Vehicle-to-Grid,
Vehicle-to-Home
& Smart Charging
Integration of new flexibilities
into the energy markets
April 15–16, 2026
in Münster, Germany
We would like to thank you for your participation, the numerous presentations and the many interesting and good discussions at the international Vehicle-2-Grid conference. We look forward to seeing you again in 2026 in Münster, Germany.
Over the last two days, we had an amazing exchange between experts in the V2X space! There was a lot of conversation and exchange at the Vehicle-to-Grid, Vehicle-to-Home and Smart Charging Conference in Aachen. Some of my key takeaways:
- Interoperability is key
- V1G is on the market with varying customer value propositions
- Market differences drive divergence
- Smart usage of assets becomes a focus
We look forward to seeing you all again at the next edition of the Vehicle-to-Grid, Vehicle-to-Home and Smart Charging conference! And as Serge Subiron stated during his talk: We need you! We need you to continue working hard to make the technology a success and beloved by customers in Europe and around the world!
Tina Hadler
I had the great pleasure to spent the last two days at the Hashtagvehicle2grid conference in Aachen. 😃
Thanks Haus der Technik – HDT for the organization.
Dr. Johanna Bronisch, although you had to leave earlier, thanks for thinking of me and Theben Smart Energy when it comes to Hashtagsmartmetering and the integration into our Hashtagenergysystem. 🙏🏻
Dr. Christopher Hecht, Anica Mertins and all your colleagues, thanks to you for beeing such great hosts! 🙌🏻
It’s motivating to see the progress in Hashtagbidirectionalcharging and seeing use cases turning into business models! 👏🏻
Jaap Burger
Yesterday I spoke at the two-day HashtagVehicle2Grid conference in Aachen about the spread of smart tariffs and services across Europe. These tariffs and services enable consumers to charge their EVs smartly, contributing to power system reliability, sustainability, and lower costs for all energy system users.
In the same session, Niklas Hemberger of The Mobility House, Michael P. Evans of Octopus Energy and Daniel Mata of Tibber showed how they unlock the value of different markets for their users today, and at scale. There are now 480 of these possibilities throughout Europe, mainly at home, but public smart charging is also starting to grow.
Aytuğ Yavuzer
We had the pleasure of attending the HashtagVehicle2Grid conference in Aachen this week! 🚗⚡️
Together with my colleague Taeyoung Kim, we presented our poster “Towards Smart and Grid-Integrated E-Mobility Solutions”, showcasing our work and upcoming demos within the EU H2020 projects FLOW Project and BeFlexible EU. It was great to share what we’ve been working on and to connect with so many people who are equally passionate about smart charging and grid integration.
Dr. Sylivie Römer
🚀 How to sell dynamic & ‘flex-inside’ EV tariffs successfully?
I had the pleasure of discussing this topic with Michael P. Evans (Octopus Energy), Niklas Hemberger (The Mobility House), Daniel Mata (Tibber), and Jaap Burger (Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)) at the V2G & Smart Charging Conference in Aachen.
Here are my key takeaways:
➡️ Keep it simple: As Daniel said, “couldn’t be simpler value propositions” is the must-have-narrative to make Smart Charging products successful
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Laura Casolo Ginelli
Back from another inspiring edition of the HashtagVehicle2Grid Conference in Aachen, my second time attending, and it’s impressive to see how quickly the industry is moving forward! 🚗 ⚡ 🔋
At Hive Power, as a technology provider and flexibility aggregator, we are proud of contributing in the growth of smart and bi-directional charging across Europe.
With our platform, we empower fleets to monetise their EVs and e-assets by turning them into flexible energy resources, unlocking the potential to build Virtual Power Plants and generate thousands in annual returns, all while retaining full operational control.
Haus der Technik HDT
Vehicle-to-grid integration: Mobility and energy belong together
„What does vehicle-to-grid integration look like from an OEM perspective?“ – This was the question raised in today’s presentation of Frank Spennemann from Mercedes-Benz Mobility AG at the conference ‘Vehicle-2-Grid 2025‘ (https://lnkd.in/dqbTeutZ) organised by Haus der Technik – HDT.
During his contribution, we have just learned more about bidirectional charging, its status and challenges and its potential regarding customer benefits and push for energy transition.
More than 140 participants are gathering up in Aachen today and tomorrow to discuss current developments regarding vehicle-to-grid, vehicle-to-home and smart charging.
Doris Johnsen
I just attended the V2G Conference in Aachen. It was a very inspiring environment. Thank you to the organizers Dr. Christopher Hecht and Dr. Jan Figgener 🙏.
And I was very happy to see that all our efforts in the Coalition of the Willing in bidirectional charging (CoW) are well recognized in the community.
Thank you Christoffer Enggaard from Energinet to present the outcomes from last years work. 🏋🏻
Alexander Gaytandjiev
Attending the HashtagVehicle2Grid conference in Aachen is always a highlight in my calendar – and this year was no exception.
I had the pleasure of joining my colleague Dr. Jens Berger from BMW Group on stage to talk about our joint Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz funded project HashtagBDLNext, for which we are exploring in depth the potential of bidirectional charging and how it can work for our customers and the energy system as a whole.
