The transition to electric vehicles is the focus of this special issue which we've loaded up with the latest developments, research, and expert opinion, plus links to smart blogs and other useful web resources. And hey, we've got videos too!
EPRI, ESB Networks, the electric network utility in Ireland, and the Ireland government are developing one of the most comprehensive smart grid initiatives that will support the Irish government’s aggressive targets for wind integration, energy efficiency, and electric vehicle integration.
PlaNYC was created by the Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability. It defines an aggressive strategy that calls for a 44% reduction of transportation emissions from current levels by 2030. In addition, reduction in the city’s levels of harmful particulate emissions and pollutants are targeted to help improve New York City’s air quality.
This study from Accenture looks at technologies in transport fuels that have the potential to “disrupt” the current views of supply, demand and green house gas (GHG) emissions in the next ten years.
Siemens-produced video of how electric cars will interface with the new smart grid. Siemens predicts the changes will occur more rapidly that imagined as the global community moves toward overall efficiency in electrical infrastructures.
Integrating battery vehicles (BVs) into the electricity grid
is facilitated by development of a conceptual framework. This presentation explores BVs as a load, BVs as a generation/storage device, the role of aggregation, integration of BVs into the electricity grid, plus other major implementation and environmental issues.
A unique car from AirRays™, the roof of the car has solar panels and the front hood and trunk of the car contain wind turbines which transfer air into wind energy. The vehicle sports Vehicle to Grid (V2G) capabilities which will enable the user to transfer renewable power back into their home for use in their household or right back into the electrical grid to lower electric bills.
The Electrification Roadmap endeavors to serve a practical function: to provide a public policy guide to transforming the U.S. light-duty ground transportation system from one that is oil-dependent to one powered almost entirely by electricity.
The need for such a document arises from the tremendous difficulty of the task. The goal of deploying more than 200 million electric-powered vehicles is ambitious and should not be understated. The envisioned change demands synchronized deployment of new vehicles and infrastructure on a massive scale. The existing ground transportation system represents a century of private investment and government regulation, and fundamentally altering this system requires an exceedingly careful and thorough planning process, to which this report seeks to make a helpful contribution.
Argonne National Laboratory is one of the U.S. Department of Energy's oldest national laboratories for science and engineering research. Check out this video which includes a demonstration of the components of the Smart Grid and the integration of electric vehicles.
Establishing Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Guidelines is an essential first step in building a successful infrastructure within the Province of British Columbia (BC). EV and PHEV have unique requirements that internal combustion vehicles do not. Although not intended to be an installation manual or as a replacement for approved codes and standards, these Guidelines provide the necessary information for understanding these requirements and the related governing authority references so that successful planning, design, permitting and construction will lead to successful adoption of EVs and PHEVs in British Columbia.
Electric vehicles will be a market-changing force requiring collaboration both inside and beyond the automotive industry. Parties including vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, dealers, other retailers, consumers, electric/utility companies and governments must all be aligned.
Electric cars not only receive electricity from the grid - they can also be used to store and transmit electricity. Check out the basics in vehicle to grid (V2G) technology in this story by Alyssa Danigelis.
A 40-page report that investigates energy storage for the grid. Includes an overview of the applications, the barriers, and the regulatory issues, with special attention to the potential of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Concludes with policy and research recommendations to the DOE. Written to a business audience.
A two-page abstract of a longer paper describing the theoretical basis for believing that electric vehicle batteries could provide ancillary services and other value to the Danish power system. Written for a technical audience.
This 93-page paper analyzes potential PHEV impact on electricity demand, supply, generation, pricing, and emissions levels in 2020 and 2030. It considers 13 regions specified by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), and the Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Information Administration. Seven scenarios were provided for each region. Electricity requirement projections for PHEVs are based on analysis from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) with an optimistic expectation of 25% market penetration by 2020. Calculations were provided by the Oak Ridge Competitive Electricity Dispatch model, which was developed over the past 12 years to assess various significant electricity sector issues.
Stanton W. Hadley and Alexandra Tsvetkova examine the potential impacts of plug-in vehicles on electricity demand, supply, generation structure, prices, and projected emission levels in 2020 and 2030 for thirteen different regions. Seven scenarios are analyzed for each region.
Utilities could benefit from a US vehicle fleet with a greater number of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) if they incorporate vehicle to grid (V2G) technology. One of the largest barriers to faster introduction of PHEVs is the cost of the main battery, combined with the battery’s durability and performance. To accelerate widespread introduction, it may be useful to create a program to directly offset the added costs and risks of the battery portion of PHEVs. A ratebase approach by electric utilities could be the answer.
This white paper projects the most probable set of changes in the energy markets and the transformational technologies that exist today and how they will come together to address this emerging oil shortage.
National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) collaborated on this eighteen-month study to understand the impact on greenhouse gas emission and model the impact on air quality from widespread PHEV adoption, plus provide a consistent analysis methodology for scientific determination of the environmental impact of future vehicle technology and electric sector scenarios.
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs)have been added to the FCVT (Freedom Car & Vehicle Technologies) R&D portfolio because of the potential national benefits of increased energy efficiency and decreased petroleum consumption by using electricity as the primary fuel for urban driving. This plan describes FCVT efforts to develop PHEV components and systems for light duty vehicles that could be commercialized for volume production in 2016 to 2020.
This study is designed to evaluate the impact of PHEVs (Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles) on utility system operations within the Xcel Energy Colorado service territory. Simulations in which the expected electricity demand of a fleet of PHEVs was added to projected utility loads under a variety of charging scenarios provide insight into the potential grid impacts of PHEVs.
We're getting mixed signals about the vitality of the smart grid market. On the one hand, the recent DistribuTECH conference was one of the most successful ever. On the other, a well-known Wall Street analyst recently told his clients that the smart metering sector is "facing several headwinds," including weak regulatory support in the U.S. and delays in European adoption. Taking the pulse of the smart grid industry is this week's Tuesday Topic.
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