Some members of the V2G EVSE team will be attending the Mobile World Congress 2025 event in Barcelona next week. The event itself runs from March 3rd to 5th. We will also be taking part in the associated MWC Open Innovation Challenge. I will be carrying in my backpack the latest iterations of our range … Continue reading “V2G EVSE at the Mobile World Congress”
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IEC Publish OCPP 2.0.1 as International Standard IEC 63584
In a recent press release the Open Charge Alliance announced that: On October 20th, the IEC published the approval of the Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP) as an IEC International Standard IEC 63584! This marks a significant milestone in our mission to create a smarter, more sustainable, and safer charging infrastructure, and OCA is honoured … Continue reading “IEC Publish OCPP 2.0.1 as International Standard IEC 63584”
UK “Domestic” V2G and DSR Trial Projects
It seems that some people from across the pond are getting very excited about a little vehicle-to-home pilot project just announced by a not so little US automobile company called General Motors. It seems that GM are blissfully unaware of the “domestic” V2x and smart charging pilot projects that have been under way here in … Continue reading “UK “Domestic” V2G and DSR Trial Projects”
The Largest Single Site for V2G in the World?
There have been numerous mainstream and social media articles today about what is claimed to be “The largest single site for vehicle-to-grid in the world”. Let’s start with the press release from SSE Enterprise: A North London bus garage is set to become the world’s largest vehicle-to-grid (V2G) trial site. Northumberland Park will run as … Continue reading “The Largest Single Site for V2G in the World?”
OCPP 2.0.1 Released
We have been waiting a long time for this announcement from the Open Charge Alliance: The full and official version of OCPP 2.0.1 is released and open to the public. OCPP 2.0.1 replaces OCPP 2.0 and features several bug fixes and improvements based on experiences in the field. As some of these improvements are on … Continue reading “OCPP 2.0.1 Released”
The 2019 Regen V2G Forum
I was up in London yesterday to attend the Regen “Electric vehicles and electricity system forum” on “Vehicle to Grid”. Not wanting to miss all of the excitement Kasia and Jim managed to make it to the “Networking and refreshments” afterwards as well. The 10th floor offices of our hosts for the afternoon, Burges Salmon, offered … Continue reading “The 2019 Regen V2G Forum”
AC Vehicle-to-Grid Technology Arrives in the United Kingdom
Here is the moment that Robin Berg of “We Drive Solar” announced to Robert Llewellyn and the huge crowd attending the V2G panel session at Fully Charged Live 2109 that the first ISO 15118 compliant AC V2G charging station had already arrived in Great Britain: A little later Robin and I exchanged a ceremonial handshake … Continue reading “AC Vehicle-to-Grid Technology Arrives in the United Kingdom”
T-Mobile Rolls Out NB-IoT Across Poland
We’re currently in Poland for the festive season. Having seen the press releases about T-Mobile’s NB-IoT Open Lab and trials in Poland we brought along some of our NB-IoT gear on the off chance of being able to test T-Mobile’s offering at some point on our trials. We got far more than we bargained for! … Continue reading “T-Mobile Rolls Out NB-IoT Across Poland”
Open Charge Alliance Enhances OCPP 1.6 Security
The Open Charge Alliance announced today that they have published a new security white paper. According to the news release: Secure communication and operation is a critical aspect of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure. In the latest release of OCPP version 2.0 security features such as secure connection setup, security events/logging and secure firmware update, have … Continue reading “Open Charge Alliance Enhances OCPP 1.6 Security”
UK Government Funded Home EV Chargepoints Must Be “Smart” By July 2019
The UK Government announced earlier today that: All government funded home chargepoints for electric vehicles must use innovative ‘smart’ technology from July 2019, the government announced today, fulfilling the commitment in the Road to Zero Strategy published earlier this year. This means chargepoints must be able to be remotely accessed, and capable of receiving, interpreting … Continue reading “UK Government Funded Home EV Chargepoints Must Be “Smart” By July 2019″