EV-elocity to assess payback from V2G technology

During the course of 2021, the EV-elocity project has deployed V2G chargers at multiple locations across England as part of large-scale trials to gain technical, customer and commercial insights on the emerging technology. It is also investigating if additional use from V2G charging may affect EV battery life.

Led by Cenex, the project includes the Universities of Nottingham and Warwick; Leeds and Nottingham City Councils; and CrowdCharge, a platform that integrates and optimises smart electric vehicle charges. EV-elocity is funded by the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV), in partnership with Innovate UK.

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In a statement EV-elocity’s Nottingham University lead, Professor Lucelia Rodrigues, said: “Installing V2G technology could help to reduce emissions from transport and electricity production long-term while also improving energy system capacity and reliability and increasing consumption of locally-generated renewable power.

“At present, peak demand for energy is 5-8pm when most people are at home, but renewable sources, such as solar panels, generate most power when electricity demand is low. Therefore, there is an urgent need to resolve this disconnect and find a way to increase the grid’s capacity to store excess renewable power to reduce pressure on the energy system’s infrastructure.”