A memorandum of understanding on vehicle-to-grid cooperation has now been signed by the partners in Berlin.

Elia, 50 Hertz and Elli lay the foundation for Vehicle-to-Grid

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Berlin - The Volkswagen subsidiary Elli and the Belgian transmission system operator Elia with its German subsidiary 50 Hertz want to cooperate more closely on the bidirectional integration of e-cars into the power grid. The aim is to identify possible "core elements" for vehicle-to-grid...
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