Could Direct Current (DC) microgrids help speed up the EV charging rollout?
The number of electric vehicles on UK roads is set to grow rapidly over the coming years.
But getting more EVs on the road also means getting a lot more charging infrastructure in the ground, and grid constraints, connection delays and costly upgrades could make that increasingly challenging.
Writing for Energy Digital, our Electrical Research Engineer Jamie Harris explores how DC microgrids could help accelerate the rollout of EV charging, particularly in grid-constrained locations.
By bringing together EV chargers, solar generation and battery storage on a shared Direct Current (DC) network, sites could make better use of existing grid capacity and reduce unnecessary power conversions, potentially helping charging infrastructure get connected where traditional grid connections are harder or more expensive to secure.
It’s one real-world application of the opportunity explored in our recent white paper: Direct Current Microgrids: Unlocking Grid‑Constrained Growth for UK Businesses
Read Jamie's full article on Energy Digital here
“The pressure is shifting from vehicle adoption to infrastructure delivery: how do we build enough charging capacity, quickly enough, in the places it is needed?”
