Results:

The 2050 Energy Infrastructure Outlook project provides data on the costs associated with key types of fixed energy infrastructure as well as identifying possible ‘grey areas’ where technology development could significantly influence cost and performance. The project gathered data on different types of infrastructure associated with electricity, gas, hydrogen and heat. It also looked at infrastructure types: transmission, distribution, storage, conversion and connections. The data itself looked at costs relating to capital, fixed/variable operating and maintenance, abandonment (‘infrastructure decommissioning’) and repurposing (‘altering existing infrastructure’).

This presentation outlines the infrastructure cost calculator tool which was developed by Buro Happold as part of this project - how it works, its data sources, what it can be used for, and its limitations.

ETI’s Head of Economic Strategy George Day presented “Achieving cost-effective CCS: the route forward” at the Westminster Energy, Environment and Transport Forum : Future prospects for Carbon Capture and Storage in the UK on 7th February 2017. This slideset unpacks the notion of ‘cost effective’ CCS, amd how to make it happen.

ETI’s Strategy Manager Liam Lidstone presented “An affordable and effective route to decarbonising transport” at the British Institute of Energy Economics Energy and Climate Seminar - Wednesday 4th October 2017. This slide set covers

• Light Vehicles in the UK
• Plug-in vehicle sales
• Vehicle life
• Vehicle usage
• Consumer attitudes to plug-in vehicles
• Where to support charging
• Meeting vehicle charging requirements
• Network reinforcement costs
• Consumers, Vehicles and Energy Integration (CVEI) project
  • Consumer adoption: understanding the mass-market
  • Outputs –Modelling capability
  • Interim findings
  • Roadmap for efficient ULEV uptake and use
  • Trials will deliver further robust evidence

ETI’s Strategy Analyst Alex Buckman presents “Balancing supply and demand in the energy system” at the All Energy 2017 Conference in Glasgow.

• Energy balancing is critical and extends beyond the electricity system
• Numerous opportunities to achieve balancing include:
  • Energy storage
  • Demand side flexibility
  • Vector integration
• Key decisions that lead to new energy systems will affect how much and what type of flexibility is needed.
• There is a huge amount of potential that we do not currently understand about balancing within a whole energy system.
• It is possible to assess the requirements for future flexibility – tools and evidence are being developed to help with this.

TESBiC: Techno-Economic Study of Biomass to power with CCS. This presentation was used to brief ETI members and advisors on the outcomes of the high level engineering study carried out by the Biomass to Power with CCS project team. It should be read in parallel with the full report: D2.1 Report on Selected Technology Combinations.

ETI’s Strategy Manager Hannah Evans presents “Bridging the gap between technological innovation and market demand” at the Bio Based Innovations Expo 2017

This project looked at designing a supply chain solution to improve the energy efficiency of the vast majority of the 26 million UK homes which will still be in use by 2050. It looked to identify ways in which the refurbishment and retrofitting of existing residential properties can be accelerated by industrialising the processes of design, supply and implementation, while stimulating demand from householders by exploiting additional opportunities that come with extensive building refurbishment. The project developed a top-to-bottom process, using a method of analysing the most cost-effective package of measures suitable for a particular property, through to how these will be installed with the minimum disruption to the householder. This includes identifying the skills required of the people on the ground as well as the optimum material distribution networks to supply them with exactly what is required and when.

This report is part of WP4.2. It presents the development of the framework of an adaptable and scalable supply chain to meet customers' requirements for whole house retrofit for improved thermal efficiency. The findings to date are derived from workshops held with members of the retrofit industry.

This is Appendix 5.2: Workshop presentation 9th June: Whole House Retrofit For Thermal Efficiency "The European Experience" - a workshop on similar work in Europe.

This project looked at designing a supply chain solution to improve the energy efficiency of the vast majority of the 26 million UK homes which will still be in use by 2050. It looked to identify ways in which the refurbishment and retrofitting of existing residential properties can be accelerated by industrialising the processes of design, supply and implementation, while stimulating demand from householders by exploiting additional opportunities that come with extensive building refurbishment. The project developed a top-to-bottom process, using a method of analysing the most cost-effective package of measures suitable for a particular property, through to how these will be installed with the minimum disruption to the householder. This includes identifying the skills required of the people on the ground as well as the optimum material distribution networks to supply them with exactly what is required and when.

This report is part of WP4.2. It presents the development of the framework of an adaptable and scalable supply chain to meet customers' requirements for whole house retrofit for improved thermal efficiency. The findings to date are derived from workshops held with members of the retrofit industry.

This is Appendix 5.1: Workshop presentation 9th June: Whole House Retrofit For Thermal Efficiency: "The Survey" - a workshop on doing the retrofit survey of a property. The slides differ from the similarly named presentation of 7th September.

This project looked at designing a supply chain solution to improve the energy efficiency of the vast majority of the 26 million UK homes which will still be in use by 2050. It looked to identify ways in which the refurbishment and retrofitting of existing residential properties can be accelerated by industrialising the processes of design, supply and implementation, while stimulating demand from householders by exploiting additional opportunities that come with extensive building refurbishment. The project developed a top-to-bottom process, using a method of analysing the most cost-effective package of measures suitable for a particular property, through to how these will be installed with the minimum disruption to the householder. This includes identifying the skills required of the people on the ground as well as the optimum material distribution networks to supply them with exactly what is required and when.

This report is part of WP4.2. It presents the development of the framework of an adaptable and scalable supply chain to meet customers' requirements for whole house retrofit for improved thermal efficiency. The findings to date are derived from workshops held with members of the retrofit industry.

This is Appendix 5.2: Workshop presentation 9th June: Whole House Retrofit For Thermal Efficiency. "The Survey" - a workshop on doing the retrofit survey of a property. The slides differ from those in the similarly named workshop of 9th June.

