An algorithm that calculate the benefits for the environment thanks to the development of electric mobility in Italy: it is the e-mobility emission saving tool from Enel X, the first to have received validation from RINA, the company that certifies products and services in the energy and marine fields, based on regulatory standards international. The algorithm is the result of the conversion into CO2 saved of the kWh supplied by Enel X's recharging infrastructure and the estimate of the km traveled by electric vehicles, considering the equivalent figure relating to climate-altering emissions produced by internal combustion vehicles. From January 2018 to today, for example, over 800 top-ups have been carried out at Enel X stations; about 10 million kWh the energy supplied by the chargers and about 59 million km traveled by electric vehicle owners.
“Thanks to this new tool that measures CO2 saved by electric vehicles, Enel X is able to offer its users a further tool that bears witness to the benefits of the definitive transition to sustainable mobility – he declared Alessio Torelli, head of Enel X Italia -. A transition underway, made possible also thanks to the work of Enel X which is building a capillary network of charging points through which people are free to move easily in Italy and abroad".
The kWh supplied by the charging points are accurately calculated by the EMM System (Elettro Mobility Management Platform), the Enel X digital platform which constantly manages the information relating to the recharging operations of electric vehicles throughout the Italian territory, with both public and private access. The data is transmitted by the fast (JuicePump) and quick (JuicePole and Pole Station) infrastructures equipped with an internal meter and by the connected JuiceBoxes, installed in the home.
The calculation of the CO2 saved is the synthesis of the data on the distance traveled by 100% electric vehicles (BEV), or plug-in hybrids (PHEV) in pure electric mode and the average calculation of the consumption of cars carried out by a recent official study by the Milan Polytechnic. The final result is the result of the comparison of the kilometers obtained with the average emissions of the circulating Italian fleet of thermal cars published annually by ISPRA (Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research), net of CO2 emitted for the production of energy based on the national energy mix.
To make the algorithm even more concrete, Enel X has inserted as an indicator that relating to CO2 absorbed by trees. The result is measured by the ratio of the amount of CO2 absorbed in one year by a tree (2019 Refinement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories) and that of emissions saved. The dashboard is available to users on the homepage of the Enel X website; the calculation of the CO2 saved per single charging session will soon also be available on the JuicePass app and on the Recharge Manager portal dedicated to businesses and public administrations. Enel X will also implement a system for displaying aggregate data relating to emission savings also on the displays of the JuicePole and JuicePump charging infrastructures.
