Smart energy company gridX has partnered with ChargePoint, one of the largest networks of independent EV charging stations in Europe and North America, to boost the deployment of EV charging infrastructure via dynamic load management.
The two companies have entered into an initial four-year partnership that will see ChargePoint integrate gridX technology into its software solution to make meter and system data digitally accessible and provide further control of charging processes.
ChargePoint will integrate gridX’s gridBox and the XENON platform to read out meter data from customers’ grid connection points in real time. This will then be transferred to ChargePoint’s own backend to dynamically set the resulting power the chargers can assume below a power ceiling.
With this use of dynamic load management, ChargePoint can dynamically adjust charging flows in response to the location’s real-time building load to avoid grid overloads, while also making full use of the available capacity for charging.
The digital smart grid platform Xenon, which was developed by gridX, offers comprehensive options for the control and holistic optimisation of various decentralised plants.
“By offering a range of modules on our XENON platform, we enable customers to rapidly get customised solutions to market and scale them with low development effort,” said Tim Steinmetz, managing director and chief growth officer at gridX.
“Our solution is ideal for partners with big growth ambitions – making XENON a perfect match for ChargePoint’s requirements. We are looking forward to the upcoming scaling phase with ChargePoint and to advancing the e-mobility revolution together.”
E.ON increased its digitalisation offering in 2021 via the acquisition of a majority stake in gridX. Founded in 2016, the smart grid intelligence company develops digital platform solutions that connect, control and optimise decentralised energy resources.
