eMobility

The rooftop building is equipped with an 11 kW charging station for eMobility purposes, demonstrating the link between solar energy production from a stationary building and mobile use of the generated electricity by an electric vehicle.

Specifically, an electric transport vehicle (Nissan E-NV200) of the university is operated at the charging station, which distributes mail deliveries to the 12 locations of the UdK Berlin in the morning until early afternoon and then is again parked at the Rooftop building for the charging process.

Electric postal vehicle of the UdK Berlin is charged (source: UdK Berlin)

Zappi charging station display (source: UdK Berlin)

Depending on the solar supply and the urgency of the charging process, the vehicle is charged exclusively via solar power, via a mix of solar power and grid power, or exclusively via the electrical grid.