Urban Resilience – A Global Infrastructure Initiative

The integration and development of disadvantaged collectives is one of society's challenges. To support these collectives, Urban Resilience works to offer these ... Skiptocontent aglobalinfrastructureinitiative. START CurrentChallenges Today,55%oftheworld’spopulationlivesinurbanareas,aproportionthatisexpectedtoincreaseto68%by2050.Howcanwerespondtotheseurbanchallenges? Lackofeconomicviabilityandbusinessmodels Onlyfund-baseddemonstrationsandsubsidisedtestershavebeendeployedinresponsetothedesperateglobalcallforasolidinfrastructuretosupportelectricmobility.Alltheseinitiatives,mainlybasedonITCapplicationsorstandalonechargingstations,arenotfinanciallysustainableandaredealingonlywithasmallpartoftheparadigmshiftthatisrequiredforgeneralacceptance,andtherefore,theycannotbeconsideredasrealisticsolutionsyet. Integratingpublicandprivatesectors Oneofthemajorhurdlesinthedevelopmentofapropercharginginfrastructureisthelackofforesightofthestrategicfuturecooperationbetweenavastvarietyofpublicandprivatestakeholders,manyofwhichwerenotpreviouslyconnectedbeforeandnowmustcooperateandcommittothistransformationalprocess.Acomprehensiveapproachencompassingmobility,energy,andurbanplanningisessentialforeffectivedecisionmakingwithregardtoplanninganelectricvehicleinfrastructuresinceallthesesystemswillbecloselyinterlinked. GainingtrustonimperfectSmartCities Smartcitytechnologiesandurbanbigdataproduceprivacyconcernsamongtheinhabitants,workersandvisitorsofacity.CurrentEVpoliciesaimtocutemissions,butoftenelectricityisgeneratedfromdirtysources,orneglecttheimpactofpowerdemandneededtoseamlesslychargeacityfullofelectricvehicles,therebydentingthecredibilityofemission-reductiongoals. OurProject SUMOSUSTATIONS SUMOSUStationsproposeabasicnetworkofstationsthatprovidepubliclyaccessiblecharginginfrastructureforthewholee-mobilitysystemofacity,lookingaftertheneedsofusersrangingfrome-taxistocityelectricbuses,car-sharingfleetsandprivateusers.Moreover,thesestationshavealsobeendesignedtobecomekeyinfrastructurestoenableanefficientinteractionwiththegrid,increaseitssafetyandreliabilityandfavourlocally-basedenergydistributionandautonomy. Features Asanysteady-stateinfrastructure,SUMOSUStationsaresimpleintermsofbuildingcomponents,butpowerfulinrelationtotheimpactsofpolicyandtechnologychoicestheyfoster.Theyrespondtothemostimportantchallengesthatsustainableurbanplanningisfacingatthemomentandcanbeaturningpointforalternativeenergydevelopmentsandintegratedsystemsofpublictransport. Opensystem Asadistinctivevalue opposedtomostcurrentsystems,SUMOSUStationsofferan opensolutionallowingdifferentactorstoincorporateatany pointandthus,avoidingabsolutemarketpower. Content Eachstationcontains:–10city-carparkingspacesandchargeforCarsharefleets–4frontspacesforall-sizecarsofpublicfastcharge–Conveniencestore–Waterandairpump Technicalspecs Totalspaceusedeachstation:120m2Numberofcarsperstation:14spacesInputPower220kw,3PhaseAC (Otherinputsavailable)InputCurrent:(dependsonplacementofstation)OutputCurrent:ModulatedDCStorage&consumptioncapacity:800kw/day MULTIPLESERVICES Eachstationisanautomateddockingspaceforanelectriccar shareserviceofafleetof10electriccitycars.Byusingthesame lead-inwire—sonoextraspace,costandmaintenanceis required—SUMOSUStationsalsoprovidefastchargetoe-taxis andprivateusers.Withinthesamefacilities,abatteryswapping serviceisalsoofferedonlytopublicbuslines.Absolutesafetyis guaranteedtotheuserasaccessiscontrolledtoareaswhere dangerousvoltagesarepresentandallservicesareprovidedby authorizedstaff. PUBLICULTRA-FASTCHARGE Plug-infastchargeforallbrandsand