Projects
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| Reference Number | WPDT1002 | |
| Title | Network Management on the Isles of Scilly | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Renewable Energy Sources(Solar Energy, Photovoltaics) 20%; Other Power and Storage Technologies(Electricity transmission and distribution) 80%; |
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| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | AREA STUDIES 20%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 80%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Project Contact No email address given Western Power Distribution |
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| Award Type | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Funding Source | Ofgem | |
| Start Date | 01 August 2012 | |
| End Date | 01 August 2013 | |
| Duration | ENA months | |
| Total Grant Value | £1,287,000 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Power | |
| Region | South West | |
| Programme | ||
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , Western Power Distribution (100.000%) |
| Web Site | https://smarter.energynetworks.org/projects/WPDT1002 |
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| Objectives | It is proposed to establish real time monitoring on all of the distribution substations on the Isles of Scilly in such a way that the use of the generation facilities on the islands can be maximised to secure supplies to the islands. The control and management of the generation on the islands will be affected using new methods that have not been used in Western Power Distribution before. The monitoring at the substations will be supplemented by controls where appropriate to ensure that islanders and company initiatives associated with localised generation can be accommodated and managed in an effective way. The initial localised generation is expected to be by PV though the islanders themselves are actively pursuing wave power and possibly waste disposal as other sources of generation. The Scillies have the highest PV solar efficiency rating in the UK and present a challenging DG demand environment on a weakly connected rural network. The initiative will support the councils published goal of energy self sufficiency. | |
| Abstract | Electricity supplies to the Isles of Scilly comprise a single 33kV undersea cable from the mainland supplemented by an island based diesel generating station. There are also remote, locally controlled generators on two outer islands available for use in limited instances. The islands provide an effective self contained microcosm of an 11kV and Low Voltage (LV) ED system that can be monitored and controlled to provide measurement of impact and capability to accommodate Distributed Generation (DG) and other low carbon initiatives. The Isles of Scilly Council has a published goal of the islands being energy self sufficient To this end, the council is examining methods of localised generation such as waste disposal and the islanders themselves are keen to exploit PV and wave power on and off the smaller islands. Western Power Distribution will work in conjunction with the islanders through this initiative to ensure the full support for their desire to be energy self sufficient. The community level interest in energy management was demonstrated in their 2009 e-day initiative which received national BBC TV coverage. | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 15/12/22 | |
