Blockchain’s Potential for Solar Powered EV Charging Stations

Electric Vehicles (EVs) are hailed as a silver bullet to reduce carbon emissions in smart cities. However, EV charging can destabilize the grid by spiking power demand. Evergo is a blockchain-based, plug-and-play backend system that addresses this challenge. It tracks energy trading and diversifies the energy mix for charging solutions. Evergo enables Machine-to-Machine communication between chargers, grid, and solar panels. It leverages on big data and analytics to provide smarter charging and load shifting.

Enabling Electric Vehicle Public Charging Stations in India

The global electric vehicle sales are on the rise have surpassed 1 million units in 2017. As per the International Energy Agency's (IEA) estimates, there will be about 125 million EVs on the road by 2030. Proactive policy environment combined with declining battery costs and investment in setting-up charging infrastructure is driving this penetration. This presentation provides the key insights on business model and approach developed for EESL for rollout EV charging infrastructure in India.

Sustainable Mobility in the Public Transport Sector -- The Philippines

The Philippines government decision to replace more than 4,000,000 old polluting Public Transport vehicles (PUVs) is commendable. In the longer term, non-fossil fuel PUVs are the sustainable solution –Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV). The challenge is to provide a financial mechanism that allows for marginalized borrowers to afford their vehicles, structure the PUV fleet management policy that enables all who wish to participate, provide a refueling infrastructure (battery charging) that guarantees an operational range without stopping to charge.

Tisura Gamage

Tisura Gamage is a researcher at the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS). He holds an MA in Energy, Resources and Environment from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Tisura previously worked with the Edison Electric Institute in Washington D.C. in supporting the transport electrification (TE) efforts of U.S. Investor-Owned Electric Companies.

Susan Lim

Susan has nearly 20 years of experience in the transport sector, including traffic and revenue studies, non-motorized transport planning and design, transport master plans, and road construction and rehabilitation. She current leads the team designing the Gui’an New District Smart Transport Project and the policy study on Integrated Transport Development in Xiong'an New Area in the People’s Republic of China.

Robin Hughes

Following a career in risk management and treasury training, Robin Hughes has focused on commissioning "CleanAir" Public Transport Programmes in ASEAN and developing countries in the Asia Pacific. His recent research includes electric vehicle (EV) affordability for marginalized borrowers” in emerging markets, and range extending-on-board charging for commercial and public transport EV applications. He is currently focused on delivering EV to passenger transport and logistics markets, under the mantra of EV- achieving optimum application, access, and affordability.

Ingo Puhl

Ingo is a founding partner of South Pole Group, a for-purpose company with the mission to accelerate the transformation to a sustainable economy via the facilitation of cooperative actions between key public and private stakeholders. He is leading the implementation of this mission in South East Asia. Most recently, he is leading efforts to accelerate e-mobility and the transformation of the regional power sector towards decentralization and carbon pricing.

Designed Elastic Components to Improve Life Cycle Costs of Track Superstructures

In this presentation, Mr. Dorfner shares Getzner's solutions to vibrations and structure-borne noise generated by railways, which have a detrimental effect on track superstructure components such as rails, sleepers, and ballasts. He also underscores the importance of introducing more elasticity into the railway superstructure to reduce maintenance outlay and life cycle costs.