Energy on Wheels: A New Approach to the Smart Grid with Electric Vehicles. This project will pioneer a transformative approach to the optimization of distributed Smart Electrical Energy Grids with int

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Energy on Wheels: A New Approach to the Smart Grid with Electric Vehicles. This project will pioneer a transformative approach to the optimization of distributed Smart Electrical Energy Grids with intermittent, renewable energy sources, electric vehicles and battery storage. It will leverage the movement of electric vehicles that are capable of storing significant amounts of energy in their batteries, and investigate how to harness these movements to increase the capacity and efficiency of a metropolitan-area Smart Grid. It will answer the question: how much could mobility of electric vehicles increase the capacity and reliability of the Grid? Expected outcomes include significantly reduced reliance on base-load fossil fuels, less blackouts, and new tools for dimensioning battery storage in the smart-grid. . Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 4008 - Electrical Engineering. Lead: Prof Stephen Hanly