Vehicles to Grid - First European Connection Requirements Coming Up

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Recording of Tuesday, May 06, 2025 | The smarter E Europe Conferences 2025 | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 14:59 .

European Network Codes to Mandate Harmonized Electric Vehicle Charging and Storage Integration by 2028

Bernhard Schowe-von der Brelie from FGH underscores the critical role of European network codes in enabling vehicle-to-grid (V2G) flexibility, which is pivotal for integrating renewable energy and electric vehicles into current power systems. These codes, while stringent, are necessary to manage operational challenges posed by increased decentralization due to renewables and electromobility like V2G technology. They ensure technical compliance through requirements such as frequency stability via active power control and voltage management amidst fluctuating generation patterns. Harmonized standards across Europe are essential to prevent complications arising from varied national regulations affecting car manufacturers with mobile installations like EVs. A new revision aims at incorporating comprehensive guidelines on V2G technologies by 2028 when it becomes a binding EU-wide regulation ensuring uniformity without individual country modifications. The document also classifies electric vehicles based on capacity levels: EV1 starts at 2.4 kilowatts; EV2 ranges up to 50 kV; and EV3 extends up to one megawatt capacity—vehicles exceeding this are treated as storage systems focusing on grid contributions rather than consumption alone. Compliance involves mandatory equipment certificates especially significant for high-capacity connections requiring detailed connection agreements akin to studies under revised harmonized network codes expected by 2028.

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Speaker

Bernhard Schowe-von der Brelie
Managing Director
FGH Research Association (FGH e.V.)
Germany

Talk of session: How to Best Leverage EV Flexibility with Smart and Bi-directional Charging?

This session will explore how smart and bidirectional charging can improve grid integration and sustainability within EV infrastructure. We will also discuss how to make smart charging a mainstream solution, focusing on intuitive design, seamless integration with the grid and other sectors, energy management, and key legal considerations to create a more accessible and efficient charging ecosystem.

Further Talks of this session:

Welcome & Setting the Scene

Speaker

Andreas Jahn
Senior Associate
Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
Belgium

Video is not available.

Grid Benefits of Smart EV Charging in Europe - Case study France

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Dr. Julia Hildermeier
Team Lead E-Transport
Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
Belgium

To Talk

Driving Flexibility: How Incentives Shape EV User Behavior and Reduce Grid Costs - Insights and Implementation from a Discrete Choice Experiment

Speaker

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Expert Scientist - EV Integration & Flexibility
Fraunhofer IEE
Germany

To Talk

Grids & Benefits - Pioneering Grid- and Marketfriendly Charging

Speaker

Dr. Johanna Bronisch
Head of Energy Innovation
UnternehmerTUM
Germany

To Talk

Insights Into the World's First V2G Product With Renault in France (This video is unavailable due to missing publication rights)

Speaker

Dr. Matti Sprengeler
Strategy and Business Development Manager
The Mobility House GmbH
Germany

Panel Discussion

To Talk

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