On May 28th and 29th, 2024, our first Vehicle & Grid Forum took place in Graz.

The aim of the event was to bring together participants from the entire charging chain to address issues, requirements, and expectations, and to find solutions.

The event kick off started on May 28th at Café Promenade Graz with an “Icebreaker Session” to give participants the opportunity to network with each other. Some took the chance to introduce themselves and their work in a short pitch, making it easier to get to know each other and exchange initial views on the topic.

On May 29th, the focus was on charging infrastructure, connectivity, power grids, and vehicle perspectives, and how the collaboration of all areas could work in the future. Six keynotes were selected, each highlighting different perspectives of the charging chain and addressing their challenges. These led directly to lively exchanges among all participants.

All in all, demanding questions and discussions resulted in mutual benefits and created an understanding of the different perspectives. The discussion results will be published shortly in a summarized form.

The “Vehicle and Grid Forum” is planned as an annual event. The successful format will be maintained to continue promoting intensive exchange on an equal structure. To keep the discussion open, the number of participants will be limited to a maximum of 50 people.

The date will be announced as soon as possible.

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Website: Vehicle & Grid

In the following videos, Bernhard Brandstätter, Rainer Schruth, and Alois Steiner provide insights into the forum: