Kaluza and Bosch demonstrate grid balancing through direct-to-car smart charging

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Kaluza, has announced that alongside Bosch, supplier of charging services and embedded vehicle technology, they have practically demonstrated how EVs can be smart charged to meet the needs of the local grid via direct connection with a digital platform and how its benefits can be scaled more widely.

Through Kaluza and Bosch’s combined digital architecture, an electric vehicle was remotely controlled to charge at times when it was cheapest and greenest in a simulated grid ‘turndown’ scenario. The trial also showcased how direct-to-car smart charging could create opportunities for energy retailers to provide new, green services to customers at lower costs. As well as energy cost savings, the software ensured that the EV was ready to drive the distance they require, as the charging automatically works around user settings and vehicle data.

Smart charging  can be scaled at a faster rate by reducing the dependency on separate smart charging hardware. While smart chargers and connected infrastructure hardware remain an important pathway to accommodating millions of EVs onto the energy system, the direct control capability stands to increase the availability of smart charging globally. Additionally, direct-to-car smart charging bypasses some of the compatibility challenges currently experienced.

Conor Maher-McWilliams, head of flexibility at Kaluza commented, “In the race to decarbonise, there is a window of opportunity to make smart charging mainstream that we cannot afford to miss. Direct-to-car smart charging offers suppliers and grid operators greater access to EV’s inherent flexibility more quickly, and stands to enhance existing solutions involving chargers.”

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