New York has awarded more than $6 million to seven vehicle-grid integration projects focused on improving electric vehicle charging flexibility, supporting bidirectional charging and reducing electricity grid costs.
The funding was announced by New York State Energy Research and Development Authority through its Vehicle Grid Integration Program.
According to NYSERDA, the selected projects are intended to “enhance grid flexibility, shift charging to accommodate energy demand, and lower charging costs for consumers.”
The programme supports technology development, demonstrations and business models involving bidirectional charging, managed charging, distributed energy systems and energy storage technologies.
The largest award, valued at more than $1.6 million, was granted to Roundtrip EV Solutions for a bidirectional fast-charging project involving four electric refuse trucks operating in municipal fleets in Ulster County.
Gravity received nearly $1 million to develop a bidirectional vehicle-grid integration platform in Manhattan designed to reduce charging infrastructure costs while enabling EVs to feed electricity back into buildings.
Energy One secured nearly $1 million for a project integrating electric refrigerated trailers with thermal energy storage systems at the Hunts Point Food Distribution Center.
New York University was awarded more than $700,000 to develop software for coordinated EV charging infrastructure planning and electricity grid upgrades in New York City.
Optiwatt received more than $600,000 for managed charging demonstrations on Long Island intended to balance electricity demand through active charging management.
Pvilion was awarded $500,000 to demonstrate portable solar-powered charging systems for electric construction and agricultural equipment in Peekskill and Troy.
Electreon Wireless secured $1 million to deploy wireless charging systems for electric shuttle vans in Buffalo.
“NYSERDA is proud to partner with forward-thinking companies that are pushing the boundaries of vehicle-to-grid innovation and demonstrating new ways to manage and deliver energy more intelligently,” said Doreen M. Harris, president and chief executive of NYSERDA.
“Advancing these technologies will help unlock greater value from electric vehicles, support a more flexible energy system, and create new opportunities to modernise how power is shared and utilised across the state,” Harris added.
Kevin Parker, a New York state senator, said the projects showed how collaboration between government, industry and research institutions could help advance climate and energy goals.
Zach Woogen, executive director of the Vehicle Grid Integration Council, said investments in managed charging and bidirectional charging technologies could help position electric vehicles as grid resources.
