Northern Powergrid and Nissan team up to support energy network

Northern Powergrid and vehicle manufacturer Nissan have signed a partnership to look at projects regarding electric vehicles and batteries.

The two firms will explore how technologies can support energy networks and how they can enhance the capacity, capability and resilience of the region’s power network.

The partnership shows another step forward for Nissan’s Intelligent Mobility blueprint in Europe, which aims to demonstrate how electric vehicles like the Nissan LEAF can work in tandem with energy providers and grid infrastructure to deliver a cleaner, more efficient energy networks.

Jim Cardwell, head of trading and innovation at Northern Powergrid, said: “Building on what we are already doing around innovation projects, this signals the start of a ground-breaking industry partnership to explore new innovations that could support the creation of smarter, greener energy networks and help shape future technologies to support the efficient roll-out of electric vehicles.”