sizeofcarsrequiringanoccasional emergencycharge. ATOMATICCARPARK&CHARGE Rotatingautomatedcarparkforcarsharingfleetsofcitycarsonly,withsimulatedslowchargeprovided. TAXIDOCKING Dockingarea&fastchargeprovidedforcityelectrictaxis,withoutsizerestrictions. CONVENIENCESTORE Smallconveniencestore,coffeeshoporspaceforvendingmachinestoofferusersthechanceofdrinkingacupofcoffeewhiletheirchargeisinprocess. ENERGYSTORAGEUNITS Secondlifebatteryenergystoragesystemforemergencydemandresponseservice.Theusageofbatteryenergystoragesystems(BESS)opensthepossibilityforintegratingrenewableenergies. UNIVERSALCHARGINGFORMICROMOBILITY Batterypoweredmultimodalmicromobilityhubswhicharecapableofsecuringandchargingmultipletypesofmicromobilityvehicles(e-bikes,e-scooters,e-skateboards) WIRELESSCHARGING Wirelesspowertransmitterpadscanbeinstalledeitheron-groundorin-groundto equipthestationswithanEVinductivechargingsystem. E-MOTORCYCLEBATTERYSWAP ATM-likebatteryhubsdeployingfullychargedswappablebatteriesfore-motorcyclesandscooterswithinaweatherproofandmodularconstruction. READYFOR5GTECHNOLOGY Possibilityofinstalling5Gantennas,asthestationcanactuallypoweritselfoffofsomeofitsstationarybatteriesandworkasanUninterruptiblePowerSupply(UPS)intheeventofapowerinterruption. POWERVOLTAGETRANSFORMER Thestationcanworkasatransformertoprovidelowvoltageenergydirectlyfromthelinesforextrapowerneeds. PatentedTechnology PublicUltra-FastCharge ALLVEHICLESACCEPTED OneofthemainadvantageofSUMOSUStationsoverthepopularapproachofDCfastchargingstationistheuseofasingleconverterformultipleslots.ConventionalfastChargingstationscontainaAC/DCconverterperchargingpointandwithoutanystoragecapacitywhileoursolutionisbasedontheuseofasingleAC/DCconverterformultiplechargingslotsleadingtoacommonDCbusarchitectureasdescribedinthegraphic.Inthatcase,thecomplexityofthepowerconverters,andalsothecostcanbeminimized. MicrogridArchitecture MicrogridscanbedefinedasapowersystemcomposedofDistributedEnergyResources(DER)thatcanoperateasanelectricalorthermalgenerator,astoragesystemorasaload,toprovidemaximumelectricalefficiencywithminimumincidencetoloadsinthelocalpowergrid.SincetheelementsthatcomposeourprojectcanbeconsideredasDER,thewholesystemcanbeconsideredasaspecificcaseofamicrogridwithcontrollableloads(electricvehicles),storagedevicesandgridinterconnection.Generationassetslikerenewableresourcesarenotincludedinthefirststage.However,SUMOSUStationsprovideaconvenientwaytointegratemicrogeneratorsinthefuture. STEADYIMPLEMENTATION STEP1:ShorttermAbasicnetworkofstationsis deployedbasedonasimplegrid pattern.Onlytheminimuminitial investmentisrequiredand,atthesametime,rangeanxietyis alleviatedaseveryuseris guaranteedafastchargespot withina5kmradiusmaximum. STEP2:MediumtermThenetworkcangrowsteadily andwithnoriskyinvestments,as everynewstationwillbebuiltonlyafteraminimumnumberof carsharemembershiprequestsis reached.Thismethodprovidesthenecessarycriticalmasstoensurethefinancialviabilityofthenewfacilities. STEP3:LongtermFollowingthissystem,thewholeinfrastructureofacitycanbesuppliedwithtechnicalandeconomicfeasibility.Eachofthesesteady-statestationscouldberunbyadifferentcompany,althoughallpublicchargepointswouldbecompatiblewithallcarsusingafast-chargingmethod. EVCar-SharingScheme PLANNINGFORSHAREDCARS