Influence of trial experience with V2G on consumer acceptance of EV drivers in the Netherlands

In the Netherlands, a big move towards electrification has been underway for decades, while the share of renewable energy in the Dutch energy mix is increasing. Grid capacity issues and the intermittency inherent to renewables require intelligent solutions, one of which may be V2G. V2G allows for bi-directional flows of energy between an EV and...

Sensitivity Analysis of Vehicle-to-Grid based Ancillary Services

In order to decrease carbon emissions of the transport sector, the roll-out of plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) aims a replacement of conventional combustion-based vehicles. Their intended power system integration goes along with increasing the share of renewable energies. Hereby, PEV have the prerequisites for intelligent charging to support...

Factors influencing the success within multi-mode standardization for selecting the Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) charging standards

The transportation sector is considered to be one of the significant contributors of carbon emissions around the world. With the rise in carbon emissions, electric vehicles are increasingly becoming popular globally. Most of the developed countries are moving towards the electrification of the transportation sector at a faster pace. Although the...

Key Components for Potential Sustainable Vehicle-to-Grid Business Models within the Netherlands: A qualitative research to explore the components for sustainable Vehicle-to-Grid business models by conducting semi-structured expert-interviews

The shifts towards more use of electric vehicles and more use of renewable energy sources create the need for Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology. To penetrate the market, the development of V2G business models is critical. However, there are no sustainable V2G business models determined yet. Therefore, this research focused on what the key...

Dutch electric vehicle drivers' acceptance of vehicle-to-grid at long-term parking

The objective of this study was identifying factors that contribute to Dutch electric vehicle (EV) drivers’ acceptance of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) at long-term parking lots. The results of this study aim to help V2G system designers to improve the quality of bi-directional V2G charging services for EV users and to foster V2G acceptance. The...

Dutch electric vehicle drivers' preferences regarding vehicle-to-grid contracts: Examining the willingness to participate in vehicle-to-grid contracts by conducting a context-dependent stated choice experiment taking into account the EV recharging speed

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) could turn an electric vehicle (EV) into a potential source of flexibility, in order to deal with the variability and uncertainty in electricity supply brought about by renewable energy sources and the load increase caused by the adoption of EVs. However, only a few studies have focussed on the complexity of EV drivers’...

The Connected Automotive Future: An innovation strategy for LeasePlan: How the connected vehicle enables acceleration in the zero emission fleet transition

This thesis proposes an innovation strategy to leverage the potential of connected vehicles for the fleet of LeasePlan, the global leader in automobile leasing and fleet management. This strategy has been developed through an extensive analysis of the internal environment, customer trends, industry developments, and emerging technologies in...

Evaluating the transition from V2G to AV2G: The autonomous battery electric vehicle as decentralised bidirectional electricity storage system

A transition to V2G is hampered by many barriers, such as battery degradation and high investment cost. A dramatic shift towards autonomous vehicles (AVs) in the future transport system drastically changes the conditions for a transition to V2G, potentially resulting in a more flexible V2G system that efficiently deals with bidirectional flows...

Increasing participation in V2G through contract elements: Examining the preferences of Dutch EV users regarding V2G contracts using a stated choice experiment

The increased usage of Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energy Sources causes issues regarding the balancing of the electricity grid. To avoid investment costs, Distribution System Operators desire flexibility solutions. One of these flexibility solutions is the usage of the battery of the Electric Vehicle as an electricity source. This concept...

Cars in Technopolis: Future cars and building integrated

Assuming that cars in the near future will be fully electrical and capable of driving autonomously with or without any human on board. This resulted in two main topics in the research, architectural changes and ability to add to sustainability of buildings with these future cars. The conclusion was basically that we can reduce uses space of a...

Optimisation of smart-and Vehicle-to-Grid charging strategies in distribution networks: based on charging behaviour analysis

Currently in the energy system of the Netherlands, lower level consumer demand flexibility is rather obsolete due to sufficient capacity limits of the distribution network and supply of capacity mechanisms by large industrial actors. However, in the upcoming 10- 20 years, the power system is in transition to become decentralised with a higher...

Exploring the role of battery electric and fuel cell electric vehicles in a sustainable smart city

Battery electric and fuel cell electric vehicles have the potential to cover the shortage in renewable power generation by engaging in vehicle-to-grid. However, the vehicle-to-grid service cannot completely make up for the intermittent nature of renewables. Deterministic models were used to compute the extent to which the vehicles can engage in...

Estimating impact of Vehicle-to-Grid operation on automotive fuel cell performance

In a future scenario electric vehicles (EV) could be operated in Vehicle to Grid (V2G) mode to support the national and renewable energy electricity grid by providing ancillary services such as peak shaving and frequency regulation. While developing financial models to price these services it is important to include the impact of Vehicle to Grid...

FCEV as power plant: a techno-economic scenario analysis in two climates for smart cities

In the Paris Agreement a total of 195 countries agreed on a legally binding climate deal to bridge towards climate-neutrality before the end of the century. This requires affordable zero emission, heat and transport systems. This research answers the question whether solar and wind generated electricity, with the integration of fuel cell...

Paving The Road To Renewables: Smart Integration Of Electric Vehicles To Increase Utilisation Of Intermittent Renewables Into An Island Energy Mix, Aruba as Case Study

Our world is faced with a major challenge: anthropogenic climate change. This is a result of our continued use of fossil fuels, causing the emission of greenhouse gasses into our atmosphere, thereby adding to global warming. An important part of these decarbonisation strategies is the production of electricity from renewable energy sources and...