Information processing apparatus, method of controlling information processing apparatus, program, and storage medium

Abstract

To provide a technique for effectively utilizing power generation by carbon-free energy.SOLUTION: The present invention is directed to an information processing apparatus having first reception means for receiving, from a carbon-free power generator, information of power generation plan of the carbon-free power generator, second reception means for receiving information of a charging request plan of an electric vehicle, determination means for determining, based on the power generation plan and the charging request plan, whether or not the charging request plan of the electric vehicle is accepted, and transmission means for transmitting a determination result of the determination means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing device, a control method for an information processing device, a program, and a storage medium. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, research and development into carbon-free energy has been underway to contribute to energy efficiency, ensuring that more people have access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and advanced energy.

[0003] Patent Document 1 discloses that the power generation situation at a carbon-free energy power generation facility is predicted, and the charging start and end times are adjusted so that electric vehicles are charged according to the time periods when excess power (overload) occurs in the power grid. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 5826403 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, Patent Document 1 merely describes a technology for charging an electric vehicle when surplus power is generated, and does not take into consideration whether the electric vehicle is charged using exhaustible energy or carbon-free energy. Therefore, there is a problem in that power generation using carbon-free energy is not being fully utilized.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide a technology for effectively utilizing power generation using carbon-free energy, which in turn contributes to improving the efficiency of energy and environmental value. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] To achieve the above object, an information processing device according to one aspect of the present invention comprises: a first receiving means for receiving information on a power generation plan of the carbon-free energy power plant from the carbon-free energy power plant; second receiving means for receiving information on a desired charging plan for the electric vehicle; a determination means for determining whether or not the desired charging plan of the electric vehicle is acceptable based on the power generation plan and the desired charging plan; a transmitting means for transmitting a determination result of the determining means; The present invention is characterized by comprising: [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to the present invention, it is possible to charge an electric vehicle at an external facility such as a charging station when there is excess power generation capacity at a carbon-free energy power plant. Therefore, even if the charging source at the external facility is not carbon-free energy, it can be considered as if the vehicle was charged using virtually carbon-free energy, making it possible to effectively utilize power generation using carbon-free energy. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the hardware configuration of a server device according to an embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of an electric vehicle according to an embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a renewable energy power plant according to an embodiment. [Figure 5] 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the functional configuration of a server device according to the first embodiment. [Figure 6] 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of an electric vehicle according to a first embodiment. [Figure 7]1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of a renewable energy power plant according to first and second embodiments. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a processing sequence in the information processing system according to the first embodiment. [Figure 9] 5 is a flowchart showing the procedure of a process performed by a server device according to the first embodiment. [Figure 10] 4 is a flowchart showing the procedure of a process performed by the electric vehicle according to the first embodiment. [Figure 11] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the functional configuration of a server device according to a second embodiment. [Figure 12] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of an electric vehicle according to a second embodiment. [Figure 13] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a processing sequence in an information processing system according to a second embodiment. [Figure 14] 10 is a flowchart showing the procedure of a process performed by a server device according to the second embodiment. [Figure 15] 4 is a flowchart showing the procedure of a process performed by the electric vehicle according to the first embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0010] Hereinafter, the embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the following embodiments do not limit the scope of the invention as claimed, and not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are necessarily essential to the invention. Two or more of the features described in the embodiments may be combined in any desired manner. Furthermore, the same reference numerals are used to designate identical or similar components, and redundant descriptions will be omitted.

[0011] If the conventional technology is considered a physical method (physical carbon-free charging), the present invention can be considered a virtual method (virtual carbon-free charging) that follows the concept of the following general steps. Step 1: Using communication technology, the "amount of electricity generated by carbon-free energy power plants" and "amount of charging of vehicles" are managed and calculated in the same database, and the supply and demand of electricity derived from non-fossil fuels for the same time period (or a certain period) are matched. Step 2: The matched amount of electricity consumption is used to carbon-free the charging amount of the target vehicle (the carbon dioxide equivalent to the electricity used during charging is considered carbon-free), thereby offsetting the carbon dioxide emitted during driving. The configuration for realizing this method is described in detail below.

[0012] (Embodiment 1) <System configuration> FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an information processing system (electricity supply and demand management system) according to this embodiment. In FIG. 1, 10 denotes a server device (information processing device). 20 denotes an electric vehicle, for example, a four-wheeled electric vehicle. However, the electric vehicle is not limited to a four-wheeled vehicle and may be a three-wheeled or two-wheeled vehicle. A user of the electric vehicle 20 can charge the electric vehicle 20 at home via a wired connection such as a power plug or via wireless charging. The electric vehicle 20 can also be charged at a charging station (charging stand) outside the home. 30 denotes a renewable energy power plant. Renewable energy power plants include solar power plants, wind power plants, hydroelectric power plants, etc. However, the electric vehicle 30 is not limited to a renewable energy power plant and may be, for example, a nuclear power plant. That is, the electric vehicle 30 may be a carbon-free energy power plant. 40 denotes a network. The server device 10, the electric vehicle 20, and the renewable energy power plant are connected via the network 40.

[0013] <Hardware configuration> Next, examples of the hardware configurations of the server device 10, the electric vehicle 20, and the renewable energy power plant 30 according to an embodiment will be described with reference to Figures 2 to 4. Figure 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the server device 10 according to an embodiment, Figure 3 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the electric vehicle 20 according to an embodiment, and Figure 4 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the renewable energy power plant 30 according to an embodiment.

[0014] As shown in Fig. 2, the server device 10 includes a CPU 101, a storage device 102, and a communication unit 103. The control operation of the server device 10 is realized by the CPU 101 reading and executing a computer program stored in the storage device 102. The CPU 101 may be one or more CPUs. The storage device 102 is one or more memories that store various types of information. For example, the storage device 102 stores information received from other devices, computer programs that are read and executed by the CPU 101, and the like. The communication unit 103 has a function of communicating with other devices via a network 40, either wired or wirelessly.

[0015] 3, the electric vehicle 20 includes a CPU 201, a storage device 202, a communication unit 203, a display unit 204, an operation input unit 205, a sensor 206, and a battery 207. Note that the configuration of the steering device, drive device, etc. of the electric vehicle 20 is omitted.

[0016] The control operation of the electric vehicle 20 is realized by the CPU 201 reading and executing a computer program stored in the storage device 202. The CPU 201 may be one or more CPUs. The storage device 202 is one or more memories that store various types of information. For example, the storage device 202 stores information received from other devices, computer programs that are read and executed by the CPU 201, and the like.

