Cham, Switzerland – ON Power, a charging service provider and the clean energy supplier in Iceland, is partnering with Etrel, a subsidiary of Landis+Gyr, to accommodate the growth of EV registrations in the country. Together, they have configured a dynamic and system that will enable ON Power to expand its charging infrastructure and provide a user-friendly charging experience.
The OCEAN software is a scalable EV charge point and energy management platform that provides monitoring and management of residential, business, and public charging locations from a single cloud-based tool. The hardware-agnostic system enables ON Power to transfer the existing operations and expand with the market needs, regardless of implemented charging hardware or location.
“Iceland has the second largest share of newly registered EVs in Europe, which makes a rapid and stable roll out of EV charging infrastructure of paramount importance,” says Hrafn Leó Guðjónsson, product manager at ON Power. “Ensuring the scalability of the system with technology that allows us to keep pace with the demands of the market was key in our decision to use Etrel OCEAN.”
ON Power launched its EV charging business in 2014, becoming one of the first EV charge point operators and e-mobility service providers in the country. With EV registrations in Iceland exceeding 60% of total new car registrations in 2022 and a solid trajectory for further growth, the Icelandic company turned to the market in search of a new charging infrastructure management solution that would allow them to grow with the market whilst ensuring a stable uptime and good customer experience.
“With a charging network consisting primarily of residential chargers, it is important to ensure a familiar and connected charging experience for customers at home and on the go”, says Rok Poteko, head of software sales at Etrel. “We brought ON Power closer to their users with a white label solution; allowing the company to apply custom configurations from branding and subscription methods to payment types and tariffs.”
In the second phase of the rollout, ON Power will leverage OCEAN’s extensive API database, which will enable tight integration with ON Power’s trusted ERP and CRM systems, further improving its operations.
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