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Renewable Integrated & Sustainable Electric Heating System (RISE Heating System)

Reference Number
InnUK/102238/01
Title
Renewable Integrated & Sustainable Electric Heating System (RISE Heating System)
Status
Completed
Energy Categories
Energy Efficiency(Residential and commercial)
Research Types
Applied Research and Development
Science and Technology Fields
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Architecture and the Built Environment)
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation
Not Cross-cutting
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Consumer attitudes and behaviour)
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Technology acceptance)
Principal Investigator
Project Contact
Building Research Establishment (BRE) Limited
Award Type
Collaborative Research & Development
Funding Source
Innovate UK
Start Date
01 August 2015
End Date
31 July 2017
Duration
24 months
Total Grant Value
£488,995
Industrial Sectors
Region
East of England
Programme
Competition Call: 1405_CRD_ENE_GEN_ENCATMSR1 - Energy Catalyst - Mid Stage - Round 1. Activity Energy Catalyst Rnd 1 Mid Stage
Investigators
Principal Investigator
Project Contact, Building Research Establishment (BRE) Limited
Other Investigator
Project Contact, Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool
Project Contact, Eastbourne Homes Limited
Project Contact, EDF Energy Customer Field Services (Metering) Limited
Project Contact, GDC Group Limited
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Objectives
Abstract
In the UK there over 25 million domestic dwellings. More than 80% of these homes depend on gas boilers to provide space and hot water heating. Against the context of dwindling UK gas reserves, increased sensitivity to gas supplies sourced internationally and the potential for unsustainable growth in peak time electricity generation, there is a growing imperative to seek alternative heating systems. RISE (Renewable Integrated & Sustainable Electric Heating System) is such an alternative, all-electric heat pump with storage heating system that avoids the use of peak time power. The RISE Project will build on the earlier technical validation of the concept, to carry out live trials in up to four apartments in a multi-dwelling unit (MDU) in Eastbourne. This live demonstration will utilise optimising controls to simulatenaously control the occupants thermal comfort needs and the electricity demand proflies to provide a Smart Grid approach to sustainable heating for the UK, in real time. The project schedule is to start April 2015, with live trials starting in October 2015, with the performance monitoring. The project's outputs will support RISE towards commercialisation and manufacture.In the UK there over 25 million domestic dwellings. More than 80% of these homes depend on gas boilers to provide space and hot water heating. Against the context of dwindling UK gas reserves, increased sensitivity to gas supplies sourced internationally and the potential for unsustainable growth in peak time electricity generation, there is a growing imperative to seek alternative heating systems. RISE (Renewable Integrated & Sustainable Electric Heating System) is such an alternative, all-electric heat pump with storage heating system that avoids the use of peak time power. The RISE Project will build on the earlier technical validation of the concept, to carry out live trials in up to four apartments in a multi-dwelling unit (MDU) in Eastbourne. This live demonstration will utilise optimising controls to simulatenaously control the occupants thermal comfort needs and the electricity demand proflies to provide a Smart Grid approach to sustainable heating for the UK, in real time. The project schedule is to start April 2015, with live trials starting in October 2015, with the performance monitoring. The project's outputs will support RISE towards commercialisation and manufacture.In the UK there over 25 million domestic dwellings. More than 80% of these homes depend on gas boilers to provide space and hot water heating. Against the context of dwindling UK gas reserves, increased sensitivity to gas supplies sourced internationally and the potential for unsustainable growth in peak time electricity generation, there is a growing imperative to seek alternative heating systems. RISE (Renewable Integrated & Sustainable Electric Heating System) is such an alternative, all-electric heat pump with storage heating system that avoids the use of peak time power. The RISE Project will build on the earlier technical validation of the concept, to carry out live trials in up to four apartments in a multi-dwelling unit (MDU) in Eastbourne. This live demonstration will utilise optimising controls to simulatenaously control the occupants thermal comfort needs and the electricity demand proflies to provide a Smart Grid approach to sustainable heating for the UK, in real time. The project schedule is to start April 2015, with live trials starting in October 2015, with the performance monitoring. The project's outputs will support RISE towards commercialisation and manufacture.In the UK there over 25 million domestic dwellings. More than 80% of these homes depend on gas boilers to provide space and hot water heating. Against the context of dwindling UK gas reserves, increased sensitivity to gas supplies sourced internationally and the potential for unsustainable growth in peak time electricity generation, there is a growing imperative to seek alternative heating systems. RISE (Renewable Integrated & Sustainable Electric Heating System) is such an alternative, all-electric heat pump with storage heating system that avoids the use of peak time power. The RISE Project will build on the earlier technical validation of the concept, to carry out live trials in up to four apartments in a multi-dwelling unit (MDU) in Eastbourne. This live demonstration will utilise optimising controls to simulatenaously control the occupants thermal comfort needs and the electricity demand proflies to provide a Smart Grid approach to sustainable heating for the UK, in real time. The project schedule is to start April 2015, with live trials starting in October 2015, with the performance monitoring. The project's outputs will support RISE towards commercialisation and manufacture.In the UK there over 25 million domestic dwellings. More than 80% of these homes depend on gas boilers to provide space and hot water heating. Against the context of dwindling UK gas reserves, increased sensitivity to gas supplies sourced internationally and the potential for unsustainable growth in peak time electricity generation, there is a growing imperative to seek alternative heating systems. RISE (Renewable Integrated & Sustainable Electric Heating System) is such an alternative, all-electric heat pump with storage heating system that avoids the use of peak time power. The RISE Project will build on the earlier technical validation of the concept, to carry out live trials in up to four apartments in a multi-dwelling unit (MDU) in Eastbourne. This live demonstration will utilise optimising controls to simulatenaously control the occupants thermal comfort needs and the electricity demand proflies to provide a Smart Grid approach to sustainable heating for the UK, in real time. The project schedule is to start April 2015, with live trials starting in October 2015, with the performance monitoring. The project's outputs will support RISE towards commercialisation and manufacture.
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