Investigating Electric Vehicles as a promising alternative to static storage solutions

Abstract

The rapid advances in the area of Smart Grid has led to the increased penetration of distributed energy resources such as photovoltaic panels and wind parks, as well as empowered the rise of the Electric Vehicles (EV). Futuristic scenarios are currently being investigated, one of which focuses on the use of EVs as a collective flexible storage, that could be utilized in a smart city neighbourhood to address unpredictability and intermittent behaviour of renewable resources, as well as a mean to increase the self-consumption factor. Our research focuses on the assessment of EVs as a promising alternative to static storage solutions. We use real-world data in simulations with the aim to investigate the relationship between different setups in smart cities and their impact. The results point out towards a promising future for EVs, as they can play a key part as part of a collective flexible storage.