Participants wanted for field test on e-mobility in North Hesse

The aim is to investigate how electromobility can be optimally integrated into the existing energy system, which reduces the costs of grid expansion and makes optimum use of existing capacities - for both the grid operator and the customer. The project partners in North Hesse - the University of Kassel, EAM Netz GmbH, Volkswagen AG, Flavia IT-Management GmbH and Regionalmanagement Nordhessen GmbH - now called for participation in the field test at a joint information event in Baunatal.

Around 125 e-mobilists are being sought for the field test who live in Baunatal and the surrounding municipalities, drive an electric car and have a wallbox or have the possibility of installing a wallbox. Registration for participation is now possible at www.unit-e2-nordhessen.de. In addition to the exchange with experts, the field test participants can look forward to a monthly payment of between 70 and 100 euros. The project partners want to investigate the needs and behavior of electric car users and bring them into line with the requirements of the power grid. The power grid should be adapted to future requirements and, if necessary, expanded. According to the project partners, the digitalization of the energy industry is a megatrend that the field trial is intended to address. In order to control charging processes in a targeted and grid-serving manner, economic incentives will be set. By applying different price signals, tariffs and contract conditions, real user behavior can be observed. The use of an app and regular surveys will provide further insights.

The information event was the kick-off for participant acquisition. The mayors, city councils, local advisory councils and economic developers present were informed in detail about the contents of the project. Kai Georg Bachmann, Managing Director of Regionalmanagement Nordhessen GmbH, introduced the North Hessian sub-project Heav-E and moderated the event. He emphasized the importance of the project for the region: "With the project, we want to drive the transformation of energy systems in North Hesse."

Background Project unIT-e²

As part of the nationwide project "unIT-e² - Real Lab for Networked E-Mobility," a total of 29 partners from the automotive and energy industries, IT and charging infrastructure, and science are working together over the three-year project period under the leadership of FfE Munich. The complex interplay of electromobility and power supply is being examined from all sides in four Germany-wide field trials. In the Heav-E sub-project in northern Hesse, a particular focus is on investigating the charging behavior of electric car owners and their integration into the overall power supply system. The aim of the field test is to test and develop new and intelligent charging concepts in order to enable optimal integration into the local power grid and to meet the needs of vehicle owners even with a high penetration of the private transport sector with electric cars.