Projects: Details for ETI-EN2004
Details for ETI-EN2004
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| Reference Number |
ETI-EN2004 |
| Title |
Energy Infrastructure Cost and Performance 2010-2050 |
| Status |
Completed |
| Energy Categories |
Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research(Energy system analysis) 100%; |
| Research Types |
Applied Research and Development 100% |
| Science and Technology Fields |
SOCIAL SCIENCES (Economics and Econometrics) 25%;
PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Applied Mathematics) 25%;
PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Computer Science and Informatics) 25%;
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 25%; |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation |
Systems Analysis related to energy R&D (Energy modelling) 100% |
| Principal Investigator |
Project Contact
No email address given
Buro Happold Ltd
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| Award Type |
Institute Project |
| Funding Source |
ETI |
| Start Date |
12 March 2012 |
| End Date |
04 March 2015 |
| Duration |
36 months |
| Total Grant Value |
£600,000 |
| Industrial Sectors |
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| Region |
South West |
| Programme |
Energy Storage and Distribution |
| Investigators |
Principal Investigator |
Project Contact , Buro Happold Ltd (100.000%) |
| Web Site |
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| Objectives |
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| Abstract |
This £600,000 research project was led by international consulting engineers Buro Happold, and provides users with data on the costs and performance associated with key types of fixed energy infrastructure.- The Infrastructure Cost Calculator was developed to allow users to calculate and compare network transition costs across a number of scenarios and vectors, including electricity, gas, heat and hydrogen
- The Infrastructure Cost Calculator provides users with access to a robust, centrally stored database of infrastructure costs based on current industry data
- Users can define and compare different scenarios to understand long term investments for a UK transition to a low carbon energy network
In order to assess the opportunities for meeting long term emissions reductions targets, it is necessary to understand the costs and performance of the energy infrastructure that will carry energy from where it is generated, to where it is consumed. Example capabilities of the Infrastructure Cost Calculator include: - Impact Analysis: testing new innovations to understand how they impact on the cost of networks.
- Sensitivity Analysis: investigating how cost changes based on future scenarios impact upon lifetime network costs.
- Transition comparisons: investigating the difference between the costs of pathways to reach a low carbon energy network.
- Time implications: analysing the financial impacts of carrying out infrastructure changes over different time periods.
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| Publications |
(none)
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| Final Report |
(none)
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| Added to Database |
11/10/18 |
