Smart Grid in Balance

Start and end dates:
January, 2014 to December, 2015
Project website:
Prevailing Stage of Development:
Demonstration
Brief description and/or other information regarding the project:
* Coupling the charging of electric vehicles to locally produced energy (wind, solar, biomass)
* Giving consumers insights in the (current) local energy mix at all charge points in The Netherlands
* Giving consumers the opportunity to choose the type of energy they want to use charging their vehicle
* Doing all this using open and standardized communication protocols: OSCP, OCPI, OCPP (see also www.openchargealliance.org, www.smartcharging.org)
Countries involved:
Project Main Application:
Smart Network Management
Of the Distribution network
Includes Smart metering
Demand Response
With Electric Vehicles & Vehicle2Grid
Includes Smart Metering
Integration of Distributed Generation and Storage
Includes Storage
Includes Smart Metering
Integration of large scale RES