Innovations in Demos & Testbeds
Our real-world demonstrations proved that smart charging and V2X technologies can effectively bypass grid limitations and reduce costs
Flexible energy systems Leveraging the Optimal integration of EVs deployment Wave
FLOW tests, validates and enhances user-centric V2X smart charging solutions and their orchestrated integration into energy grids that deliver flexibility assets to favour additional penetration of renewables and alleviate energy grid challenges.
What is FLOW?
FLOW tests, validates and enhances V2X smart charging through driving patterns of real users on real grids.
- 10
budget
- 600
a year in reduced emissions
- 1.3
in saved costs
- 14%
local RES increased
- 4
RES curtailment avoided
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Our Consortium
25 partners ranging from SMEs, all the way to large Enterprises and Academic institutions
Pilot sites
Project activities are going to take place in a wide range of European pilots
- 5Demo sites
- 5European countries
Latest news
Shaping the Future of Vehicle-Grid-Integration: Key Recommendations on New Policies and Regulation
This deliverable outlines a comprehensive set of policy and regulatory recommendations to accelerate the transition from unmanaged charging to smart, bidirectional Vehicle-Grid Integration (VGI). Experts from Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico (RSE) have combined energy market simulations for a 2030 Italian scenario with extensive expert feedback from the V2X Cluster, to identify actionable solutions to unlock EV flexibility. FLOW has mapped these recommendations among 15 distinct real-world use cases, including “behind-the-meter”, or “off-market”, which maximise the benefits for the final user through local optimization, and “market-based” or “aggregator-based” (offered to flexibility markets), providing a pathway for mass-market adoption.
Technical validation and market scalability of EV-grid flexibility services
EV integration continues to expand across Europe, but adoption is hindered by systemic challenges - thus limiting technical performance and market potential of EV as flexibility assets for the grid. The 4th FLOW Thematic Workshop will bring hands-on implementation experiences, technical analyses and regulatory perspectives from European testbeds to explore how services such as V2G, V2B and Behind-the-Meter optimisations can support smarter and more resilient energy systems. Through cross-site insights and expert discussion, the session will examine technical KPIs, scalability pathways and market opportunities for EV flexibility services across different European contexts.
