A new report reveals power from a small number of electric vehicle batteries in Canberra was used to respond to a blackout in Victoria, and experts believe this could be done on a much larger scale.
As part of a trial, power from electric vehicle batteries in Canberra was fed into the national grid during a major blackout in Victoria.Experts say electric vehicle batteries could contribute large amounts of electricity to the grid during times of high demand or power shortfalls.
Only 16 electric cars out of a fleet of 51 involved in the Realising Electric Vehicle-to-Grid Services project were hooked up to the chargers, which was never going to produce enough power to bring many lights back on in Victoria. ANU senior research fellow Dr Bjorn Sturmberg says electric car batteries could power NSW and the ACT during an emergency."It could be something that auto manufacturers just send out, a signal to all of their vehicles saying 'Whoa, we've got a once-in-five-year kind of event, let's just stop charging for half an hour and then you can go back to what you were doing'."
ACT Energy and Emissions Reduction Minister Shane Rattenbury says electric vehicle batteries could provide a "powerful response'' to an electricity shortfall emergency.Electric Vehicle Council energy and infrastructure head Ross De Rango said vehicle-to-grid technology was a huge opportunity for Australia which could put downward pressure on power bills and help enable coal and gas-fired power stations to be closed sooner.
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