Smoothing the waves: EVs enable significant peak shaving
Without a doubt, battery-powered electric vehicles will play a role as a storage medium and supply source for electricity grids in the future. To make it more tangible, we calculated the total potential of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) power for the city of Munich in 2030. The scenario clearly indicates that battery-powered EVs will be important for the stability of future energy systems, says Markus Mildner from Siemens Smart Infrastructure
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of FORESIGHT Climate & Energy Fleets can provide significant flexible storage capacity for city-wide usage The transition to a sustainable energy system is crucial for avoiding catastrophic climate change and establishing a zero-carbon economy. A major challenge is the need for large-scale power storage capacity to integrate variable renewables and stabilise transmission and distribution grids. Experts anticipate that following the widespread introduction of battery electric vehicles (BEV), it will be possible to use the batteries of grid-connected cars and heavy vehicles as a distributed power storage network. Whi ...
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