5S - House keeping (Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, Shitsuke)
Celia Chambers - Northern Ireland plugged in places project
1. Northern Ireland ‘Plugged In Places’ Project
Celia Chambers
Transport Policy Division
Department for Regional Development
2. Structure of Presentation
• Background to Plugged in Places Project
• Why We Are Taking The Project Forward
• Scope of Project
• Progress to date
3. Background to Plugged in Places Project
• PIP is a £20 million fund initially set up to help fund electric
vehicle charging infrastructure in 3-9 regions within the UK
• Successful bids in ‘Wave 1’ = London, Newcastle, Milton
Keynes
• Northern Ireland bid for funding in ‘Wave 2’
• Pilot project to run 2011-2013
4. Why we are taking the project forward
• Historic background of demographics and transportation in NI
• The strategic fit with central and local government policies
• Strength of the consortium
5. Background – Demographics and Transportation
• Dispersed population
of 1.7 million
• Road network of
some 25,000km
• Public transport
provision
• Travel Patterns
• Environmental Issues
6. Strategic Fit
Aligns with key Central & Local
Government Strategic Objectives:
• Reduces GHG Emissions
• Aligns with the DETI 40%
renewable energy target by 2020
• Facilitates compliance with Air
Quality Regulations
• Assists implementation of the
Environmental Noise Directive
• Aligns with Local Government
Travel Plans
7. Strength of the Consortium
• DRD and DoE
• NIE
• NIE Energy
• ESB
• Donnelly Car
Group
• INTEL & SAP
• Local Councils
9. Scope of Project
• 2 year project
• 121 x 22kw public charge posts
• 5 x 50kw rapid charge posts
• 20% of workplace charging
units (not exceeding 127)
• 100% of home-charging units
(not exceeding 634)
• An open access charge post
management system
10. Progress to Date
• Charge posts
• Charge Post Locations
• Incentives
• Marketing
• Memorandum of
Understanding
