Schotpoort Connect

Completed

Schotpoort Transport Group from Eerbeek employs more than 70 drivers, 200 couriers, and 150 in-house delivery personnel. Social and sustainable entrepreneurship is very important to this family business.

Challenge | Creating a profitable case where self-generated energy can be efficiently used in combination with fast-charging infrastructure. Additionally, making the grid capacity and fast-charging infrastructure publicly available.

Solution | A battery that utilizes solar energy and also leverages the remaining capacity of the grid connection when not in use. The system is used by Schotpoort during the night and is publicly available during the day so that other businesses can further transition to sustainability.

System | An innovative battery system with 4 fast chargers, together with smart software control, enables an advanced Energy Management System (EMS). This guarantees the optimal operation of the system.

Specifications

Battery type

Lithium-iron-phosphate

Battery power

500 kW

Battery capacity

1.100 kWh

Charging-/Discharing speed

0.5C

Situation outline Eerbeek Site

Charging hub without grid reinforcement

Battery

Stores (solar) energy for later use, such as at night or when there is limited grid capacity.

Charging stations

Capacity for 18 trucks per day, with the ability to charge 10 trucks simultaneously.

Trafo

The location where the grid connection is established.

Solar panels

The charging hub is powered by 3,000 solar panels. Thanks to the mini-grid and EMS, this energy is used as efficiently as possible.

Grid connection

The power enters here through the grid connection.

The charging hub provides capacity for 18 trucks per day and can charge 10 trucks simultaneously. It is fully powered by solar energy. Our innovative battery works together with a mini-grid and a smart energy management system (EMS). This ensures the efficient use of the solar energy generated by the 3,000 solar panels. The battery utilizes the unused capacity of the grid connection when not in use, thereby meeting sustainable energy needs. At night, the system is used by Schotpoort Connect and Schotpoort Logistics, while during the day, it is publicly available for other companies.