This project looked at designing a supply chain solution to improve the energy efficiency of the vast majority of the 26 million UK homes which will still be in use by 2050. It looked to identify ways in which the refurbishment and retrofitting of existing residential properties can be accelerated by industrialising the processes of design, supply and implementation, while stimulating demand from householders by exploiting additional opportunities that come with extensive building refurbishment. The project developed a top-to-bottom process, using a method of analysing the most cost-effective package of measures suitable for a particular property, through to how these will be installed with the minimum disruption to the householder. This includes identifying the skills required of the people on the ground as well as the optimum material distribution networks to supply them with exactly what is required and when.

This report is part of WP4.2. It presents the development of the framework of an adaptable and scalable supply chain to meet customers' requirements for whole house retrofit for improved thermal efficiency. The findings to date are derived from workshops held with members of the retrofit industry.

This is Appendix 5.5: Workshop presentation 9th June: Whole House Retrofit For Thermal Efficiency: "Installation Process".

This project looked at designing a supply chain solution to improve the energy efficiency of the vast majority of the 26 million UK homes which will still be in use by 2050. It looked to identify ways in which the refurbishment and retrofitting of existing residential properties can be accelerated by industrialising the processes of design, supply and implementation, while stimulating demand from householders by exploiting additional opportunities that come with extensive building refurbishment. The project developed a top-to-bottom process, using a method of analysing the most cost-effective package of measures suitable for a particular property, through to how these will be installed with the minimum disruption to the householder. This includes identifying the skills required of the people on the ground as well as the optimum material distribution networks to supply them with exactly what is required and when.

This report is part of WP4.2. It presents the development of the framework of an adaptable and scalable supply chain to meet customers' requirements for whole house retrofit for improved thermal efficiency. The findings to date are derived from workshops held with members of the retrofit industry.

This is Appendix 5.6: Workshop presentation 13 September 2011: Whole House Retrofit For Thermal Efficiency. "Costing Workshop".

This presentation contains an overview of the CORLEX project, and information on the following Work Packages:

1. Review Existing Tower and Foundation Designs
2. Welding Technologies
3. Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)
4. Risk Based Life-Management (RBLM)
5. Casting Technology and Design Optimisation
6. Guidelines for Redesign

The primary objective of this 2015/16/17 Project was to provide an understanding of UK produced biomass properties, how these vary and what causes this variability. This slideset was the first of seven deliverables to be produced under the first phase (2015/16) of this Project and the first of two under Milestone 1. The report provides the following:

• a schedule of work detailing the list of feedstocks to be sampled;
• the type, number and source of samples to be collected;
• a plan for gathering the samples? provenance data;
• a planned schedule of laboratory preparation and testing to be carried out;
• a clear plan for delivering the ETI project objectives.
• rationale for choices made�
• list of laboratory tests to be performed
• list of provenance data collected
• sample site locations

This slide set was presented by the Forest Research led team, covering the findings from the whole of the Characterisation of Feedstocks Project. This project provides a wealth of robust information and many consistent high-level findings to inform biomass growers and end-users. The findings have challenged some widely held views, reinforced others and hinted at some intriguing differences that may be worth further study.

It was not possible to derive simple guidance for biomass growers because of the differences in the behaviour of the individual feedstock characteristics. For any one year and site, the net effect of these changes is difficult to predict.

If there was sufficient premium for crop quality, a monitoring programme, which could focus on the most important parameters for the end - use in mind, could be considered.

The delivery of consumer energy requirements is a key focus of the Smart Systems and Heat Programme. The Consumer Response and Behavior Project will identify consumer requirements and predict consumer response to Smart Energy System proposals, providing a consumer focus for the other Work Areas. This project involved thousands of respondents providing insight into consumer requirements for heat and energy services, both now and in the future. Particular focus was given to identifying the behaviour that leads people to consume energy - in particular heat and hot water. This �3m project was led by PRP Architects, experts in the built environment. It involved a consortium of academia and industry - UCL Energy Institute, Frontier Economics, The Technology Partnership, The Peabody Trust, National Centre for Social Research and Hitachi Europe

This presentation sets out the research questions and challenges, and proposes the methodology to be used in the pilot study. It covers:

• Design and rationale for the pilot methodology
• Implementation plan and timetable
• Research questions, challenges and parameters
  • Consumer needs
  • Consumer behaviour
  • Explaining behaviour
  • Variation across groups
• Recommendations on what needs to be piloted

This report was prepared for the ETI by the consortium that delivered the project in 2013 and whose contents may be out of date and may not represent current thinking.

The delivery of consumer energy requirements is a key focus of the Smart Systems and Heat Programme. The Consumer Response and Behavior Project will identify consumer requirements and predict consumer response to Smart Energy System proposals, providing a consumer focus for the other Work Areas. This project involved thousands of respondents providing insight into consumer requirements for heat and energy services, both now and in the future. Particular focus was given to identifying the behaviour that leads people to consume energy - in particular heat and hot water. This �3m project was led by PRP Architects, experts in the built environment. It involved a consortium of academia and industry - UCL Energy Institute, Frontier Economics, The Technology Partnership, The Peabody Trust, National Centre for Social Research and Hitachi Europe

This presentation sets out the results of the pilot study and makes recommendations for the qualitative element of consumer research to be carried out. It covers:

• Qualitative Workshop pilot study
  • Design & aims
  • Recruitment & engagement
  • Topic guide & stimulus materials
  • Diary format & sequencing
  • Sequencing of qualitative study
  • Implications for main-stage study design
• Residential Data Monitoring pilot study
• Clarifications, Questions and Discussion
• Conclusions
  • The pilot has proved useful to identify potential future problems and start to investigate the usefulness of the data.
  • Considerable development work is required regarding sensors, their installation and communication between the sensors and the main hub before they can be relied on to produce good quality data i.e. accurate and 98% availability.
  • In part, this was the aim of the pilot project. The challenge is to demonstrate that this can be achieved in time for the full trial and to allow good quality discussion of results with occupants

This report was prepared for the ETI by the consortium that delivered the project in 2013 and whose contents may be out of date and may not represent current thinking.

