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The E16 Electric Road

General info

The world’s first electric road, which can charge commercial and passenger vehicles while on the move, has opened in Sweden.
The 2km stretch outside Sweden’s Arlanda Airport was inaugurated at a ceremony attended by Sweden’s infrastructure minister, Tomas Eneroth and Lena Erixon, Director General of the Swedish Transport Administration.
An electric truck working for the logistics company PostNord will over the next 12 months use the road to stay charged as it shuttles deliveries between Arlanda Airport and its distribution centre 12km away. The technology has been developed by Gunnar Asplund, who set up his company Elways in 2009 after a long career with the Swedish engineering company ABB.
Source of the information, The local se Newspaper, April 2018: World’s first electrified public road opens in Sweden

About the Project

 The E16 project is the first test site for electrified roads in Sweden. It consists of a 2km test road, where heavy electric trucks are powered by pantographs connected to overhead wires. The InnoEnergy students from the Master’s in Smart Electrical Networks and Systems (MSc SENSE) are collaborating with The E16 Electric Road by:
• Estimating the frequency of the vehicles on the road in different time and weather conditions
• Assessing the comparative advantages of using overhead lines or ground conductors to supply power to the roads
• Optimising the design of local sub-stations to support connections between electrified roads and the electric grid
• Identifying possible difficulties around power quality and security and proposing solutions and regulations
The information on how to apply will be available very soon!