[0017] The communication unit 203 has a function of communicating with other devices via the network 40, either wired or wirelessly. The display unit 204 displays various videos and images to the user. The operation input unit 205 accepts various operation instructions input from the user. The sensor 206 detects when the battery 207 of the electric vehicle 20 is charged or when the power of the battery 207 is consumed. The battery 207 is a storage battery that can be charged by receiving power from the user's home or a charging station. The charging station may be installed, for example, alongside a gas station or installed independently.

[0018] 4, the renewable energy power plant 30 includes a CPU 301, a storage device 302, a communication unit 303, a display unit 304, and an operation input unit 305. Note that the configuration of the power generation unit (for example, solar panels, etc.) of the renewable energy power plant 30 is omitted.

[0019] The control operation of the renewable energy power plant 30 is realized by the CPU 301 reading and executing a computer program stored in the storage device 302. The CPU 301 may be one or more CPUs. The storage device 302 is one or more memories that store various types of information. For example, the storage device 302 stores information received from other devices, computer programs that are read and executed by the CPU 301, and the like.

[0020] The communication unit 303 has a function of communicating with other devices via a wired or wireless connection via the network 40. The display unit 304 displays various videos and images to the user. The operation input unit 305 accepts input of various operation instructions from the user.

[0021] <Functional configuration> Next, examples of functional configurations of the server device 10, the electric vehicle 20, and the renewable energy power plant 30 according to an embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 5 to Fig. 7. Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the server device 10 according to an embodiment, Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the electric vehicle 20 according to an embodiment, and Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the renewable energy power plant 30 according to an embodiment.

[0022] As shown in FIG. 5, the server device 10 includes a power generation plan receiving unit 1001, a desired charging plan receiving unit 1002, a charging completion information receiving unit 1003, a consumption completion information receiving unit 1004, a determining unit 1005, a transmitting unit 1006, and an issuing unit 1007.

[0023] The power generation plan receiving unit 1001 receives information about the power generation plan from the renewable energy power plant 30. The power generation plan is a plan that predicts the amount of power generation that is expected at a certain time period in the future based on weather information. The power generation plan includes the predicted power generation time and predicted power supply amount of the renewable energy power plant 30.

[0024] The desired charging plan receiving unit 1002 receives information about the desired charging plan from the electric vehicle 20. The desired charging plan is a plan indicating when and how much power the user of the electric vehicle 20 wishes to charge. The desired charging plan includes information about the desired amount of power to charge the electric vehicle 20 and the desired charging time.

[0025] The charging completion information receiving unit 1003 receives charging completion information transmitted from the electric vehicle 20. The charging completion information is information indicating that charging has actually been performed in accordance with the desired charging plan. The consumption completion information receiving unit 1004 receives consumption completion information transmitted from the electric vehicle 20. The consumption completion information is information indicating that the amount of power charged in accordance with the desired charging plan has actually been consumed.

[0026] The determination unit 1005 executes various determinations. For example, the determination unit 1005 determines whether or not the desired charging plan of the electric vehicle 20 can be accepted, based on the information on the power generation plan received by the power generation plan receiving unit 1001 and the information on the desired charging plan received by the desired charging plan receiving unit 1002. The determination unit 1005 also determines whether or not charging completion information has been received, whether or not consumption completion information has been received, whether or not information on a new desired charging plan has been received, etc. The transmission unit 1006 transmits various information. For example, the transmission unit 1006 transmits the determination result of the determination unit 1005 (information indicating whether or not acceptance is possible) to the electric vehicle 20.

[0027] The issuing unit 1007 issues an environmental value to the user of the electric vehicle 20 in response to receiving the charging completion information. Furthermore, the issuing unit 1007 issues an environmental value to the user of the electric vehicle 20 in response to receiving the consumption completion information. The environmental value can take various forms, such as cash, points, a gift certificate, or cryptocurrency. For example, if the environmental value is cash, by registering and storing account information of the user of the electric vehicle 20 in advance, it is possible to provide cash in an amount corresponding to the amount of charging performed according to the desired charging plan, or in an amount corresponding to the amount of consumption. Furthermore, a combination of two or more of these may be provided. Furthermore, the environmental value may be tradable.

[0028] The issuing unit 1007 may issue a renewable energy certificate or a credit derived from renewable energy as environmental value in response to receiving charging completion information or consumption completion information. This environmental value is allocated to and offset against carbon dioxide reduction. Furthermore, the issuing unit 1007 may issue cash, points, a gift certificate, cryptocurrency, or the like as consideration for this environmental value in response to receiving charging completion information or consumption completion information. That is, the environmental value (carbon dioxide reduction effect) and the consideration for the environmental value (cash, points, gift certificate, cryptocurrency, etc.) may be issued separately. Note that in this embodiment, an example will be described in which the environmental value and the consideration for the environmental value are not distinguished, and a renewable energy certificate or a credit derived from renewable energy, or cash, points, gift certificate, cryptocurrency, etc. is issued as environmental value.

[0029] The issuing unit 1007 issues an environmental value to the user of the electric vehicle 20. The issuing unit 1007 issues the environmental value to, for example, the electric vehicle 20, a communication device such as a smartphone or PC owned by the user of the electric vehicle 20, or to the account, email address, etc. of the user.

[0030] The issuing unit 1007 may issue a renewable energy certificate (e.g., a green power certificate) to a user of an electric vehicle as environmental value so that the certificate can be purchased by an electric vehicle manufacturer, etc. The user of the electric vehicle can receive a reward by selling the renewable energy certificate to the electric vehicle manufacturer, etc.

[0031] Electric vehicle manufacturers and others can purchase renewable energy certificates or credits as environmental value and reflect this in their LCA assessments, thereby reducing the CO2 emissions used during manufacturing and material acquisition.LCA is a life cycle assessment, a method for quantitatively assessing the environmental impact of a product or service over its entire life cycle or at a specific stage.

[0032] 6 , the electrically powered vehicle 20 includes a desired charging schedule creation unit 2001, a desired charging schedule transmission unit 2002, a charging completion detection unit 2003, and a charging completion information transmission unit 2004. The electrically powered vehicle 20 also includes a consumption completion detection unit 2005, a consumption completion information transmission unit 2006, a determination result reception unit 2007, and a determination unit 2008.

[0033] The desired charging plan creation unit 2001 creates a desired charging plan. The desired charging plan includes a desired amount of energy to charge the electric vehicle 20 and a desired charging time. The desired charging plan is created by the user of the electric vehicle 20 inputting, via the operation input unit 205, for example, a desired charging time including a desired date and time for charging, and a desired amount of energy to charge, which indicates how much energy the user wants to charge.

