The first public, bidirectional vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capable electric vehicle (EV) charging point for Finland was installed in Helsinki recently. With this technology, electricity can be stored in a car’s battery pack to then be fed back into the grid, rather than just the other way around.
“With the V2G charging point we can utilize the battery of a car as a part of the energy system. In the future EVs are not just a burden, but a complementary feature in the electricity grid. Helen is testing the practical operation of V2G at the Suvilahti pilot site,” stated Helen’s Unit Manager Perttu Lahtinen.
A cooperation between Virta, Helen and Nissan is responsible for this breakthrough.
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