New EV charging trial targets private homes
New EV charging trial targets private homes
February 05, 2021
Government tips in $1.6m to test smart chargers as debate rages over Future Fuels Strategy
The federal government will provide $1.6 million in funding for a trial of smart hardware designed to manage the recharging of electric vehicles at home.
The new trial, which will cost stakeholders $3.4 million in total, is the latest in which the government’s Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is supporting local initiatives such as EV manufacturing and a three-year trial of the demand residential EV ownership will place on the national electricity grid.
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Electricity networks gear up to manage electric vehicle demands on grid
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $1.6 million in funding to Jemena to undertake a residential electric vehicle (EV) managed charging trial with four other electricity networks in the ACT, Victoria and Tasmania.
Jemena will work with Distribution Network Service Providers (DNSP) AusNet, Evoenergy,
TasNetworks and United Energy on a 176 EV residential trial to demonstrate the use of hardware based smart charging directed by signals from networks as opposed to electricity retailers.
The $3.4 million project will be the first time networks have played a direct role in EV charge management and will assist in their preparedness for the potential impacts of EVs on the electricity system.