Vehicles Land, Water, Air as Microgrids 2021-2041
Electric vehicles can power success with microgrids. Increasingly similar in design, electric vehicles are creating volume sales and standardisation is getting costs down. Photovoltaic bodywork is now a key enabling technology for electric vehicles, involving Hyundai, Tesla, Toyota, boat and aircraft manufacturers. Energy-independent solar boats power three houses on arrival. Electric buses act as emergency microgrids. Voltages are converging with many newly-announced 800V electric vehicles and parts. Lithium-ion batteries up to 1MWh are common to both, but EVs get prices down -- not conventional microgrids. Conversely, the microgrid industry can teach EV people about multi-mode harvesting, bifacial solar and other aspects. Common parts equals big future.
Key Takeaways:
- Technologies of microgrids and electric vehicles are converging -- examples include 800V, structural solar, SiC inverters, advanced Li-ion
- Collaboration and transferring of best practice is poor
- Greater collaboration would mean lower costs, greater sales, and better transferring of best practices
Dr. Peter Harrop
Chairman
IDTechEx
Dr. Peter Harrop BSc PhD FIEE is Chairman of IDTechEx. He is a globally recognised expert on many of the topics covered by the company. He writes, lectures and consults worldwide for IDTechEx. Earlier, he was a researcher at the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Director of Technology of Plessey Capacitors Worldwide and Chief Executive of Mars Electronics a US/UK manufacturing start-up he took to $260 million turnover without acquisitions then sale for $500 million. He has been Chairman of 20 high tech companies including rescue and profitable sale of the $120 million fibre optic manufacturer and systems integrator PINACL Plc. He was expert witness in an electric vehicle related lawsuit in the High Court London that resulted in a $16 million settlement.
Chairman
IDTechEx
Dr. Peter Harrop BSc PhD FIEE is Chairman of IDTechEx. He is a globally recognised expert on many of the topics covered by the company. He writes, lectures and consults worldwide for IDTechEx. Earlier, he was a researcher at the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Director of Technology of Plessey Capacitors Worldwide and Chief Executive of Mars Electronics a US/UK manufacturing start-up he took to $260 million turnover without acquisitions then sale for $500 million. He has been Chairman of 20 high tech companies including rescue and profitable sale of the $120 million fibre optic manufacturer and systems integrator PINACL Plc. He was expert witness in an electric vehicle related lawsuit in the High Court London that resulted in a $16 million settlement.