ETI’s Project Partner TRL presents “Consumers, Vehicles and Energy Integration (CVEI) project” at the Low Carbon Vehicle Showcase (LCV). The presentation covers:

• Project aims
• Project structure
• Modelling framework
• Narratives (scenarios)
• Stage 1 initial analysis indications
• Stage 1 research with consumers
• Stage 1 research with fleets
• Stage 2

ETI’s Strategy Manager Liam Lidstone presents an overview of the Consumers Vehicles and Energy Integration (CVEI) project at LCV 2017 in the “Electric Vehicles and Energy Systems: Smart Charging Projects and V2G” session. Topics covered are:

• Vehicle electrification
• The project requires a broad range of expertise
• Modelling capability
• Scenarios have been developed to test further factors
• Interim findings
• Roadmap for efficient ULEV uptake and use
• Trials will deliver further robust evidence

In summary:

• The Consumers, Vehicles and Energy Integration project is seeking to address the challenges involved in transitioning to a secure and sustainable low carbon vehicle fleet
• An integrated modelling toolset has been developed able to examine the implications for energy supply, infrastructure, vehicles, users, policy and commercial models – and with it, it is possible to test a wide range of scenarios
• Findings from several areas are already available and have been incorporated into a roadmap for delivering efficient vehicle decarbonisation
• Upcoming trials will deliver further robust evidence on how consumers respond to different charging propositions and attitudes to ULEV adoption

ETI’s Strategy Manager Liam Lidstone presents “Consumers, Vehicles and Energy Integration (CVEI) project” at the Automotive Council technology group meeting 2017. Topics covered are:

• CVEI project overview
• Project structure
• Analytical framework
• Accounting for trends and developments elsewhere
• Consumer adoption: understanding the mass-market
• Interim findings
• Dissemination of outputs

ETI’s Strategy Manager Andrew Haslett presented “Decarbonising energy with higher levels of customer service” in a session titled “Meeting the expectation of the connected customer” at Utility Week Live

The presentation covers

• Services to domestic, commercial and industrial users
• Heat demand is highly variable (2010)
• 2030 generating mix?
• Multiple competing options
• Intertwined opportunities
• Complex socio-technical system
• Consumer satisfaction - machine learning

This presentation briefly overviews ETI and their current plans for gasification across the UK. It discusses the need for cleaning up raw Syngas, the challenges this cleanup poses, the benefits of gasification, and the gasification landscape of the UK moving forward with ETI's project.

ETI’s Strategy Manager Hannah Evans presents “Driving the renewables industry with new technology developments and investment in research and development” at Argus Biomass Conference in London

A PowerPoint presentation exploring sensitivity studies for nuclear. This slide set covers

• ESME as an economic model
• Sensitivity studies for nuclear – approach
• Data from PPSS and ANT projects
• Updated ESME baseline
• SMR Deployment levels influenced by
  • CAPEX
  • First Operations Date For UK FOAK SMR
  • Configuration for CHP deployment to energise district heating systems
• Requirement for flexible power delivery
• The case for CHP SMRs
• Impact on the cost of energy system transition transition
• SMRs as a hedge technology for energy security

This work was partly funded via IDCORE, the Industrial Doctorate Centre for Offshore Renewable Energy, which trains research engineers whose work in conjunction with sponsoring companies aims to accelerate the deployment of offshore wind, wave and tidal-current technologies

ESME is a least-cost optimisation model designed to explore technology options for a carbon constrained energy system, subject to additional constraints around energy security, peak energy demand and more. This set of slides explains ESME’s importance, and context within ETI’s energy systems analysis function.

ETI’s Strategy Manager Stuart Bradley presents the “ETI HDV marine programme” at All Energy 2017 in Glasgow

The aim of hte HDV Marine Programme: To bring about a meaningful change to the fuel efficiency and Green House Gas intensity of the UK HDV marine fleet

• Why is HDV efficiency so important?
• Ship Construction and Lexicon
• Marine Program Structure
• What is our UK Fleet?
• Selected Vessels to represent the HDV Marine Fleet
• What do Ships use for Power today?
• Innovations for Ships
• Technology Impact
• Improved Performance
• Waste Heat Recovery
• High Efficiency Propulsion System Project (HEPS)
• Flettner Rotor System

A working prototype of EnergyPath Operations has been used to test the dynamic operation of elements of an architecture, as a set of detailed business processes across three domains: markets, physical assets, flows of information & control. This presentation was given to the ETI to provide an update at the end of the project on achievements and outputs from the work.

ETI’s Strategy Analyst Alex Buckman presents “Evolution of our Energy System” at IET’s Power Academy 2017. Glasgow. This presentation covers:

• What is the ETI?
• Our energy system evolves around our choices
• Change happens fast
• Why do we need to balance?
• The tools at our disposal
• How much storage is needed?
• Vector Flexibility
• Demand Flexibility

In conclusion, we need to

• Create new energy systems, adapt existing ones and integrate them together
• Users define the energy system’s evolution, not the other way around
• Understand the implications of different scenarios so that we are prepared to evolve

A presentation describing five consumer business models that could transform low carbon heating and well-being in the home.

ETI’s Programme Manager Andrew Scott presents “Floating Foundations for Offshore Wind” at the Society of Maritime Industries.

• Offshore Wind has a significant role to play in the UK 2050 energy mix
  • Provides proven capability if other technology deployment is constrained
• Potential to deliver costs competitive with lowest cost form of low carbon generation
• Deployment of 8 to 16 GW of floating wind (if 2050 total is 40GW) could make economic sense for the UK
• The larger the UK deployment of offshore wind, the more important floating wind will become

ETI’s Energy Policy Analyst Laura Morris presented to the Business, Policy and Regulation in the Global Energy Industry module of the Global Energy MBA at Warwick Business School on Thursday 22 May 2014. The slides cover technologiers and applications, UK electricity markets, policy and regulation, and key future challenges.

