Recording of Thursday, May 08, 2025 | The smarter E Europe | Exhibition Program | Language: English | Duration: 13:05 .
Judit Sueveges from Siemens discusses the challenges and solutions related to electric heavy-duty vehicle charging infrastructure. While these vehicles are operational, their supporting infrastructure is still developing. The primary challenge lies in managing the high energy demands of fleet depot charging without overloading existing power grids, which were not designed for such demand levels. Financially, expanding grid connectivity requires significant investment; however, smart charging strategies like peak shaving and time shifting can optimize current resources efficiently. Peak shaving prevents overloads by setting a maximum power limit on grids to maintain stability and avoid costly penalties during peak times while ensuring continuous operation schedules for fleets with strict timelines. Time shifting involves scheduling charges when electricity rates are lower to reduce costs effectively. Siemens introduces its Charge Management Software called Depofinity that offers various strategic approaches tailored to specific operational needs at depots worldwide—such as dynamic load management integrating renewable sources—and supports large-scale electrification efforts globally across diverse sectors including cement production and fresh produce distribution networks enhancing sustainability through reduced carbon footprints alongside professional maintenance services interoperability tests collaborating OEM partners accelerating deployment within five years amidst bureaucratic expansion processes crucial steps necessary soon achieving independence via storage solutions emphasizing comprehensive support throughout this journey towards sustainable transport systems globally connecting thousands charge points countries exemplified Nuremberg Germany's largest electric depot integration renewables external battery systems storing higher price periods maintaining operations disturbances outages thank attention visit booth questions welcome!
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Judit Sueveges
e-Mobility Depot Market Segment Manager
Siemens
Heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) play a vital role in Europe's transport and logistics sector, ensuring the movement of goods and services across the continent. As the transition to electric heavy-duty vehicles (eHDVs) accelerates, integrating these high-energy demand assets into the power system presents both a challenge and an opportunity. The deployment of high-power charging hubs will place unprecedented pressure on the electricity grid, requiring significant investments in grid reinforcement, smart energy management, and cross-sector coordination. At the same time, intelligent charging strategies, vehicle-to-grid (V2G) solutions, and flexible demand management could turn eHDVs into a valuable asset for grid stability. Successfully electrifying HDVs will require close collaboration between charge point operators (CPOs), distribution system operators (DSOs), and vehicle manufacturers to align infrastructure development with evolving market needs. This session, part of the Eurelectric EVision Business Hub, will explore how to address these challenges and seize opportunities to secure a stable and efficient energy transition.
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