ENEL X WAY SRL

Their core work

Enel X Way SRL is the electric vehicle charging business unit of the Enel Group, one of Europe's largest energy utilities. The company develops and operates public and private EV charging networks, bringing real-world charging infrastructure and energy management systems into research consortia as an industrial validation partner. In H2020, they contributed operational expertise in smart charging, power conversion electronics, and hardware security for EV stations — effectively serving as a testbed for emerging technologies at grid-scale. Their participation translates laboratory research into deployable charging products and services across European markets.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Enel X Way entered H2020 through 5G network trials in 2019, focusing on validating connectivity performance and KPIs across vertical industries — a relatively broad, network-layer role. By 2020, their project focus had shifted sharply toward the physical and security layers of EV charging: power conversion electronics, sensor hardware, trusted systems, and smart charging protocols. This progression reflects a company that first tested connectivity infrastructure relevant to smart charging, then moved into the deeper hardware and security engineering that makes those charging systems commercially deployable and trustworthy.

Enel X Way is deepening technical ownership of the full EV charging stack — from grid-side energy management down to tamper-resistant sensor hardware — suggesting future consortium value in electromobility, grid integration, and secure IoT for transport infrastructure.

How they like to work

Enel X Way participates exclusively as a consortium partner and has never led an H2020 project, which is typical for large industrial players using EU research to de-risk emerging technologies. Despite only two projects, they have worked with 56 distinct partners across 11 countries, indicating involvement in large, multi-partner RIA consortia rather than small bilateral arrangements. This breadth suggests they contribute industrial validation capacity and real-world deployment assets, while research-intensive partners handle the scientific work.

With 56 unique consortium partners across 11 countries from just two projects, Enel X Way operates in large international research consortia — a network density typical of pan-European RIA projects in ICT and energy. Their geographic reach spans much of Europe, consistent with Enel's continental charging network footprint.

What sets them apart

Enel X Way is one of the few industrial partners in H2020 that combines an operational pan-European EV charging network with in-house expertise in power electronics hardware and energy management software — giving them a rare ability to validate research at commercial scale, not just in a lab. Their parent company (Enel Group) provides financial stability and a real customer base, which means technology tested with them has a credible route to market. For consortia working on electromobility, grid-edge intelligence, or secure IoT hardware, they offer something most partners cannot: a live deployment environment with millions of charging sessions as a testbed.

Highlights from their portfolio

• PROGRESSUS
  Covers the widest technical scope — combining power electronics, microgrid management, hardware security, blockchain, and fast charging — making it the clearest window into Enel X Way's full R&D agenda for next-generation EV infrastructure.
• 5G-SOLUTIONS
  Placed Enel X Way inside a flagship 5G-PPP trial as an industry vertical representative, demonstrating their role as a real-world testbed for connectivity technologies relevant to smart charging and electromobility.