From 22 to 25 June 2026, the OPENTUNITY project was represented at Power2Drive Europe, Europe’s leading exhibition for charging infrastructure and electric mobility, held as part of The smarter E Europe in Munich, Germany.

Project partner Hive Power presented OPENTUNITY’s work to an international audience of energy professionals, highlighting how the project is helping build a more flexible, interoperable and user-centric energy ecosystem for Europe’s electricity grids.

Strong interest from the e-mobility sector

Power2Drive brought together key players from across the electric mobility value chain, providing an ideal setting to discuss the role of flexibility in future energy systems.

According to Hive Power, the greatest interest came from charge point operators and fleet managers, who

were particularly interested in understanding how smart charging and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technologies can unlock flexibility services while making better use of existing charging infrastructure.

The project’s interoperability approach also attracted considerable attention. Many visitors recognised the need for solutions capable of connecting different platforms and technologies, rather than introducing additional complexity into an already fragmented ecosystem.

   

Discussions focused on flexibility and market value

Throughout the event, conversations frequently centred on two key topics that are also at the heart of OPENTUNITY.

The first concerned the assessment of flexibility available from electric vehicles and battery storage systems, and how these distributed resources can actively contribute to demand response programmes and grid services.

The second focused on the business perspective, exploring how the value created through flexibility services can be fairly distributed among prosumers, aggregators and grid operators, an essential aspect for accelerating the adoption of flexibility markets across Europe.

Within OPENTUNITY, Hive Power contributes to these challenges by developing solutions to estimate flexibility from EVs and battery storage while optimising demand response actions through interoperable software integrated into the project’s wider flexibility ecosystem.

Creating opportunities beyond the exhibition

Participation in Power2Drive also opened the door to new collaborations. Hive Power established several promising contacts with fleet operators and managers, with follow-up meetings already scheduled to explore how electric vehicle fleets could participate in future flexibility markets.

These discussions demonstrate the growing interest in practical flexibility solutions and reinforce the relevance of OPENTUNITY’s work in supporting Europe’s transition towards a smarter, more resilient and consumer-centred energy system.