Nov 29, 2023 · V2G charging refers to the 2-way flow of electrical energy from the grid, through a specially-built charger into an EV, and back again. As an EV owner, you can choose to charge your car up from the grid – or sell stored energy in your car back to the grid. Why is OVO’s V2G technology smart?

The OVO Energy V2G Project (Project Sciurus) is one of the largest domestic vehicle-to-grid trials in the world. OVO Energy provided Nissan EV drivers with V2G hardware made by Indra, and installed it in their homes.

Nov 25, 2022 · Over a two-year period, OVO Energy’s nationwide domestic V2G trial (the largest in the world) stress-tested the impact of V2G technology in a real-world way to comprehensively prove it can lighten the load on our grid and its users’ pockets at the same time.

Nov 11, 2020 · What is the OVO Energy V2G trial? The OVO V2G trial is part of the UK’s Vehicle-to-Grid competition, funded by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) and the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), in partnership with Innovate UK.

Apr 18, 2018 · The 6kW OVO Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Charger is the world’s first domestic bi-directional charger. It offers drivers of certain electric vehicles the opportunity to discharge excess electricity from their cars back to the electric grid to help supply energy at times of peak demand.

At the time of the project, this is the largest V2G demonstration project in the world. The project has now completed the installation phase, with around 320 domestic V2G chargepoints installed in the UK. You can find out more about the customer proposition on the OVO website here.

Jan 20, 2023 · The announcement follows OVO’s hugely successful domestic ‘Vehicle-to-Grid’ (V2G) trial, the largest of its kind in the world, which enabled drivers to earn around £420 a year by selling their EV’s energy back to the grid, with some earning up to £800.

Dec 20, 2018 · The 6kW OVO Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Charger is the world’s first domestic bi-directional charger. It offers drivers of certain electric vehicles the opportunity to discharge excess electricity from their cars back to the electric grid to help supply energy at times of peak demand.

Nov 11, 2022 · Now OVO Energy is changing the way we connect to the grid with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology. V2G is a unique way of using your electric car’s battery as part of a two-way home energy...

Mar 11, 2025 · V2G charging allows electric vehicles to give power back to the grid during peak demand periods, thereby improving grid resilience, supporting renewable energy integration, and potentially even providing an additional revenue stream for EV owners.