On Friday, June 28, 2024, Thomas Roillet, an Arts et Métiers design engineer, Arts et Métiers Daniel Marin, an AMVALOR research engineer, both affiliated with the L2EP laboratory, presented the MEL B2C project - "Electric Mobility in the European Metropolis of Lille with Low-Carbon Buses."
The MEL B2C project: "Electric mobility in the European Metropolis of Lille with low-carbon buses
A new bus stop on the Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers Lille? No! But a smart electric charging station for city buses!
On Friday, June 28, 2024, the Lille European Metropolis shuttle made a special stop on campus for a technical day on "Smart charging of electric buses."
An event organized in partnership with AMVALOR, a subsidiary Arts et Métiers to technology transfer and the promotion of its research results, and the European Metropolis of Lille (MEL).
Smart charging is a method of optimizing vehicle charging management so as not to disrupt the power grid.
Thanks to real-time data monitoring, smart charging allows for lower-cost recharging, limits environmental impact, and provides the best service to users.
An ambitious and inspiring project, which is part of sustainable development initiatives, with the following objectives:
- Refine the modeling of smart fast charging stations for EVs (digital twins) and complete the charging database with electric buses.
- To conduct applied research in real-world conditions locally, which can be replicated with other partners in the Greater Washington Metropolitan Area.
- To enable the full capacity utilization of existing bus depot infrastructure by integrating renewable energy sources (RES)
- To share knowledge about electromobility through feedback from existing projects
- To participate in the development of low-emission mobility in metropolitan public transportation
The morning was punctuated by numerous presentations introduced by Xavier Kestelyn, Interim Director of the Lille campus, and Stéphane Desmaison, Director of AMVALOR:
- Presentation of the MEL's sustainable transport plan and the first steps towards zero-emission buses by Charles Brocart and Hugues Houze de l'Aulnoit
- Presentation of the partnership between MEL and L2EP on the CUMIN program "Energy consumption, from buses to the metro" by Alain Bouscayrol and Clément Mayet
- Presentation of the GROUPEE 4.0 and RESPECT projects by Aurélie Botquin from Partenord Habitat
- Focus on the MEL B2C project between AMVALOR and the European Metropolis of Lille, by Thomas Roillet and Daniel Marin
At the end of the morning, participants were finally able to watch a demonstration of fast charging using a DBT charging station and slow charging using photovoltaic energy and Li-Ion storage to optimize self-consumption. The day was closed by Mr. Ghislain Ferran, Director of Energy and Climate Transitions at the European Metropolis of Lille.
Thank you to Métropole Européenne de Lille for their trust. AMVALOR and Arts et Métiers delighted to be supporting the achievement of ecological transition objectives made possible by this project.
Congratulations to Thomas Roillet and Daniel Marin, supported by the teams at the L2EP laboratory, for their commitment to this ambitious and inspiring project.
