Projects
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| Reference Number | EP/Y016114/2 | |
| Title | Supergen Energy Networks Impact Hub 2023 | |
| Status | Started | |
| Energy Categories | Other Power and Storage Technologies 100%; | |
| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 60%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Environmental dimensions) 20%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Policy and regulation) 20%; |
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| Principal Investigator |
Professor PC Taylor Engineering Durham University |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 August 2024 | |
| End Date | 30 September 2028 | |
| Duration | 50 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £4,469,783 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Energy | |
| Region | North East | |
| Programme | Energy and Decarbonisation | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Professor PC Taylor , Engineering, Durham University |
| Other Investigator | Dr V Levi , Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester Dr R Preece , Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester Dr A Parisio , Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester Dr D Greenwood , Sch of Engineering, Newcastle University Professor P Taylor , Process, Environmental and Material Eng, University of Leeds Dr S Few , School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds Professor M Freer , School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham Dr A Sciacovelli , Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham Dr F Li , Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Bath Dr A D Shea , Architecture and Civil Engineering, University of Bath Dr C Gu , Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Bath Dr S Adepu , Computer Science, University of Bristol Dr SJ Williamson , Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol Dr C Robinson , Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol Dr J Wu , Engineering, Cardiff University Dr MP Abeysekera , Engineering, Cardiff University |
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| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , Poyry Energy Ltd Project Contact , Association for Decentralised Energy Project Contact , Department for the Economy Project Contact , Tyndall National Institute, Ireland Project Contact , IGEM - Institution of Gas Engineers & Managers Project Contact , Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult Project Contact , University of Sussex Project Contact , Newcastle University Project Contact , Neath Port Talbot County Council Project Contact , Electricity North West Limited Project Contact , Welsh Assembly Government Project Contact , National Grid plc Project Contact , Northern Powergrid Project Contact , Northern Gas Networks Project Contact , Scottish Power Retail Project Contact , National Grid ESO Project Contact , KrakenFlex Ltd Project Contact , Singapore University of Tech & Design Project Contact , Kinewell Energy Project Contact , Net Zero North East England Project Contact , Electricity Maps Project Contact , Eskimo Products Ltd Project Contact , Kwame Nkrumah Uni of Science & Tech Project Contact , LV= (Liverpool Victoria) Project Contact , Toshiba Europe Limited Project Contact , Aura Power Project Contact , Cadscan Limited Project Contact , Applied Energy UNiLAB on Synergies between Energy Networks Project Contact , Wales and West Utilities Project Contact , Siemens plc (UK) Project Contact , Conservatoire for Dance and Drama Project Contact , East Riding College Project Contact , RITICS Project Contact , Ofgem Project Contact , Jacobs UK Limited Project Contact , National Energy Action Project Contact , Equiwatt Limited |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | The global energy sector is facing considerable pressure arising from climate change, depletion of fossil fuels and geopolitical issues around the location of remaining fossil fuel reserves. Energy networks are vitally important enablers for the UK energy sector and therefore UK industry and society. Energy networks exist primarily to exploit and facilitate temporal and spatial diversity in energy production and use and to exploit economies of scale where they exist. The pursuit of Net Zero presents many complex interconnected challenges which reach beyond the UK and have huge relevance internationally. These challenges vary considerably from region to region due to historical, geographic, political, economic and cultural reasons. As technology and society changes so do these challenges, and therefore the planning, design and operation of energy networks needs to be revisited and optimised. Electricity systems are facing technical issues of bi-directional power flows, increasing long-distance power flows and a growing contribution from fluctuating and low inertia generation sources. Gas systems require significant innovation to remain relevant in a low carbon future. Heat networks have little energy demand market share, although they have been successfully installed in other northern European countries. Other energy vectors such as Hydrogen or bio-methane show great promise but as yet have no significant share of the market. Faced with these pressures, the modernisation of energy networks technology, processes and governance is a necessity if they are to be fit for the future. Good progress has been made in de-carbonisation in some areas but this has not been fast enough, widespread enough across vectors or sectors and not enough of the innovation is being deployed at scale. Effort is required to accelerate the development, scale up the deployment and increase the impact delivered | |
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| Added to Database | 25/06/25 | |
