Designed for smart grid (V2G, V2H, V2L) applications, BMPU-R2 is a modular grid-tied power supply capable of bidirectional conversion between AC (grid) and DC (EV battery). Its innovative 4-phases design enables operation in three-phase 16A (with or without. The EA-PSB Series bidirectional DC programmable power supply has an integrated, regenerative electronic load and therefor can sink (absorb) current and recover up to 96% of current, returning it to the local power grid. Regenerative PSBs reduce heat, noise and HVAC costs, making them cost-effective. This joint report documents the results of the first year of work, starting from November 2023, of the Coalition of the Willing on Bidirectional Charging (CoW), European Working Groups (EWG) EWG 1: “Car Charging and Aggregators” and EWG 2: “Energy and Grid Topics”. In the BDL Next project, we investigated this question by applying a life cycle assessment (LCA) approach on the endogenous differences in. A European consortium led by Fraunhofer IZM is developing a 22-kilowatt on-board charger with a volume of 4 liters—a third of the 12-liter market average for comparable systems today—using monolithically integrated, bidirectional gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors from Infineon. The work is part. Bidirectional charging: Technically developed – politically established for the first time Hardly any other topic attracted as much attention in 2025 as bidirectional charging. Technologically, both AC and DC-based systems are available, and numerous pilot projects are already delivering convincing.