First European Large-Scale Vehicle-To-Grid Demonstrator for an efficient decarbonisation of the energy sector

Introduction

The EVVE project (First European Large-Scale Vehicle-To-Grid Demonstrator for an efficient decarbonisation of the energy sector), coordinated by EDF with the support of DREEV, aims to demonstrate the potential of the Vehicle-To-Grid (V2G) innovative technology to contribute significantly to the reduction of GHG emissions of the energy sector.

Project Overview

EVVE implements over 10 years a Virtual Power Plant of 800 V2G bidirectional charging stations, using the Electric Vehicles (EV) energy storage capacities. This project reaches an aggregated capacity of up to 8.36 MW, enabling the reduction of CO2 emissions by more than 25,000 tons.

Location and Benefits

Located in France, EVVE delivers concrete proof of the V2G economic and environmental benefits while generating value for all the stakeholders involved, in particular EV owners.

Smart Management

Through remote control of the V2G chargers, EVVE is able to implement a smart management of EV batteries charging and discharging processes based on electricity price and CO2 market signals. This enables the reduction of electricity peak loads and provides ancillary services, such as frequency regulation, to the grid while ensuring EV users' mobility needs.

Technological Context

EVVE is implemented in a very favorable technological context, as it will build on the return on experience of small-scale demo projects using the Japanese CHAdeMO standard for V2G. It will also benefit from the emergence, from 2023, of the CCS (Combined Charging System) European V2G standard.

Goals and Industrialization

EVVE aims at being a catalyst for V2G industrialization, giving proper signals to V2G value chain stakeholders, especially EV manufacturers, to pave the way for the massive deployment of large-scale V2G schemes in the EU.

Financial Support

The financial support provided by the Innovation Fund will unlock EVVE's development and implementation, marking the very first large-scale commercial size demonstration of a technology that has so far been proven at small-scale, enabling the de-risking of the project.