The ACT’s world-first Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) project has successfully demonstrated how V2G services can be technically and economically viable in Australia.
Celebrating the success of the trial, the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, Shane Rattenbury said the Realising Electric Vehicles to Grid Services (REVS) trial commenced in 2020.
“Now that we have achieved 100 per cent renewable electricity in the ACT, we need to significantly reduce emissions from transport to reach our goal of net zero emissions by 2045,” Mr Rattenbury said.
“This nation-leading trial utilised a fleet of 51 Nissan Leaf vehicles to explore the ability of electric vehicles (EVs) to provide frequency regulation services to the National Electricity Market (NEM),” he said.
“This trial has demonstrated that fleet EVs could play a vital role in supporting our energy grid and in boosting energy security.”
Mr Rattenbury said the insights gained from the past two years would be particularly beneficial during times of peak power usage as a way of balancing renewable energy delivered to the grid.
He said the REVS project was co-funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency and the ACT Government and led by ActewAGL Retail in partnership with Evoenergy, Nissan, Jetcharge, SgFleet, the Australian National University and Accenture.
“In the future, we hope this can extend to Canberrans’ privately owned electric vehicles, providing EV owners with the opportunity to send energy stored in their car’s on-board battery back into their own homes or the electricity grid,” the Minister said.
“South Australia has proven it is possible after becoming the first jurisdiction in Australia to approve a network connection of V2G services in a residential setting.”
