Emissions from charging electric vehicles in the UK

Mehlig, Daniel; ApSimon, Helen; Staffell, Iain

doi:10.1016/j.trd.2022.103430

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“…The review produced 48 primary research articles. 10–57 The nine aspects that most frequently appeared in these articles and were found to have an impact on the resulting grid EF are:…”

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Towards standardized grid emission factors: methodological insights and best practices

Schäfer,

Cerdas,

Herrmann

2024

Energy Environ. Sci.

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“…The review produced 48 primary research articles. 10–57 The nine aspects that most frequently appeared in these articles and were found to have an impact on the resulting grid EF are:…”

Section: State Of Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards standardized grid emission factors: methodological insights and best practices

Schäfer,

Cerdas,

Herrmann

2024

Energy Environ. Sci.

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“…scaling down the baseline power/ transportation sector emissions across all the spatial grids within the same province/state. These simplifications, though justifiable in most cases [60], do not properly account for the nuance of EV impacts depending on which power plants and vehicle choices are being impacted [61,62].…”

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Equity implications of electric vehicles: A systematic review on the spatial distribution of emissions, air pollution and health impacts

Sharma

Shiwang

Lee

et al. 2023

Environ. Res. Lett.

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Scaling up electric vehicles (EVs) provides an avenue to mitigate both carbon emissions and air pollution from road transport. The benefits of EV adoption for climate, air quality, and health have been widely documented. Yet, evidence on the distribution of those impacts has not been systematically reviewed, despite its central importance to ensure a just and equitable transition. Here we perform a systematic review of recent EV studies that have examined the spatial distribution of the emissions, air pollution, and health impacts, as an important aspect of the equity implications. Using the Context-Interventions-Mechanisms-Outcomes (CIMO) framework with a two-step search strategy, we narrowed down to 49 papers that met our inclusion criteria for detailed review and synthesis. We identified two key factors that have been found to influence the spatial distributions. First, the cross-sectoral linkages may result in unintended impacts elsewhere. For instance, the generation of electricity to charge EVs, and the production of batteries and other materials to manufacture EVs could increase the emissions and pollution in locations other than where EVs are adopted. Second, since air pollution and health are local issues, additional location-specific factors may play a role in determining the spatial distribution, such as the wind transport of pollution and the size and vulnerability of the exposed populations. Based on our synthesis of existing evidence, we highlight two important areas for further research: 1) fine-scale pollution and health impact assessment to better characterize exposure and health disparities across regions and population groups; and 2) a systematic representation of the EV value chain that captures the linkages between the transport, power and manufacturing sectors as well as the regionally-varying activities and impacts.

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“…The second aspect to be addressed in the operation of EVs and their potential use in the process of eliminating power constraints is the environmental issue. It seems reasonable that in order to fully assess whether the use of EVs in such a process is beneficial, an analysis of unit emissions into the atmosphere should be conducted [97]. To the best of the authors' knowledge, no such study has been found at this point, which may be a reason to launch further research in this area.…”

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The Novel Approach of Using Electric Vehicles as a Resource to Mitigate the Negative Effects of Power Rationing on Non-Residential Buildings

Zagrajek,

Kłos,

Rasolomampionona

et al. 2023

Energies

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This paper presents the concept of using electric vehicles (EVs) as a countermeasure to deal with the negative effects of power rationing when electricity demands become difficult to meet due to unfavorable electrical system operating conditions. At present, an energy storage is widely used to maintain the stability of electricity supply in facilities whose main source of energy is renewable energy sources (RESs). However, we must not forget that electric vehicles are also electricity storage facilities, but they are not always available due to their mobility. With properly developed strategies, they can be used in electricity management processes, for example, by reducing their consumption during charging using smart charging technology, or by providing electricity from their batteries using vehicle-to-building (V2B) technology. Thus, this article presents a research methodology that treats electric vehicles as a remedy for eliminating power constraints. It consists of five main steps, including two algorithms for deciding how to deploy EVs during power rationing periods. An efficiency factor for eliminating these constraints was also introduced. The results showed that the use of smart charging or V2B technology in EVs can reduce the number of potential hours in which certain power levels are exceeded by up to several tens of percent. This means that in the future, with the significant development of electromobility, such a way of dealing with power constraints could be an alternative to conventional solutions like diesel generators.

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Emissions from charging electric vehicles in the UK

Cited by 15 publications

References 45 publications

Towards standardized grid emission factors: methodological insights and best practices

Towards standardized grid emission factors: methodological insights and best practices

Equity implications of electric vehicles: A systematic review on the spatial distribution of emissions, air pollution and health impacts

The Novel Approach of Using Electric Vehicles as a Resource to Mitigate the Negative Effects of Power Rationing on Non-Residential Buildings

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