Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) proved successful in powering New Lab's 5G Studio, in Brooklyn, using Verizon's 5G network. The results were announced today during a virtual demo day.
Fermata Energy installed a bidirectional charger and used their proprietary V2X energy management software to perform V2X activities with a Nissan LEAF using 5G technology. With the charger connected to Newlab's building energy load, their testing compared peak shaving and load balancing operations of the electric grid between 4G and 5G, proving 5G's ability to react to changes in the grid based on real-time data and with very low latency. Given the density of distributed energy systems to come in the near future, and the fleets of EVs connected to them, the ability to respond in near real-time will spark new opportunities and business models between the vehicle owner, buildings, and grids.
The results found at New Lab prove that V2G technology is critical to fleets of electric vehicles that can generate power while parked. The more power generated the greater savings EV owners will experiencing, bringing the cost of EVs down and the resiliency of our nation's grid up.
Marty Weiner, the former Chief Technology Officer for Reddit and Founding Engineer and Architect of Pinterest, recently joined their advisory board along with former Under Secretary of Energy David Sandalow and Tony Posawatz, the former head of the Chevy Volt program at GM and CEO of Fisker Automotive.
Fermata has partnered with the City of Boulder, The Alliance Center in Denver, Roanoke Power Coop, Green Mountain Power, and numerous others across the US to successfully deploy their proprietary V2X technology.
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Other startups participating include: e1ectr0n, Iterate Labs, Easy Aerial, EVPassport, Fantasmo, and Sojourn.
For more details, visit https://www.fermataenergy.com/; https://newlab.com/event/5g-studio-cohort-2-explorations-outcomes/.
