WM 4
on neo-mobility focuses on the extent to which it ispossible to achieve the goal of a climate-neutral city
through efficient, networked transport and energy
systems, despite increasing mobility demands.
Passenger and goods transportation in cities primarily
occurs in the form of eco-mobility (walking, cycling, publictransport), motorised individual transportation or using
lorries and delivery vehicles. These days, there are added
new forms of mobility. Bike and car-sharing, along withother sharing services, mean people no longer need theirown cars. New mobility services and transport systems –neo-mobility – call for new concepts for designing urban
spaces and areas. This and other developments are thefocus of the Neo-mobility research hub, and will bepresented in future scenarios.

It is expected that findings for and from the transfer areas(WM 5), among other things, will come into play here. The
developments produced on the EUREF campus from thefirst funding phase will be applied to the transfer areas
and the resulting findings will in turn be factored in whendevising scenarios. The aim is to implement and simulate
the modelled scenarios using the MATSim (Multi-AgentTransport Simulation) software and interlinked jsprit
routing tool. This involves assessing the requirements ofthe future power and transport system and devising
suitable measures and recommended actions at an area,
district and city level, which will help Berlin become
climate-neutral in 2045 (BEK 2030).

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5Transfer areas© EUREF-Campus

The aim of the work module is to apply the findings
obtained by the Mobility2Grid research campus to practicalcontexts. A method taking into account the specific factorsof the different transfer areas, which identifies theconditions of transferability and simultaneously ensures thefindings obtained by the Mobility2Grid research campus canbe successfully implemented, is being specially developed aspart of WM 5 for transferring knowledge from science toreal-world spaces. The solutions package includes designingand planning sustainable, cross-sector operationalmanagement strategies with innovative business models,consultancy for digitising a specific area or developing
comprehensive transport and mobility concepts, taking into
account future-oriented technologies such as driverless carsor plug & charge. The results will be continuously presented
in a modern web application in connection with the area
developments. . This will enable the tested and thoroughly
assessed research findings to be circulated even beyond theresearch project, and will make them accessible to thebroader society.

© EUREF-Campus

Developing a cross-sector operationsmanagement strategy with innovative,
sustainable business models for districts
Creating an area-specific Building
Information Modelling platform (BIMplatform) to map the operationsmanagement processes as part of facility
management
Creating guidelines recommending technicaland organisational measures for implementing
Plug & Charge
Devising innovative transport andmobility concepts, taking into account theresulting operations-management
strategy for different area types
Developing a modern web application forpresenting the findings of all research hubs andimplementing these in the transfer areas

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6Participation & acceptance

Involving citizens and users, and factoring theirrecommendations into the innovation processes for themobility and energy transition, is a key requirement forsuccessful diffusion of innovations in society. Based on
the findings from the M2G research’ firstfunding phase, work module 6 aims to further explore
early implementation of participation for specificaspects of mobility and energy research and technicaldevelopment, and apply this accordingly. Using
innovative participation formats in all of M2 ’ focus
areas, it will establish the perspectives andrecommendations of various target audiences, and thus
incorporate these into the research campus as a whole.
It will also examine the role of participation in applying
research findings to additional practical contexts.

Research questions
1. What does optimised grid integration mean for theusers and participating businesses, and what role dolegal and political framework conditions play here?
2. How do driverless cars and charging change
operational processes and end-user routines?
3. What challenges do businesses face in electrifying
their fleets?
4. How well accepted are comprehensive, networked
mobility-system
offerings
inindividual
neighbourhoods and districts?
5. How do the transfer areas promote acceptance of
new mobility offerings at a district and, in particular,city level?

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7Internal monitoring andinnovative knowledge
management

The aim of internal monitoring and innovativeknowledge management is to obtain findings on thecollaborations within the heterogeneous structure of key
players at the Mobility2Grid research campus. The
findings will be incorporated directly into themanagement processes of the M2G campus and transfer
areas – even more intensively than in the first funding
phase – and will help improve the knowledge transfer
between players. This will involve both quantitative datacollection and qualitative methods of formativeevaluation. The focus here is on measuring not only thescientific, but also political, economic and social, impact– i.e. the effects/influence of the research.

And this is where impact pathways models come in.
They operate based on a methodology geared aroundcentral questions exploring the reason and motive forthe research, concrete research interactions and as
many output dimensions as possible for all stakeholders
involved in the project. The aim is to describe the project
in definable phases. Following an initial phase, themodel is used to formulate new sub-goals andpotentially revise others. As such, the project will growout of itself incrementally. It will thus serve as a meansof internal communication regarding project issues andobjectives, and is designed to provide the M2G executive
board and managing directors with qualitative data forstrategic decisions.

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8Knowledge transfer

Work module 8 supports and examines the knowledgetransfer between the research campus and the (transfer)areas, (expert) public, vocational education and EUREF’ Masters courses. New technical knowledge andfindings from social-science surveys will be shared withthe research’ partners within the context of the
networked energy and mobility transition. . It will take
into account the requirements of the various players in
the transfer areas, as well as the possibility of integrating
networked mobility and energy solutions into the areas
themselves. Empirical studies will be used to explore how
innovations need to be applied and adapted in socialspaces.
Knowledge transfer from living labs like the EUREFcampus is geared around disseminating findings andresults from applied, transdisciplinary research. Thisapproach is to be used to prepare well-foundedrecommended actions for environmentally, economicallyand socially acceptable transfer processes that promote
efficient, networked systems.

In light of this, the work module not only assists withknowledge transfer, but also shares recommended
actions with other areas and their key players.
(Vocational) education is another constructive lever forachieving these objectives, including over the longer
term. In future, climate-friendly urban mobility willparticularly require people with the relevanttransdisciplinary specialist and practical skills. The work
module thus factors in knowledge-sharing when it comesto education formats. The work modules task is to filter
overarching findings from the research campus, discussthese with the relevant scientific and economic partners,
and integrate them into the university courses andvocational education through formats and educational
components tailored to the specific target audiences. The
content gained will also be systematically applied to
vocational education in a bid to ensure it also reaches theexperts of the future.

Adapting the innovations created by the EUREF’living lab to the requirements of the respective areas andfactoring in various target audiences in a participative
manner are seen as relevant criteria for ensuring
successful transfer to other areas.

The Mobility2Grid research campus is coordinated by the Mobility2Grid e.V. association.
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