Behind-the-Meter Energy Storage and Generation in Support of Electrified Rental Car Centers

Conference · Wed Feb 19 04:00:00 EST 2025

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/EESAT62935.2025.10891234· OSTI ID:2550575

Vercellino, Roberto; Campos, Gustavo; Lunacek, Monte; Ge, Yanbo; Ugirumurera, Juliette; Sigler, Devon; Mann, Margaret

Electrification of rental car centers at major airports is expected to generate tens of MW in additional power loads. The magnitude of these loads poses challenges including high utility costs, expensive and lengthy distribution capacity upgrades, and disruptions to traditional operation. Behind-the-meter stationary battery storage and onsite photovoltaic generation offer a viable solution to these challenges without impacting the operation and business model of rental car companies, defined by minimal fleet inventory and short vehicle dwell time. Using data-driven syn-thetic charging loads for the rental car center at the Dallas/Fort Worth airport in the United States, we show that optimally-designed and controlled behind - the- meter resources can reduce the lifecycle cost of electrified rental centers by an average 41 % and reduce peak grid demand by 64 %, deferring the need for distribution upgrades or potentially avoiding it altogether.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 2550575
• Report Number(s): NREL/CP-5400-92199; MainId:93980; UUID:3188e62c-18ff-482a-bfa1-6a307d9d7752; MainAdminId:76533
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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