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Seattle Looks on as Nissan Begins Global Virtual Power Plant Project
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(Posted on Dec 16, 2017 at 06:37AM by Billy Kirk)

â€¨â€¨Nissan has announced a partnership with TEPCO to begin a virtual power plant study. The project will first take place in Japan, although the company hopes to bring the initiative worldwide in the future.â€¨â€¨

TEPCO employees will utilize the e-NV200 electrical commercial van for the project, while Nissanâ€™s own staff will turn to the zero-emissions LEAF. Starting this past week and running until the end of January, participants will be instructed to only charge their EVs when demand on the local power grid is low. The study will then assess how closely each individual alters their routine when they choose to â€œjuice upâ€ their cars.

The project will utilize existing infrastructure and leverage Nissanâ€™s telematics system, a service that caters to LEAF and EV owners by enabling the remote monitoring of their vehicles via a smartphone app. The hypothesis is that power demand fluctuations on the grid will be mitigated if participants adhere to the charging instructions. All data collected will help to ascertain the most efficient electric car usage, with the intent to eventually create virtual plants worldwide as part of a smart-energy society.â€¨â€¨

As a reminder, the 2018 LEAF is poised to advance all-electric design when it releases in North America later this year. The new 40-kilowatt lithium-ion battery provides 150 miles of driving range, and the motor generates 147 HP and 236-lb.-ft. of torque.

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