[0034] The desired charging schedule transmission unit 2002 transmits information about the desired charging schedule. The charging completion detection unit 2003 detects, using the sensor 206, that the remaining amount of power in the battery 207 of the electric vehicle 20 has increased by the desired amount of power at the time specified in the desired charging schedule. The charging completion information transmission unit 2004 transmits charging completion information indicating that charging according to the desired charging schedule has been completed.

[0035] The consumption completion detection unit 2005 detects that the amount of power charged in accordance with the desired charging schedule has been consumed by, for example, traveling of the electric vehicle 20. Consumption can be detected by monitoring the decrease in the remaining amount of power in the battery 207. The consumption completion information transmission unit 2006 transmits consumption completion information indicating that the amount of power charged in accordance with the desired charging schedule has been consumed. The determination result reception unit 2007 receives the determination result as to whether the desired charging schedule is acceptable. The determination unit 2008 executes various determinations.

[0036] As shown in FIG. 7, the renewable energy power plant 30 includes a weather information acquisition unit 3001, a power generation plan creation unit 3002, and a power generation plan transmission unit 3003.

[0037] The weather information acquisition unit 3001 acquires weather information for the location of the renewable energy power plant 30. For example, weather information released by the Japan Meteorological Agency, weather information released by private companies, etc. can be acquired. If the renewable energy power plant 30 is a solar power plant, the weather information may be solar radiation forecast data. Also, if the renewable energy power plant 30 is a wind power plant, the weather information may be wind speed forecast data.

[0038] The power generation plan creation unit 3002 creates a power generation plan based on the weather information acquired by the weather information acquisition unit 3001. The power generation plan transmission unit 3003 transmits information about the power generation plan created by the power generation plan creation unit 3002.

[0039] <Processing> Next, the processing procedure performed by the information processing system according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 8. In F801, the weather information acquisition unit 3001 of the renewable energy power plant 30 acquires weather information for the location of the renewable energy power plant 30. For example, weather information released by the Japan Meteorological Agency, weather information released by private companies, etc. can be acquired.

[0040] In F802, the power generation plan creation unit 3002 creates a power generation plan based on the weather information acquired in F801. In this embodiment, the renewable energy power plant 30 is a solar power plant. The power generation plan creation unit 3002 predicts the amount of power generation for each predetermined time period (for example, in 30-minute increments). For example, consider a case where, based on weather information (solar radiation forecast data) for the period from 11:00 to 11:30, it is predicted that power will be generated at an output of approximately 50 kW between 11:00 and 11:30. In this case, since 30 minutes = 0.5 hours, the predicted amount of power generation is power plant output (kW) × time (h) = 50 (kW) × 0.5 (h) = 25 kWh. The power generation plan may be created up to three days in advance using information such as weekly weather, or may be created further into the future. Furthermore, taking into account the forecast accuracy of the weather information, a power generation plan may be created for a period shorter than three days (for example, one day in advance). Depending on the weather information (solar radiation forecast data) that can be acquired, predictions may be made in 15-minute or 10-minute increments instead of 30-minute increments. Weather information may be continuously acquired at a predetermined interval, and the power generation plan may be updated as new weather information is acquired.

[0041] In F803, the power generation plan transmission unit 3003 transmits information about the power generation plan created in F802 to the server device 10.

[0042] Furthermore, in F804, the desired charging plan creation unit 2001 of the electric vehicle 20 creates a desired charging plan. The desired charging plan includes information on the desired amount of energy to be charged to the electric vehicle 20 and the desired charging time. The user of the electric vehicle 20 inputs, for example, via the operation input unit 205, the desired charging time including the desired date and time of charging, and the desired amount of energy to be charged, indicating how much energy the user wants to charge. Based on the input information, the desired charging plan creation unit 2001 can create, for example, a desired charging plan for charging X (kWh) of energy at 11:00 on X day, X month, X year.

[0043] In F805, the desired charging plan transmitting unit 2002 transmits information about the desired charging plan created in F804 to the server device 10. In F806, the determining unit 1005 of the server device 10 determines whether or not the desired charging plan of the electrically powered vehicle 20 can be accepted, based on the information about the power generation plan received by the power generation plan receiving unit 1001 in F803 and the information about the desired charging plan received by the desired charging plan receiving unit 1002 in F805.

[0044] In F807, the transmitting unit 1006 transmits the determination result of the determining unit 1005 to the electric vehicle 20. In F808, if the determination result received in F807 by the determination result receiving unit 2007 of the electric vehicle 20 indicates that the determination result is acceptable, the user of the electric vehicle 20 actually performs charging in accordance with the desired charging schedule. For example, the user goes to a charging station at 11:00 on X-month-X-day of X-year, and actually performs charging of the electric vehicle 20. Then, the charging completion detecting unit 2003 of the electric vehicle 20 detects that charging in accordance with the desired charging schedule has been completed.

[0045] In F809, the charging completion information transmitting unit 2004 transmits charging completion information indicating that charging in accordance with the desired charging plan has been completed to the server device 10. In F810, when the charging completion information receiving unit 1003 of the server device 10 receives the charging completion information, the issuing unit 1007 of the server device 10 issues an environmental value to the user of the electric vehicle 20. For example, the environmental value is issued to the electric vehicle 20 or to a communication device related to the user of the electric vehicle 20 (for example, a smartphone owned by the user).

[0046] In F811, the consumption completion detection unit 2005 of the electric vehicle 20 detects that the amount of power charged in accordance with the desired charging schedule has been consumed. For example, it may be determined that the amount of power charged in accordance with the desired charging schedule has been consumed in response to a decrease in the amount of power equivalent to the amount charged as the electric vehicle 20 travels.

[0047] In F812, the consumption completion information transmitting unit 2006 transmits consumption completion information indicating that the amount of power charged in accordance with the desired charging plan has been consumed to the server device 10. In F813, when the consumption completion information receiving unit 1004 of the server device 10 receives the consumption completion information, the issuing unit 1007 of the server device 10 issues an environmental value to the user of the electric vehicle 20. For example, the environmental value is issued to the electric vehicle 20 or to a communication device related to the user of the electric vehicle 20 (for example, a smartphone owned by the user). This completes the series of processes in FIG. 8.

[0048] Next, the procedure of the process performed by the server device 10 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 9. In S901, the power generation plan receiving unit 1001 receives information on the power generation plan from the renewable energy power plant 30. The power generation plan includes a predicted power generation time and a predicted power supply amount of the renewable energy power plant 30.

