Effektbehov i Västerås 2030 till följd av elektrifiering av tung trafik

Sammanfattning: According to the climate goal set by the Swedish government Sweden will have no net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2045 (with a subgoal of decreasing) emissions from domestic transportation by 70% before 2030, compared to 2010. Because of this the vehicle fleet is being electrified and according to a prediction made by Fossilfritt Sverige 16% of the heavy vehicle fleet will be electrified by 2030. However, the electrical grid has a capacity shortage in many cities in Sweden and it will be a challenge to provide the required power. Västerås is one of those cities.    The goal of this study is to investigate the necessary electrical power in Västerås to charge city busses and freight transports in 2030, as well as look at actions that could lower the power demand. Nine places were important for charging: two depots, two public charging stations and five regions for commerce and industry, where vehicles will fast charge during loading and unloading of wares. The vehicles are predicted to stay at the loading dock for ten minutes, while they will stay in the depot and charging station for eight hours. A model created in Python was used for all nine places, as well as the bus depot, where arrival, departure and state of charge were given as input. The model then showed the power required for charging all vehicles. Load shifting was used in the depots and charging stations, and energy storages were used at the loading docks, to lower the power demand.  The result of this study shows that with direct charging of heavy vehicles 12 MW will be needed, and with load shifting and energy storages implemented the power demand would be halved.