Implementing large scale electromobility infrastructure as a profitable virtual electricity storage plant: A case study, system ALISE

Virtual power plants using spare capacity of standing plugged-in electric vehicles (EV) is an innovative system which will be able to cope with power grid instabilities brought by intermittent renewables. Bottleneck for its application is however the widespread of EV, being stuck at the chicken or the egg causality dilemma of charging infrastructure presence and larger customers' demand for EVs. This paper shows a concept and case study for a district — to city — scale integrated system bringing EV charging infrastructure in large scale with low visual impact even into densely populated areas and in a way economically feasible for larger investors.