Presentation at "The Heat Is On - why and how we need to decarbonise heat." : a joint event by the Energy Technologies Institute and Energy Systems Catapult - 15th November 2016. The slides cover

• What do we use energy for...?
• An emissions reduction plan
• Priorities to 2030
• Heat - now and in the future
• Which system to pick...?
• Requires local area energy planning... Enabled by EnergyPathNetworks toolset
• SSH Programme Structure
• Where next in low carbon heating...

ETI’s Chief Technical Officer Chris Thorne presented “Heavy Duty Vehicles: Efficiency Opportunity, Options, Demonstration and Barriers” at the Low Carbon Vehicles (LCV) conference in 2016

• HDVs represent an opportunity to cost effectively decarbonise the UK energy system across a range of abatement and cost levels
• In the first instance, the ETI’s efficiency projects have shown that a 30% reduction in fuel efficiency across the UK fleet can be achieved with reasonable payback periods
• Properly sourced and managed natural gas when coupled to a low methane slip powertrain can provide further CO₂(equivalent) benefits
• As the UK transitions to a very low CO₂ energy system (circa 2040 to 2050), further ‘carbon priced’ HDV options could become attractive
• The marginal carbon price will be a function ofthe other technologies deployed in the energy system (e.g. CCS versus no CCS), but thresholds can be set using the ETI’s ESME tool
• Barriers exist in the uptake of fuel efficiency technologies and new tools, techniques and policies are required to overcome them –a subject for future work

Slideset from a presentation given to the IGEM Annual Conference 2016.

No! It’s not dead!

• The UK has massive CO₂ storage potential; it also has tremendous gas infrastructure (assets and people) to support CCS
• The storage sites closely relate to existing gas industry and power generation locations
• Gas power plant is cheap and quick to build compared to its competition; CCS (on gas) is competitive
• Mid 2020’s sees a need for significant new generation –the market should value reliable, despatchable power
• Gas companies may be sufficiently motivated to develop new long term customers that they may take new risks –storage, capture and transport are all existing gas company competencies
• Gas CCGT with CCS provides both capacity and green electrons – it avoids having to subsidise an OSW plant for green electrons and an OCGT for reserve
• High OSW penetration could be increasingly costly –having CCS as an option will be valuable

This Final Summary Presentation slideset summarises the findings of the Energy Technologies Institute’s project studying the capture and storage of carbon dioxide using mineralisation, CCSM. Five major groups of CCSM technologies were defined and the so-called “aqueous multi-step with additives” group was selected for investigation. Ammonium compounds were utilized as additives, and the CCSM process studied in this project is referred as an “Ammonium-based” CCSM. The ETI is grateful for the contributions made by all participants of the Mineralisation project; Perkins Engines Company Limited (Caterpillar), Shell Global Solutions International B.V., Natural Environment Research Council as represented by the British GeologicalSurvey, and the University of Nottingham.

Liam Lidstone presented “Multi-Vector Integration” during the session “Integrated and centralised planning for gas and electric networks” at Utility Week Live. This presentation covers

• The UK energy system
• Integrating networks to optimise across energy vectors
• Multi-Vector Integration project

This document is a presentation given on the project titled 'Nano-Structured Hybrid Hydrogen Storage Materials for Small Scale Energy Supply Technologies'.

The project is based around 3 broad objectives:

1. The preparation of a carbon-based framework with high surface area and controllable porosity, with assessment of currently available materials.
2. Development of a method to deposit light metallic elements or compounds (e.g. lithium or lithium imide/amide) that may promote hydrogen sorption or other effects e.g. spillover catalysis.
3. Discovery of novel methods to create lithium (imide/amide) inclusions within the structure of materials.

This presentation contains:

Opening Thoughts

Project Objectives

Preliminary Research

1^st Objective Research and Results

2^nd Objective Research and Design

Optimising Hydrogenation Mechanism

Investigating Hydrogenation Mechanism

Key Outcomes Benefiting the North West Region

Contact Information

ETI’s Principal Engineer HDV Matthew Joss presented “Natural Gas Pathway Analysis for Heavy Duty Vehicles” at an Energy Institute evening lecture

• Energy Vectors for HDV
• The Project
• Structure
• Well-to-Terminal
• Terminal-to-Tank
• Tank-to-Motion
• Pathway Analysis
• The Model
• Uptake Scenario
• Fleet Uptake
• Infrastructure
• HMRC Fuel Duty – Cost to the Fleet
• Overall Conclusions

The Natural Hazards Review project will develop a framework and best practice approach to characterise natural hazards and seek to improve methodologies where current approaches are inefficient. This is to improve energy system infrastructure design and the project is intended to share knowledge of natural hazards across sectors. The project will be completed in three stages. Phase one will focus on a gap analysis. Phase two will look at developing a series of improved methodologies from the gaps identified in phase one, and phase three will demonstrate how to apply these methodologies. Finally, phase 3 will develop a “how to” guide for use by project engineers.

This document contains a slide set from the Launch Event oin November 2019, and sets the context for the outputs of the project known as “Natural Hazards Characterisation Technical Volumes and Case Studies.” It provides:

• The background context to the project and the project outputs
• Why the subject matters and action is required
• A navigation aid to the suite of documents, what they individually contain, and how they fit together
• The target audience; infrastructure owners, operators, asset managers, developers, investors, regulators and insurers
• Broader relevance and read across into transport, the built environment, and civil emergency planning and response to the impact of natural hazards
• Learning from the execution of this 5-year project relevant to investing and realising the benefits from complex, collaborative R&D
• Guidance on where to find more

The Natural Hazards Review project will develop a framework and best practice approach to characterise natural hazards and seek to improve methodologies where current approaches are inefficient. This is to improve energy system infrastructure design and the project is intended to share knowledge of natural hazards across sectors. The project will be completed in three stages. Phase one will focus on a gap analysis. Phase two will look at developing a series of improved methodologies from the gaps identified in phase one, and phase three will demonstrate how to apply these methodologies. Finally, phase 3 will develop a “how to” guide for use by project engineers

This presentation in powerpoint format was developed EDF (R&D UK) as the delivery organisation for this project. It was used to share the scope and learning of this project at the members disseminationevent at the Royal Academy of Engineering on Wednesday 17th September

ETI’s Strategy Director Jo Coleman presented “Network Transition Challenges” at the Energy Institute’s energy storage 2016 - prospects for scaling up UK storage capacity conference.

