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ELECTROMOBILITY

transformation in the flexibility of the end aspects, such as communication communication between charging
demand-side and how owners of interfaces and electric vehicle service operators and third-party
electric vehicles can benefit from their power system integration have been service management platforms to
participation in the management of primarily developed as research enable electric vehicle roaming
power systems. and pilot projects, which has led to services.
proprietary solutions that reflect, to
Standards offer the technical some extent, the current state of the ECOS has been deeply involved in
foundation for this transition. They act market. More recently, attention has the development of these standards
as powerful tools within the Single shifted towards the development and others, to support a vision of
Market to strengthen interoperability requirements for smart charging. For sustainable power and transport
for millions of devices, reduce the instance, the standard that governs systems working together to provide
risk of stranded assets, avoid market the communication between the the services we need. This includes
fragmentation and guarantee minimum electric vehicle and the electric vehicle contributions to standards that govern
functionality. Standards define how supply equipment (ISO/IEC 15118) is not only electric vehicles, but also
technologies function and interoperate, currently being revised to ensure the customer energy managers, smart
which can influence their favourability inclusion of advanced smart charging appliances and smart meters to
among consumers, environmental options, such as bidirectional power strengthen their ability to interoperate
performance of the sectors and transfer and wireless power transfer. among themselves and support
ultimately, the evolution of markets. This will be supported by the launch variable renewable energy sources.
of new international projects, such While significant challenges are yet
Standardisation of electric vehicles as a standard to manage back-end to be overcome, a sustainable future
has historically focused on plugs, electric vehicle charging infrastructure supported by standards is within our
outlets and electrical safety. Back- (IEC 63110) and a standard to govern grasp. l

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