Economic and CO2 Emission Benefits of a Solar Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Station for Workplaces in the Netherlands

Conference paper (2016)

Authors

G.R. Chandra Mouli DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage - EEMCS
Mark Leendertse Student
V. Prasanth DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage - EEMCS
P. Bauer DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage - EEMCS
S. Silvester Applied Ergonomics and Design - IDE
S.G. van de Geer Design Aesthetics - IDE
M. Zeman Electrical Sustainable Energy
Research Group
DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage (EEMCS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2016 G.R. Chandra Mouli, Mark Leendertse, V. Prasanth, P. Bauer, S. Silvester, S.G. van de Geer, M. Zeman
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https://doi.org/10.1109/ITEC.2016.7520273
Petroleum Finance Electric vehicles Employment Automobiles
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Published Date

2016

Language

English

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Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Department

Electrical Sustainable Energy

Research Group

DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage

Abstract

The paper analyses the economic and environmental benefits of charging electric vehicles (EV) at workplaces in the Netherlands using photovoltaic panels (PV). A 10kW EV-PV charging system is used to charge the electric cars directly from photovoltaic panels. The cost of using a gasoline vehicle is compared with that of an electric vehicle that is charged from the grid or from solar panels. It is found that charging EV from PV results in huge savings in fuel cost, taxes and lower CO2 emissions. A comparison is made for solar panels installed on rooftops and as a solar carport and the impact of feed-in tariffs on PV generation revenues is evaluated.