Researchreports,bestandworstpractices,andcitycasestudieshaveshownthat,ifnotaccuratelyplanned,sharingschemescanresultinfailure.Someofthekeyfactorsrequiredinmanagingasuccessfulcarsharesystemare:Maintenancecosts:ReturningthevehicleCarshaingshouldreplacetheuseofaprivatecar,soacariscollectedintheneareststationanditmustalwaysbereturnedtothesamelocationafteritsuse.Onthecontrary,“drive-and-park”schemes,allowingtoparkinanyparkingspace,haveprovedtogenerateahighmaintenancecost,ascarsharecompaniesaretakingcareofthecarreallocation,managementofparkingfeesanduserpenalisation,andarebasedonunpredictablebehaviours.Controlandspacetakeup:On-streetparkingCarsharingsystemswithon-streetparkinginvolveextracostsduetothehighexposuretoriskandvandalism.Providingclosedfacilitiesensuresproctectionfromthesefactorsaswellasapersonalisedcustomerserviceforcorrectdeliveryofvehiclesandtoguaranteethebestconditionsonpickup.Steady-statetool:AvoidingprivatisationAnycountry’spublicinfrastructureshouldhavepositiveeffectsonacountry’sproductiveperformance.Therefore,thisinfrastructurecannotbeprivatelyprovidedasprivateagentswouldbeunabletoofferperfectcompetitionofallfirmsinvolved(carmanufacturers,carsharecompanies,etc) 0 +Carsharingcanreducecarownershipatanestimatedrateofonerentalcarreplacing15ownedvehicles Inordertoprovideaconstantsupplyoffresh-chargedcarsharingvehicles,SUMOSUStationsappliesasimulatedslowchargetocarbatteries.Stillusingthesamethree-phaseelectricpowersupplyofthestation,atimer-basedchargeoffersthesamebenefitsofaslowchargeanditisworkhorsethatkeepsyoureadywith10chargingbays. Eachofthesebayshasanadvancedchargecircuitwithbuiltintimer.Whenthetimerfinishes,itwillcontinuetricklechargingthebatteriestokeepthemtoppedoff.Thechargeisoperatedbyaqualified stationattendant,whowill performotherservicessuchasvehiclepreparationtoensurevehicleisreadyforcustomerpick-up,checkvehiclestatus,andassistcarsharingmembersaswellasprivatecarusers. E-TaxiDocking AREDUCEDOPERATIONALCOST % Taxisalonecanberesponsiblefor20%ofpollutioninsomecitycentersdespiterepresentingonlyafewpercentofthevehicles.Thisisbecauseoftheirintensiveinner-cityuse.Butthisreasonalsomakestaxifleetsmoresuitablethanprivatecarsfortheadoptionofnewelectrictechnologies. Theadvantagesofelectriccarsastaxisareimmediatelyobvious:lowfuelcostisthefirst,whilelessnoise,vibration,andalowcenterofgravitymakeacomfortablerideaneasysecond.Lowmaintenancecostisanotherpointforelectrictaxis. Theyalsooptimisecarusage.Asingletaxifulfilsthetransportationneedsof10to20peopleperday,andgenerallydrivesmanymorekilometresinitslifetimethanaprivatecar,hencereducingcarproductionneeds.Therefore,taxiscontributetoreducingthecarbonfootprintofacar’stotallifecyclebothperpersonandperkilometre. Theuseoftaxislowerscitizens’dependenceontheirprivatecar. Reducingthenumberofprivatecarjourneys,asaresultofgoodtaxiservices,reducestheneedforasecondfamilycarand,bythesametoken,theneedforscarceandcostlyparkingplacesininnercities. Astaxicompaniesalsohaveamarketinginterestinofferinggreenalternativestotheircustomers,theyareincreasinglywillingtobecomecarbonneutraloroperateafullyelectricfleet. SmartGrid&EnergyManagement DISTRIBUTEDNETWORK SUMOSUStationsbenefitfromtheirstrategicaldistributionthroughout acitytoimprovenotonlymobility,butalsoenergyandcityarchitecture byprovidingadistributedpattern.Thiswillimplyarevolutionary changeinurbaninfrastructuresystemsandtheirgovernance,asmanyof thecurrentcentralisedmodelfeaturesarebecomingobsoleteandwill thereforenaturallyadapttoadistributedapproach Samplecase:Barcelona CentrallocationsinthecityofBarcelonahavethemosturbanmobilityoptionsbecauseprivateandpublictransportfacilitiesarepresent.However,thisdoesnotmeanthatmobilityiseasiersincecentralareasarecongestedandmanycommutersneedtogothroughthecentralareaeveniftheirdestinationisnotthecitycentreitself.Inlocationsoutsidethecentralcore,ashareofthepopulationhaveaveryexpensiveandlimitedaccesstopublictransportationandtherefore,averyhighrateofautomobileownership. Distributedenergy