This proposal is for a large-scale V2G demonstrator, deployed in groups and controlled by an innovative aggregator platform stacking multiple services that supports a more efficient electricity system and decreases ownership costs to vehicle users. The project Consortium is composed by participants from typically disconnected sectors including car companies, infrastructure providers, energy services, and the public sector. The demonstrator includes commercial/delivery and public service vehicles, using V2G-ready models. The project will evaluate the response of distinct consumer groups (which together are highly representative of the target market) to commercial V2G offers. Data collected will be used to test and refine different business cases and reward mechanisms for providing V2G services, generating insights on receptiveness and acceptance of V2G operation. The demonstrator will determine the technical and commercial potential of V2G to support the GB electricity system. The innovative V2G platform will stack multiple services to the System Operator and Distribution Network Operators participating in the project. Distribution, transmission and whole-electricity system models will be used to assess system-wide impacts, benefits and potential revenues from V2G. The project will identify key barriers in the policy and regulatory framework, market barriers and cybersecurity issues, and propose solutions so that V2G can contribute to much needed system flexibility. Learning outcomes will be exportable to electricity systems worldwide. Widespread sharing of project findings, through industry events and publications, will build confidence in and help grow the V2G sector. Learning outcomes will be used by the consortium and the wider UK industry to rapidly deploy V2G business models and encourage significant take-up of ULEVs over the next 5-10 years, optimizing their potential as a resource and improving flexibility and efficiency of the electricity network.

40% of UK population live in urban environments without access to off-street parking, so cannot install home Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers. If these people cannot access on-street charging infrastructure, we will not hit national targets for EV uptake and electrification of transport. Charging infrastructure suffers from a chicken-and-egg problem: people won't buy EVs if they cannot see that infrastructure is available, and local authorities won't install infrastructure if they cannot see demand for EVs. V2Street explores routes to break this deadlock by developing a novel consumer value proposition that uses flexibility in V2G-enabled charging to provide demand side response (DSR) services to the energy system. We estimate V2G can provide significantly more revenue from these services than unidirectional charging. Our objectives are to use this value stream to create an integrated consumer proposition. Residual revenue from DSR services then supports investment in charging infrastructure. To develop this integrated proposition, we will define a range of consumer propositions and business models based on modelling of revenue that DSR flexibility can create. We will test these propositions with consumers, analyse their impacts on energy system and urban infrastructure, and develop prototypes of an integrated chargepoint-EV-cloud system to deliver the services. We will then undertake a second, focused phase of consumer research using these prototypes. This will provide robust data on technical performance and consumer acceptance, positioning us to develop future, larger-scale trials. V2Street's vision is to break the chicken-and-egg deadlock, triggering a "virtuous circle" of infrastructure investment and EV uptake. V2Street will give confidence to energy system stakeholders (suppliers, distribution network operators (DNOs), National Grid) to develop service requirements that exploit the flexibility of V2G. This in turn will give confidence to participants in chargepoint supply chains to invest in charging infrastructure. The V2Street consortium covers two complete supply chains, from vehicle manufacturer to chargepoint operator, local authority and consumer, and from consumer to energy flexibility aggregator, DNO and supplier. It combines highly innovative SMEs at key points in the supply chains with large companies with the depth of resources needed to support exploitation at scale. Major academic institutions ensure we gather robust consumer research and solid evidence to frame transport and energy policy to address this key challenge to EV uptake.

Delivered by a compact partnership of UK energy industry leaders and a global leader in e-bus manufacturing combined with academic strength in business modelling, Bus2Grid will deliver the UK's first e-bus to grid multi-megawatt demonstration at commercial scale. Delivered in London, where TfL (project advisor) is leading the way for clean urban transport with a programme of electrification of 300 buses by 2020, Bus2Grid aims to provide the innovation required to accommodate this demand within the distribution network providing a clear route to market and launch pad for V2G services in the e-bus space. Partners: * BYD: Global leader in e-bus manufacturing: * UKPN: UK's leading innovative DNO; * SSE: UK's second largest electricity generator; * Leeds University: One of the UKs largest research intensive universities with expertise across energy systems, cities and transport systems. Key objectives to deliver: * 11 retrofit and 22 new build V2G enabled e-buses and 2.64 MW of bi-directional charging infrastructure in an identified London bus depot (Northumberland Park), with over 1-2 MW of V2G response; * An aggregation platform integrated with the depot's Charging Management System with interfaces to offer services to National Grid and UKPN (DNO); * A test site with three V2G enabled e-buses and charging points to validate the technical solution (based in BYD Service Centre West London); * A clear V2G mass roll-out strategy within the e-bus market; * Demonstrate the value of V2G services to National Grid, DNOs and bus operators; * Create new business models and market frameworks that allow capture of the identified value streams; * Understand bus operators attitudes to V2G technologies at different project stages and to new business models, and create a tailored V2G services proposition; * Disseminate key findings and recommendations for stakeholders critical to the development of V2G markets. Key Innovations: * Market -- for the first time in the UK, V2G services will be provided from e-buses, each with an energy capacity more than ten times the new Nissan Leaf; * Technology -- software and hardware capabilities to enable V2G in e-buses; software in Charging Management Systems (precision energy planning on a vehicle by vehicle basis); integrated with an aggregation platform to offer services to National Grid and DNOs; * Commercial -- assessment of commercial potential of V2G from e-buses and development of new business models; first-time assessment of V2G services for DNOs; first-time bidding for Frequency Response from aggregated electric bus batteries; first time engagement and understanding of bus operators attitudes to V2G.

Electric vehicle batteries unlock a new benefit that drivers have never experienced - the battery can help power their home, their street and the whole of the UK. In turn, this enables an innovative management of electricity demands on the grid, minimises network reinforcement costs, and supports the further roll-out of intermittent renewable energy generation. Octopus Energy are leading a consortium to unlock this value with six other key players - Octopus Electric Vehicles, Chargepoint Services, UK Power Networks, Open Energi, Navigant Consulting and the Energy Saving Trust. This unique group will enable customers to discover electric vehicles, take them for a test drive and access a special Vehicle to Grid (V2G) bundle. A two-way charger will enable the driver to charge their vehicle intelligently, use the power in the battery in the home when prices are high, or sell it back to the grid - creating value for the driver. The availability of the domestic electric vehicle (EV) batteries to help balance the system makes the grid flexible and responsive, allowing greater use of variable generation like renewable energy, and reduces the cost of EV ownership by rewarding owners for taking part. As the first project of its kind, Beating Home provides critical insight into how effective EVs are as a grid balancing mechanism, how drivers would like to interact with their EV charging system, and the technology to make it all possible. With this data, the UK can simultaneously encourage greater uptake of EVs while smoothly integrating them into the grid, aligning with UK decarbonisation goals. The consortium includes the market leading charge point platform provider (CPS), an innovative aggregator (Open Energi) and the DNO in the area where EV penetration is highest (UKPN). The unique combination of participants in the consortium enables an unparalleled opportunity to validate domestic V2G at scale in regional clusters.