Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are becoming a key enabler for cost-efficient and scalable EV charging infrastructure.

In this video, Geert de Mil (EV CPO Charging Technology Systems & Insights Manager at Q8) shares how Q8 leverages battery storage to optimize energy usage, reduce peak demand charges, and improve overall charging performance.

As EV charging sites grow in power demand, grid constraints and electricity price volatility are major challenges—especially across Europe under frameworks like EU AFIR and national regulations such as Germany’s BNetzA.

Q8’s approach demonstrates how integrating BESS allows Charge Point Operators (CPOs) and fuel retailers to:

• Perform effective peak shaving and lower energy costs

• Reduce dependency on grid upgrades

• Stabilize high-power charging operations

• Improve site profitability and scalability

This is where FLEXECHARGE supports operators with grid-aware energy management solutions like HARMON-E, enabling smarter control of charging loads and battery systems.

👉 Explore how FLEXECHARGE helps optimize EV charging infrastructure