Postgraduate research opportunities Optimal Planning and Operation of Social and Responsible V2G hubs at Motor-Retail Sites for a Net-Zero Power Grid
ApplyKey facts
- Opens: Tuesday 10 January 2023
- Deadline: Friday 22 December 2023
- Number of places: 1
- Duration: 3.5 years
- Funding: Home fee, Stipend, Travel costs
Overview
With the Scottish Government’s net-zero policies, the motor retail (MR) business is transforming to sell electric vehicles (EV). Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) chargers enable collections of EV batteries at MRs to support ancillary grid services. MRs can dynamically manage their inventories, promote responsible charging in congested areas, and advance social equity. This project will develop modelling and optimisation frameworks to investigate techno-economic and social trade-offs in V2G hub planning.Eligibility
Candidates must possess an undergraduate MEng, first-class BSc/BEng Honours or postgraduate MSc degree in Electrical Engineering, Operational Research, Applied Mathematics, Mechanical engineering, Physics, or similar.
Project Details
In line with the Scottish Government’s net-zero policies, the motor retail (MR) business is under transformation to only sell electric vehicles (EV). Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) chargers enable large collections of EV batteries at MRs to support ancillary grid services and reduce wind curtailment. Unlike existing V2G applications, MRs can dynamically manage their inventories, promote social and responsible charging in congested areas via offered services, and advance social equity by enabling charging service in low-income regions. Therefore, this project will develop modelling and optimisation frameworks to investigate techno-economic and social trade-offs in V2G hub planning to improve the stability of electrical networks.
Further information
There will be interactions with our industry partner (Arnold Clark). Student is expected to participate in annual ETP conference held in Edinburgh/Glasgow. Student must register by the end of March 2023.
Funding details
- Tax-free Annual Stipend £18k (inflation adjusted)
- UK Home Student Fees plus 2-3 conference/training travel costs
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Supervisors
Primary supervisor - Dr. Safak Bayram
Additional supervisors - Prof. Stuart Galloway, Prof Chris Dent
Apply
To apply, contact Dr. Safak Bayram via e-mail at safak.bayram@strath.ac.uk
Number of places: 1
Shortlisting and interviews will be held in February 2023
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