The grid falls short
In many areas, especially rural ones, applying for a stronger grid connection either gets rejected or costs up to €80,000, with months of waiting.
Project «Research – Innovate» · ESPA 2021–2027
EV charging, without waiting for the grid.
EVBOOST designs and pilots hybrid EV charging stations that combine photovoltaics, battery storage and smart energy management software. The aim is fast, cheaper charging without overloading the power grid.
EVBOOST · ΕΚΠΑΡ01‑0051999Duration 36 months · November 2025 – November 2028Sector: Sustainable Energy
Pilot figures
What the pilot is built to do
≥200 kW
target charging power on a weak grid line
−30%
target charging cost reduction
70 kWp
photovoltaics at the pilot station
300 kWh
battery system capacity
36 months
project implementation duration
The problem
Why fast charging stalls on a weak grid
Demand spikes
When many vehicles charge simultaneously, sudden demand spikes burden the grid and drive energy costs up for everyone.
Disconnected technologies
Chargers, batteries and photovoltaics from different manufacturers often cannot communicate with each other.
The EVBOOST solution
A station that «borrows» power from the battery
Power when you need it
The stored energy in the battery «boosts» the charger, enabling fast charging even on a low-capacity grid line.
Smart prediction
Prediction algorithms decide when it's cheapest to charge the battery and when to feed the vehicles, reducing cost.
Open standards
Support for international protocols (OCPP, OCPI) so the system works with equipment from any manufacturer.
News & results
All news & resultsLatest from the project
AnnouncementEVBOOST: Clockwork and Optimems join forces to advance smart EV charging
Optimems and Clockwork Engineering are collaborating on EVBOOST, a research project to develop and pilot an integrated smart electric vehicle charging solution.Read more
Newsletter #01EVBOOST is underway!
EVBOOST started in November 2025 to develop and pilot a hybrid EV charging station for areas where a weak grid makes fast charging hard to install.Read moreThe consortium
Two Greek companies, one shared solution
CLOCKWORK builds and installs energy systems. OPTIMEMS writes the management software. Together they take the station from design through the pilot.