Virtual Bunkering for Electric Vessels - VBEV

虚拟加油使聚合的电动船电池在不用于推进时提供额外的价值。随着向电动娱乐和商用船舶的过渡，将需要港口和水手充电基础设施。以负担得起的价格向港口和码头提供充足的电力是大规模采用电动船的一个障碍，高昂的前期成本是另一个障碍，休闲船不经常使用可能导致电池退化也是另一个障碍。该项目将帮助解决这些障碍，使现有的电动船能够支持充电基础设施，而不需要昂贵的电网升级，通过提供虚拟电力掩体服务，提供管理的电池调节支持，并为船主带来额外的收入。该项目汇集了英国两家领先的企业，电动船充电运营商，Aqua superPower和双向充电制造商，Indra Renewable Technologies以及研究和技术专家Cenex和普利茅斯大学。这四个合作伙伴将与电动船制造商、码头运营商、地方和国家电网以及船舶用户代表合作，制定详细的商业案例，并计划使用双向充电器为世界上第一艘电动船提供虚拟加油。

Virtual bunkering enables aggregated electric boat batteries to provide additional value when not being used for propulsion. With the transition to electrically powered recreational and commercial craft, harbour and mariner charging infrastructure will be required. The provision of sufficient power at an affordable price to harbours and marinas represents one barrier to the widescale adoption of electric boats, the high upfront cost is another as well as potential battery degradation from infrequent use in leisure craft another. This project will help to resolve these barriers by enabling existing electric boats to support the charging infrastructure without the need for expensive grid upgrades by providing a virtual electricity bunker service, delivering managed battery conditioning support and enabling additional revenue generation for boat owners.This project brings together two leading UK businesses, electric boat charging operator, Aqua superPower and bi-directional charging manufacturer, Indra Renewable Technologies as well as research and technology experts Cenex and the University of Plymouth. The four partners will engage with electric boat builders, marina operators, the local and national grid as well as representatives of boat users to develop a detailed business case and plan for a world first demonstrator of Virtual Bunkering for Electric Vessels using bi-directional chargers.