Clean energy stored in electric vehicles to power buildings

Energy stored in electric vehicles can be used to power large buildings, thanks to ground-breaking research from WMG, University of Warwick. Researchers discover that by intelligently managing vehicle-to-grid technology, energy from idle vehicle batteries can be pumped back into the grid - and this would improve vehicle battery life by around 10% 'Smart grid' developed, which calculates how much energy can be taken from electric vehicles without negatively affecting batteries, and actually improving longevity and performance Previously thought that vehicle-to-grid tech only acts to degrade battery life - this research shows that it could keep vehicle batteries healthier for longer Stored energy from electric vehicles (EVs) can be used to power large buildings - creating new possibilities for the future of smart, renewable energy - thanks to ground-breaking battery research from WMG at the University of Warwick. Dr Kotub Uddin, with colleagues from WMG's Energy and Electrical Systems group and Jaguar Land Rover, has demonstrated that vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology can be intelligently utilised to take enough energy from idle EV batteries to be pumped into the grid and power buildings - without damaging the batteries. This new research into the potentials of V2G shows that it could actually improve vehicle battery life by around ten percent over a year. For two years, Dr Uddin's team analysed some of the world's most advanced lithium ion batteries used in commercially available EVs - and created one of the most accurate battery degradation models existing in the public domain - to predict battery capacity and power fade over time, under various ageing acceleration factors - including temperature, state of charge, current and depth of discharge.