Imaginebeingabletosolvenetworkcongestionandinstabilitywithnoneedtobuildextrafacilities.Orbeingabletointegratedistributedrenewablepowersmoothlyandefficientlywithoutwastingenergyandgiveanimmedateusetotheexceedingenergyproducedduringpeakhours.SUMOSUStationshavethetechnologyandthenecessaryvolumeofenergydemandtogivegridoperatorsthatcapability. Distributedmobility Distributedmobilitysystems,althoughitswidespreaduseintransportlogisticsisstillnotcommonlyappliedtourbanpassenger mobility.However,anumberofpassengertransportactivitieswithgrowingpopularityfittheDistributedNetworkconcept.Servicessuchaslift-sharing,taxi-sharingservicesandbicycleshareschemeshavebecomepopularinrecentyearsandareaclearexapleofthesenewpatterns.SUMOSUStationsproposalinvolvesanelectriccarsharingasakeyservicethatwillcontributetothede-centralisationofmobility,butalsoenergyandcityplanning.Thisserviceforindividualtravellersentailbehaviourchangeorinformationservices,suchascampaignstopromotemorediversetravelchoicesandschemesforpersonalisedtravelplans. Distributedcommunities Asaconsequenceofthede-centrealisationinenergyandmobility,citieswilldevolvegreaterpowerstocouncilsandneighbourhoodsandgivelocalbusinesses.Achangeinshoppinghabits.Goodsandserviceshavebecomemoreregionalisedandculturallyspecific.Muchofurbandesignhasshiftedtoacollaborativemodelwithlocalparticipatorybudgets.Wherethisworks,everythingisverytailoredtothedesiresoftheparticipants,forexamplewithcar-freefamilyareas,orbicyclelanesforeverydayuse.Locallyownedbusinessesbuildstrongcommunitiesbysustainingvibranttowncenters,linkingneighborsinawebofeconomicandsocialrelationships,andcontributingtolocalcauses.Thesecompact,walkabletowncentersareinturnessentialtoreducingsprawl,automobileuse,congestionandpollution. Theidealchoiceforgovernments ANIMMEDIATESOLUTION Thesemulti-servicestationsprovideanopportunityforimmediateimplementationwithoutriskyinvestmentsnorpublicfunding,astheirsoundbusinessmodelentailsasteadyexpansionbasedexclusivelyonpublicdemand.SUMOSUStationsarealsostrategictoovercomethe“chickenandegg”effectinthee-mobilityearlyadopterphase:theyprovideboththeinitialinfrastructureforadecentnetworkcoverageaswellastherequiredcriticalmassofdemandfromthefirstday.Theprovisionofpublicfastchargewillcurbrangeanxietyofprivateusers,buttheprimetargetarevehiclesofextensiveuse,suchasdeliveryvans,e-taxisorlocalbuses. Oursolutionisbasedonatechnologytransfermodel,allowingthesystemtobelocallydevelopedineveryregion.Thischoicewillreinforcethelocaleconomicdynamismofeverycountryatthesametimethatitwillfostertherapidreplicationoftheschemeglobally.Thereisanurgentneedfornationalgovernmentsandlocalauthorities totakeownershipofthee-mobilityshift,getactivelyinvolvedininitiativeswithaholisticapproachandcommittosolutionsthatcontemplatereplicabilityandresiliencefromtheveryfirststages,likeSUMOSUStations. Versatility&SpaceSaving MODULARDESIGN AllSUMOSUStationsaremadetostandardmeasurementsandassuch theyprovidemodularelementsthatcanbecombinedintodifferent positions.Thissimplifiescosts,designandplanningforworldwide replicabilityasitisveryeasytomodifythestruturetosuitevery landscape.Possibilitiesrangefromfullconstructionabovegroundto partiallyorfullyunderground,frontalorlateralentryandexitand verticalorhorizontalbatteryexchangesystem. AutomatedSystem Designedtominimizetheareaandvolumerequiredforparkingcars. SUMOSUStationsprovideparkingforacarsharingfleetof10citycarson twolevelstomaximizethenumberofparkingspaceswhileminimizing landusage.Theyuseamechanicalsystemtotransportcarsinorderto eliminatemuchofthespacewastedinmanoeuvreandaccesslanes.With