The Best4Grid project aims to enable the widespread implementation of green transport and the vehicle-to-everything technology, by providing technical solutions, a common legislative framework, business strategies, and a roadmap tailored for the Nordics.
The aim for the Nordic region is to become carbon neutral and the most sustainable and integrated region in the world by 2030. In order to achieve this, it is essential to decarbonise the transport sector, which is achieved by electrification and the increased use of renewable energy sources. However, the increased penetration of fluctuating renewable energy sources causes imbalance between supply and demand of energy, reduced capacity margins and congestion of electricity networks. In this context, the batteries of the electric vehicles (EVs) offer the possibility to store electricity at times when there is a surplus of electricity that subsequently can be used at times when there is a deficit of electricity, thereby balancing the electric grid. This is called V2X – vehicle-to-everything. However, there are technical, market, societal, and political challenges related to the realisation of the V2X technology that so far have hindered the widespread implementation of the V2X technology.
In order to address these challenges, Best4Grid proposes to:
- Analyse the opportunities and challenges to match the supply and demand of electricity by using V2X
- Analyse the effects on efficiency and ageing of the batteries of employing V2X
- Propose novel ideas to design and control the onboard energy management system for EVs employing V2X
- Develop business models for implementation of V2X in the Nordic region
- Provide guidance on market regulations and structures supporting the implementation of V2X in the Nordic region
- Provide a roadmap for the effective implementation of V2X, considering user behaviour and technical and economic feasibility
- Achieve cooperation among the relevant stakeholders supporting the implementation and widespread dissemination of the results
This is a timely project that gives the Nordic region a unique opportunity to be a frontrunner with a new technology that is expected to play a major role in future energy systems.