[0049] In S902, the desired charging schedule receiving unit 1002 receives information on the desired charging schedule from the electric vehicle 20. The desired charging schedule includes information on the desired amount of electric energy to be charged to the electric vehicle 20 and the desired charging time.

[0050] In S903, the determination unit 1005 determines whether the desired charging plan of the electrically powered vehicle 20 is acceptable based on the information on the power generation plan and the information on the desired charging plan. Specifically, the determination unit 1005 determines that the desired charging plan is acceptable if the desired charging time and the predicted power generation time are within a predetermined time range and the predicted power supply amount is equal to or greater than the desired charging amount. If this step is Yes, the process proceeds to S904. On the other hand, if this step is No, the process proceeds to S909. In S904, the transmission unit 1006 transmits a determination result indicating that the desired charging plan is acceptable to the electrically powered vehicle 20.

[0051] In S905, the determination unit 1005 determines whether or not the charging completion information receiving unit 1003 has received charging completion information from the electric vehicle 20. If this step is Yes, the process proceeds to S906. On the other hand, if this step is No, the process waits until the charging completion information is received.

[0052] In S906, the issuing unit 1007 issues the environmental value to the user of the electric vehicle 20. For example, the issuing unit 1007 issues the environmental value to the electric vehicle 20 or to a communication device related to the user of the electric vehicle 20 (for example, a smartphone owned by the user).

[0053] In S907, the determination unit 1005 determines whether or not the consumption completion information receiving unit 1004 has received the consumption completion information from the electric vehicle 20. If this step is Yes, the process proceeds to S908. On the other hand, if this step is No, the process waits until the consumption completion information is received.

[0054] In S908, the issuing unit 1007 issues an environmental value to the user of the electric vehicle 20. For example, the issuing unit 1007 issues an environmental value to the electric vehicle 20 or to a communication device (for example, a smartphone owned by the user) related to the user of the electric vehicle 20. At this time, control may be performed so that the environmental value issued when consumption is completed is equal to or greater than the environmental value issued when charging is completed.

[0055] In S909, the transmission unit 1006 transmits to the electric vehicle 20 a determination result indicating that the desired charging plan is unacceptable.

[0056] In S910, the determination unit 1005 determines whether or not the desired charging plan receiving unit 1002 has received information on a new desired charging plan from the electric vehicle 20. If this step is Yes, the process returns to S903. On the other hand, if this step is No, the process ends. This completes the series of processes in FIG. 9.

[0057] Next, the procedure of the process performed by the electric vehicle 20 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 10. In S1001, the desired charging schedule creation unit 2001 creates a desired charging schedule. The desired charging schedule includes information on the desired amount of energy to be charged to the electric vehicle 20 and the desired charging time. The user of the electric vehicle 20 inputs, for example, via the operation input unit 205, the desired charging time including the desired date and time of charging, and the desired amount of energy to be charged, indicating how much energy the user wishes to charge. Based on the input information, the desired charging schedule creation unit 2001 can create a desired charging schedule for charging X (kWh) of energy at 11:00 on X day, X month, X year, for example.

[0058] In S1002, the desired charging plan transmitting unit 2002 transmits information about the desired charging plan created in S1001 to the server device 10. In S1003, the determination result receiving unit 2007 receives, from the server device 10, a determination result as to whether the desired charging plan can be accepted.

[0059] In S1004, the determination unit 2008 determines whether the desired charging plan is acceptable based on the received determination result. If this step is Yes, the process proceeds to S1005. On the other hand, if this step is No, the process returns to S1001.

[0060] In S1005, the determination unit 2008 determines whether charging has been performed in accordance with the desired charging schedule based on the detection result of the charging completion detection unit 2003. For example, if the charging completion detection unit 2003 detects that the remaining amount of battery 207 has increased by the desired amount of power at the time specified in the desired charging schedule, it can be determined that charging in accordance with the desired charging schedule has been completed. Also, if no increase in the desired amount of power is detected even after the desired date and time has passed, it can be determined that charging in accordance with the desired charging schedule has not been completed. If this step is Yes, proceed to S1006. On the other hand, if this step is No, the processing ends.

[0061] In S1006, the charging completion information transmitting unit 2004 transmits to the server device 10 charging completion information indicating that charging according to the desired charging plan has been completed.

[0062] In S1007, the determination unit 2008 determines whether the amount of power charged to the electric vehicle according to the desired charging schedule has been consumed, based on the detection result of the consumption completion detection unit 2005. The consumption completion detection unit 2005 monitors the remaining amount of power in the battery 207 of the electric vehicle 20, and when it detects that the amount of power equivalent to the amount charged has decreased due to the driving of the electric vehicle 20, etc., it detects that the amount of power charged according to the desired charging schedule has been consumed. If this step is Yes, proceed to S1008. On the other hand, if this step is No, end the processing.

[0063] In S1008, the consumption completion information transmitting unit 2006 transmits consumption completion information indicating that the consumption of the amount of power charged in accordance with the desired charging plan has been completed to the server device 10. This ends the processing in FIG.

[0064] As described above, in this embodiment, based on information on the power generation plan of the renewable energy power plant and information on the desired charging plan of the electric vehicle, a determination is made as to whether the desired charging plan of the electric vehicle can be accepted, and the determination result is transmitted.

[0065] This makes it easy to plan charging of an electric vehicle at an external charging facility during the same time period as power generation, in accordance with the time and amount of power generated by renewable energy. This makes it possible to charge an electric vehicle at a charging facility such as a charging stand when there is excess power generation capacity at the renewable energy power plant.

[0066] Therefore, even if the power supplied by the external charging facility is not derived from renewable energy, it is possible to regard the charging as being derived from renewable energy. Therefore, it is possible to offset the amount of carbon dioxide generated that corresponds to the energy consumed by charging the electric vehicle. In this way, according to this embodiment, it is possible to realize effective charging of the electric vehicle.

[0067] In the present embodiment, an example has been described in which the process returns to S1001 when it is determined in S1004 that the desired charging plan is unacceptable; however, the present invention is not limited to this example. If the result in S1004 is No, a step may be provided in which the user is asked whether or not to review the desired charging plan. Then, if the user inputs an instruction to review the desired charging plan, the process may return to S1001. On the other hand, if the user inputs an instruction not to review the desired charging plan, the series of processes may be terminated. This makes it possible to implement even a desired charging plan that does not involve the issuance of an environmental value.

