Projects
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| Reference Number | NIA_CAD0077 | |
| Title | Low Power Hot Water | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research 50%; Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research(Demographics) 50%; |
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| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 70%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Architecture and the Built Environment) 30%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Technology acceptance) 30%; Systems Analysis related to energy R&D (Other Systems Analysis) 40%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Consumer attitudes and behaviour) 30%; |
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| Principal Investigator |
Project Contact No email address given Cadent Central |
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| Award Type | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Funding Source | Ofgem | |
| Start Date | 01 April 2022 | |
| End Date | 30 June 2023 | |
| Duration | ENA months | |
| Total Grant Value | £180,000 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Energy | |
| Region | West Midlands | |
| Programme | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , Cadent Central (100.000%) |
| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , Cadent Gas (0.000%) |
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| Web Site | https://smarter.energynetworks.org/projects/NIA_CAD0077 |
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| Objectives | Haydales graphene ink-based heaters offer a potential low power usage solution to heat water in domestic premises intended in this instance for when the gas supply is interrupted and can allow Cadent to meet their challenge of ensuring customers are safe, warm and independent in their own homes and providing alternatives to current provisions in these instances.This method will provide a prototype for a commercial solution, that currently does not exist within the market, to enable customers in vulnerable situations to heat water, be able to wash and clean and allow them to live independently. Data Quality StatementThe project will ensure that necessary data is of sufficient quality and readily available to meet the objectives of the project. This will be achieved by providing current relevant PSR data, to enable development to progress in the correct manner and also be informed from a separate project that Haydale are currently working on, which will provide indicative data for concept development. Measurement Quality StatementThe project will collect data directly from the PSR Database, that is relevant to the project as well as utilising data that has been captured by Haydale in a separate project. This data will be communicated and reviewed with the wider project team regularly to ensure transparency and consistency. Haydales graphene inks can be printed onto a variety of substrates, either rigid or flexible, they are conformable and flexible. They can be tailored for bespoke solutions to operate at a variety of resistivities and powers and so offer a wide range of options to deliver solutions across a variety of different and varying use case scenarios.The overall scope, broken into 3 main stages, is the Engineering development of Low Power Hot Water – Inclusive of bringing ideas and concepts to conducting prototype development. This will be achieved by;• Stage1 A report outlining the requirements for each use case, the outcomes from the laboratory trials and thermal modelling, the design ideas, and recommendations.• Stage2 A working proof of concept demonstrator, validated at the laboratory-scale along with a detailed report.• Stage3 A working pre-product prototype that can be trialled and validated in an operational environment along with a detailed report of all work undertaken and any test results, modelling, and designs. Stage 1A report outlining the requirements for each use case, the outcomes from the laboratory trials and thermal modelling, the design ideas and recommendations. Stage 2A working proof of concept demonstrator validated at the laboratory-scale along with a detailed report. Stage 3A working pre-product prototype that can be trialled and validated in an operational environment along with a detailed report of all work undertaken and any test results, modelling, and designs. | |
| Abstract | GDNs currently have a licence condition to provide fan heaters & hot plates to customers in vulnerable situations during a gas outage to stay warm, heat water & food. However, some customers will not be able transfer the hot water to a bowl or sink to be able to wash or clean with. Haydales graphene ink-based heaters offer a potential low power usage solution to heat water in domestic premises when the gas supply is interrupted and can be easily adapted into different designs to deliver bespoke solutions for a wide range of customer requirements, so is of interest to Cadent and their challenge of providing hot water to their customers in vulnerable situations when their gas supply is interrupted. Haydales graphene inks can be printed onto a variety of substrates, either rigid or flexible, they are conformable and flexible. They can be tailored for bespoke solutions to operate at a variety of resistivities and powers, and in different design configurations, so these offer a wide range of options to deliver solutions across a variety of different and varying use case scenarios. | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 14/10/22 | |
