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MET3R’s Role in the V4Grid Project: Enabling Real-World Bi-directional Charging

V4Grid Project

We are proud to be a member of the V4Grid consortium – a major international initiative shaping the future of Vehicle-to-X (V2X) technologies across the Visegrad region. Our role in the V4Grid Project involves developing the software that enables seamless, bidirectional communication between EVs, chargers, and other on-site energy assets – such as smart meters, PV inverters, energy storage systems – as well as monitoring market price signals, and using all that data to drive intelligent control logic for charging and discharging cycles.

Our Contribution

As a technology partner within the consortium, we provide the core software stack – enabling safe and predictable bidirectional charging, while also managing and coordinating all on-site energy devices and reacting to market and network conditions.

We offer our energy management platform ZenSite, which integrates V2X chargers, local generation (e.g. solar PV), energy storage, building loads, and market signals, into one intelligent control system.

With ZenSite, the pilot locations in V4Grid can:

  • control bidirectional charging cycles (both charging and discharging),
  • integrate on-site energy assets such as PV, battery storage, building loads,
  • optimize energy flows via forecasting and intelligent decision-making, reacting to local conditions and price signals.

Thus, each V4Grid deployment becomes a real demonstration of how V2X can reduce energy costs, boost flexibility, and enable smart, building-level energy management.

Why This Matters

Our participation in V4Grid marks an important milestone in our mission to make EV-based flexibility accessible and practical. Working alongside regional research institutes, utilities, and technology partners, we are helping bring V2X technology out of the lab, into real operational environments across multiple countries – making a tangible contribution to a more flexible and sustainable energy system.

Key Project Facts

  • The V4Grid project is funded by the Interreg Central Europe Programme, with a total budget of nearly €2.4 million.
  • The project runs from June 2024 to November 2026.
  • Across the four participating countries (Hungary, Slovakia, Czechia, Poland), the plan is to deploy 18 V2X chargers at 15 pilot locations.

Consortium Partners

The 11 full partners in V4Grid (energy utilities, research & academic institutions, SMEs, and technology providers) include, among others:

  • Západoslovenská energetika, a.s. (ZSE) – lead partner (Slovakia) 
  • Technical University of Košice (Slovakia)
  • Kempelen Institute of Intelligent Technologies (Slovakia)
  • Premium Solar Ltd. (Hungary)
  • Meter Solutions Ltd. (Hungary)
  • Gablini Automotive Group (Hungary)
  • E.ON Energie, a.s. (Czechia)
  • ABB s.r.o. (Slovakia)
  • Institute of Fluid Flow Machinery Polish Academy of Sciences (Poland)
  • R3 Sp. z.o.o. (Poland)
  • Municipality of Przywidz (Poland)