The 4th edition of the European Energy for Smart Mobility Forum (E4SM), co-organised by Capenergies and GreenUnivers, brought together nearly 300 participants on 6 and 7 October 2021 in Marseille.
Its aim: to highlight the international challenges of a theme at the crossroads of energy and intelligent, clean mobility. Over the course of two days packed with conferences and workshops, industry experts discussed the future of sustainable and intelligent mobility, covering a range of topics including hydrogen, fast-charging stations and the stations of the future, and the development of electric batteries.
The pitch competition on 6 October honoured 4 of the 17 start-ups who came to present their innovations:
- Mature electrical start-up solutions" category: won by Solar Cloth, which has invented a photovoltaic textile that can be adapted to all surfaces, including cars, boats, etc.
- Hydrogen or biogas solutions" category: prize won by Sakowin Green Energy, which plans to industrialise a new generation of equipment for on-site and on-demand production of green hydrogen at a competitive cost and with zero CO2 emissions.
- Electric solutions - R&D" category: prize won by Airseas, which aims to decarbonise the maritime sector with its auxiliary propulsion solution, a fabric sail system harnessed to ships, which reduces fuel consumption by 20%.
Finally, the People's Choice Award went to Qovoltis, a company based in the Paris region that designs, produces, installs and manages new-generation recharging stations for BtoB and BtoC customers.
The prize for the winning start-ups is targeted support to boost their growth.
Inauguration of the French carbon-free urban logistics demonstrator for the European "EnerNETMob" project
On the occasion of the E4SM 2021 forum, the French EnerNETMob demonstrator was inaugurated on the MIN des Arnavaux site in the presence of the partners involved, the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolitan Authority, a representative of the Interreg MED Programme and journalists.
Participants in the Energy for Smart Mobility Forum were given a tour of the demonstrator, enabling them to see for themselves. The 8.7 kWp photovoltaic shade, combined with a 10 kWh Li-ion battery, distributes renewable energy to a recharging station where an electric urban logistics vehicle charges its battery every day. Initially, the solar shade will cover more than 80% of the electric vehicle's annual energy requirements.
This demonstrator is the first step towards making urban logistics fleets greener, at a time when the Aix-Marseille-Provence metropolitan area is particularly committed to improving air quality.
Following this visit, a workshop was held, inviting players in the mobility sector to discuss carbon-free logistics, artificial intelligence for optimised delivery and the action horizons for reducing the carbon emissions of each company taking part in the workshop.