Electric vehicle (EV) owners are used to plugging their cars into their houses, but several trials are underway to test whether they can also plug their houses into their cars when needed. The aim is to determine whether vehicle batteries could be energy solutions for “homes of the future.”
The latest is a test of vehicle-to-grid technology by CSIRO, the national science agency, and Essential Energy in Port Macquarie, which is expected to continue until March of next year.
It will connect a Nissan Leaf electric car to a bi-directional charger at the power provider’s Innovation Hub, where researchers will set up a home-like environment in a laboratory, complete with solar panels and batteries.
CSIRO transport electrification team lead Kate Cavanagh said the “home” will have multiple appliances, including a television, pool pump, hot water system, fridge, dishwasher, and clothes dryer, to test whether energy stored in an electric car battery could power a household when needed.
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Trial to Test Whether EVs Can Power Homes
- by: Rex Widerstrom
- 2024-10-15
- Source:
The Epoch Times
- 10/15/2024
