Earlier this year, Supergen Energy Networks Hub convened a workshop in Leeds, bringing together industry, public and third sector stakeholders from around the country to discuss how best to support vulnerable energy users through the transition to decarbonised domestic heating.
We have now published a Briefing Note summarising key points from the event. Themes include lowering costs and reforming the standing charge, scaling up practical help, easier connections and disconnections, communication with customers, and long-term strategic direction.
The event also led to ongoing short research projects across Supergen, looking at the network implications of requirements for all rented housing in the UK to be EPC ‘C’ by 2030, current and future support from DNOs for vulnerable households, and approaches to the future of the gas grid.
World-leading energy networks experts will call for renewable power generation facilities to be connected to the UK grid more quickly at a conference in Bath this week.
The Supergen Energy Networks Hub Annual Conference will highlight the role power networks play in delivering key national targets in reaching net zero, delivering green growth, powering new data centres that will help the UK become an AI superpower, and tackling issues including energy security and fuel poverty.
From Equity to Action: Ensuring a Just Transition to Net Zero in the UK Energy Sector
World-leading energy networks experts will call for renewable power generation facilities to be connected to the UK grid more quickly at a conference in Bath this week.
The Supergen Energy Networks Hub Annual Conference will highlight the role power networks play in delivering key national targets in reaching net zero, delivering green growth, powering new data centres that will help the UK become an AI superpower, and tackling issues including energy security and fuel poverty.
Last month, I had the pleasure of participating in the International Youth Conference on Energy (IYCE’24) held from 2 to 6 July 2024 in Colmar, France. I presented our paper, “Energy Efficiency and Optimal Operation of a Residential Microgrid Based on Demand Side Management Strategy”. This work presents a demand-side management approach based on load scheduling and peer-to-peer energy exchange. The strategy is applied to monthly energy data gathered from living labs installed in the Green & Smart Building Park (GSBP) in Benguerir, Morocco. Simulations conducted in the Matlab environment reveal a monthly energy savings of 59% and a 23% increase in the use of renewable energy resources.
The paper is co-authored with Oumaima MAHIR, Mohamed LAAMIM, Abdelilah ROCHD, Mohammed OUASSAID, and Hicham OUFETTOUL. It is performed under the INNO ESPAMAROC’s Green Grid project, funded by IRESEN (Research Institute for Solar Energy and New Energies). The paper is published in IEEE Xplore and is available at the following link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10634959.
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In collaboration with National Energy Action (NEA) and the University of Salford, Caitlin Robinson (SEN CO’I) and Ed Atkins (University of Bristol), discuss the role of DNO’s in supporting vulnerable end-users who are disproportionally affected in an energy crisis.
The recent Nature publication by SEN Research Associate, Laiz Souto analyses the occurrence of daily weather patterns and system failures in the UK to investigate the predictability of weather induced power outages.
High risk weather patterns and pattern transitions for all seasons were identified with winter weather patterns characterized by high wind speeds and high precipitation volumes.
Links between specific patterns and transitions can significantly improve the preparedness of the UK and broader European distribution network operators for adverse weather conditions.
For more details and to read the full article, visit our publications page.