Transport - RETRANS

IEA RETRANS - Increasing synergies between renewables and electric transport

Summary

The RETD Implementing Agreement is one of the key outcomes from the International Conference for Renewable Energies in Germany in June 2004. Members of the RETD want to encourage the international deployment of renewable energy through improved policies. The RETD is crosscutting from a technological point of view and intends to complement these.

One of the ongoing projects within RETD is RETRANS. The overall objective of this project is to provide an overview of options and a policy framework needed for the transformation of the road transport sector in order to meet the challenges of reduction of GHG emissions and independence of oil through large-scale deployment of sustainable and effective renewable energy (RE) technologies.

Personal transport based on electricity has the potential advantage of stimulating sustainable transport and increasing the use of renewable energy at the same time. However, the complex system of interaction between technology, grid infrastructure and political context requires a well-coordinated approach to make it a success.
Our cross-cutting approach towards the problem is to:

• Provide a detailed account of status quo of renewable energy road vehicle technologies
• Review the impacts of large-scale integration of renewable energy road transport into the electricity grid
• Develop policy measures to facilitate the linkage between the power and transport sector
• Develop specific recommendations to stimulate broad deployment of electric transport.

Role for ECN Policy Studies

To evaluate policies that enable the co-evolution of electric vehicles and renewable electricity.

Partners

• TNO, Science & Industry
• RWTH, Technical University of Aachen, Institute for High Voltage Technology

Status

The project is completed in April 2010.

More information

For more information please contact Ingo Bunzeck or Martine Uyterlinde or go to the website of the IEA-RETD Implementing Agreement.