Can Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Be Carbon Neutral With Solar Renewables?
In line with sustainable energy and environmental targets, the share of electric vehicles in the automobile market is expected to reach 80%. On the other hand, unplanned electric vehicle charging station installation for EV charging demands and high dependency rates on the distribution grid may adve...
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| description | In line with sustainable energy and environmental targets, the share of electric vehicles in the automobile market is expected to reach 80%. On the other hand, unplanned electric vehicle charging station installation for EV charging demands and high dependency rates on the distribution grid may adversely affect grid reliability, energy costs, and environmental targets. This article investigates whether electric vehicle charging stations can achieve carbon neutrality through strategic techno-economic integration with solar renewables. Furthermore, an exhaustive analysis investigated achieving carbon neutrality via integrating energy storage systems with photovoltaics, factoring in investment costs and carbon taxes. The findings indicate a significant potential for reducing grid dependency by up to 54.3%. Implementing a more stringent carbon tax has facilitated a notable enhancement in energy storage system capacity, increasing the self-consumption rate by 72% and declining carbon emissions by 25.55%. Self-consumption decreases by 30% during high charging demand in the morning and evening hours, leading to increased dependency on the grid and emphasizing the critical requirement for improved strategies to reduce carbon emissions. Despite the significant investment required for energy storage systems, a gradual increase in carbon taxes has effectively reduced the grid’s dependency by up to 34.7%. Moreover, decreases in storage costs can increase the decline in grid dependency by an additional 18%. Despite the integration of energy storage systems, the ambitious zero carbon target remains unattainable due to the existing installation area constraints of EV charging stations. This study can help policies that align with global efforts to mitigate climate change, enhance energy security, optimize costs, drive technological innovation, and meet increasing demands for sustainable policies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1629e0e1e7cc4cbfbacc4142e61d5c342025-01-21T00:01:57ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-01139739975410.1109/ACCESS.2025.352673610829846Can Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Be Carbon Neutral With Solar Renewables?Alpaslan Demirci0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1038-7224Zafer Ozturk1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1947-9053Musa Terkes2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4411-411XSaid Mirza Tercan3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1663-713XRecep Yumurtaci4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3993-405XUmit Cali5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6402-0479Department of Electrical Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, İstanbul, TürkiyeDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Duzce University, Düzce, TürkiyeDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, İstanbul, TürkiyeDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, İstanbul, TürkiyeDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, İstanbul, TürkiyeDepartment of Electric Power Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NorwayIn line with sustainable energy and environmental targets, the share of electric vehicles in the automobile market is expected to reach 80%. On the other hand, unplanned electric vehicle charging station installation for EV charging demands and high dependency rates on the distribution grid may adversely affect grid reliability, energy costs, and environmental targets. This article investigates whether electric vehicle charging stations can achieve carbon neutrality through strategic techno-economic integration with solar renewables. Furthermore, an exhaustive analysis investigated achieving carbon neutrality via integrating energy storage systems with photovoltaics, factoring in investment costs and carbon taxes. The findings indicate a significant potential for reducing grid dependency by up to 54.3%. Implementing a more stringent carbon tax has facilitated a notable enhancement in energy storage system capacity, increasing the self-consumption rate by 72% and declining carbon emissions by 25.55%. Self-consumption decreases by 30% during high charging demand in the morning and evening hours, leading to increased dependency on the grid and emphasizing the critical requirement for improved strategies to reduce carbon emissions. Despite the significant investment required for energy storage systems, a gradual increase in carbon taxes has effectively reduced the grid’s dependency by up to 34.7%. Moreover, decreases in storage costs can increase the decline in grid dependency by an additional 18%. Despite the integration of energy storage systems, the ambitious zero carbon target remains unattainable due to the existing installation area constraints of EV charging stations. This study can help policies that align with global efforts to mitigate climate change, enhance energy security, optimize costs, drive technological innovation, and meet increasing demands for sustainable policies.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10829846/Carbon taxelectric vehicleenergy storage systemshybrid power systeminvestment costself-consumption |
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| title | Can Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Be Carbon Neutral With Solar Renewables? |
| title_full | Can Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Be Carbon Neutral With Solar Renewables? |
| title_fullStr | Can Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Be Carbon Neutral With Solar Renewables? |
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| title_short | Can Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Be Carbon Neutral With Solar Renewables? |
| title_sort | can electric vehicle charging stations be carbon neutral with solar renewables |
| topic | Carbon tax electric vehicle energy storage systems hybrid power system investment cost self-consumption |
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