For the mass deployment of electric trucks, the FLEXMCS project aims to overcome challenges regarding the acceleration of the roll out of charging infrastructure, in expanding grid capacity and available charging infrastructure. FLEXMCS designs highly energy-efficient megawatt-charging hubs with multiport chargers, which improve the utilisation and can be used flexible, for HDVs during fast charging, but also at night for slower charging and for light vehicles. The project will integrate renewable energy sources in the charging hub to minimize energy losses and grid impact. Furthermore, the project will develop tools for optimal utilisation of charging infrastructure and user convenience. Part of the project is also the streamlining of the planning and installation of new charging hubs, identification of optimal geographical locations along TEN-T corridors and optimizing hub architecture and layout and addressing technical and non-technical barriers.
Facts and figures:
Coordinator: Vrije Universiteit Brussels (VUB)
Start date: 1 January 2025
Duration: 42 months
Funding Call: HORIZON-CL5-2024-D5-01
Total budget: 9 687 746.75
EU Funding: 7 671 654.50
Website: https://www.flexmcs.eu/
