IoTecha, a vehicle-to-grid integration company, has been awarded a grant of up to $27 million under the Responsive, Easy Charging Products With Dynamic Signals (REDWDS) competitive solicitation, administered through the California Energy Commission’s (CEC’s) Clean Transportation Program.
IoTecha will support the CEC in its efforts to accelerate the development and deployment of easy-to-use charging products, helping customers across communities of all income levels in California to manage electric vehicle (EV) charging and respond to dynamic grid signals.
During Phase I of this initiative, IoTecha will deploy a network of 120 new EV smart-charging stations at single or multi-family homes. For Phase II, the company intends to extend this network to 12,000 homes. In each phase, it will prioritize disadvantaged communities within utility territories where dynamic rates are available.
This initiative will be enabled by IoTecha’s IoT.ON platform, a vertically integrated, highly modular, and fully customizable smart charging platform. IoT.ON is currently powering thousands of EV chargers and generating billions of telemetry messages across Europe and North America. Its Cloud Services support the latest versions of ISO/IEC 15118 and OCPP, enabling Plug-and-Charge, unidirectional charging (V1G), and bidirectional vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging features.
The platform can be implemented in various ways and with differentiated feature sets, allowing partners to deploy a complete range of products tailored to meet diverse market needs. IoTecha’s unique expertise in the ISO/IEC 15118 standard and years of testing ensures interoperability with virtually all EVs, including light-duty vehicles, trucks, and school buses.
The funds from the REDWDS initiative will enable IoTecha to expand grid integration activities in the US market. IoTecha will leverage its experience, including its collaboration with Software République (an open innovation ecosystem including member companies Dassault Systèmes, Eviden, JCDecaux, Orange, Renault Group, STMicroelectronics and Thales) on the development and launch of the new Mobilize Powerbox, a smart, secure, connected, and bi-directional ac EV Charger produced in France.
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