Power2Drive Europe, the international exhibition for charging infrastructure and e-mobility, aims to showcase the latest state-of-the-art as part of The Smarter E Europe, the continent’s largest alliance of exhibitions for the energy industry. The exhibition takes place from June 19–21, 2024, at Messe München. The Power2Drive Europe Conference, the industry’s meeting point and forum for discourse among experts, stakeholders, and thought leaders in the new mobility sector, begins one day earlier.
In vehicle-to-home (V2H) and vehicle-to-building (V2B) solutions, the storage and consumption of the electricity takes place entirely in the user’s system, behind the meter. In vehicle-to-grid (V2G) solutions, the e-car is part of the power system, providing flexible services to the distribution grid by storing electricity and feeding it back into the grid.
Potentials of bidirectional charging
A study conducted by NRW.Energy4Climate and e-mobil BW forecasts that by 2035, approximately 33 million electric vehicles (EVs) could be on the roads in Germany. Of these vehicles, about 65% are projected to support bidirectional charging, translating to a potential of around 7.6 million vehicles serving as mobile energy storage units.
This capacity, reaching up to 380 gigawatt-hours, surpasses the demand for stationary battery storage by threefold, underscoring the significant potential of electromobility in facilitating the integration of renewable energies.
V2G and regulatory requirements
For the V2G solutions that are immediately useful for the grid to work, the basic regulatory legal framework is still missing.
“Bidirectional charging will be a decisive element of the energy transition. This technology has the potential of effectively taking the burden off distribution grids and making the more flexible,” said Markus Elsässer, the founder and CEO of Solar Promotion.
“V2G bidirectional charging dramatically reduces re-dispatch,” said Fendt. “Based on the price of electricity alone, every electric car could have been driven 40,000 kilometers at no extra cost in 2022,” Markus Fendt, managing director of The Mobility House, added. “It also reduces the need for grid expansion and last but not least, we would realize innovation in our leading industry, the automotive industry, in Germany.”
Power2Drive Europe sees massive growth
Within the range of topics at The smarter E Europe, e-mobility is becoming increasingly important and recognized. In a recent survey, one third of trade visitors of all exhibitions at The smarter E Europe expressed an interest in e-mobility. Consequently, the exhibition space of Power2Drive Europe has been expanded by 80% compared to the previous year.
Filed Under: Technology News, Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G)