Projects
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| Reference Number | NIA_WWU_063 | |
| Title | Ramp Up | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research(Environmental, social and economic impacts) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | SOCIAL SCIENCES (Sociology) 50%; PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials) 20%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 30%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy 100% | |
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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 December 2019 | |
| End Date | 31 March 2022 | |
| Duration | ENA months | |
| Total Grant Value | £44,667 | |
| 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_063 |
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| Objectives | FrazerNash and a consortium of manufacturers consisting of Hahn Plastics, Maclellan Rubber and Oxford Plastics will deliver a successful innovation project to design, manufacture and test new prototype footway transition boards to improve the lives of those people most impacted by what we do. For the vulnerable confined to wheelchairs and mobility scooters, for example simply negotiating one of our street works sites can be challenging. The charity Whizz-Kidz, who provide disabled children with mobility equipment for more independent living, will help in the evaluation and testing of the prototype solutions. The methodology for the delivery of this project will follow the process below & will be co-ordinated via the Energy Innovation CentreHold a requirements workshopGenerate concept designsDetailed product designPrototype manufactureProduct test & reporting The proposed project will run for 4 months to deliver a prototype product and to carry out a test of the prototype. We will have a better understanding of how the prototype footway transition boards can be progressed to be:Fit for purpose and trusted by users who need them mostAffordable for use not only by collaborating parties but more widely across utilities and other sectorsHandled, stored and used to help drive adoptionAll design and manufacture will be completed within the first 12 weeks and a relevant site for testing the boards will be agreed. The outputs of the testing will be contained in a report.The next steps for a potential solution for this problem will only become apparent when trials are conducted. To design, manufacture and test an improved footway transition walk board design, to make it easier for vulnerable customers to navigate from the footway to the carriageway and vice versa around our street works | |
| Abstract | . | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 09/11/22 | |
