EV Integration & Grid Solutions: How to orchestrate EV flexibility for grids and deliver value for all.

As electric vehicle penetration accelerates, grid operators and market actors face growing challenges to integrate EV flexibility in a cost-effective and regulator-aligned way. The 3rd FLOW Thematic Workshop will bring together tools, market solutions and real-life demonstrations from the FLOW project to discuss grid impact assessment, flexibility markets and orchestration strategies. Through technical insights and an interactive exchange, the session will explore how EV flexibility can deliver value for DSOs, consumers and regulators, while supporting replication and sustainable business cases for large-scale EV integration.

Date: February 4th, 2026

Time: 10:30 – 12:30 CET

Format: Hybrid (in-person in Menorca + online)

Registration link

As electric vehicle penetration accelerates, grid operators and market actors need robust tools and coordinated solutions to ensure cost-effective, consumer-friendly and regulator-aligned deployment. This thematic workshop will present key results from the FLOW project, addressing these challenges through advanced grid planning tools, Flexible Connection Agreements (FCAs) and local flexibility markets.

The session will showcase real-life demonstrations from Rome and Menorca, including grid impact assessment for EV hosting capacity, DSO experiences with flexibility markets, and operational insights from large-scale pilots. It will also highlight ongoing challenges related to grid visibility and short-term EV behaviour forecasting, which remain critical for effective grid operation.

This interactive workshop will combine technical presentations with a roundtable discussion, exploring how different flexibility instruments can be orchestrated, which solutions offer the highest replication potential, and how value can be demonstrated not only for DSOs, but also for consumers and regulators.

Target audience includes:

  • Distribution and Transmission System Operators (DSOs & TSOs)
  • Charging Point Operators (CPOs)
  • Research organisations and innovation actors
  • Market platforms, regulators and policy stakeholders

Participation: Free of charge

Modalities of participation: Register here!

  • Online: connection details will be shared after registration
  • On site: Menorca (during the FLOW General Assembly meeting)

Agenda

10:30 – 10:40
Introduction [Josh Eichman, IREC]

10:40 – 10:55
Grid Impact Assessment Tool – EV hosting capacity analysis for Areti [Anzhelika Ivanova, IREC]

10:55 – 11:10
Flexible Connection Agreements in the Rome demo [Marco Artina, Enel X]

11:10 – 11:25
Flexibility Market in Menorca [Miguel Pardo & Juan Carlos Gómez, E-distribución; Darcin Hombre, OMIE]

11:25 – 11:40
External Intervention: E.DSO perspective on Electromobility integration [Jan Šalanda, E.ON]

11:40 – 12:25
Cross-sectoral Roundtable
Moderator: Josh Eichman
Participants: Miguel Pardo & Juan Carlos Gómez (E-distribución), Jan Šalanda (E.ON), Lisa Calearo (Spirii), Marco Artina (Enel X)

12:25 – 12:30
Closing remarks [Josh Eichman, IREC]