[0068] (Embodiment 2) In the first embodiment, an example was described in which the server device determines whether to accept a desired charging plan for an electric vehicle based on information about the power generation plan of a renewable energy power plant and information about the desired charging plan for the electric vehicle. In contrast, in the present embodiment, an example is described in which a charging slot is set based on information about the power generation plan of the renewable energy power plant, the charging slot including information about the time when the electric vehicle can be charged and the amount of energy that can be charged during that time, and the information about the charging slot is made public. This allows the user of the electric vehicle 20 to make a charging reservation during a time slot when there is an available slot.

[0069] The configuration of the information processing system and the hardware configuration of each device are the same as those in embodiment 1. The information processing system according to this embodiment includes a server device 11, an electric vehicle 21, and a renewable energy power plant 30. The functional configuration of the renewable energy power plant 30 is the same as that in embodiment 1, and therefore a description thereof will be omitted.

[0070] <Server device functional configuration> The functional configuration of the server device according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 11. The server device 11 according to this embodiment includes a power generation plan receiving unit 1011, a chargeable frame setting unit 1012, a publishing unit 1013, and a charge reservation receiving unit 1014. The server device 11 also includes a charge reservation accepting unit 1015, an acceptance completion information transmitting unit 1016, a charge completion information receiving unit 1017, a consumption completion information receiving unit 1018, and an issuing unit 1019.

[0071] The power generation plan receiving unit 1011 receives information on the power generation plan from the renewable energy power plant 30. The chargeable frame setting unit 1012 sets a chargeable frame including information on the time during which the electric vehicle 21 can be charged and the amount of power that can be charged during that time, based on the power generation plan received by the power generation plan receiving unit 1011.

[0072] The publishing unit 1013 publishes information about the chargeable frame set by the chargeable frame setting unit 1012. The charging reservation receiving unit 1014 receives the chargeable frame information. The charging reservation accepting unit 1015 accepts a charge reservation for the electric vehicle 21 for the chargeable frame in response to receiving the chargeable frame information. The acceptance completion information transmitting unit 1016 transmits acceptance completion information indicating that the charging reservation has been accepted.

[0073] The charging completion information receiving unit 1017 receives charging completion information indicating that charging in accordance with the charging reservation has been completed. The consumption completion information receiving unit 1018 receives consumption completion information indicating that consumption of charging in accordance with the charging reservation has been completed. The issuing unit 1019 issues an environmental value to the user of the electric vehicle 21 in response to receiving the charging completion information and / or in response to receiving the consumption completion information.

[0074] <Functional configuration of electric vehicle> The functional configuration of an electric vehicle according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 12. The electric vehicle 21 according to this embodiment includes a chargeable frame acquisition unit 2011, a charge reservation input unit 2012, a charge reservation transmission unit 2013, and an acceptance completion information reception unit 2014. The electric vehicle 21 also includes a charge completion detection unit 2015, a charge completion information transmission unit 2016, a consumption completion detection unit 2017, a consumption completion information transmission unit 2018, and a determination unit 2019.

[0075] The chargeable frame acquisition unit 2011 accesses public information made public by the server device 11 to acquire information about the chargeable frame. The charge reservation input unit 2012 accepts input of a charge reservation for the chargeable frame from a user of the electric vehicle 21. The charge reservation transmission unit 2013 transmits the charge reservation information accepted by the charge reservation input unit 2012 to the server device 11. The acceptance completion information reception unit 2014 receives acceptance completion information from the server device 11, which indicates that acceptance of the charge reservation has been completed.

[0076] The charging completion detection unit 2015 detects that charging has been performed in accordance with the desired charging schedule. The charging completion information transmission unit 2016 transmits charging completion information indicating that charging in accordance with the desired charging schedule has been completed to the server device 11. The consumption completion detection unit 2017 detects that the amount of power charged to the electric vehicle 21 in accordance with the desired charging schedule has actually been consumed. The consumption completion information transmission unit 2018 transmits consumption completion information indicating that consumption of the amount of power charged in accordance with the desired charging schedule has been completed to the server device 11. The determination unit 2019 executes various determination processes.

[0077] <Processing> The processing procedure performed in the information processing system according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 13. The processing of F1301 to F1303 is the same as the processing of F801 to F803 described with reference to Fig. 8, and therefore description thereof will be omitted.

[0078] In F1304, the chargeable frame setting unit 1012 of the server device 11 sets a chargeable frame including information on the time during which the electric vehicle 21 can be charged and the amount of electricity that can be charged during that time, based on the power generation plan received by the power generation plan receiving unit 1011 in F1303.

[0079] In F1305, the publishing unit 1013 of the server device 11 publishes the information on the chargeable frame set in F1304. By publishing the information, users of one or more electric vehicles can access the published information and easily understand the availability of the frame.

[0080] In F1306, the chargeable vehicle frame acquisition unit 2011 of the electric vehicle 21 accesses the public information to acquire information on the chargeable frame. The acquisition process may be executed in response to a user of the electric vehicle 21 operating the electric vehicle 21 or a communication device such as a smartphone or PC owned by the user to access a predetermined URL on which the public information is posted.

[0081] In F1307, the charging reservation input unit 2012 of the electrically powered vehicle 21 accepts input of a charging reservation for the chargeable frame from the user. In F1308, the charging reservation transmission unit 2013 of the electrically powered vehicle 21 transmits the charging reservation information input in F1307 to the server device 11.

[0082] In F1309, the charging reservation acceptance unit 1015 of the server device 11 accepts the charging reservation for the electric vehicle 21 for the chargeable frame in response to the reception by the charging reservation reception unit 1014. Then, the acceptance completion information transmission unit 1016 of the server device 11 transmits acceptance completion information indicating that the charging reservation has been accepted to the electric vehicle 21. The processes of F1310 to F1315 are the same as the processes of F808 to F812 described with reference to Fig. 8, and therefore description thereof will be omitted.

[0083] Next, the procedure of the process performed by the server device 11 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 14. In S1401, the power generation plan receiving unit 1011 receives information on the power generation plan from the renewable energy power plant 30. The power generation plan includes a predicted power generation time and a predicted power supply amount of the renewable energy power plant 30.

[0084] In S1402, the chargeable frame setting unit 1012 sets a chargeable frame including information on the time during which the electric vehicle 21 can be charged and the amount of power that can be charged during that time, based on the information on the power generation plan received in S1401.

[0085] In S1403, the publishing unit 1013 publishes the information on the chargeable frame set in S1402. In S1404, the charging reservation receiving unit 1014 determines whether or not charging reservation information has been received from the electric vehicle 21. If this step is Yes, the process proceeds to S1405. If this step is No, the process waits until the charging reservation information is received.

