Friday 7 August 2020

V2G project turns electric fleet into sources of additional revenue for businesses

 

E.ON and Nissan have announced the deployment of 20 vehicle-to-grid (V2G) chargers as part of a pilot project, which aims to investigate how electric vehicles (EVs) can support the UK grid, save money and reduce carbon emissions for businesses.

The V2G trial, which is co-funded by Innovate UK, sees the installation of the charging infrastructure at Nissan’s European Technical Centre in Cranfield.

These chargers will seek to show how the stored electricity in fleet vehicles' batteries can be sold back to the grid when demand for power is high and generate additional revenue for companies.

The project is now recruiting more participants for the trial and plans to deploy more V2G chargers for organisations across the UK.

Luke Ellis, V2G Programme Manager with E.ON UK, said: ”V2G technology brings with it wider environmental benefits for society as a whole. It can be considered carbon-negative for its potential to reduce or even remove the need for the fossil-fuelled generation to be fired up at times of peak electricity demand.”

Peter McDonald, Fleet Director at Nissan Motor GB, commented: "We know many fleets are not just looking at EV acquisition, they are also reviewing their energy infrastructure for a world where EVs are fast becoming the norm."