Framtidssäker EV-laddning vid Sankt Stefans kyrka, Knivsta pastorat

Ett framåtblickande förhållningssätt till hållbarhet, eldriven mobilitet och teknik.

Sankt Stefans kyrka, en del av Knivsta pastorat i Sverige, är ett starkt exempel på hållbarhet och innovation. Med ett starkt engagemang för att minska miljöpåverkan har pastoratet gjort en betydande investering i fossilfri energi och smart infrastruktur. Bland de mest synliga åtgärderna är installationen av solpaneler och integreringen av tio laddningsuttag för elfordon med hjälp av fem dubbeluttag CHARGESTORM® CONNECTED 3 (CC3)-enheter från CTEK.

Laddning av elfordon förberedd för morgondagen

Pastoratet var fast beslutet att ligga steget före och var snabbt med att beställa CC3 – CTEK:s mest avancerade laddningslösning för elfordon, speciellt utvald för sin framtidssäkra teknik. CC3-enheterna är förberedda för nästa generations funktioner som Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) och Plug & Charge, tack vare stöd för ISO 15118- och OCPP 2.0.1-protokollen. Detta gör installationen inte bara redo för dagens behov utan också utrustad för morgondagens energiekosystem.

Ren kraft, ren design

Anläggningen har en slående arkitektonisk blandning av traditionellt rött timmer och modern funktionalitet, med solpaneler sömlöst monterade på taket. Designen respekterar kyrkans omgivande byggnader samtidigt som den förverkligar pastoratets vision om en grönare framtid.

CC3-laddstationerna, som var och en erbjuder upp till 2 x 22 kW AC-laddningseffekt, installerades av AR Belysningsteknik och integrerades i ett användarvänligt appbaserat betalningssystem via Parkster. Detta säkerställer enkel åtkomst och tillförlitlig service för både församlingspersonal och besökare.

Varför CTEK CC3?

CTEK:s CC3 valdes för sin robusta prestanda och omfattande funktioner:

Upp till 2x22 kW per enhet för snabb, samtidig laddning

Dubbel anslutning: Ethernet, Wi-Fi och valfri 4G

NANOGRID™ lastbalansering, inklusive trådlösa alternativ via Wi-Fi

Säker och hållbar design: IK10 stöttålighet och IP54-kapsling

Hög nivå av cybersäkerhet och manipulationsdetektering

Modulär installation för vägg- eller stolpmontering, med smart kedjekoppling för enklare installation

Fem års garanti och full CE/RED-överensstämmelse

En modell för andra samhällen

Med sin blandning av tradition och teknik har Knivsta pastorat positionerat sig som en förebild för hållbar omställning i religiösa och offentliga byggnader. Genom att agera tidigt och välja en skalbar, intelligent lösning som CC3 har de säkerställt flexibilitet för framtiden – oavsett om det gäller lokala elbilsägare, besökare eller framväxande nätanslutna laddningstjänster.

”Knivsta pastorat är ett utmärkt exempel på hur framåtblickande organisationer kan kombinera arv med smarta energilösningar. Deras val att tidigt investera i V2G-klar laddinfrastruktur visar ett sant ledarskap.”
– Anders Follin, Key Account Manager, CTEK

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