Projects
Projects: Projects for Investigator |
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| Reference Number | NIA_WWU_055 | |
| Title | Pathfinder Plus | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research(Energy Models) 50%; Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research(Energy system analysis) 50%; |
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| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | SOCIAL SCIENCES (Economics and Econometrics) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Other sociological economical and environmental impact of energy) 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Project Contact No email address given Wales and West Utilities |
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| Award Type | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Funding Source | Ofgem | |
| Start Date | 01 March 2019 | |
| End Date | 01 November 2019 | |
| Duration | ENA months | |
| Total Grant Value | £133,333 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Energy | |
| Region | Wales | |
| Programme | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , Wales and West Utilities (100.000%) |
| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , Wales and West Utilities (0.000%) |
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| Web Site | https://smarter.energynetworks.org/projects/NIA_WWU_055 |
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| Objectives | The project will achieve the outlined objectives as an extension to the existing Pathfinder model developed by Wales & West Utilities: The methodology will involve:1. Collation of an economic dataset.2. Economic models for each generation source.3. Economic models for network implications.4. Economic models for non-billed costs.5. Production of scenario inputs6. Scenario modelling7. Report writing8. Dissemination and presentation The scope of the proposed extensions to Pathfinder are:1. Quantification of the levelised cost of generation sources that results from the level of utilisation of the sources, as per the Pathfinder output.2. Quantification of the levelised cost of gas generation sources that results from the level of utilisation of the sources, as per the pathfinder output.3. Quantification of the additional network costs associated with reinforcement and utilisation, based on input from the network operators.4. Creation of a financial optimisation tool.5. Assess indicative implications for consumer energy bills.6. Quantification of additional costs that are not realised through energy bills, such as the installation costs of domestic decarbonisation infrastructure.The financial functionality will be developed using referenced data sources to build cost models, initially based on the original sources used by Delta-EE, refined where required.Alongside the financial functionality, the engineering functionality within pathfinder is proposed to be extended to more accurately profile road transport and incorporate the model adjustments developed through the Green City Vision project. The objective of the Pathfinder Extension project is to build upon the engineering outputs of the current Pathfinder model to increase the economic sophistication of the analysis. The main outcome of the work will assist stakeholders as follows:Wales & West Utilities – Increase the output value of Pathfinder as a whole system analysis tool to allow both engineering and economic implications of any given decarbonisation strategy to be assessed. Gas & ED Network Operators – Understand how different energy scenarios will impact generation economics and resulting cost of electricity, as well as indicative economic implications for network upgrades. | |
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| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 09/11/22 | |
