This summary report describes the research activities related to the third reporting period (SAL3 – year 2021), carried out by RSE primarily during 2021 as part of the 2019-2021 Three-Year Implementation Plan for the three Work Packages (WP) of the project “Scenarios and Tools for Electric Mobility and its Integration and Interaction with the Electric System.”
The reporting period saw the completion of all planned activities, which not only delivered the expected results but also provided interesting insights and tools for future studies in the coming years.
In WP1 “Scenarios and Tools for Electric Mobility,” the mobility modeling activities were completed, particularly with the simulation of sustainable mobility operations in extra-urban areas using a multimodal traffic model. The situation caused by the pandemic provided an opportunity to delve deeper into the effects on traffic due to mobility restrictions and the widespread adoption of smart working solutions. Additionally, the development of the new modeling system for air quality analysis was completed, featuring significant improvements at the metropolitan scale and an application to a Zero Emission Zone case study. Lastly, technical-economic evaluations were finalized on the potential for converting heavy goods transport vehicles, waste collection vehicles, passenger boats on lakes, large stationary ships, and construction equipment to electric power.
Within the second WP, “Electric Mobility and its Integration and Interaction with the Electric System,” the focus was particularly on the flexibility that can be offered through the proper management of charging electric vehicles. The stochastic optimization model for charging planning in the case study of fleet provision of services to the grid was improved, adding the possibility of imbalance and participation in intraday markets. The electrification plan for RSE’s corporate fleet was also completed, and an experimental charging area was set up. Finally, the impacts on the distribution network in the city of Turin from the electrification of public and private transport were analyzed.
In the third WP, “Hydrogen,” the potential for converting public transport vehicles, non-electrified railway lines, and boats on lakes and the Venice lagoon to hydrogen was analyzed. A state-of-the-art analysis of the sector in private mobility and refueling stations was also conducted. The project included numerous activities supporting Institutions (Ministries, ARERA, Lombardy Region) or within working groups (IEA, Motus-E, e-Mob), as well as numerous opportunities for dissemination and knowledge exchange with other key stakeholders in the sector.