At GreenFlux, we love to expand our knowledge in eMobility and optimise our offerings to better serve our customers. Research projects play a vital role in pushing the boundaries of innovation and making the GreenFlux platform fit for the future.
We are excited to announce our involvement in two European research initiatives that focus on improving smart charging and optimising energy efficiency:
- Project ECS4DRES (Electronic Components and Systems for flexible, coordinated and resilient Distributed Renewable Energy Systems)
- Project SSCH (Super Smart Charging Hubs)
Developing smart-charging algorithms with Project ECS4DRES
Project ECS4DRES, led by German semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies, started on July 1 and aims to revolutionize the reliability, safety, and resilience of Distributed Renewable Energy Systems (DRES). In this project, we collaborate with 32 partners from Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Slovakia. The project accommodates five use cases and will span three years.
'With ECS4DRES, we aim to optimise the use of available capacity and better align energy consumption with production by developing and testing innovative smart-charging algorithms.'
The goal of ECS4DRES is to develop technologies that can be used in a versatile energy hub that efficiently uses renewable energy and energy storage systems. Ultimately, the project should result in finding solutions to effectively balance energy production, storage and consumption via smart management algorithms. We tap into the last part of this goal by developing and testing innovative smart-charging algorithms.
These algorithms will be validated in collaboration with five partners through a use case in the Netherlands, aiming to optimise the use of available capacity and better align energy consumption with production.
Optimising energy consumption with smart charging through Project SSCH
Project SSCH, led by the Province of Zeeland, is a European INTERREG initiative with 11 partners from six EU countries. Together, we will establish three living labs dedicated to electric mobility in Vlissingen (Netherlands), Antwerp (Belgium), and Malmö (Sweden). These labs address grid challenges caused by increasing BEV electricity demand and supply from renewable energy.
Each lab will be managed by a different partner. GreenFlux focuses on the application of smart charging to optimise energy consumption for electric vehicles in the living labs.
What is a Super Smart Charging Hub (SSCH)?
The INTERREG case aims to optimise energy consumption by developing and using a Super Smart Charging Hub (SSCH). But what is an SSCH?
An SSCH is an energy system where sustainable energy is generated and used locally for charging multiple (25–50) BEVs and balancing the grid (V2Grid, V2Battery or V2Building and vice versa). With the SSCH project, we support INTERREG and other partners in uncovering new options for developing more Super Smart Charging Hub innovations delivering more charging infrastructure with less impact on the grid.
The goal is to stimulate 25 SMEs to adopt and implement the technologies that will be developed and tested. Project SSCH began in June 2024 and will also run for three years.
'The SSCH project aims to uncover new options for developing more Super Smart Charging Hub innovations delivering more charging infrastructure with less impact on the grid.'
Future ECS4DRES and SSCH developments
Of course, we are thrilled to take part in these forward-looking initiatives. Our input will contribute to better insights into EV charging infrastructures and how they can limit their impact on the energy grid.
We look forward to sharing more updates as these projects advance, so keep an eye out on our expertise section, LinkedIn and newsletter.
