Using Electric Vehicles to Store Solar Energy: The Spatial Distribution Problem: A quantitative analysis on the effects of the spatial distribution of solar panels and electric vehicles on the cost-effectiveness of the Vehicle-2-Home concept.

Vehicle-2-Home (V2H) is a concept in which an electric vehicle (EV) is able to charge and discharge its battery pack to the building it is connected to. This concept enables EVs to store surplus solar energy, which is produced during the daytime and return in to buildings during the night time. For this system to work (cost) efficiently, the EVs...

Coping with uncertainties: A multi case study on policies within ITS projects

Every year new Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) projects are initiated by governmental institutes. The Dutch government - for example - recently invested € 70 million to look for technological opportunities in the ITS market. However, although significant sums are invested, the return in realized projects is limited. This is because the...