There is a delightful fantasy out there that says the batteries in all the electric cars in the world could act as a giant, distributed virtual power plant that would store electricity from renewables when it is abundant and supply it back to the grid when demand exceeds supply. The … [continued]
Our nation is transitioning to a decarbonized, electrified energy future. The transition will occur in multiple, overlapping transformations across our electricity system, including both on the bulk power system and at the grid edge, where buildings, industry, transportation, renewables, storage, and the grid come together. Decarbonization of buildings and industry, … [continued]
NREL Research Highlights Vehicle-to-Grid Charging Benefits for Drivers and Utilities
New Modeling Techniques Deliver County-Level Charging Data To Inform Future Power System Upgrades
Will the EU’s power grids be able to handle the significant extra load coming from a growing electric truck fleet?
Several states are mandating all-electric vehicle sales by 2035, and one of the most commonly asked questions surrounding widespread EV adoption is “Can the grid handle all those electric cars?” In their latest white paper, GridBeyond tackles the issues surrounding the rapid uptake of EV options, and how vehicle-to-everything (“V2X”) … [continued]
Part 1 of this series outlined the total increase in grid capacity needed for a 100% electrified light duty vehicle (LDV) fleet in the US by 2040. It showed that with no additional technology, the required grid capacity increase is on the low end of historic grid growth. This part … [continued]
Handling a 100% electric vehicle (EV) scenario will require significant upgrades and modifications to the existing electric grid, but how much? And how does that compare to historic grid growth? We’ll start with an estimate of the additional grid capacity needed for a fully electrified light-duty vehicle (LDV) fleet in … [continued]
Some people are scared that electric vehicles will crash the utility grid. In two recent reports, researchers debunk such nonsense.
Nottingham City Council’s electric vehicle fleet is growing quite nicely. At the moment, 51% of the council’s vehicles are powered by electricity, including six bin lorries, road sweepers, and vans. Electric bin lorries and road sweepers — how cool is that! In an exciting development reported on My Nottingham News, … [continued]
