Funchal (PT)
Lisbon (PT)
Milan (IT)
The demonstration in Funchal, capital of the Madeira Island aims to validate innovative approaches for the coordinated management of private and public electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. It will address the priorities of three key stakeholders with complementary yet sometimes competing objectives: i) the municipality of Funchal, ii) the distribution systel operator (DSO), and iii) the EV users. The demo is structured around three diferent sites: one in a private multi-unit residential garage, another in the touristic port area, and another one as a public charging network across the city.
The demo in Lisbon address the increasing demand for EVSEs in parking lots. The pilot explores how advanced parking management strategies, simulating on-site renewable generation, such as rooftop PV, can balance EV user needs with local energy constraints. These strategies also aim to provide coordinated charging that supports both the local electrical infrastructure of the parking facility and DSO operations, enhancing overall system reliability. Recognising the increasing digital complexity of EV charging systems, the Lisbon pilot will also place strong emphasis on cybersecurity, ensuring safe and reliable access to the infrastructure.
The Milan demo test site is in the parking area of a primary HV/MV primary substation in Milan, Italy. This site serves as a charging hub equipped with both fast and slow electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. These stations support the operational and maintenance fleet used for grid servicing, as well as vehicles used for corporate car sharing. Currently, the site features 37 twin-socketed charging stations: 27 are single-phase 3.6 kW chargers, while 10 are wallboxes. Among the wallboxes, 8 are single-phase, 3.6 kW, and the remaining two are three-phase, 22 kW.
Roskilde (DK)
Kranj (SI)
DTU’s Risø campus focuses on the interoperability of multi-brand chargers and showcases AC smart charging for employees and visitors of the adjacent office buildings. The site hosts multi-brand chargers with a combined nominal capacity of 132 kW but operates under a constrained 43 kW grid connection. It enables tests of dynamic load sharing, demand response, and coordinated control. On top of that, the site is integrated into an environment with a 30 kW photovoltaic and a 22 kW wind installation, allowing us to exploit the synergies between renewable electricity generation and EV (smart) charging demand.
The Kranj demonstrator is located at the Arriva bus depot in the city of Kranj, a mixed residential–industrial urban setting with direct access to regional transport corridors and proximity to Elektro Gorenjska headquarters. The depot lies within the supply area of the Primskovo 110/20 kV primary substation, which provides the medium voltage (MV) source for the site’s existing and planned charging infrastructure. Protection coordination follows standard DSO practice on the MV side with customer-side protective devices and interlocks