[0086] In S1405, the charging reservation accepting unit 1015 accepts a charging reservation for the electric vehicle 21 for the chargeable slot in response to the reception by the charging reservation receiving unit 1014. Then, the acceptance completion information transmitting unit 1016 transmits acceptance completion information indicating that the charging reservation has been accepted to the electric vehicle 21.

[0087] In S1406, the charging completion information receiving unit 1017 determines whether charging completion information indicating that charging according to the charging reservation has been completed has been received from the electric vehicle 21. If this step is Yes, the process proceeds to S1407. If this step is No, the process waits until the charging completion information is received.

[0088] In S1407, the issuing unit 1019 issues an environmental value to the user of the electric vehicle 21. The issuing method is the same as in the first embodiment. In S1408, the consumption completion information receiving unit 1018 determines whether or not consumption completion information indicating that the consumption of charge according to the charge reservation has been completed has been received from the electric vehicle 21. If this step is Yes, proceed to S1409. If this step is No, wait until the information is received.

[0089] In S1409, the issuing unit 1019 issues an environmental value to the user of the electric vehicle 21. The issuing method is the same as in the first embodiment. At this time, control may be performed so that the environmental value issued when consumption is completed is equal to or greater than the environmental value issued when charging is completed. This ends the processing in FIG. 14.

[0090] Next, the procedure of the process performed by the electric vehicle 21 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 15. In S1501, the chargeable vehicle frame acquisition unit 2011 accesses the public information to acquire information on the chargeable frame. The acquisition process may be executed in response to a user of the electric vehicle 21 operating the electric vehicle 21 or a communication device such as a smartphone or PC owned by the user to access a predetermined URL on which the public information is posted.

[0091] In S1502, the charging reservation input unit 2012 determines whether or not an input for a charging reservation for a charging slot has been received from the user of the electric vehicle 21. For example, the user operates the operation input unit 205 of the electric vehicle 21 to reserve charging for a desired time within the published charging slot. If this step is Yes, the process proceeds to S1503. On the other hand, if this step is No, the process waits until reception.

[0092] In S1503, the charging reservation transmission unit 2013 transmits the charging reservation information accepted in S1502 to the server device 11. In S1504, the determination unit 2019 determines whether or not acceptance completion information has been received from the server device 11. If this step is Yes, the process proceeds to S1506. On the other hand, if this step is No, the process waits until the acceptance completion information is received.

[0093] In S1505, the determination unit 2019 determines whether charging has been performed in accordance with the desired charging schedule based on the detection result of the charging completion detection unit 2015. For example, if the charging completion detection unit 2015 detects that the remaining amount of power in the battery 207 has increased by the desired amount of power at the time specified in the desired charging schedule, it can be determined that charging in accordance with the desired charging schedule has been completed. Also, if no increase in the desired amount of power is detected even after the desired date and time has passed, it can be determined that charging in accordance with the desired charging schedule has not been completed. If this step is Yes, the process proceeds to S1506. On the other hand, if this step is No, the process ends.

[0094] In S1506, the charging completion information transmitting unit 2016 transmits charging completion information indicating that charging in accordance with the desired charging schedule has been completed to the server device 11. In S1507, the determining unit 2019 determines whether the amount of power charged to the electric vehicle 21 in accordance with the desired charging schedule has been consumed, based on the detection result of the consumption completion detecting unit 2017. The consumption completion detecting unit 2005 monitors the remaining amount of power in the battery 207 of the electric vehicle 21, and when it detects that the amount of power equivalent to the amount charged has decreased due to the driving of the electric vehicle 21 or the like, it detects that the amount of power charged in accordance with the desired charging schedule has been consumed. If this step is Yes, proceed to S1508. On the other hand, if this step is No, end the processing.

[0095] In S1508, the consumption completion information transmitting unit 2018 transmits consumption completion information indicating that the consumption of the amount of power charged in accordance with the desired charging plan has been completed to the server device 11. This ends the processing in FIG.

[0096] As described above, in this embodiment, a charging frame including information on the time when an electric vehicle can be charged and the amount of electricity that can be charged during that time is set based on information on the power generation plan of a renewable energy power plant, and the information on the charging frame is made public.

[0097] This allows the user of the electric vehicle 20 to make a charging reservation during a time slot when there is an available slot. Therefore, when charging the electric vehicle, it is easy to plan charging at an external charging facility during the same time slot as the power generation time, in accordance with the time and amount of power generation by renewable energy. Therefore, it becomes possible to charge the electric vehicle at a charging facility such as a charging stand when there is excess power generation capacity at the renewable energy power plant.

[0098] Therefore, even if the power supplied by the external charging facility is not derived from renewable energy, it is possible to regard the charging as being derived from renewable energy. Therefore, it is possible to offset the amount of carbon dioxide generated that corresponds to the energy consumed by charging the electric vehicle. In this way, according to this embodiment, it is possible to realize effective charging of the electric vehicle.

[0099] [Variations] In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which an environmental value is issued when charging of an electric vehicle according to a desired charging plan or a charging reservation is completed, and also when the charge is consumed, but this is not limiting. An environmental value may be issued only when charging is completed, or only when the charge is consumed.

[0100] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which information is transmitted and received between the server devices 10, 11 and the electric vehicles 20, 21, but this is not limiting. A configuration may be adopted in which some information is transmitted and received between the server devices 10, 11 and a communication device such as a smartphone or PC owned by the user of the electric vehicles 20, 21. For example, the information on the desired charging plan described in the first embodiment and the information on the charging reservation described in the second embodiment may be input via a communication device owned by the user, and the information may be transmitted to the server devices 10, 11.

[0101] Furthermore, in the first embodiment, when information on desired charging plans for a plurality of electric vehicles is received, it may be assumed that the desired charging times of the plurality of electric vehicles fall within the same time period. In such a case, if the predicted power supply amount of the renewable energy power plant 30 corresponding to the time period is equal to or greater than the total desired charging power amounts of the plurality of electric vehicles, it may be determined that the desired charging plans for the plurality of electric vehicles are acceptable. Furthermore, if the predicted power supply amount of the renewable energy power plant 30 corresponding to the time period is less than the total desired charging power amounts of the plurality of electric vehicles, it may be determined that the desired charging plans are acceptable for the electric vehicles that transmitted the information on the desired charging plans to the server device 10 earlier. Then, it may be determined that the desired charging plans are unacceptable for the electric vehicles whose transmission timing was later.

[0102] Furthermore, the trading, accommodation, and allocation of environmental value may also be linked to the electricity supply and demand management system.

