Powering Tomorrow: E-Mobility Integration and Its Impact on Grids

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christof Wittwer is the Director of the Business Area "System Integration" at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems in Freiburg, where he leads program management initiatives. He also holds an honorary professorship at the Faculty of Environmental and Natural Resources at the University of Freiburg. With expertise in System Integration for Renewable Energy Systems, Smart Grids, and Distributed Energy Systems, his research is pivotal in advancing initiatives such as the Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence for Integrated Energy Systems (CINES).

Raphaël Héliot is Policy Manager at AVERE - the European Association for Electromobility. Within his work, he advocates for the promotion of legislative and non-legislative European initiatives which aim at supporting the deployment of e-mobility. He is also involved in several expert groups/ forums of the European Commission (EAFO, Sustainable Transport Forum, etc) where he leads the work on charging infrastructure's deployment, EV's roll out and more sectoral issues including fire safety, skills, grid and urban mobility. Prior to that, Raphaël Héliot has worked in consultancies on transport related topics.

Manuel Navarro, an engineer at Siemens, specializes in bringing together renewable energy and smart grid solutions for EV charging . He spearheaded a project implementing on-premise smart power distribution and management for 200 EV chargers, optimizing energy consumption. His expertise integrates renewable generation and storage, enabling efficient charging schedules based on vehicle utilization patterns and grid constraints. With a focus on E-Mobility Power System Integration, he brings valuable experience to EM-Power Europe, aligning with his commitment to advancing sustainable energy solutions.

Begoña Cubián (Iberdrola) studied Industrial Engineering (6 years degree) with a specialization in Energy at the Polytechnic University of Madrid (Spain). She completed a specialization course in Fluid Mechanics at the École Central de Lille (France) as well as a master's degree in Energy Business at the Spanish Energy Club. After starting her career in 1998 in the automotive world (Renault, Ford), in 2000 she began working at Iberdrola. For 17 years she worked in Iberdrola's Nuclear Engineering Direction. In 2017 she became part of the Innovation and Sustainability Direction of Iberdrola S.A., in the Chairman Office, joining the team of New Initiatives - Sustainable Mobility. Her functions include: - Boosting innovative projects linked to sustainable mobility, - Carrying out prospective studies of the different mobility modes and technologies, with a focus on their impact on an electricity company and - Coordination of Iberdrola's global Sustainable Mobility Group, which integrates all internal organizations impacted by sustainable mobility development.

Isabel Bohn is Advisor for Flexibility at the German TSO TransnetBW GmbH. She has spent the last year working on the Network Code Demand Response Draft as well as several projects to promote the integration of EV into the electricity grid, especially regarding flexibility provision from bidirectionally chargeable EV.

Bruno Moedim is a Segment Owner at Kempower. He is responsible for energy solutions in charging hubs where he helps with the strategic direction of the energy management offering, particularly focusing on maximizing the usage of electric mobility assets to clients.

Alexandre Neto is Sales Manager for Americas and Iberia for the Microgrids and Renewable Integration portfolio at Siemens. He has deep international experience in innovation in the energy industry and has been working on energy management for more than 15 years. Since his engineering studies at Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon, Portugal, he has developed a strong passion for renewable energy generation. Throughout his career, he has dedicated himself to devising innovative solutions that enhance the flexibility of electric systems, allowing them to seamlessly integrate more renewable energy sources in a reliable manner.