Successful Certifications of the New Production Facility Provide Capacity for Scaling Up the Smart Meter Rollout
We are pleased that the certification process for our new production lines in Landau has been formally completed with the presentation of the certificate. This means that the new facility has been approved by the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) for the production of certified smart meter gateways (SMGW). With the capacity expansion at the new facility to over 1 million SMGWs per year, we are ensuring that our customers have access to the quantities they need as the rollout of smart metering systems scales up. The way is now clear for a smooth scaling up of your rollout in line with the ongoing rollout targets for 2024 and the coming years.
TR-5 Adopted
The BMWK has finalized BSI TR-03109-5. TR-5 ensures interoperability for users (end customers/operators) of the SMGW at the CLS interface with other components that control downstream heat pumps, wallboxes, or battery storage systems. It also describes security requirements for applications within the SMGW’s home area network (HAN) as part of the implementation of Section 14a of the Energy Industry Act (EnWG).
The unIT-e² innovation project launches a field test to increase flexibility in grid-friendly control
The unIT-e² research project is moving from the laboratory phase to the practical phase. In the project’s subcluster called Harmon-E, test subjects have now been successfully equipped with a digital grid connection consisting of SMGW and HEMS. This means that the controllable grid connection can now be tested in real-world operation within the context of Section 14a. The project expects this to yield new insights into the necessity of control interventions and to provide valuable information for grid monitoring.
unIT-e²: Smart Connectivity for Electric Mobility
29 partners, including Bayernwerk, BMW, Mercedes, PPC, Stadtwerke München, Tennet, and Volkswagen—the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) is providing over 30 million euros in funding for a large-scale real-world laboratory aimed at integrating electric mobility in a way that benefits the market and the grid.
Heat follows electricity
First, the Regulation on Remote Reading of Heat Meters (FFVAV) on October 5, and just one month later, the new Heating Costs Regulation (HeizkostenV): What exactly does this mean for you?
Green Light for the Mandatory Rollout
The BMWi and BSI have published a positive market analysis following the third Gateway certification. PPC-SMGWs have been in the rollout phase since 2018 and are in use at 50 MSBs.