Transport Logistics and Full Electric Vehicles
[24 February, 2010 > 9:00-12:30, room Lord Jenkins, ground floor ]
Transport Logistics
[24 February, 2010 > 9:00-10:30]
ICT-enabled logistics which are widely used in supply chain management and transport of goods, play a leading role in the optimization of operations and services; thus, they are likely to lead to important improvements in energy efficiency and to mitigation of environmental impacts of these industrial sectors.
The session will offer a chance to outline early evidence of measured and reported impacts on energy efficiency and carbon footprint, which are delivered by ICT-enabled logistics. The emphasis will be on ICT-led freight transport operations from journey savings and route optimisation to vehicle improvements, co-modality and provision of incentives for eco-driving styles, taking account of constraints of the wider logistics chain from production and storage to distribution. Examples from operational approaches which could constitute promising business cases reconciling cost-effectiveness, energy savings and emissions reduction, will be demonstrated.
The session will provide an opportunity for logistics and transport stakeholders to discuss a set of possible actions with the aim, among others, to enhance measurability and reporting of energy efficiency and carbon footprints and to improve user information. The net benefits would be better product life cycle assessment, enhanced visibility of best practices and increased corporate social responsibility.
Chair: George Giannopoulos, Head, Hellenic Institute of Transport, Thessaloniki
Speakers:
• Alan McKinnon
Director of Logistics Research Centre
Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
•
Peter Sonnabend
Senior Expert
Environmental Strategy and Policy
Deutsche Post DHL, Bonn
•
Frank Arendt
Director
Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics, Bremen
•
Paolo Paganelli
Coordinator of EURIDICE and Logistics for life
INSIEL, Trieste
Organisers: Wolfgang Hoefs and Antonios Barbas, DG INFSO, European Commission
Full Electric Vehicles and the Infrastructure
[24 February, 2010 11:00-12:30]
ICT solutions are expected to play a very important role in the deployment
and integration of the Full Electric Vehicle (FEV) in the transportation
infrastructure. From trip planning to optimizing the charging process, there is
room for energy efficiency improvements. in the adoption of the FEV by the
general public as an important means of transportation, especially in urban
areas.
The session will offer an outline of the ICT requirements for the efficient
integration of FEVs, i.e. mainly during navigation and charging. It addresses
all the players involved, the driver, the car manufacturers, the energy
suppliers as well as the vehicle itself. It covers the different processes, from
energy management in the navigation of FEVs between available charging stations
to the charging protocols, including the requirements of the electric grid and
its stations.
The session will provide an opportunity for stakeholders to discuss these issues and possible actions to improve the navigation, charging procedures and other aspects of the integration of FEVs in today's transportation infrastructure.
Chair: Jean-Luc di Paola Galloni, Vice-Chairman,ERTRAC
Speakers:
• Susana Banares
Network Development
Red Electrica de Espana
•
Josef Affenzeller
Director, Research Coordination
AVL List GmbH
• Luis Reis
Programme Manager for Automotive and Mobility
Cabinet for electrical mobility (GAMEP)
Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Development, Portugal
• Luis Ímaz Monforte
Director, Network Development
Red Electrica de Espana
• Sylvain Haon
Executive Director
POLIS, Network of cities and regions for better transport
Organiser: Antonio Fernandez-Ranada Shaw, DG INFSO, European Commission