Power2Drive 2022: The car becomes a power bank
The coupling of the mobility and energy sectors will be at the center of Power2Drive from May 11 to 13 at the Munich Trade Fair. The car becomes a mobile power bank when it feeds electricity back into the grid as needed, believe the organizers. Through bidirectional charging, the charging infrastructure transforms into an interface between the mobility and energy sectors. The international trade fair, trade fair forum, and accompanying Power2Drive Europe Conference aim to connect manufacturers, suppliers, installers, fleet and energy managers, dealers, and start-ups. VISION mobility will also be represented at the fair on May 11 from 1:30 PM with a THINK TANK focusing on the topic "Drive Change or Mobility Change. Why it takes more than switching from fossil to electric" and debating with exciting guests.
The car becomes a buffer storage
Flexible consumers and energy storage systems are becoming increasingly important with the expansion of renewable energy, believe the organizers. This includes battery electric vehicles, which, through intelligent load management, draw green electricity, for example from photovoltaic systems, whenever surpluses are available. Vehicles capable of bidirectional charging not only draw electrical energy but can also feed it back into the grid as needed. The batteries of electric cars thus serve as energy storage – the car becomes a mobile power bank. The "Vehicle to grid" technology (V2G) enables smart sector coupling and is a crucial component for the energy transition.
Twice and thrice useful: V2G in automobiles
The potential of the unused storage capacity in electric cars is huge, according to the organizers: V2G technology can help decarbonize the transport sector, maintain grid stability, improve the integration of renewable energy, and create additional revenue streams for energy providers and car owners. Through such bidirectional charging, the charging infrastructure at the interface between the mobility and energy sectors gains enormous importance.
Expansion of Public Charging Points in Europe
Especially as the network of charging points is becoming denser: Range anxiety should soon be a thing of the past in Europe (see graphic). Leading the way is the Netherlands, where the number of publicly accessible charging points grew by almost a third to 91,739 in 2021 compared to the previous year. With an increase of 40%, expansion is also progressing strongly in Germany (to 62,711 charging points). Following in third and fourth place are France (54,653) and Italy (26,860), both of which saw the strongest growth among the top 5 EU countries with an increase of over 75%. EU-wide, the number of publicly available charging points rose by nearly three-quarters to 338,191 compared to the previous year. The overwhelming majority, over 90%, are AC charging points.
Product Innovations at the Trade Fair: E-Mobility Meets Energy
While some are only now beginning to fully realize the importance of renewable energy and electromobility, international industries have been developing market-ready products and solutions for years. The international trade fair aims to reflect the intelligent integration of electromobility into a renewable energy system and is therefore part of the innovation platform The smarter E Europe, alongside the energy trade fairs Intersolar Europe, ees Europe, and EM-Power Europe.
Conference: Rethinking Mobility, Charging Infrastructure in Focus
At the accompanying specialist conference on May 10 and 11, 2022, international experts, innovators, and thought leaders in new mobility will meet. The objective is to highlight the connection between e-mobility and topics such as green electricity, battery storage, and sector coupling. They will present trends in charging technologies for e-mobility, best practice examples for mobile charging solutions, and discuss the link between e-mobility and reducing the carbon footprint of the economy. One session will focus on funding programs for charging infrastructure in a European comparison and regulatory hurdles. Additionally, conference participants will learn how utility companies can benefit from charge management and how the spread of electric vehicles impacts the power grid.
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