CoolDown
Reference Number
ENA_10103019
Title
CoolDown
Status
Completed
Energy Categories
Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research(Energy Models)
Other Power and Storage Technologies(Electricity transmission and distribution)
Other Power and Storage Technologies(Electricity transmission and distribution)
Research Types
Applied Research and Development
Science and Technology Fields
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation
Not Cross-cutting
Principal Investigator
Project Contact
Electricity North West Limited
Electricity North West Limited
Award Type
Network Innovation Allowance
Funding Source
Ofgem
Start Date
01 March 2024
End Date
01 June 2024
Duration
3 months
Total Grant Value
£168,743
Industrial Sectors
Power
Region
North West
Programme
Web Site
Objectives
Abstract
As Britain warms due to climate change, electrification of heat will mean increasing customer access to space cooling leading to increased summer peak demands. In current distribution network planning cooling demand is currently poorly accounted for and based on limited, high-level modelling. Additionally, coolings potential to provide flexibility during periods of network stress has not been considered.
CoolDown will, for the first time, explore the impact of cooling on network capacity by producing improved uptake and demand projections as well as developing novel commercial models to incentivise and unlock space-cooling flexibility, reducing network reinforcement requirements and optimising value for customers.
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08/01/25
