Decreasing Transactional EV Charging Costs and Enhancing Grid Efficiency
Strategic Area
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Demonstrations
Status
Active
Partners
Opus One Solutions
IBI Group
PowerCharge
Toronto Hydro
University of Toronto
University of Waterloo
Fund
Green Infrastructure
Year
2018
GI Contribution
$1,000,000
Project Total
$2,624,100
Location
Toronto, ON
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Lead Proponent
SWTCH Energy Inc.
Project Objectives
The objective of this project is to address barriers to electric vehicle (EV) adoption by demonstrating a blockchain-based EV charging management platform that will significantly reduce the cost of EV charging transactions and enhance grid efficiency.
This will be accomplished through integration with transactive energy (TE) networks (energy saving) that leverage EVs as distributed energy resource (DER) assets using vehicle-to-grid (V2G) bi-directional charging and blockchain technologies.
Expected Results
The transportation sector accounts for 25% of Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The increased adoption of EVs is key to decarbonizing our transportation sector and transitioning to a low-carbon future. By demonstrating an efficient and scalable blockchain-based platform to reduce transactional costs, enhance grid efficiency, reduce network congestion, and shift demand, the proposed platform offers a unique value proposition to EV drivers, charging service providers, and utilities that would contribute to an increased uptake of EVs.
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