After 36 months, the FLOW project has contributed to a range of advancements in the e-mobility space. This includes improvements in understanding user needs and requirements, improved user experience, interoperability, cybersecurity, shared data models, delivery of open solutions for EV system design and operation, modular and scalable V2X EVSE hardware development, integrated scenario design and grid impact assessment, platform integration. This work is being reinforced through validation in two testbeds and three large-scale demonstrations.
FLOW has advanced the common understanding of potential for advanced smart and bidirectional charging solutions. This is evidenced by the completion of four deliverables describing the external drivers, internal baseline, potential barriers and a common smart charging definition, respectively.
FLOW has also made great progress in user engagement, assessing user needs and understanding user satisfaction. Feedback from thousands of users has been gathered through surveys, interviews, focus groups and experiments. A report detailing factors influencing user acceptance, one on how to improve user interfaces and a report to deliver user-centric recommendations for implementation in the demonstrations and testbeds was completed.
Towards addressing interoperability, cybersecurity and shared data models, FLOW has completed four reports on 1) communication protocols and data models, 2) data privacy and cyber security, 3) data driven markets for EV-centered stakeholder cooperation and 4) design of distributed data governance architecture.
With the goal of advancing open solution for optimal EV system design and operation, FLOW has developed and improved a suite of tools to support forecasting, optimization, and coordination and aggregation of electric mobility assets. This has resulted in four reports on AI forecasting tools for e-mobility, advanced energy management solutions and a comparison of edge versus cloud computing for smart and bidirectional charging and a report detailing the evrich service for using EV flexibility to support grid needs.
A modular and scalable DC//DC V2X EVSE platform was developed and will undergo testing in preparation for product rollout.
Two customizable tools have been developed 1) Energy System Impact Assessment Tool for understanding EV scenario development at a country level, and 2) Local System Impact Assessment Tool for analyzing the effects of EV diffusion on distribution networks. Additionally, a residential V2H business case deep dive was conducted resulting in a report detailing areas for consideration and best practices for engaging in V2H. The development of an orchestration platform has been completed that enables simpler and more streamlined data exchange between stakeholders.
Laboratory validation testing has concluded and testbeds and demonstrations are all currently ongoing. The testbeds have delivered improvements in EV charging registration system, congestion management, as well as improved building management considering EVs. Use cases for the demonstrations have commenced and are shedding light on the opportunity to provide TSO-level services, DSO-level services and behind-the-meter services from EV flexibility.
Additionally, the communication, dissemination and exploitation work is all being done in parallel with focus on IPR protection plans, and exploitation plans.
