In January 2024, the Hager Group Brand E3/DC introduced a certified solution for bidirectional charging to the German-speaking market together with Volkswagen, making it the first supplier in the German-speaking market. Designed to meet the growing demand for electric vehicle infrastructure, this innovative solution allows not just vehicle charging, but also energy storage and return. Sabine Busse, CEO of Hager Group, emphasized the crucial importance of bidirectional charging and stationary energy storage systems for the energy supply of the future at an event of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Saarbrücken. Equipped with this technology, EVs can not only draw power from the grid but also return electricity to it, or supply power to homes during peak demand or in the event of blackouts. Meanwhile, lower-cost alternatives to lithium, such as sodium-sulphur, are also being developed. What is BESS? Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are systems.
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