Dr. Anica Mertins

Job Title: Manager for Charging Infrastructure Technology & Energy Systems
Company: NOW GmbH/ National Centre for Charging Infrastructure
Country: Germany

Dr. Anica Mertins holds the position of Manager for Charging Infrastructure Technology & Energy Systems at NOW GmbH's National Centre for Charging Infrastructure, a role she has been performing since October 2023. Her work focuses on integrating charging infrastructure into the energy system, with an emphasis on controlled and bidirectional charging.

June 22, 2026Enabling EVs as Flexible Storage: Regulatory Advances and Remaining Challenges in Germany

June 22, 2026Panel Discussion

Sessions

Joint Session

Scaling EV Flexibility: Technical Progress, Economic Potential, Enabling Policy

Monday, June 22, 2026, 01:00 pm - 02:00 pm

ICM München Room 5

The accelerating deployment of electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energy is creating new challenges for grid stability. Smart and bidirectional charging can help balance the system while offering value to EV owners. The International Energy Agency will outline the benefits, global progress and remaining barriers to vehicle to grid (V2G) technology deployment, followed by insights from the German National Centre for Charging Infrastructure on regulatory developments. A panel of industry experts will then discuss business models, pilot results, technology advances and the role of interoperability in scaling EV flexibility solutions.