Vattenfall has been appointed ‘Smart Energy Partner’ for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, which will be held in Are in Sweden in February.
The Swedish company will provide advice and expertise as well supplying smart technology for sustainable energy consumption.
Vattenfall will install a smart energy storage facility near a hotel in Are providing 340kW of electricity for electric vehicle charging stations.
The facility will consist of eight BMW batteries and will charge 10 electric snow mobiles that Vattenfall will provide in collaboration with Finnish manufacturer Aurora Powertrains.
The snow mobiles will transport skiers, officials and visitors between the hotel and competition arena. A four-wheel drive work vehicle will also be used during the championship, this too will also run on electricity.
Vattenfall R&D’s Pontus Karlsson said: “We want to demonstrate various sustainable options to combustion engines, in addition to electric cars, as well as show how we can enable a switch to a sustainable society with the help of smart technology such as energy storage facilities combined with charging solutions.
“In this way, we also want to demonstrate how we can support the charging of electric vehicles using smart technology, even in less powerful grids such as those in the mountains.”
Vattenfall will also install charging infrastructure for electric cars that Audi will put at the disposal of the competition organisers.
About 20 temporary charging points will be installed in collaboration with the real estate company Dios. These will service 30 electric Audi E-tron cars.
Rooftop solar will also be installed on the building of the world championship organisation, adjacent to the ski hill.
The solar panels will be able to generate about 37,000 kilowatt-hours a year of electricity.
Vattenfall will also have a pavilion at the event in the sponsors area demonstrating energy solutions, including charging solutions, solar panels and battery storage facilities to visitors.