Fuel cell electric vehicles can work as distributed generators to produce electricity during peak demand hours, a.k.a. fuel cell electric vehicle to grid (FCEV2G). In our recent paper, we found that FCEV2G is currently suitable in a volatile and carbon-intense electrical grid, as it can generate profits while reducing carbon emissions. But in a stable and clean grid, technical improvements, e.g., higher fuel cell efficiency and lower clean hydrogen costs, are needed to make FCEV2G economic viable.
You can find more information in the paper.
This work is co-authored with my student Daniel Ding.
It was financially supported by The Transition Accelerator/ L’Accélérateur de transition, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and Mitacs. We used SHARCNET and Digital Research Alliance of Canada | Alliance de recherche numérique du Canada for computing.