Berlin/Cologne (energate) - The utilities company Berliner Stadtwerke relies on Chargecloud, software from the provider of the same name, to operate its public charging stations. More than 500 public charging stations have been successfully migrated to the new backend, Chargecloud announced. In a further project, parking sensors will also be connected to the backend via an interface. In the future, Berliner Stadtwerke will be able to compare the use of the parking spaces with the status of the charging stations and identify blocked charging stations in real time.
In addition, the two partners are working on new services such as a reservation function at charging stations provided for this purpose, for example for housing companies or fleet operators. Defined groups of drivers will also be able to reserve these stations for "about 15 to 20 minutes" via an app from Berliner Stadtwerke. This will optimise utilisation and shorten the waiting time for e-car drivers, according to Chargecloud.
2,000 more charging points planned
Berliner Stadtwerke took over the bulk of its public charging points from the original operators, Allego and Vattenfall, last year
following a decision by the Berlin Senate.
By 2030, the utility wants to build another 2,000 charging points, it announced. Chargecloud goes back to a funding project at Rheinenergie called 'colognE-mobil II' from the model regions for e-mobility at the time. Rheinenergie is part of the Tank-E charging grid, which also uses the software. /dz
