Real-world experiences of ERS : Best practices from demonstration projects in Sweden and Germany

In: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-48792

Abstract

Demonstration projects currently underway will test Electric Road Systems (ERS) along public roads and in real-life environments, addressing various legal, political, economic, and efficiency aspects of ERS. Public road tests provide decision makers and investors with a foundation for further investments that would bring ERS to commercial operation. At the time of writing, Sweden and Germany together represent the largest collection of real-world experiences in ERS: The Swedish Transport Administration has funded four demonstration projects along public roads in Sweden, and has also initiated planning of a full-scale ERS pilot. Similarly, in Germany there are two ongoing demonstration projects along public roads and the German federal government is funding the construction of one additional demonstration project. The purpose of this report is to report best practices from demonstrations of ERS technologies along public roads in Sweden, and procurement and the start of ERS demonstration projects in Germany. ; Swedish-German Research Collaboration on Electric Road Systems (CollERS)