Energy Support Options for Charging Station with Photovoltaic System

Abstract

Current developments in energy policies around the world and the associated challenges of future sustainability in relation to climate change and the requirement to achieve a minimal to neutral carbon footprint pose serious challenges to solutions for modern transport and mobility infrastructures. The alarming state of fossil fuel depletion and the increasing awareness of worsening climate conditions is clearly leading to the adoption of alternative energy technologies. Among the technologies developed are mass and individual means of transport for people and goods, such as the electric vehicle (EV), which is fast becoming part of the modern transport system. This paper deals in a focused and clear way with the outlined topic mainly with the sources of electrical energy for EVs and their devices - charging stations and especially with the issue of current and planned development, implementation and characteristics of these charging stations in the under-construction user network of the Slovak Republic.