• Energy networks are a core part of the energy system
• Overarching challenges for transitioning networks
• Integrating networks to optimiseacross energy vectors and deliver flexibility
• Decarbonising heat through single and multi-vector routes
• To what extent is energy storage needed?
• Using H₂ storage to maximise use of CCS investment in the power system
• How might storage be operated?
• Salt caverns for hydrogen storage in conjunction with flexible turbines
• Pumped Heat Electrical Storage

ETI’s Strategy Manager Stuart Bradley presents “Offshore Wind - Floating Turbines” at the BIS Group Offshore Wind Operations and Maintenance Forum 2016. The slide set covers:

• Introduction to ETI and ESME, ETI’s modelling tool integrating power, heat, transport and infrastructure providing national / regional system designs
• Energy System Scenarios
• Offshore Wind
• Water Depth
• Wind Resource and Water Depth Compared
• Offshore Wind Turbines
• What do we use for Offshore Wind today?
• Foundation Types
• Floating Wind
  • Tension Leg Platform
  • Engineering Design
  • Cost Study - CAPEX
  • LCoE Forecast
• Conclusions
  • Offshore Wind has a significant role to play in the UK 2050 energy mix
  • With a range of Fixed and Floating foundations, UK can optimise the offshorefleet LCoE
  • Floating Wind has potential to deliver costs at less than £85/MWh from mid-2020s, and further significant cost reduction afterwards
  • Further Work
    • Demonstration at full-scale
    • Geographical distribution and cost optimisation
    • Establish cost of energy potential for other floating technologies

ETI’s Strategy Director Jo Coleman presented “On track or too little too late: how can we accelerate the low carbon transition?” at the G-02Y Summit in Switzerland.

• World energy demand is set to grow
• COP21 pledges fall far short of a 2ºC pathway
• Power is not typically the dominant end-use
• Opportunities to introduce step-changes in technology or strategic direction are few

An feasible emissions reduction plan is presented - Power now, heat next, transport gradually which should have optimal cost:benefit ratio

This presentation covers:

PEM Fuel Cells

Conventional Catalyst Structure

Project Plan

Metal Impregnation

Carbonisation

Mesoporous Silica

Synthesis of novel materials for fuel cell applications

Metal impregnation into the nanostructures

CMK-5 electrocatalyst

C-Celatom electrocatalyst

Fuel Cell Data

Synthesis of novel materials for fuel cell applications

ETI’s Strategy Manager Dennis Gammer presented “Potential Role of Combined Cycle Gas Turbines with Carbon Capture & Storage” at an SCI Energy Event - Low Carbon Technologies for the UK Energy System - Tuesday 7th November 2017. This slide set covers:-

• Large Gas Turbines – prevalence and role in UK power
• Additional plant to add post combustion Carbon Capture and Storage
• Cost, scale and promoting industrial emissions capture
• Performance requirements as renewables increase - 2030
• Alternative oxy –fired and pre-combustion options

The aim of the Power Plant Siting Study project was to explore the different opportunities and constraints involved in developing sites in England and Wales for new low carbon power plants. The study considers new nuclear as well as fossil fueled power stations using carbon capture and storage technologies. The study is important to understand the different features which could either make a potential site suitable or, alternatively, prevent its viability. This study is intended to inform whether there is likely to be competition for development sites between low carbon technologies, which could be a future constraint in the low carbon replacement of the UK’s ageing power plants. It will help inform the ETI’stechnology strategy development work, which is looking at how to accelerate the development of new energy technologies for a UK transition to a low carbon economy.

The project conclusions are presented here as slides, covering:

• Introduction
• Project Objectives
• Approach:
  • Overall
  • Designated Ecological Sites
  • Large Units
  • Small Units
  • Total Potential Capacity
• Conclusions:
  • Total Potential Capacity
  • Heat Networks Once Over
  • Dominant Criteria for Large Units
  • Satisfying Heat Networks
  • Progress Towards Operating Plants
• CCS and Nuclear
• Other Opportunities
• Technology Demonstrators

ETI’s Strategy Manager Mike Middleton presented “Preparing For The Deployment Of A UK SMR By 2030” at the Small Modular Reactors Summit.on 19th October 2016. This slide set covers:

• Introduction to ETI and ESME, ETI’s modelling tool
• Conclusions from published ETI insights – role for nuclear in a low carbon energy system
• Further ETI Projects Relevant To UK SMRs
• Key Elements Of A UK SMR Development Programme
• Developer And Vendor – Typical Relationship From UK GW Reactor New Build Projects
• Approach To The ETI’s SMR Deployment Enablers Project
• Work Breakdown Structure In SDE Analysis
• The Critical Path Of A 2030 Schedule
• Integrated Schedule Leading To FOAK Operations By 2030
• Enabling Activities In The First 5 Years
• Services Required From A UK SMR
• SMRs For CHP – Analysis Of Impact Of Module Size and Thermal Efficiency
• CHP – Comparison With Earlier Work and Impact On Internal Rate of Return
• Exploiting The Economies Of Multiples –UK GDA and Coping With Variants
• Comparison Of Potential Early SMR Sites Using Ranking Factors
• Conclusions - Preparing for deployment of a UK SMR by 2030
• Backup Slides
  • Priorities for the UK energy system
  • Market led Schedule – First Operations 2040?
  • Licensing Preparations From Around 2021
  • Work Breakdown Structure In Detail
  • Economic Impact Of Air Cooling Condensers –Electricity Only and CHP

ETI's Strategy Manager Mike Middleton presents "Priorities for energy security in the UK" at the Westminster "Energy, Environment and Transport Forum". Ensuring the UK meets supply criteria; mix diversity, infrastructure investment and decarbonising the system - the role for nuclear. The presentation covers

