Electric Vehicles as Home Battery Storage Systems

Opportunities and Challenges for Electric Vehicles to balance the Grid as Home Battery Storage Systems

The UK needs to reduce carbon emissions in order to meet the Government’s 2050 Carbon Zero targets and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Renewable energy, particularly from wind and solar power, is helping to meet these targets and will be particularly important for decarbonising heating in the home.

 

However, relying on the weather creates instability for meeting electricity demands, yet large- and small-scale battery storage can help stabilise and better balance demand.

 

Increasingly, homeowners are buying electric vehicles, that are often sitting on people’s drives for up to around 97% of the time.

 

This webinar explores the opportunities and challenges of using electric vehicles virtual power plants (VPP) connected to the National Electricity Grid through the home.

Looking for something specific?