The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection recently announced that it will invest 80 million euros in research and development to support the transition of electric vehicles and their integration into the electricity market. According to reports, the focus of funding will be on projects that provide solutions for bidirectional charging and electrified heavy transport.
Bidirectional charging of electric vehicles, i.e. charging from the grid and back to the grid, is an important part of the expansion of Germany's charging infrastructure, which will make the charging infrastructure "smart".
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection calls for the following priorities when submitting a project letter of intent:
Focus on funding the "2025 Two-Way Fleet Power Plant". The aim is to further develop bidirectional and power system-friendly charging through application-oriented research; the goal is that from 2025, most of the charging process for electric vehicles and trucks is controlled by the power market and system-friendly components of the energy system.
Focus on funding the establishment of a resilient "low-cost" production-consumer charging infrastructure. The infrastructure is primarily for home, residential, commercial charging stations and public high-performance charging centers, as well as along highways and arterial roads; the goal is to develop a "low-cost" production-consumer charging infrastructure.
Focus on funding "products and production processes that support the successful transition to electric vehicles." The aim is to improve value creation, cost efficiency, local expertise, supply chain resilience through R&D, realign products and production processes, and support the transition to electric vehicles.