• Introduction to ETI and ESME, ETI's modelling tool
• UK emissions reduction plan
• ETI's Nuclear Insights - Key Messages
• Conclusions

One of the key developments of the marine energy industry in the UK is the demonstration of near commercial scale devices in real sea conditions and the collection of performance and environmental data to inform permitting and licensing processes. The ETI’s ReDAPT (Reliable Data Acquisition Platform for Tidal) project saw an innovative 1MW buoyant tidal generator installed at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney in January 2013. The project demonstrated the performance of the tidal generator in different operational conditions, aiming to increase public and industry confidence in tidal turbine technologies by providing a wide range of environmental impact and performance information, as well as demonstrating a new, reliable turbine design

This presentation on computational fluid dynamics of the ReDAPT Turbine n the Fall of Warness, Orkney. It covers

• The Aim of MD 5.2
• The Hydrodynamic Flow Model
• Calibration and Validation
  • Reason for validation:
  • Validation 1: In the Time Domain
  • Validation 2: In the Frequency Domain
  • Conclusions from the 2D validation
  • 3D Validation:
    • What statistic to use?
    • Comparison in 3D
    • Comparison in 3D: TGL
    • ADP Shear Data: 1 – 1.2 m/s
    • Model Shear Data: 1 – 1.2 m/s
    • Direct comparison of Shear Profiles: 1 – 1.2 m/s
• Key Points – 2D
• Key points – 3D comparison

One of the key developments of the marine energy industry in the UK is the demonstration of near commercial scale devices in real sea conditions and the collection of performance and environmental data to inform permitting and licensing processes. The ETI’s ReDAPT (Reliable Data Acquisition Platform for Tidal) project saw an innovative 1MW buoyant tidal generator installed at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney in January 2013. The project demonstrated the performance of the tidal generator in different operational conditions, aiming to increase public and industry confidence in tidal turbine technologies by providing a wide range of environmental impact and performance information, as well as demonstrating a new, reliable turbine design

This presentation described ReDAPT Work Package ME8, anti-fouling systems for tidal energy systems, including identifying optimum systems; experimental design, construction and deployment; and monitoring and reporting of results.

It covers:

• Aims of Work Package ME8: Anti fouling systems for tidal energy devices
• Broad Aims
• Design Stage
• ReDAPT Coating Test List
• Approach 2012
• Results: Seabed pod panels May 2014 - 24 months
• Niche areas
• Results: Seabed pod panels 24 months – Hydrodynamic Drag
• Results: Seabed pod panels 24 months - Corrosion
• Results: Which coating?
• Achievements
• Take Home Messages & Lessons Learned
• Next Steps

One of the key developments of the marine energy industry in the UK is the demonstration of near commercial scale devices in real sea conditions and the collection of performance and environmental data to inform permitting and licensing processes. The ETI's ReDAPT (Reliable Data Acquisition Platform for Tidal) project saw an innovative 1MW buoyant tidal generator installed at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney in January 2013. The project demonstrated the performance of the tidal generator in different operational conditions, aiming to increase public and industry confidence in tidal turbine technologies by providing a wide range of environmental impact and performance information, as well as demonstrating a new, reliable turbine design.

This presentation by The University of Manchester describes development of a CFD model of the TGL turbine and a detailed study of transient flow and loads. It covers:

• MD1: Development of a CFD model of the TGL turbine at the EMEC site.
• Methods:
  • Sliding Mesh Method developed for RANS and LES
  • Synthetic Eddy Method used to represent depth profile of mean and unsteady flow
  • LES with sliding mesh method and SEM inflow to predict 1 MW turbine loads
• Findings
  • Accurate prediction of power and thrust
  • Measured shear significantly affects cyclic blade loading
  • LES with SEM inflow predicts blade root bending moment affecting fatigue design
• Aim Achieved: To establish capability of CFD for unsteady load prediction in realistic flows
• Lessons and Next Steps

One of the key developments of the marine energy industry in the UK is the demonstration of near commercial scale devices in real sea conditions and the collection of performance and environmental data to inform permitting and licensing processes. The ETI’s ReDAPT (Reliable Data Acquisition Platform for Tidal) project saw an innovative 1MW buoyant tidal generator installed at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney in January 2013. The project demonstrated the performance of the tidal generator in different operational conditions, aiming to increase public and industry confidence in tidal turbine technologies by providing a wide range of environmental impact and performance information, as well as demonstrating a new, reliable turbine design



This presentation describes a full-scale validation study of Tidal Bladed design software for loads and powerperformance analysis of tidal stream turbines, including description of the collection of measured data, and steady state and dynamic results.

One of the key developments of the marine energy industry in the UK is the demonstration of near commercial scale devices in real sea conditions and the collection of performance and environmental data to inform permitting and licensing processes. The ETI’s ReDAPT (Reliable Data Acquisition Platform for Tidal) project saw an innovative 1MW buoyant tidal generator installed at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney in January 2013. The project demonstrated the performance of the tidal generator in different operational conditions, aiming to increase public and industry confidence in tidal turbine technologies by providing a wide range of environmental impact and performance information, as well as demonstrating a new, reliable turbine design


A presentation of learnings from the ReDAPT project covering

• site measurements;
• hydrodynamic modelling;
• turbine and electrical design;
• testing;
• operation;
• maintenance and site working; and
• marine operations and environment

One of the key developments of the marine energy industry in the UK is the demonstration of near commercial scale devices in real sea conditions and the collection of performance and environmental data to inform permitting and licensing processes. The ETI’s ReDAPT (Reliable Data Acquisition Platform for Tidal) project saw an innovative 1MW buoyant tidal generator installed at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney in January 2013. The project demonstrated the performance of the tidal generator in different operational conditions, aiming to increase public and industry confidence in tidal turbine technologies by providing a wide range of environmental impact and performance information, as well as demonstrating a new, reliable turbine design


This presentation describes the modelling work package and validation of engineering tools through comparison ofpredicted to experienced loads under measured and characterised environmental conditions

One of the key developments of the marine energy industry in the UK is the demonstration of near commercial scale devices in real sea conditions and the collection of performance and environmental data to inform permitting and licensing processes. The ETI’s ReDAPT (Reliable Data Acquisition Platform for Tidal) project saw an innovative 1MW buoyant tidal generator installed at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney in January 2013. The project demonstrated the performance of the tidal generator in different operational conditions, aiming to increase public and industry confidence in tidal turbine technologies by providing a wide range of environmental impact and performance information, as well as demonstrating a new, reliable turbine design


This presentation describes the turbine deployments and operational achievements.

