Pressure Control and Management

Completed

Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Refining, transport and storage of oil and gas)

Applied Research and Development

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering)

Not Cross-cutting

Project Contact
SGN

Network Innovation Allowance

Ofgem

01 April 2018

01 April 2021

ENA months

£1,701,308

Energy

South East

Network Innovation Allowance

Project Contact, SGN

Project Contact, Wales and West Utilities

This project consists Conceptual design – Complete and provide a detailed conceptual design to meet the requested performance criteria. This will involve completing a risk assessment and gap analysis of the conceptual design against relevant aspects of primary and secondary legislation, SGN, Gas Industry, British and European Manufacture prototype – This includes carrying out a review against criteria established and approved by SGN during the design stages for offsite Method statement – Following completion of the off-site testing, incorporate any design revisions as required and prepare a detailed comprehensive method statement with relevant supporting evidence in accordance with SGNs internal technical assurance and governance processes (as necessary), to enable approval for the proposed live field trials and the proposed concept Live trials – Live field trial sites to be carried out on at least five SGN PRI Reports – Prepare several Project reports including Construction and Maintenance Work Instructions, training packages and regular progress reports. This Project will aim to develop a more efficient and reliable PC&M system, that will also ultimately allow for remote adjustment of PRI assets. Development of a more efficient control system will be expected to help reduce environmental impacts, as well as reduce call out and regular planned visits for seasonal adjustments, plus helping to free up maintenance teams to perform other essential tasks, thereby lowering carbon footprint even further.The Project will initially focus on District Governors (DGs) operating within SGNs <2Bar GD Networks; however, it is anticipated that the unique PC&M system, developed within this project, will also have wider compatibility and application across other pressure tiers >2Bar. Completion of a detailed conceptual design, risk assessment and gap analysis, as well as manufacturing a prototype for offsite testing, will also form important aspects of the proposed Project plan. The live field trial stage, involving the undertaking of field trials at five of SGNs DG sites, will be supported by the production of a detailed comprehensive method statement and training package. Once the field trials have been completed it should then be possible to make a further assessment regarding whether the newly developed technology will also have potential for application to other Gas Network pressure tiers >2Bar.Proposed modifications to the original design, realised during the initial field trial stage of the project, will also be assessed and proven by undertaking a series of additional field trials across SGNs networks.As before, all field trials will be fully supported by the production of detailed comprehensive method statements and an accompanying training package.To enable this additional tranche of work to be properly delivered, extra funding and time has also now been allocated to the Project. This project will include: Detailed conceptual design. Risk assessment. Gap analysis. Manufacturing a prototype for offsite testing. Carrying out at least five live field trials.

SGN rely on several Pressure Control and Management (PC&M) systems to operate their Gas Networks, however, some of this technology is outdated and reaching the end of its design life. Consequently, it will not be possible to continue maintaining them for much longer. These PC&M systems are specifically designed to ensure that Network pressures are sufficiently optimized to ensure maximum Network efficiency is constantly maintained by reacting to downstream demand.

02/11/22