China sets up 30 large-scale vehicle-to-grid pilot projects
Urban traffic in Shanghai City, China. Courtesy 123rf
The General Office of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) in China has announced the first batch of large-scale application pilot projects for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) interaction.
The NDRC announced 30 projects to boost vehicle-to-grid interaction across nine cities in China, aiming to support the construction of new energy and power systems and promote the integration and interaction of new energy vehicles with power grids.
The announcement follows an application and review of the pilot projects jointly organised by the country’s NDRC, National Energy Administration, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and State Administration for Market Regulation.
NDRC has requested relevant grid companies to support the pilot construction and guarantee services such as grid access and electricity metering, while optimising the grid dispatching and operation mode, and give full play to the role of V2G interaction in green electricity consumption and power supply.
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Ranked in no particular order, the 30 projects include:
- Beijing; V2G vehicle-grid interactive coordinated control pilot project based on new energy storage
- Tianjin; Car-Network Interaction Demonstration Center Pilot Project
- Baoding City; Vehicle-to-Internet Interaction Large-Scale Application V2G Project
- Jincheng City; Gengyao Community Charging and Swapping Station Vehicle-Grid Interaction V2G Project Jincheng City, Shanxi Province
- Comprehensive pilot project of urban vehicle-grid interaction based on new power load management system Shanghai
- Shanghai; Full-scenario V2G charging and swapping station construction pilot project based on personal response
- Shanghai; Residential community private charging piles participate in the car-grid interaction project on a large scale
- Shanghai; Heavy Truck Charging and Swapping Station V2G City Networking Pilot Project
- Changzhou; Distributed V2G Vehicle-Network Interaction Pilot Project
- Nanjing; ‘Ningdiantong’ full-scenario V2G pilot project
- Wuxi City; ‘Source-Grid-Load-Storage‘ All-Factor Collaborative Vehicle-Grid Interaction Comprehensive Pilot Project Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province
- Huzhou City; High Power AC Charging and Discharging Application Pilot Project
- Hefei; Municipal Government Center V2G Pilot Project
- Ningde; Dongqiao Zero Carbon Park V2G Project
- Zibo City; Vehicle-to-Internet Interaction V2G Pilot Project
- Jinan; Car-Network Interactive Charging and Battery Swapping Pilot Project
- Dezhou City; Ningjin County Integrated Energy V2G Pilot Project
- Qingdao; Charging Network Large-Scale Vehicle-Grid Interaction Application Pilot Project
- Wuhan City; Hubei Province Vehicle-Network Interaction Megawatt-Level V2G Multi-Scenario Application Pilot Project
- Wuhan; Yangluo International Port Area Vehicle and Vessel Network Interactive Integration Project
- Guangzhou; Automobile + Electricity Dual Chain Collaborative V2G ‘City-level Benchmark‘ Pilot Project
- Shenzhen; Shenzhen-Hong Kong car-network interaction pilot project
- Liuzhou; Lean Manufacturing Factory Vehicle-to-Gear (V2G) Technology Application Pilot Project
- Haikou City Park; Haikou City Park and Commercial Center V2G Vehicle Network Interaction Large-Scale Application Pilot Project Haikou City, Hainan Province
- Haikou City; Haikou City’s large-scale V2G pilot project for multiple charging scenarios
- Chongqing; Passenger Car Swap Station Bidirectional Charging and Discharging Pilot Project
- Chongqing; V2G pilot project for multi-energy and low-carbon integration of vehicle and network
- Chengdu; ‘Two Districts and Three Centers’ Intelligent Vehicle-Internet Interaction Pilot Project
- Chengdu; ‘Transportation and Energy Integration’ Virtual Power Plant Orderly Control Large-Scale Vehicle-Grid Interaction Pilot Project Chengdu, Sichuan Province
- Chengdu; Urban ‘mobile power bank’ vehicle-network interaction pilot project
Additionally, the Commissions in their notice says that the dispatched agencies of the National Energy Administration should promote the improvement of electricity market trading rules within their jurisdictions and support the large-scale application of V2G interaction to participate in electricity market transactions.
The NDRC, the National Energy Administration and other departments will also study and establish a post-pilot evaluation mechanism. Those whose implementation results are not as expected will be removed from the pilot list.
The announcement is the latest to come from the NDRC in their move to bolster V2G in the country. It comes just over a year since the NDRC set out planning recommendations for V2G, aiming to guide optimal EV to grid planning.
In September, they also released a Notice on Promoting Large-Scale Application Pilots for Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Interaction, inviting cities with high and imbalanced electricity usage to apply for designation as pilot reform sites.
However, according to China Briefing, several hurdles still exist for V2G in the country, including battery lifespan, requirements for discharging, underdeveloped inter-regional and inter-provincial transaction mechanisms and substantial costs of upgrading charging stations for them to supply power back to the grid.