ETI’s Liam Lidstone presents “Real world intelligent charging for the mass market” at All Energy 2017 in Glasgow. The presentation covers:

• Vehicle electrification
• Users and Vehicles
• Energy supply
• Project aims
• Project structure
• Modelling framework
• Narratives (scenarios)
• Stage 1 initial analysis
• Stage 1 research with consumers
• Stage 1 research with fleets
• Stage 2

In summary,

• Substantial challenges associated with widespread roll-out of low carbon vehicles; shift from a “problem for the network” to an “opportunity through integration of vehicles as part of a wider system” can yield benefits for all actors in the system, including:
  • increased uptake of low-emission vehicles, managing charging and refuelling, and optimising the system design
• Analysis and solutions must be holistic (considering all parts of the system together, including users)
• Robust trials in Stage 2 will generate data to test solutions and inform analysis, and will add unique value:
• Trial with mass-market users (i.e. people from the majority of the vehicle user and fleet operator markets)
• Addressing widely-applicable plug-in vehicles (BEVsand PHEVs) suitable for wide range of users
• Holistic system design

This is the shorter PowerPoint version of the final report from the RELB Project. This D10 presentation highlights the findings from the RELB work packages:

• Review of existing studies – a review of past estimates in the literature of land availability for new perennial energy crops and new Short Rotation Forestry production in the UK and Europe;
• Desk and Field studies – report of and findings from the validation exercises carried out;
• Mini case studies – individual reports on the three 50x50 km cells assessed in the field study;
• Opportunities and barriers – report of desk study undertaken to understand why bioenergy crop production does not currently utilise the ‘available’ land and to identify opportunities to increase planting;
• Final summary and conclusions

For the detailed version of this report, thereader should see deliverable D9 which is provided in Microsoft Word format.

The purpose of the SMR Deployment Enablers project was to identify the activities needed to take place in the first five years of a development plan for UK SMRs and the necessary capability of the SMR utility/developer organisation during this phase. Selection processes are out of scope so the starting assumption for the project is that both the SMR utility/developer and reactor vendor have already been identified.

These Presentation slides were used on 28th September 2016 to summarise the project findings.

ETI’s Mike Middleton presented “SMRs in the context of waste and spent fuel management” at the SPRU Nuclear Waste Seminar on 27th and 28th March 2017. The presentation covers

• The Energy Technologies Institute - what do we do?
• Scenario modelling around an affordable energy system transition
• Nuclear in a UK low carbon 2050 energy system
• Importance of investor confidence in nuclear power projects
• Potential schedule for deployment of a UK LWR SMR
• Potential implications regarding waste and spent fuel from moving to an advanced reactor technology
• Conclusions

ETI’s Strategy Manager Mike Middleton presents “Status of SMRs in the UK” at the IMechE - “Delivering Onsite Nuclear Projects” conference - 27th September 2017. The presentation covers

• Introduction to the ETI
• What is a Small Modular Reactor (SMR)?
• Benefits of deploying SMRs in the UK transition to a low carbon economy
• Understanding the steps towards potential deployment
• Update on Phase 1 of the UK SMR competition
• Conclusions

The purpose of the System Requirements for Alternative Nuclear Technologies (ANT) project was to capture the high level technical performance characteristics and business-case parameters of small thermal plants, which will be of value to the potential future of the UK’s energy system. The project included small nuclear reactors, enabling comparison with other small-scale plants, such as those powered by bio-mass. The project outputs will help enable the subsequent contrast of a range of specific technologies.

This presentation describing what Small Modular Reactors need to do both functionally and economically, to be of value to the UK’s future energy system.

• Role: If SMRs do what proponents claim, SMRs could play a significant role in the UK’s future energy system
• Requirements: SMRs will need to achieve a number of functional and economic energy systems requirements e.g. costs
• Heat: Heatprovision to District Heating networks could be a major benefit to the UK energy system and SMR plant economics
• Role of Government: Deployinga fleet of UK SMRs is likely to require Government co-ordination and intervention
• Backup slides
  • What energy services could SMRs offer?
  • Target vs estimate: Extra-flex
  • IRRs based on estimated CAPEX
  • Technical development assessment framework
  • Non-kWh services

The purpose of the System Requirements for Alternative Nuclear Technologies project was to capture the high level technical performance characteristics and business-case parameters of small thermal plants, which will be of value to the potential future of the UK’s energy system. The project included small nuclear reactors, enabling comparison with other small-scale plants, such as those powered by bio-mass. The project outputs will help enable the subsequent contrast of a range of specific technologies.

A presentation describing what will Small Modular Reactors need to achieve in the future, technically and economically, to be deployed at scale in the UK. The presentation covers:

• Objective, Scope and Team
• Introduction to SMRs
• UK energy system to 2050
• Technical work-stream
• Economic work-stream
• Conclusionsul>
• Opportunities
• Challenges
• Economics
• Next Steps

Backup Slides

• High Level Technology Appraisal
• Overview of Assessment
• Positive SMR Attributes
• Non-kWh services

ETI’s Strategy and Programme Manager for Nuclear, Mike Middleton presents “The role of nuclear in the transition to a UK low carbon economy” at a talk for the Imperial College Energy Society on 24th January 2018

• Introduction to the ETI
• Developing the role for nuclear in a UK transition
• What could be the role for SMRs in the UK energy system
• A credible plan for deployment of a UK SMR by 2030
• Cost competitiveness of nuclear as a low carbon technology
• Conclusions

