Sondre Vik Furuseth

The Energy Transition and how EV's and V2G plays a key role

The future of road transport in Denmark is best understood in the context of the global energy system. This session draws on DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook, which analyzes how technical, economic, and political factors influence the energy system toward 2060. Electrification of road transport is already well underway, particularly for passenger vehicles, while greater challenges remain for heavy transport. Denmark is ahead of the European curve, with battery electric passenger vehicles surpassing 50% market share in 2024. More electric vehicles will demand more power, which in Europe will be met to a growing extent by variable renewable energy. At the same time, electric vehicles also create a large, distributed pool of batteries that can provide flexibility to the power system through vehicle‑to‑grid solutions. V2G will play an important role in the energy storage area in the future. We forecast V2G energy storage capacity surpassing 10% of the total energy storage capacity by 2029.

Bio: Sondre Vik Furuseth is Senior Researcher and Team Leader within DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook, where he leads research on energy demand, including the ongoing electrification of road transport. His broad background in advanced numerical modelling – ranging from a PhD in particle accelerators at CERN to astronomical simulations of the Sun – underpins his responsibility for modelling the complex dynamics underlying the global energy transition.