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Reference Number	SPT2004
Title	Accelerating Renewable Connections (ARC)
Status	Completed
Energy Categories	Renewable Energy Sources(Hydropower) 5%; Renewable Energy Sources(Solar Energy) 15%; Renewable Energy Sources(Wind Energy) 15%; Other Power and Storage Technologies(Electricity transmission and distribution) 50%; Renewable Energy Sources(Bio-Energy) 15%;
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 100%
Principal Investigator	Project Contact No email address given SP Energy Networks
Award Type	LCN Fund Tier 2
Funding Source	Ofgem
Start Date	01 January 2013
End Date	31 December 2016
Duration	48 months
Total Grant Value	£7,742,000
Industrial Sectors	Power
Region	Scotland
Programme	Low Carbon Generation and Connections

Investigators	Principal Investigator	Project Contact , SP Energy Networks (100.000%)
Web Site	http://www.smarternetworks.org/Project/SPT2004
Objectives	The main aim of the project is to accelerate the process and time to connect for renewable generation projects. The key objectives of this project are to: Improve access to connect generation to the network Accelerate the time to connect generation Enable connections to be facilitated around constraints Create an enduring process and learning that can be rolled out across the UK. This project will create additional value to customers in the form of facilitating and accelerating distributed generation connections through the connection of more renewable generation sources which will offset carbon intensive generation.
Abstract	Accelerating Renewable Connections (ARC) will facilitate the increased penetration of renewable generation gaining access to the distribution network in a timely manner. This will be achieved by: Empowering customers to make informed choices relating to their connection requirements Apply novel commercial and technical approaches that will create the foundation for future connection options Inform the development of business processes required to facilitate a greater level of renewable generation Build upon the learning developed from previous and existing Low Carbon Network Funded projects to date via collaboration with other DNO partners The ARC solution will demonstrate this by: Providing stakeholders with a richer source of information, which will inform developers on the potential for traditional or smart connections Facilitating the role communities can play in balancing community generation with local demand Addressing the commercial and technical issues associated with exporting Grid Supply Points (GSPs) and providing evidence to inform the debate on investment strategies of smart solutions, as identified by Workstream 3 of the Smart Grid Forum. The project has strong support from project partners and other stakeholders as well as internal buy-in. ARC will run for four years but is designed to create an enduring process and learning for future connections.
Publications	Progress Report - December 2014 (PDF 1399 KB)
Final Report	(none)
Added to Database	15/03/16

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