UK: moving to renewable energy vehicles as mobile warehouses
UK network operator National Grid has just released a report on future energy scenarios. In one scenario, the company assumes that electric vehicles have already taken root and is trying to assess their impact on the country's energy intensity.
The scenario in which the market has embraced electric vehicles is optimistic. Thanks to them, along with better-designed houses and low-emission heating methods, the UK has been able to significantly reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere (source).
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To reduce emissions, the country is gradually switching to renewable energy sources. As you know, they tend to be capricious. Here an electrician comes to our aid: connected to an outlet, it recharges when there is an excess of energy. When demand rises, the wind dies down and the sun goes down cars return some of their energy to the grid... They will be able to store up to 20 percent of all UK solar-powered energy, according to the National Grid.
It is important to note that electricity will be a problem in the first place: it will consume more electricity in the middle of the next decade. However, with the increase in the number of wind farms and the area of solar panels, they may come in handy. As early as 2030, up to 80 percent of the energy produced in the UK can be obtained from renewable sources (RES). Cars are perfect here as a mobile energy storage device.
The National Grid estimates that there will be 2050 million electricians on British roads by 35. Three-quarters of these will already support V2G technology (vehicle-to-grid) so that energy can flow in both directions.
Initial Image: (c) National Grid
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