Veolia unveiled its 'vehicle-to-grid' (V2G) innovation at its Deep Dive Energy event in London,
. This solution will enable waste collection trucks to supply British households with energy, by feeding the energy stored in their batteries back into the grid.
Veolia operates the largest waste collection fleet in the UK and aims to fully electrify its 1,800 vehicles in the country by 2040.
This achievement will enable the Group to make nearly 200 MW of electrical flexibility available to the grid every day, equivalent to the energy needs of 150,000 homes during peak evening consumption.
' Electric vehicle batteries have a role to play, as they can not only recharge from the grid, but also send the energy stored in their batteries back to the grid thanks to V2G technology ' says the Group.
Estelle Brachlianoff, CEO of Veolia, said: 'By enabling electric vehicles to become active players in the power grid, we are harnessing their potential to balance energy supply and demand, reduce carbon emissions and promote renewable energies.
Gavin Graveson, Executive Vice President of Veolia Northern Europe said: 'Flexibility innovations like this can revolutionize the way we manage our energy consumption and represent a unique opportunity to reduce costs and carbon emissions.
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Veolia Environnement is the world leader in environmental management services. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- water-related services (40.6%; No. 1 worldwide): water resources management, drinking water distribution and delivery, wastewater collection, treatment and recovery, engineering, design, construction of water treatment facilities and customer relationship management, etc.;
- waste management services (32.4%; no. 1 worldwide): collection, treatment and recycling of liquid, solid, non-hazardous and hazardous waste, waste treatment and recovery through composting, energy recovery from waste, etc. Veolia Environnement also provides urban waste management services (maintenance and cleaning of public spaces, provision of mechanized street cleaning and façade treatment services), maintenance of industrial sites, and dismantling of industrial facilities and equipment at the end of their useful life;
- energy services (27%; No. 1 in Europe): delegated management of urban heating and air conditioning networks, management of thermal and multi-technique services (operation of heating systems, facility design, construction, and maintenance, etc.) and industrial services (industrial process analysis, production equipment operation, service, and maintenance), general management of buildings and public lighting.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: France (21.5%), Europe (41.9%), North America (7.4%), Asia (5.6%), Africa and the Middle East (4.9%), Pacific (4.3%), Latin America (4%) and other (10.4%).
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