Abstract
The massive digitalization of information through social networks and Internet of Things and the development of digital platforms have led the European Commission to identify as a priority the regulation and governance of the innovation in the European transportation industry. The European Commission Communication to the European Parliament (COM (2020) 789) “Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy” sets forth the EU strategy for the EU transport system to achieve its green and digital transformation and become more resilient to future crises. According to the European Commission vision, thorough innovation will shape the mobility in urban and rural areas, improving furthermore smart and electric vehicles. However, the European Commission is also aware that the above-mentioned target will be achieved only “if the right conditions are put in place”. Following the European Commission human-centered approach, the research project aims to analyze the sustainability of connected and electric mobility for consumers, citizens and SMEs. The research team will take advantage of different expertise (legal, electrical engineering and informatic engineering) and adopt a multidisciplinary approach to identify ‘the right conditions’ - from a legal and technical perspective – for the human-centered innovation of the EU transportation industry. The research will begin with the analysis of the existing remedies put in place – in the European Union and other major legal systems, like the USA and China - against the risk that smart mobility can endanger people fundamental rights, including but not limited to the rights on personal data, the individual self-determination, the freedom of movement, the right to not be affected by wholly automated decisions. It will be assessed whether and to what extent the existing remedies in different legal systems are sufficient to properly protect people fundamental rights whenever it comes to a wholly connected mobility system. A further research topic concerns the sustainability of a wholly connected mobility system given the huge amount of power supply they need for their proper functioning and the limited capacity of the existing power grids. The research will analyze the risk that the implementation of a whole connected and electric mobility system can endanger the security of energy supply and the human right to freely movement. By way of solution for the prospective energy supply problems as above mentioned, the research will take into account the opportunity of putting in place prosumers energy communities and the advantages that can be taken thereof. The strategic importance of prosumers energy communities is confirmed by the fact that their development has been identified also by the PNRR “M2C2: ENERGIA RINNOVABILE, IDROGENO, RETE E MOBILITÀ SOSTENIBILE” as an action to achieve the mission for a “green revolution and ecologic transition” on a national level. In order to perform the above-mentioned study, the research team will be supported by a medium player in the energy market that has agreed to share its on field experience and validate the findings and theoretical proposal of the project. In the end, the establishment of prosumers energy communities could be regarded as one of the “right conditions” to be put in place according to the EU Commission and the Italian PNRR, in order to grant that the transition toward a wholly smart mobility system is truly sustainable in terms of human rights protection and energy power security. OUTCOME OF THE RESEARCH PROJECT As an outcome of the project, a multidisciplinary scientific monograph will be published in open source to raise awareness about the actual implications of the SSMS and of the different aspects it involves and, at the same time, to identify legal, economic and technical solutions for the development of energy communities as a potential solution to the major conce
Dettagli del progetto
Responsabile scientifico: Chiara Alvisi
Strutture Unibo coinvolte:
Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche e Sociali
Coordinatore:
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - Università di Bologna(Italy)
Contributo totale di progetto: Euro (EUR) 211.942,00
Contributo totale Unibo: Euro (EUR) 159.023,00
Durata del progetto in mesi: 24
Data di inizio
28/09/2023
Data di fine:
28/02/2026