[0103] <Summary of the embodiment> 1. The information processing device (10) according to the above embodiment is a first receiving means (1001) for receiving information on a power generation plan of a carbon-free energy power plant (30) from the carbon-free energy power plant; a second receiving means (1002) for receiving information on a desired charging plan for the electric vehicle (20); a determination means (1005) for determining whether or not the desired charging plan of the electric vehicle is acceptable based on the power generation plan and the desired charging plan; A transmitting means (1006) for transmitting the determination result of the determining means; Equipped with.

[0104] This makes it possible to charge electric vehicles at external facilities such as charging stations when there is excess power generation capacity at carbon-free energy power plants, and even if the charging at the external facility does not originate from carbon-free energy, it can be considered as if the vehicle was virtually charged with carbon-free energy. This makes it possible to effectively utilize power generation using carbon-free energy.

[0105] 2. The information processing device (10) according to the above embodiment is a third receiving means (1003) that receives charging completion information indicating that charging of the electric vehicle has been completed in accordance with the desired charging plan after the transmitting means has transmitted a determination result that the desired charging plan is acceptable; issuing means (1007) for issuing an environmental value to the user of the electric vehicle in response to receiving the charging completion information; Further provided are:

[0106] This will enable carbon-free energy generation to be effectively utilized and an appropriate evaluation to be given.

[0107] 3. The information processing device (10) according to the above embodiment is The system further includes a fourth receiving means (1004) for receiving consumption completion information indicating that the electric power charged to the electric vehicle according to the desired charging plan has been consumed, The issuing means further issues the environmental value to the user of the electric vehicle in response to receiving the consumption completion information.

[0108] This allows us to confirm the actual consumption, making it possible to more clearly utilize power generation using carbon-free energy and provide an appropriate evaluation.

[0109] 4. In the information processing device (10) according to the above embodiment, the power generation plan includes a predicted power generation time and a predicted power supply amount of the carbon-free energy power plant; the desired charging plan includes information on a desired amount of power to be charged to the electric vehicle and a desired charging time, The determination means determines that the desired charging plan is acceptable when the desired charging time and the predicted power generation time are within a predetermined time range and the predicted power supply amount is equal to or greater than the desired charging power amount.

[0110] This makes it easier to match the carbon-free energy power plant with a power generation surplus, making it possible to virtually consider the battery to be charged with carbon-free energy.

[0111] 5. The information processing device (10) according to the above embodiment is The determination means determines that the desired charging plan is unacceptable if the desired charging time and the predicted power generation time are outside a predetermined time range, or if the predicted power supply amount is less than the desired charging power amount.

[0112] This makes it possible to prevent the situation where a carbon-free energy power plant does not have any spare power generation capacity from being assumed to have been virtually charged with carbon-free energy.

[0113] 6. In the information processing device (10) according to the above embodiment, When information on desired charging plans for a plurality of electric vehicles is received by the second receiving means, and when the desired charging times of the plurality of electric vehicles are within the same time period, and when the predicted power supply amount corresponding to the same time period is equal to or greater than the total desired charging power amounts of the plurality of electric vehicles, the determination means determines that the desired charging plans for the plurality of electric vehicles are acceptable.

[0114] This makes it possible to appropriately determine whether to accept a plurality of desired charging plans, even when there are multiple desired charging plans.

[0115] 7. In the information processing device (10) according to the above embodiment, The second receiving means receives information about the desired charging plan from the electric vehicle or from a communication device associated with a user of the electric vehicle.

[0116] This makes it clear that desired charging plans can be received from a variety of entities, and it becomes possible for the user to have a wider range of options for what to operate when creating a desired charging plan.

[0117] 8. The information processing device (10) according to the above embodiment is The transmitting means transmits the determination result to the electric vehicle or to a communication device associated with a user of the electric vehicle.

[0118] This allows the determination results to be confirmed through various entities.

[0119] 9. The information processing device (11) according to the above embodiment is A receiving means (1011) for receiving information on the power generation plan of the carbon-free energy power plant (30) from the carbon-free energy power plant (30); a setting means (1012) for setting a chargeable frame including information on a time when the electric vehicle (21) can be charged and an amount of electric power that can be charged during that time based on the power generation plan; a publishing means (1013) for publishing information about the chargeable frame; Equipped with.

[0120] This makes it possible to charge electric vehicles at external facilities such as charging stations when there is excess power generation capacity at carbon-free energy power plants, and even if the charging at the external facility does not originate from carbon-free energy, it can be considered as if the vehicle was virtually charged with carbon-free energy. This makes it possible to effectively utilize power generation using carbon-free energy.

[0121] 10. The information processing device (11) according to the above embodiment is Acceptance means (1015) for accepting a reservation for charging the electric vehicle for the chargeable frame; a transmitting means (1016) for transmitting acceptance completion information indicating that the charging reservation has been accepted; a second receiving means (1017) for receiving charging completion information indicating that charging of the electric vehicle has been completed within the chargeable time frame in accordance with the charging reservation; issuing means (1019) for issuing an environmental value to a user of the electric vehicle in response to receiving the charging completion information; Further provided are:

[0122] This will enable carbon-free energy generation to be effectively utilized and an appropriate evaluation to be given.

[0123] 11. The information processing device (11) according to the above embodiment is a third receiving means (1018) for receiving consumption completion information indicating that the electric power charged to the electric vehicle within the chargeable period in accordance with the charging reservation has been consumed; The issuing means further issues the environmental value to the user of the electric vehicle in response to receiving the consumption completion information.

[0124] This allows us to confirm the actual consumption, making it possible to more clearly utilize power generation using carbon-free energy and provide an appropriate evaluation.

[0125] 12. In the information processing device (11) according to the above embodiment, the power generation plan includes a predicted power generation time and a predicted power supply amount of the carbon-free energy power plant; The setting means sets the chargeable limit based on the predicted power generation time and the predicted power supply amount.

[0126] This allows the user to easily understand how much charging is possible during what time period.

[0127] 13. In the information processing device (10, 11) according to the above embodiment, The environmental value can be bought and sold.

[0128] This allows buyers such as electric vehicle manufacturers to reduce the CO2 emissions they used during manufacturing and material acquisition by purchasing environmental value. Also, sellers can effectively utilize the value that was previously sunk as environmental value because it was only used to charge their own electric vehicles.

[0129] 14. In the information processing device (10, 11) according to the above embodiment, The environmental value may be cash, points, gift certificates or cryptocurrency.

[0130] This makes it possible to give an appropriate evaluation to power generation using carbon-free energy.

[0131] 15. The control method of the information processing device (10) according to the above embodiment is a first receiving step of receiving information on a power generation plan of the carbon-free energy power plant from the carbon-free energy power plant; a second receiving step of receiving information on a desired charging plan for the electric vehicle (20); a determination step of determining whether or not the desired charging plan of the electric vehicle can be accepted based on the power generation plan and the desired charging plan; a transmitting step of transmitting the determination result in the determining step; It has.

