Imagine parking your car and having it charge without any cables, like a giant smartphone pad. Even better, your car can send power back to the city's electricity grid when it's needed most. It turns every parked electric vehicle into a tiny, invisible power bank for the city.
Urban areas lack the space and grid capacity to install the 410,000 charging points needed every year. Traditional plug-in chargers create visual clutter and cannot feed energy back into the grid to stabilize it.
A low-power bidirectional wireless charging system for passenger cars and fleets that allows energy to flow both into and out of the vehicle.
If you are a city developer dealing with the need for 410,000 new charging points annually without cluttering sidewalks with cables — this project developed wireless charging that integrates seamlessly into the urban landscape. This reduces visual pollution and space disturbances in dense areas.
If you are a grid operator dealing with unstable energy loads as 30 to 54 million electric vehicles hit the roads — this project developed bidirectional charging that lets cars feed power back to the grid. This increases the flexibility and resilience of the energy system.
If you are a fleet manager dealing with long downtime for plugging in vehicles during the day — this project developed low-power wireless solutions for stationary fleets. This allows for automatic, non-intrusive charging during daytime stops.
Based on available project data, specific pricing or cost per unit is not provided; however, the project aims to create cost-effective infrastructure for quick roll-out.
Yes, the project targets the scale of 30 to 54 million electric light-duty vehicles and the installation of 410,000 new charging points annually by 2030.
Based on available project data, specific licensing terms are not mentioned, but the project involves 10 industry partners who will likely contribute to the intellectual property.
The system uses bidirectional wireless charging to allow vehicles to act as energy storage, strengthening the flexibility and resilience of Europe's energy system.
The project runs from 2026-05-01 to 2029-10-31, aligning with the 2030 targets for vehicle and charging point growth.
The consortium is heavily weighted toward commercial application, with 10 industry partners (45% of the group) and 4 SMEs. With 22 partners across 11 countries, the project has a strong European footprint, combining the academic rigor of 3 universities and 4 research centers with the practical deployment capabilities of industrial players.
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