In order to test the Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology in a real situation, Nissan participates in a pilot project led by Galp with a fleet of ten Nissan Leaf and e-NV200 from Electricity of the Azores (EDA).
Developed in partnership with Galp, Electricity of the Azores (EDA), Nuvve, MagnumCap, DGEG, the Regional Directorate of Energy of the Azores and ERSE, this project underway on the island of São Miguel is the first to take place in Portugal with a European-level scale.
Underway since April, this project has already made it possible to inject approximately 13.4 MWh into the electricity grid, equivalent to the average consumption of 15 homes per day.
Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology
In case you didn't know, Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology allows an electric car to charge its battery or, alternatively, to supply energy to the electricity grid.
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According to Nissan, this technology will allow electric car users to access savings on their energy bill and revenue associated with the provision of services to the electricity grid.
In this way, they become not only users but also active agents in the provision of auxiliary services to the electricity system.
With this pilot project, Nissan is also contributing to the creation of a legal framework with a view to moving from the pilot phase to the market phase.
In this way, it is expected that new business models and new approaches for the electricity market will emerge.