[0132] This makes it possible to charge electric vehicles at external facilities such as charging stations when there is excess power generation capacity at carbon-free energy power plants, and even if the charging at the external facility does not originate from carbon-free energy, it can be considered as if the vehicle was virtually charged with carbon-free energy. This makes it possible to effectively utilize power generation using carbon-free energy.

[0133] 16. The control method of the information processing device (11) according to the above embodiment is a receiving step of receiving information on a power generation plan of the carbon-free energy power plant from the carbon-free energy power plant; a setting step of setting a chargeable frame including information on a time period during which the electric vehicle (21) can be charged and an amount of electric power that can be charged during that time period based on the power generation plan; a publishing step of publishing information about the chargeable frame; It has.

[0134] This makes it possible to charge electric vehicles at external facilities such as charging stations when there is excess power generation capacity at carbon-free energy power plants, and even if the charging at the external facility does not originate from carbon-free energy, it can be considered as if the vehicle was virtually charged with carbon-free energy. This makes it possible to effectively utilize power generation using carbon-free energy.

[0135] 17. The program according to the above embodiment A program for causing a computer to execute the control method for the information processing device according to the above embodiment.

[0136] This makes it possible to realize the control method for the information processing device as a program.

[0137] 18. The program according to the above embodiment A storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the method for controlling an information processing device according to the above embodiment.

[0138] This makes it possible to realize the control method for the information processing device as a storage medium.

[0139] <Other embodiments> Furthermore, a program for realizing one or more functions described in each embodiment can be supplied to a system or device via a network or a storage medium, and one or more processors in the computer of the system or device can read and execute the program. The present invention can also be realized in such an embodiment.

[0140] The invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of the gist of the invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0141] 10, 11: Server device, 20, 21: Electric vehicle, 30: Renewable energy power plant

Claims

1. An information processing device, a first receiving means for receiving information on a power generation plan of the carbon-free energy power plant from the carbon-free energy power plant; a second receiving means for receiving information about a desired charging plan of the electric vehicle; a determination means for determining whether or not the desired charging plan of the electric vehicle is acceptable based on the power generation plan and the desired charging plan; a transmitting means for transmitting a determination result of the determining means; An information processing device comprising:

2. a third receiving means for receiving, after the transmitting means has transmitted a determination result that the desired charging plan is acceptable, charging completion information indicating that charging of the electric vehicle has been completed in accordance with the desired charging plan; issuing means for issuing an environmental value to a user of the electric vehicle in response to receiving the charging completion information; The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

3. a fourth receiving means for receiving consumption completion information indicating that the electric power charged to the electric vehicle in accordance with the desired charging plan has been consumed; 3. The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein the issuing means further issues the environmental value to the user of the electric vehicle in response to receiving the consumption completion information.

4. the power generation plan includes a predicted power generation time and a predicted power supply amount of the carbon-free energy power plant; the desired charging plan includes information on a desired amount of power to be charged to the electric vehicle and a desired charging time, 4. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the determination means determines that the desired charging plan is acceptable when the desired charging time and the predicted power generation time are within a predetermined time range and the predicted power supply amount is equal to or greater than the desired charging power amount.

5. 5. The information processing device according to claim 4, wherein the determination means determines that the desired charging plan is unacceptable if the desired charging time and the predicted power generation time are outside a predetermined time range, or if the predicted power supply amount is less than the desired charging power amount.

6. 5. The information processing device according to claim 4, wherein the determination means determines that the desired charging plans of the plurality of electric vehicles are acceptable when the second receiving means receives information on the desired charging plans of the plurality of electric vehicles, when the desired charging times of the plurality of electric vehicles are within the same time period, and when a predicted power supply amount corresponding to the same time period is equal to or greater than a total of the desired charging power amounts of the plurality of electric vehicles.

7. 2. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the second receiving means receives the information on the desired charging plan from the electric vehicle or from a communication device associated with a user of the electric vehicle.

8. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmitting means transmits the determination result to the electric vehicle or to a communication device associated with a user of the electric vehicle.

9. An information processing device, a receiving means for receiving information on a power generation plan of the carbon-free energy power plant from the carbon-free energy power plant; a setting means for setting a chargeable frame including information on a time when the electric vehicle can be charged and an amount of electric power that can be charged during that time based on the power generation plan; a publishing means for publishing information about the chargeable frame; An information processing device comprising:

10. a reception unit that receives a reservation for charging the electric vehicle for the chargeable frame; a transmitting means for transmitting acceptance completion information indicating that the charging reservation has been accepted; a second receiving means for receiving charging completion information indicating that charging of the electric vehicle has been completed within the chargeable time frame in accordance with the charging reservation; issuing means for issuing an environmental value to a user of the electric vehicle in response to receiving the charging completion information; The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising:

11. a third receiving means for receiving consumption completion information indicating that the electric power charged to the electric vehicle within the chargeable frame in accordance with the charging reservation has been consumed; 11. The information processing device according to claim 10, wherein the issuing means further issues the environmental value to the user of the electric vehicle in response to receiving the consumption completion information.

12. the power generation plan includes a predicted power generation time and a predicted power supply amount of the carbon-free energy power plant; 12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the setting unit sets the chargeable limit based on the predicted power generation time and the predicted power supply amount.

13. 11. The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein the environmental value is tradable.

14. 11. The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein the environmental value is cash, points, a gift certificate, or cryptocurrency.

15. A control method for an information processing device, comprising: a first receiving step of receiving information on a power generation plan of the carbon-free energy power plant from the carbon-free energy power plant; a second receiving step of receiving information about a desired charging plan of the electric vehicle; a determination step of determining whether or not the desired charging plan of the electric vehicle can be accepted based on the power generation plan and the desired charging plan; a transmitting step of transmitting the determination result in the determining step; 1. A method for controlling an information processing device, comprising:

16. A control method for an information processing device, comprising: a receiving step of receiving information on a power generation plan of the carbon-free energy power plant from the carbon-free energy power plant; a setting step of setting a chargeable frame including information on a time period during which the electric vehicle can be charged and an amount of power that can be charged during that time period based on the power generation plan; a publishing step of publishing information about the chargeable frame; 1. A method for controlling an information processing device, comprising:

17. 17. A program for causing a computer to execute the method for controlling an information processing device according to claim 15 or 16.

18. 17. A storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the method for controlling an information processing device according to claim 15.

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