Institutional development · Research, innovation and assessment · Germany
TUM-led SPIRIT-E project sets out how electric trucks could double as energy storage
As the SPIRIT-E research project closes, a consortium led by the Technical University of Munich has demonstrated how electric trucks can be integrated into the energy system and what their economic viability requires.
Why it matters: Freight carriers running electric trucks are the parties the TUM-led consortium says could lower energy costs by using vehicle batteries as storage.
The SPIRIT-E research project, carried out by a consortium led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), is coming to a close, according to an announcement on the idw science news wire.
According to the announcement, the consortium demonstrates how electric trucks can be integrated into the energy system and which conditions must be met for them to operate economically.
The announcement states that the trucks' batteries can also serve as energy storage for a depot or the public grid, which could help freight carriers reduce energy costs and ease financial pressure.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
Freight carriers operating electric trucks are directly addressed: if the conditions identified by the TUM-led consortium are met, the vehicles' batteries could serve depots or the public grid as storage and reduce carriers' energy costs.
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