As the low-carbon energy market continues to develop, network operators will need to know a lot more about what is happening on their systems. New Thames Valley Vision (NTVV), a Low Carbon Networks Fund (LCNF) project led by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), has looked at how this can be done.
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The seed money is the first to be handed out as part of the Heat Networks Investment Project, for which a £320 million pot has been set aside by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
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While we are used to the occasional power outage, lasting perhaps a few hours and limited to a small area, the electricity sector also has plans in place to deal with much more severe and widespread disruptions to power, and being able to restore supplies as quickly as possible. Peter Jones, technical manager at the ERP notes that, “while we are confident the current system is resilient to a wide range of extreme events today, looking forward we can see a number of significant long-term trends that may impact the system resilience in the decades to come.”
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The network operator has completed work at the Sulgrave Road site for RATP Dev London, to enable 36 new electric buses to charge overnight, with the project representing a major contribution towards reducing pollution.
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UK Power Networks (UKPN) has partnered with charging specialists Ubitricity to trial three EV-charging streetlights to be used by local residents in Onslow Gardens, in a first for Central London.
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Funded by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles in partnership with Innovate UK, the project will run from January to March 2019 and will investigate the feasibility of deploying wireless charging technology in three live locations across London and Tamworth. The purpose of the study is to understand the impact on infrastructure and the commercial viability of this type of charging. The study will also look at how its future use could reduce costs, improve productivity and safety, and increase the uptake of electric vehicle fleets across the UK.
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Recently, I travelled around Cornwall. I visited amazing hotels, beautiful beaches and rugged countryside landscapes. I was not, however, on holiday, but visiting our Local Energy Market (LEM) project, which has installed a range of low carbon energy technologies into the businesses I visited, including the stunning Carbis Bay Hotel and the charismatic Olde House farm and holiday retreat.
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In a set of reports created for Energy Technologies Institute (ETI), experts at Energy Systems Catapult (ESC) found that no single approach to decarbonising the energy system can be applied nationwide, with each local area requiring a unique mix of technologies and networks.
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Traditionally, options for reclosing on mixed and underground circuits to locate faults have been limited. Mixed feeders are the most difficult to manage for reliability and protection, and they contribute highly to customer interruptions and customer minutes lost. They also are expensive to own and operate. Underground circuits have large numbers of customers, so utilities tend to prioritise repairing them for rapid restoration.
The company has successfully energised the 132kV air-insulated equipment at Loch Buidhe substation as part of the £1.1billion Caithness-Moray project.
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