Projects
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| Reference Number | NIA_NGGT0059 | |
| Title | Renewable Power Trial and Demonstration | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Renewable Energy Sources(Solar Energy, Photovoltaics) 10%; Renewable Energy Sources(Wind Energy) 10%; Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Refining, transport and storage of oil and gas) 80%; |
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| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Project Contact No email address given National Grid Gas Transmission |
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| Award Type | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Funding Source | Ofgem | |
| Start Date | 01 August 2014 | |
| End Date | 01 February 2016 | |
| Duration | 18 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £299,000 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Information Technologies | |
| Region | London | |
| Programme | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , National Grid Gas Transmission (100.000%) |
| Web Site | http://www.smarternetworks.org/project/NIA_NGGT0059 |
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| Objectives | To demonstrate and monitor a renewable power installation in order to determine whether the available technologies are suitable as sole power sources for installations in a range of different climates. To prove whether or not renewable power is suitable as the sole source of power on remote isolation block valve sites. | |
| Abstract | There are remote isolation valves currently installed at Multi-junctions, Compressor Sites and Entry Points across the National Transmission System which allow a pipeline to be isolated remotely by Gas Network Control Centre, however there are also over 200 block valve sites, with local operated valves which require staff to visit the site to operate the valves. There are also a number of exit points where the main pipeline isolation valve can only be operated locally at the site. National Grid have an approved strategy for local to remote conversion at strategic block valve and exit points associated with National Grid emergency arrangements for the NTS pipeline. This project is a follow on from NIA_NGGT0039, Renewable Power on Remote Installations. NIA_NGGT0039 was the feasibility study to investigate the use of photo voltaic (PV) cells and/or turbines as the sole source of permanent power for the installation. The results from the feasibility were promising however there is a high degree of variation in the respective technologies and hence uncertainty that the technologies available could provide the right level of power across different geographical locations and throughout all seasons. It is therefore necessary to trial and monitor an off line telemetry kiosk, valve and actuator arrangement before making the relevant investment decisions. Trial and demonstration of a renewable power installation utilizing PV and/or Turbines with batteries as the permanent power source to provide the power to gas installations: Detailed Design Site Works Commissioning Post-commissioning monitoring Reporting As the project went through the detailed design stage, it was established that there was an opportunity to test two different actuator types. The two types of actuators to be used within the project are an electric and an electric hydraulic actuator. There will be the ability to switch between the two actuators that the kiosk will control as to not be running both at once. This allows us to keep the testing of the equipment as real to life as possible, hence a change control has been submitted to increase project costs from £278k to £299k.Note : Project Documents may be available via the ENA Smarter Networks Portal using the Website link above | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 11/12/18 | |
