One of Portugal’s tallest residential buildings taps Siemens for optimised EV charging
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Siemens Smart Infrastructure has supplied and installed 200 VersiCharge wallboxes and an intelligent EV charging management system in the Infinity building, one of the tallest residential sites in Lisbon, Portugal.
The integrated EV charging solution, which allows for dynamic and intelligent on-site charging management, was customised by Siemens engineering and software teams in Portugal.
According to Siemens Smart Infrastructure, the dashboards present comprehensive information to the building manager or operator who can instantly view all information about each charger, as well as monitor energy consumption in real time.
Precise reports per apartment based on monthly consumption are produced, states Siemens, facilitating optimised and energy performance.
José Cardoso Botelho, CEO of Vanguard Properties, which owns the Infinity building, said in a release: “Real estate activity has a considerable impact both environmentally and socially on the community. Infinity is a project of immense pride to us, and an important reference of our digital transformation. We are glad to have collaborated with Siemens to create a sustainable building for tomorrow.”
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The Infinity building is a luxury condominium by Vanguard Properties located in Sete Rios, Campolide, Lisbon, Portugal.
It is one of the largest residential projects in the city, with 26 floors above ground, 195 apartments and 352 parking spaces, covering more than 50,000 square meters of floor area. It is set to be the tallest residential spot in Lisbon’s city centre.
VersiCharge wallboxes are distributed over six charging islands, across three floors of the building. The energy management system is also prepared for the future integration of PV or other renewable energy generation, as well as energy storage systems which will contribute further to energy efficiency and the reduction of the building’s greenhouse gas emissions.
The system includes the latest cybersecurity functionalities, and it supports global efforts to achieve climate targets by enabling the expansion of renewable energies.
Markus Mildner CEO eMobility, Siemens Smart Infrastructure added: “Managing EV charging infrastructure via intelligent load management is crucial for sustainable energy systems and grid stability”.
The contract includes delivery of the scalable SICAM Dynamic Load Management (DLM), based on the SICAM A8000 power automation platform.
The SICAM A8000 series is a modular device range for telecontrol and power grid automation applications in all areas of energy supply.
SICAM DLM is a charging station management system prepared to receive grid constraint signals from DSOs and to integrate local DER and energy storage systems, facilitating communication with chargers, from which it extracts information related to consumption and offers dynamic charging management algorithms.
