Why Electric Vehicles are a solution to increasing electricity demands

摘要

During peak times of the day when more electricity is used in people's homes, more electricity has to be generated, and traditionally this has required the burning of fossil fuels from power stations, which negatively mpacts the environment. This issue could be resolved through the development of a nationwide network of batteries, which store electricity generated from renewable sources at non-peak times, then feed back power to the grid at peak times. The batteries in EVs have the potential to deliver the nationwide storage necessary to achieve the solution, and WPD is trialling how such a system could work through its Electric Nation project.In partnership with CrowdCharge, WPD's Electric Nation project is recruiting 100 Nissan EV owners in the Midlands, South West England and South Wales to take part in the trial of V2G smart charging technology.Roger Hey, WPD's DSO Systems and Projects Manager, Mailed V2G charging before EV drivers were invited to take part in the Electric Nation project, and, although an electrical engineer himself, he was amazed to see how much energy an EV battery could store.