Partners 2025
strategic partner
CEI-Sphere seeks to advance on an open, interoperable, and competitive Cloud-Edge-IoT (CEI) ecosystem led through engagements of the Large-Scale Pilots in CEI. The initiative fosters cross-sector collaboration and aligning technical innovation with market needs. The creation of “Spheres”—dynamic knowledge clusters that clarify use cases, technology integration, and stakeholder roles—enhances interoperability and cooperation across the diverse sectors and actors.
CEI-Sphere focuses on analysing the maturity and value chains of use cases, identifying synergies, and addressing shared challenges across pilots. The project contributes to the development of CEI architecture patterns, market intelligence, go-to-market strategies, and minimum interoperability standards. It provides a strong foundation for scalable, privacy-preserving, and standards-based edge ecosystems across Europe, while actively supporting the integration of SMEs, startups, and system integrators into emerging CEI value chains.
O-CEI has been commissioned with the goal of imprinting innovation in digital technologies (particularised in the Cloud-Edge-IoT computing continuum) to a variety of sectors which make extensive use of renewable energy sources. Emanating from the decision by the EC to invest more than 20M€ in the expected outcomes of the project, it is a clear mandate, and a prominent goal of the action, to align with EU Strategies from different angles.
The project is implementing eight large-scale pilots across various strategic sectors. These include optimising electricity grids with renewable energy integration, advancing software-defined vehicles, enhancing smart charging for electric postal fleets, and improving energy management in maritime ports. Additionally, the project focuses on sustainable dairy production, increasing efficiency in e-tractor operations for large-scale kiwi crops, deploying private 5G networks to enhance electric vehicle charging, and fostering social acceptance of energy flexibility in urban areas.
SUPPORT Partner
E-Mobility Europe is the voice for Europe’s collective electric vehicle ecosystem (formerly AVERE), from national EV associations, vehicle manufacturing, infrastructure, supply chain, fleet owners, and technology.
E-Mobility Europe advocates for Europe’s successful transition to electric vehicles, in a way that benefits both the region’s people and its industries.
www.emobilityeurope.org
Task 53 is a non-profit initiative within the Electric Vehicle Technology Collaboration Program (EV-TCP) of the International Energy Agency (IEA). Its goal is to promote global interoperability for bidirectional charging of electric vehicles (V2G) through the collaboration of charging station and electric vehicle manufacturers and distribution network operators and internationally recognized laboratories and research institutions such as the Joint Research Center of the EC, Argonne National Laboratories (USA), Dekra, Elaad and KERI (South Korea). The activities of Task 53 focus on research, standardization, testing and the promotion of V2G technology to ensure the worldwide implementation of interoperable charging systems and to contribute to the specification of the ISO standard ISO 15118-20. Task 53 is open to public organizations, industry partners and academic institutions and operates as a non-profit organization. Currently (as of May 2025), Task 53 has 12 countries and the European Commission, 27 partners from industry, academia and NGOs, 3 partners with observer status as well as CharIn and VGIC as partners with a Memorandum of Understanding.
Under the CharIN (Charging Interface Initiative e. V.) umbrella, cross-industry stakeholders like automakers, charging station manufacturers, component suppliers, energy providers, grid operators, and many others continue moving towards interoperable charging, where vehicles, chargers, and software systems work together and to make the user experience reliable, easy and smooth.
CharIN´s holistic approach is not limited to passenger cars. Its international community is comprised of leading global companies representing every link to the e-mobility value chain and multiple experts who have been working together as a team to drive the requirements of charging all kinds of electric vehicles.
Shaping Smart, Bidirectional Charging: Vehicle to Grid – V2G
The energy world of tomorrow is intelligent and sustainable. The technology is moving quickly. While only a few EV models on the market today are V2G-capable, most new vehicles are expected to include this functionality in the near future. Charging station and vehicle manufacturers have been working on V2G development for years, and the first wave of products is now arriving. The backbone of this evolution is the ISO 15118-20 standard, which governs V2G functions for DC charging.
Discover how CharIN advances Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology through global standards, interoperability testing, and industry projects. Learn about our role in ISO 15118-20, partnerships, and upcoming V2G Testivals shaping the future of smart, bidirectional charging.
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