ETI’s Strategy Manager Mike Middleton presents “The role of nuclear including SMRs in the UK transition to a low carbon economy” at 4th World Nuclear New Build Congress 2017 - 12th September 2017. The presentation covers

• Introduction to the ETI
• A UK emissions reduction plan and the challenge of decarbonising heat
• Recent projects undertaken by the ETI related to UK nuclear deployment
• The role for nuclear including SMRs in the UK transition to a low carbon economy
• Enabling activities to support UK SMR deployment
• Requirements for advanced nuclear technologies
• Conclusions

Phase two of the ETI Tidal Energy Converter (TEC) project will see two Atlantis owned 1.5MW commercial tidal energy turbines installed on an innovative foundation structure designed and built as part of the project. This will take place at the MeyGen site in Scotland and increase the number of turbines at the site from four to six, increasing the rated capacity of the tidal array from 6MW to 9MW (enough to power 4,500 local homes). Atlantis are developing a patent-pending innovative and cost effective multi-turbine foundation design as a result of the work they undertook in the first phase of the project - a total system lifecycle cost of energy methodology to identify tidal energy system technologies capable of significantly reducing the cost of energy being deployed at array scale.

This presentation covers:

• ETI TEC Project
• Design Process
• HydrodynamicModel Testing
• Summary
  • B&V are currently finalising the detailed design of an innovative subsea support structure for the tidal energy industry –StreamTec™
  • This concept has been borne out of industry experience and a holistic approach to optimising tidal stream technology
  • The design process has been developed from a comprehensive understanding of the dependency of the economic feasibility of the concept on the various system components and their respective design drivers
  • The solution to a complex problem, composed of an array of smaller complex problems, does not necessarily need to be a complex one!

ETI’s Deputy Director of Strategy Richard Knight presented “Transitioning the UK energy system to low carbon” at the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management CIWEM - 23 November 2016. It is a slideset high level summary of the problem, current situation, future possibilities and suggested technologies.

ETI’s Strategy Manager Liam Lidstone presented “Transitioning to a low carbon energy system: network challenges” at All Energy 2017 in Glasgow. This presentation covers

• Energy networks as a part of the energy system
• Energy system scenarios
• Network transition challenges
• Evidence base

ETI’s Strategy Manager Liam Lidstone presented “Transitioning to a low carbon energy system: network transition challenges” at the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) on 24 November 2016

• Energy networks as a part of the energy system
•  Energy system scenarios
• Network transition challenges
• Integrating networks to optimise across energy vectors
• Balancing supply and demand
• Final thoughts

ETI’s Chief Technology Officer Chris Thorne presents “Transportation: Delivering the High Efficiency Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) Project” at The Engineer “Collaborate to Innovate” conference.

ETI runs a Heavy Duty Vehicle (HDV) Programmeto develop and demonstrate de-carbonization technologies in on-highway and off-highway vehicles as well as marine vessels. The Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) project was one project within the HDV programme portfolio

• Targeted a 3-4% fuel efficiency benefit and hence green house gas benefit from this project whilst exceeding emissions standards
• SCR fitted to every truck and large off-highway machine sold in the EU and many newer cars
• ETI requested a SCR system capable of achieving a 98% reduction in NO_x whilst not exceeding the space requirement and delivering a superior cost to own to the end use
• SCR technology must be applicable across a range of vehicle types and usage cycles
• Light usage vehicles and machines are the most challenging
• Lots of developmental solutions –little science based engineering.
• Achieved project objectives(3-4% GHG benefit at acceptable cost and package size) – applicable to any diesel engine!
• And many side benefits...

ETI’s Strategy Manager Liam Lidstone presents “UK Energy Networks - Transition Challenges” at a Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) talk. This presentation covers

• Energy networks as a part of the energy system
• Energy system scenarios
• Network transition challenges
• Transitioning electricity networks
• Transitioning gas networks
• Transitioning heat networks
• Transitioning hydrogen networks
• Integrating networks to optimise across energy vectors
• Balancing supply and demand
• Policy and economic factors

Systems thinking is critical, which means across vectors and up and down the energy supply chain.

The Industrial Doctorate Centre for Offshore Renewable Energy (IDCORE) trains research engineers whose work in conjunction with sponsoring companies aims to accelerate the deployment of offshore wind, wave and tidal-current technologies. This is to help meet the UK's ambitious renewable energy targets. Students undertake a four year full time course including time with a sponsoring company working on "real world" applications and research initiatives to obtain their doctorates. IDCORE is administered from the University of Edinburgh.
ETI sponsored IDCORE Research Engineer Inés Tunga presents "UK offshore wind cost optimisation: top head mass" at All Energy 2017 in Glasgow. Reducing the 'top head mass' (i.e. nacelle, rotor, gearbox, generator and ancillaries) of a wind turbine is one of the key requirements for current and future designs. It enables a lighter and more cost effective tower and foundation, and reducing gearbox weight and size has a huge benefit.

ETI’s Strategy Manager Liam Lidstone presents “Vehicle electrification impacts” alongside LowCVP’s Andy Eastlake at the LowCVP seminars at “Energy 2017: The Electric Vehicle Revolution: Managing Impacts on the Powergrid”. The presentation covers:

• Light Vehicles in the UK (age, emissions, life, mileage etc)
• Plug-in vehicle sales
• Consumers, Vehicles and Energy Integration (CVEI) project

ETI’s Project Manager Paul Winstanley presents “Waste gasification with syngas clean up - reaching commercial demonstration and future prospects in the wider bioenergy sector” at Aston University


The presentation covers:

• Who are ETI
• Why is Bioenergy Important
• Why Waste as a feedstock
• Why Gasification
• What is the ETI doing to enable commercialisation of gasification

9th September 2016 - ETI’s CEO David Clarke presents “Where now for the UK energy system” at the ICheme Low Carbon Summit in London. He concludes that the most likely way forward is somewhere between the Clockwork (planned, integrated, steady progress) scenario and the Patchwork (ad hoc, fast, diverse) scenarios.