The next episode of Indium Corporation’s free webcast series, EV InSIDER Live, will address the question of whether the U.S.’ regional grids will be able to support the anticipated growth in demand and load following the projected surge in electric vehicle ownership in 2030.
The free webcast will be held on Thursday, Oct. 13 at 11:30 a.m. New York time.
With the number of EVs on the road in the U.S. expected to reach nearly 40 million in 2030 from roughly 2.7 million today, several questions have emerged around whether our regional grids will be able to support this growth in demand and load.
In California, for example, modeling from the Energy Innovation Policy & Technology research firm shows electricity demand could grow 18% from 2020 levels by 2030, as vehicles and buildings electrify. But because EVs are essentially storage batteries on wheels and most passenger vehicles sit parked 22 or more hours per day, they have the huge potential to help stabilize the grid rather than bring it down.
In the webcast, Managed Charging and Vehicle-to-Grid: Reality or a Distant Dream?, Apoorv Bhargava, expert on the grid and EVs and CEO/co-founder of WeaveGrid, a software company that builds data products to enable increased adoption of electric vehicles, will share his thoughts on how the role of emerging techniques such as managed charging, vehicle-to-grid, and vehicle-to-home will play out this decade.
Co-hosted by Indium Corporation’s global head of e-Mobility and infrastructure, Brian O’Leary, and Loren McDonald,they will dive into key topics with Bhargava, including:
- What we learned about EVs and the grid from the recent threat of blackouts in California.
- The role of managed charging as a key tool in utilities’ toolbox to minimize the load impact of EVs during high demand times of the day.
- The promise of vehicle-to-grid, vehicle-to-home, and vehicle-to-building to feed power to the grid or minimize the need for additional power generation.
Apoorv Bhargava is the co-founder and CEO of WeaveGrid, a San Francisco-based venture backed startup that uses machine learning to help utilities predict and manage large spikes in power demand from electric vehicle charging to balance renewable energy production and reduce costly upgrades to the grid. Bhargava has focused on climate and energy his whole career, having previously worked at Opower and The Boston Consulting Group in their energy practice. He has also spent time at NRG Energy, Joby Aviation, and The Capricorn Investment Group, where he was focused on cleantech investing. Bhargava holds an MBA and a Master’s of Science degree in Environment & Resources from Stanford. He graduated from Rice University with a B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and a B.A. in Economics. In 2019, Bhargava was featured on both the GreenBiz and Forbes “30 Under 30” lists in the Energy sector for his work on WeaveGrid.
EVインサイダー・ライブについて
EV InSIDER Liveは、ブライアン・オレアリーと ローレン・マクドナルドが共同ホストを務めるウェブキャスト・シリーズで、ダイナミックかつ急速に進化する電気自動車業界全体の最も差し迫った問題に光を当てます。ビジネスエグゼクティブ、カジュアルなオブザーバー、熟練エンジニアのいずれにも適した、親しみやすい会話形式で行われ、各エピソードにはEV業界の著名なゲストが登場する。
About WeaveGrid
WeaveGrid is a software company building data products to enable the electric transportation transition. The SaaS company’s platform connects a growing wave of electric vehicles to an electric grid that was not designed to support the high power needs of widespread charging. WeaveGrid uses cutting edge data science and optimization to bring value to all stakeholders in this transition, including utilities, automakers, and drivers. For more information, visit WeaveGrid,.
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