Realising Electric Vehicle-to-Grid Services
- $2.73m Funded by ARENA
- $6.59m Total project cost
Summary
The Realising Electric Vehicle-to-Grid Services project seeks to unlock the full economic and grid benefits of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) services in Australia.
Need
The Realising Electric Vehicle-to-Grid Services project acknowledges that electric vehicles (EVs) are transforming Australia’s energy system by increasing the amount of distributed energy storage connected to the electricity grid. Charging EVs, particularly through fast-charging stations, poses a significant challenge for electricity distribution networks.
Newly available EVs that support V2G functionalities (i.e. communicate with the electricity grid) create opportunities for EVs to enhance grid resilience and energy reliability and security. This will provide benefits for customers, network operators, systems operators, retailers, businesses, governments and institutions that manage the National Electricity Market (NEM). To date, V2G technologies and services have been largely non-existent in the Australian market, though the benefits have been demonstrated in small trials internationally.
This project consists of:
Project reports- ARENA media release 08/07/20
- Assessment of FCAS Capabilities of a V2G Capable EV Charger – A Case Study
- Case Study Grid Performance of a V2G Capable EV Charger
- Creating Value from V2G – Business Model Report
- Electric Vehicles and The Grid: Analysis, Gaps and Recommendations
- Insights Spotlight: International Review of Vehicle to Grid Technology
- Modelling V2G Simulation – A Study of the Economic and Technical Value Proposition
- Realising Electric Vehicle-to-Grid Services Crossing Sectors Report
- Realising Electric Vehicle-to-Grid Services Final Social Report
- Realising Electric Vehicle-to-Grid Services Lessons learnt 1
- Realising Electric Vehicle-to-Grid Services Lessons Learnt 2
- REVS Interim Social Report
- The A–Z of V2G
Learn more
Report: Modelling V2G Simulation – A Study of the Economic and Technical Value Proposition
This report follows the qualitative research undertaken in the REVS social research workstream and the business models workstream.
Report: Creating Value from V2G – Business Model
This report focuses on V2G, where vehicles provide services directly to the energy system. Vehicle to home (V2H) is closely related but focuses on managing behind the meter consumption instead.
Media Release: World leading Electric Vehicle to Grid Trial in ACT
Canberra is set to be home to one of the largest electric vehicle (EV) vehicle-to-grid (V2G) trials in the world.
Report: Assessment of FCAS Capabilities of a V2G Capable EV Charger – A Case Study
This report is about actual data coming from the bi-directional charger and exploration of FCAS revenue in the grid.
Report: Realising Electric Vehicle-to-Grid Services Crossing Sectors Report
The report summarises the lessons learnt from the complex undertaking of implementing V2G as a key part of the future energy system.
Report: Realising Electric Vehicle-to-Grid Services Final Social Report
The report presents results from interviews conducted between May 2021 to April 2022 with the REVS consortium, REVS trial end-users, and future fleet end-users.
Report: Realising Electric Vehicle-to-Grid Services Lessons Learnt 2
This report explores the challenges relating to certification of a vehicle-to-grid EV charger against the AS/NZS 4777.2:2020 standard.
Report: Case Study Grid Performance of a V2G Capable EV Charger
This report looks at the capability of vehicle to grid technologies to provide services to the electricity grid. It presents the results of tests undertaken in the Australian National University DER lab grid simulator facility.
Report: Electric Vehicles and The Grid: Analysis, Gaps and Recommendations
This report aims to describe the current state of the road vehicle electrification. Its scope includes road vehicles with plugs, charging, and enabling technology.
Report: Realising Electric Vehicle-to-Grid Services Lessons learnt 1
This report discusses lessons learnt from the first few months of ActewAGL’s Realising Electric Vehicle-to-grid Services (REVS) trial.
Report: REVS Interim Social Report
This report presents early results from interviews conducted in late 2020 and early 2021 with the Realising Electric Vehicle-to-Grid (REVS) consortium, REVS trial end-users, future private and fleet end-users, and industry specialists.
Report: The A–Z of V2G
In this interview, Bjorn Sturmberg discusses ‘The A to Z of V2G’ report, which provides a comprehensive review of international V2G projects, exploring the benefits and challenges of V2G (vehicle-to-grid) technology.
Report: The A–Z of V2G
The ActewAGL’s Realising Electric Vehicle-to-Grid Services (REVS) project seeks to unlock the full economic and grid benefits of V2G services in Australia.
Infographic: Realising Electric Vehicle-to-Grid Services (REVS)
Realising Electric Vehicle-to-Grid Services.
Action
The Realising Electric Vehicle-to-Grid Services project will install 51 bi-directional chargers and deploy a fleet of 51 V2G capable vehicles in the ACT. A system will monitor charger and vehicle availability, as well as a range of electrical parameters, which will enable the delivery of market contingency Frequency Control Ancillary Services (FCAS) at a fleet scale.
Outcome
The project aims to demonstrate V2G technology providing contingency FCAS to the NEM, complemented with a holistic roadmap for the mass deployment of the full value stack of V2G services. This will lead to new V2G enabled service offerings for fleets and residential customers.
Additional impact
The project will unite stakeholders from federal and state governments, and the transport and electricity industries, in a working group that will align and accelerate the development of V2G capable EVs, chargers and services across Australia.
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