Source - RISE V2G Overview 2026

Web article from RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden), authored by Magnus Rysjö. Presents V2G from the perspective of RISE researchers Jens Hagman and Anna Larsson, framing it as both a grid stability tool and a societal resilience asset.

Source: https://www.ri.se/en/energy-and-electrification/energy-storage/batteries/story/vehicle-to-grid-will-stabilise-the-grid
Type: Web article (RISE institutional page)
Date: ~2026 (no exact publication date)

Summary

V2G is positioned as a tool for grid expansion deferral, frequency regulation, and crisis resilience. Key points:

Grid deferral: large T&D capacity expansion is needed to meet growing demand. If peak energy can be drawn from EV batteries during peak periods, expansion urgency is reduced.
Frequency regulation: the growing EV fleet is a natural diverse frequency regulation resource. Multiple diverse resources improve reliability.
Resilience: in conflict or major blackout scenarios, bidirectional EVs can supply electricity where needed. Described as “extremely valuable” flexible energy storage in a crisis.
New ecosystem required: vehicle owners, grid companies, vehicle manufacturers, and intermediary actors will all be involved. Private individuals are unlikely to contract directly with Svenska kraftnät without an aggregator/intermediary layer.
Revenue opportunities: vehicle owners can sell frequency regulation services to Svk; fleet operators with parked vehicles (e.g., airport fleets) can monetize idle battery capacity.

Status of technology

Only a few car models available for V2G in the Swedish market at time of writing. Standardization of energy transfer protocols is underway but not complete. Communication with the electricity grid still requires testing. Network control and metering systems need further development.

Several pilot projects underway in Sweden; cooperation with Netherlands (also early-stage V2G preparation). See Vehicle-to-Grid › Swedish pilots.

Key claims

V2G can defer grid expansion by providing peak power from batteries rather than building additional transmission capacity.
Frequency regulation using EVs as a distributed resource is more reliable than relying on few large resources.
Resilience in crisis scenarios (conflict, major blackout) is an important societal value beyond commercial market participation.
An intermediary ecosystem (aggregators, software, contracts) is a prerequisite for private participation.

Relevance

Supports the framing of Vehicle-to-Grid as multi-value technology (market + resilience). The RISE attribution gives this a credible research-institute voice for Swedish policy discussions. Quoted researchers (Hagman, Larsson) are active in Swedish V2G research and pilots.