Projects
Projects: Projects for Investigator |
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| Reference Number | NIA_NGTO011 | |
| Title | Energy Highways | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research(Energy system analysis) 20%; Energy Efficiency(Transport) 20%; Other Power and Storage Technologies(Electricity transmission and distribution) 40%; Other Power and Storage Technologies(Energy storage) 20%; |
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| 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 National Grid Electricity Transmission |
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| Award Type | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Funding Source | Ofgem | |
| Start Date | 01 August 2018 | |
| End Date | 01 March 2020 | |
| Duration | ENA months | |
| Total Grant Value | £332,210 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Power | |
| Region | London | |
| Programme | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , National Grid Electricity Transmission (100.000%) |
| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , National Grid Electricity Transmission (0.000%) |
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| Web Site | https://smarter.energynetworks.org/projects/NIA_NGTO011 |
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| Objectives | The concept of Energy Highways has been developed to try and develop an innovative method to provide savings to consumers. Energy Highways are normal motorways that have been constructed with electrical energy harvesting, energy storage and electric vehicle chargers integrated into their design to accommodate a future scenario where the majority of the 25 million vehicles (cars, buses, HGV, etc.) are electric. This project will carry out a feasibility study to investigate what the infrastructure to support Energy Highways may look like and what technologies are either available or need developing to support this. An assessment of the potential performance and impact on the energy network will be carried out, and the potential hazards and opportunities will be assessed. This project will look to the Maritime domain to see how this has been managed (albeit on a smaller scale) on board Naval and Commercial shipping. The naval industry is going through a similar revolution to the power system, and is seeing an increase in the use of power electronic assets and a reduction in synchronous generation; while also having to consider efficiency, reliability and the impact to the environment. Significant learning can be adopted from the naval industry, which can speed up and de-risk the adoption of low carbon technologies; such as electric vehicles. The project is split into three work packages, which are outlined as follows:WP1 – System Designs for Energy HighwaysWork Package 1 aims to identify what a potential Energy Highway could look like at a system component level (e.g. Converter, storage system, charging station, transformer etc.), along with what performance/impact it is likely to have. It will include an assessment of the potential technologies that could be used (based on a review of market available equipment) and identify which technologies may need development.WP2 – Risk assessment of Infrastructure Work Package 2 aims to identify the potential system hazards of the concept Energy Highway infrastructure. A safety assessment will be carried out in order to highlight any areas which have the potential to threaten security of supply or negatively impact the existing electrical infrastructure. Mitigation options will be considered and assessed, along with potential opportunities, and if necessary areas for future research will be highlighted.WP3 – Review of Electrification of Commercial ShipsWork Package 3 aims to provide an overview of the electrification and integration of energy storage to both Naval and commercial shipping. It will highlight any relevant synergies that apply to the Energy highways concept and look to provide estimations to the likely future electric infrastructure needs for shipping. The objectives of this project are to understand:1. The different system level designs of energy highways and which designs are likely to have more benefit than others.2. The impact that these systems could have on the network and what mitigations methods are possible.3. The impact that the electrification of commercial ships could have on the network in terms of load. | |
| Abstract | This project will carry out a feasibility study to investigate what the infrastructure to support Energy Highways may look like and what technologies are either available or need developing to support this. An assessment of the potential performance and impact on the energy network will be carried out, and the potential hazards and opportunities will be assessed. | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 09/11/22 | |
