The project ‘Bidirectionally chargeable vehicle fleets in microgrids’ investigates the technical, economic and social conditions for the use of energy storage systems and bidirectionally chargeable vehicle fleets in industrial microgrids. Electric vehicles can not only draw energy from the grid, but also feed it back, thus contributing to the flexibility of local energy supply systems as mobile energy storage devices. The aim is to develop models and management concepts that enable the efficient integration of these technologies and highlight ecological, economic and social benefits.

The project combines technical investigations into system integration with acceptance analyses and economic feasibility studies to evaluate obstacles and opportunities from the industry's perspective. In this way, it contributes to a sustainable and resilient energy supply and to the sector coupling of mobility and energy. The interdisciplinary approach of the participating specialised institutes Production and Supply Chain Management (PSCM) as well as Mechatronic Systems (IMS) ensures a practical and scientifically grounded analysis. The project results will be made available to a broad specialist audience via the HOLM platform, publications and workshops, and will form the basis for future appliances, consulting approaches and software solutions in the field of intelligent energy systems and bidirectional charging infrastructures.

The research project motiontracKIng (HA-Projekt-Nr.: 1526/23-79) ran from August 2023 to July 2024 and was funded by the State of Hesse as well as the HOLM funding as part of the funding program „Innovationen im Bereich Logistik und Mobilität“ of the Hessian Ministry for “Wirtschaft, Energie, Verkehr und Wohnen”. Partners involved in the project motiontracKIng were Prof. Dr. Felix Weidinger, Chair of Operations Research at the TU Darmstadt, Jun.-Prof. Dr. Eric Grosse, Chair of Business Management and Digital Transformation in Operations Management at the Saarland University as well as co. Gerüstbau Fr. Schimmer and Aalberts Surface Techlologies GmbH, both Weiterstadt.