Electric Vehicle Grid Integration

NREL conducts research on the integration of electric vehicles (EVs) with buildings, the grid, and other energy systems.

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The research focuses primarily on developing advanced hardware and control solutions to:

Accelerate EV integration into the larger utility grid
Implement a resilient EV charging infrastructure for transportation decarbonization
Validate EV integration solutions at NREL facilities
Inform advanced vehicle and charging demonstrations to advance EV adoption at scale
Identify grid impacts of EV charging and develop new smart control solutions.

Ultimately, these R&D approaches reduce barriers associated with deploying charging systems at scale, support the integration of intermittent energy sources, reduce the cost of charging, and improve grid resilience. Many of these activities also support the U.S. Department of Energy's EVs@Scale Laboratory Consortium.

Research and Development