The technical, economic and commercial viability of the vehicle-to-grid concept

Energy Policy

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 394-406

  Mullan, Jonathan ^a   Harries, David ^a   Bräunl, Thomas ^a   Whitely, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Smart Grid; V2G; Vehicle to grid

Indexed keywords

ANCILLARY SERVICE; BACK UP; CAPITAL INVESTMENT; COMMERCIAL VIABILITY; DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENTS; ELECTRICAL ISOLATION; INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT; PEAK ENERGY DEMAND; SMART GRID; TEST CASE; TRANSMISSION CAPACITIES; V2G; VEHICLE TO GRIDS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY MARKETS;

ELECTRIC VEHICLES; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; INVESTMENTS;

COMMERCIAL VEHICLES;

DEMAND ANALYSIS; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ELECTRIC VEHICLE; ENERGY MARKET; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; INVESTMENT;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84864992984     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.05.042     Document Type: Article

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