landatapremiuminourincreasinglycongestedcities,thisspace-saving solutionpromisesthesameamountofparkingofferedinconventional carparksin67%ofthelandarea. Safety SECURITY Fastchargerequireshighvoltagesandconnectinganelectricvehiclewithoutanyprecautionandleaveconnectionscanthereforebedangerousforpeopleandproperty.SUMOSUStations’sfacilitiesareappropriatellyprotectedasaccessis controlledtoareaswheredangerousvoltagesarepresentandserviceisprovidedbyanauthorizedstaffsocitizensdon’tneedtocomeincontactwiththesedevices. VANDALISM Plugs,cablesandsocketsarekeptawayfromgeneralpublicaccessandstationsprotectedagainstdamage,theftorvandalism.Mostcitieshavenotaddressedtheseissuesorpreparedfortheseissuesandthatleavespeopleatseriousrisk.SUMOSUStationshavebeenplannedanddevelopedtooffereffectiveandcompletesafetymeasuresfortheuser’sinteractionwiththesestations. SOLIDSTRUCTURE Manyon-streetchargingpointsbecomeanobstacleforourdrivers.Ourequipmentisstableandfullyprotectedfrompossiblecollisionsorotherstreetaccidents.Beinganautomatedparkingsystem,minordamagestothefacilitysuchasscrapesanddentsarealsoeliminated. WEATHERPROTECTION Designedtoprotectandisolatecomponentsagainstextremeweatherconditionssuchasrain,snoworheatwaves.Thechargingsystemallowstoadaptchargingtimesthatsuitdifferenttemperatures. SOCIALIMPACT Webelievethataholisticapproachtosustainabilityistheonlywaytogo.Thatiswhywestrivetoadoptcomprehensivesustainabilitystrategies,andwithanappreciationofthemanylinksbetweenindividualissues. Asacompany,wehaveanimpactontheworldinwhichwelive,andthepeopleweinteractwith.Ouractionsimpactthecommunitiesinwhichweliveandwork,andtheenvironment.   REPURPOSINGGASSTATIONS Aneasyandmostcosteffectivewaytoreuseout-of-businessgasstationswithincitieswouldbetotweaktheiroriginalusebyturningthemintoSUMOSUStations, alternativetransportationfuelingsites.Thespacepreviouslyusedbyundergroundfueltankscouldeasilyfitthecarouselofcarsharingvehicles,orabatterypackdesignedwithsecond-usebatteries. SOCIALINCLUSION Theintegrationanddevelopmentofdisadvantagedcollectivesisoneofsociety’schallenges. Tosupportthesecollectives,UrbanResilienceworkstoofferthesevulnerablegroupsanemploymentopportunityinSUMOSUStations,whichwillallowthemtodevelopprofessionallyandpersonally.  GREENLIVINGWALLS SUMOSUStationscanincorporateverticalgardens:notonlydotheylookbeautiful,theyalsocombatpollutionbyfilteringharmfulgasesandhelpmitigate extremesummertemperatures. UrbanStrategyRoadmap FROMCONGESTIONTORESILIENCE Adoptinglocalpoliciestosupporttheuseofcarsharingandotherpublictransportwillencouragethesteadytranformationofcities. Citiescangobeyondresponding tocarsharingcompanies’requestsforon-streetparkingspacesandproactivelyplanthelocationofthesespaces.SUMOSUStationsplacesharedcarsthroughoutthecitysothatmostofthepopulation liveswithinashortwalkofatleastonecarsharinglocation. Becauseeachsharedcarhasbeenestimatedtoreplaceupto17privatevehicles,dedicatingon-streetspacestoSUMOSUStationscanultimatelyincreasetheavailabilityofon-streetfreespaceandsignificantlyreducethecity’scarbonfootprint. Removingtheequivalentnumberoffreeon-streetcarparkspacesforeverybuiltSUMOSUStationwillreducecongestionduetodriverslookingforafreeparkingspotanditwilloptimisetheuseofcity-operatedparkingfacilities.Reducingon-streetparkingavailablilityforprivatelyownedcarswillencouragemorepeopletojoincarsharingschemes,creatingapositivecyclethatwill furtherincreasethebenefitsofcarsharing. RequestInformation Pleasecompletetheformbelowtorequestmoreinformation. UrbanResiliencewillprocessyourinformationinaccordancewithourPrivacyPolicy. 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