At E.ON Group Innovation, we are working hard to bring bidirectional charging from the pilot phase to the mass market – in close cooperation with partners from the automotive industry, …
Paul Fabianek
Dedicated Microphone Boy on Duty! 🎤⚡
At the recent HashtagVehicle2Grid HashtagConference, I took on the honorable role of microphone boy during the panel discussions 🏃♂️ — always ready, always fast, because I know:
Discussants and panelists don’t like to wait. ⏱️
Speaking of waiting…
My own Hashtagposter was also on display — focusing on the Hashtagacceptance of waiting times, not in panel discussions, but at public HashtagChargingStations for HashtagElectricVehicles:
“𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗮𝗶𝘁? 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗲-𝗩𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆” ⚡🚗🔌
Feel free to stop by digitally and take a look! 👀
Vehicle-to-Grid,
Vehicle-to-Home
& Smart Charging
Integration of new flexibilities
into the energy markets
April 15–16, 2026
in Münster, Germany
On 15 and 16 April 2026, the international conference ‘Vehicle-to-Grid, Vehicle-to-Home & Smart Charging’ will take place in Münster. The concepts of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G), Vehicle-to-Home (V2H) and intelligent charging play a key role in the further development of electric mobility and the acceleration of the energy transition.
Leading representatives from the automotive industry, charging infrastructure development, the energy market and technology providers are working together on innovative, marketable solutions to optimally exploit the potential of electric mobility.
The international Vehicle-to-Grid, Vehicle-to-Home & Smart Charging conference highlights innovative technologies for accelerating the energy transition. It discusses solutions for the integration of energy industry assets into electricity trading, the provision of balancing power and the coordination with grid operators. With contributions from vehicle manufacturing, charging infrastructure, energy trading and more, the conference shows how the potential of electric mobility can be exploited to market maturity.
Smart Charging
Smart charging describes the intelligent charging of electric vehicles. The aim is often to reduce the grid load through measures such as peak shaving or valley filling and to consume locally generated renewable energy on site. In short, the battery must be sufficiently full to cover the planned distances. The exact time of charging is not important.
Vehicle-to-Home (V2H)
Vehicle-to-Home (V2H) has similar goals, but a regenerative electric vehicle can also feed electricity into the home network. This means that homeowners can do without their own battery storage, since the electric car provides this, so to speak.
Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G)
Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) goes one step further by enabling electricity to be fed into the public grid. This opens up possibilities such as arbitrage trading and the provision of balancing power. The bidirectional connection of vehicle batteries to the power grid can stabilise local power grids. In this scenario, electric vehicles act as mobile electricity storage units and contribute to grid stabilisation without significantly affecting vehicle use.
Flexible energy markets
Flexible energy markets: Flexibility is an essential component of a cost-efficient and stable electricity system. It allows for the shifting of electricity consumption and generation as well as the intermediate storage of energy. In this way, flexibility can minimise the need for grid expansion and prevent the shutdown of renewable energies, making an electricity system without fossil fuel power plants feasible.
International speakers 2025
Well-known speakers will be discussing the topics that the conference is focussing on.
Looking back in the 2024 video
What makes the conference stand out? What are the main topics? Who is the conference aimed at? Organisers, speakers and participants provide vivid insights and answers. We would like to express our sincere thanks to everyone who took part in our interviews.
Six focus topics along the value chain:
01
Real-world projects
The conference places a great deal of emphasis on the practical implementation of ideas, which is why the session ‘Practical Projects’ is dedicated to projects that have been carried out so far. Here, stakeholders from all areas of the value chain share their experiences from field tests, practical projects and the commercial operation of bidirectional vehicles that have already been carried out.
02
charging infrastructure
The charging infrastructure is experiencing dynamic and rapid development cycles, and a modern charging point can already do much more than just supply electricity. Charging infrastructure provides the central communication interface between vehicles on the one hand and home energy management systems, grid operators, aggregators, etc. on the other. Particularly in the bidirectional area, DC connections are often used, which is why the charging points must provide alternating current that is approved for the grid. In this session, charging infrastructure manufacturers, operators and other stakeholders in the charging infrastructure ecosystem will speak.
03
Vehicles
Bidirectional charging transforms the vehicle from a pure consumer to an actor in the electricity market of the future. In order to successfully implement new applications and business models, vehicle manufacturers will face new challenges. Vehicle batteries must be able to handle more cycles in an energy-efficient manner and new communication interfaces must be implemented securely – all without jeopardising the primary purpose of the vehicle: to reliably transport people and goods. In this session, automotive companies share their experiences and current ambitions in this area.
04
system integration
With vehicle owners, aggregators, energy companies, backend operators, vehicle manufacturers, grid operators and many more, there is a great diversity of players in the field of bidirectional charging. In this session, we will look at concepts for how all players can be integrated into a common value chain and thus achieve system integration.
05
Grids and data
The question of whether electromobility will overload or overload the power grids is a major concern for many citizens. The background to this is that expanding the electricity grid often takes years or decades and sometimes fails due to resistance from local residents. By contrast, e-mobility will catch on within a few years and is therefore significantly faster. During the conference, our speakers will show how the grids can nevertheless be stabilised and not overburdened by e-mobility.
06
Intelligent and dynamic tariffs
The integration of vehicle-to-grid technologies makes it possible to use electric vehicles (EVs) not only as a means of transport but also as mobile energy storage units. Intelligent and dynamic tariffs play a key role in efficiently controlling the energy flows between vehicles and the power grid. Such tariffs adapt to the wholesale electricity prices and grid conditions in real time or the day before. This allows users of electric vehicles to benefit from attractive prices when they feed energy into the grid or charge at favourable times. At the same time, these tariffs promote grid stability, reduce peak loads and enable the optimised integration of renewable energies into the energy system. This is an important step towards sustainable and economical mobility in the future.
Interactive exchange between business and science
Each agenda session will end with a time slot for your personal questions and discussion with the speakers and participants. The speakers will be available for one-on-one meetings during the conference.
The accompanying public poster session will communicate scientific content, research results and ideas in a direct dialogue. The researchers will be at their posters and available to answer visitors’ questions. Embedding the conference in the international Battery Power Conference provides a wide spectrum for encounters and intensive exchange.
