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Smart Energy City Energy Infrastructure – future challenges and opportunities’ GreenTech Business Network Event Philip Bale Western Power Distribution Innovation and Low Carbon Networks Engineer 01332 827448 [email protected]
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Smart Energy City Energy Infrastructure – future challenges and
opportunities’
GreenTech Business Network Event
Philip Bale Western Power Distribution
Innovation and Low Carbon Networks Engineer
01332 827448
Smart Energy City A GreenTech Business Network Event
Energy Infrastructure – future challenges and opportunities’
• Western Power Distribution - an overview
• Network challenges presented by transition to a low carbon
future
• Funding Innovation
• WPD projects and solutions
• How to get involved and further information
Agenda
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Western Power Distribution
•7.7 Million customers over a 55,500 sq kms service area
•Our network consists of 221,000 kms of overhead lines and
underground cables, and 185,000 substations
•LV to 132kV Network ownership
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Network challenges presented by transition to a
low carbon future
• WPD will need to be able to accommodate
significant volumes of:
– Local generation (e.g. solar PV, wind, CHP
& EfW)
– Low carbon demand (e.g. Electric Vehicles
(EVs) & heat pumps)
• Networks are not currently designed to
accommodated these loads on high
volumes/clusters
• Considerable uncertainty about uptake –
volume, location & network impact
Heat Pumps projection:
PV installations projection:
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IFI: Allowance focused on R&D
LCNF
Tier 1 innovation: Allowance for trialling new
technologies and commercial arrangements to
better prepare for low carbon economy
Tier 2 innovation: DNOs compete for a central fund.
Allows trialling new technologies and commercial
arrangements to better prepare for a low carbon
economy
Plus £100m total discretionary reward
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Funding allocated between all DNOs Smaller projects Minimal review by Ofgem; self audited by DNOs against detailed guidance – reviewed for duplication
Tier 1
DNOs compete for funding Small number of “flag ship” projects Significant Ofgem oversight Bids subjected to scrutiny by Ofgem and external parties Regular implementation reviews
Tier 2
Funding Innovation
Community Smart Grid – Smart Hooky
Early learning from LV estate
PV cluster
Fault Current Limiter
Community Energy Action
Fault Current Measurement
Device
LV Network Templates
FLEXGRID Electric
Boulevards
Interconnect WPD + NGC
SCADA
Seasonal Generation Deployment
PV impact on Suburban networks
Network Management
on Isles of Scilly
LV Sensor “Best Buy”
Report
Voltage Control
Demonstration Project
Lincolnshire Low Carbon
Hub
FALCON
SoLa BRISTOL Future Networks Programme
Tier 1 Tier 2 IFI
Distribution Scale Energy
Storage
Networks
Demonstrating alternative investment strategies to facilitate the UK’s Low Carbon
Transition
Customer
Testing innovative solutions to make it simple for customers
to connect Low Carbon Technologies
Performance
Developing new operational practices
and identifying service improvement opportunities
Stakeholder Engagement and Knowledge Management
NB: Indicative only
Overview of LCNF Tier-2 Project Focus
LCNF project focus Voltage Constraint
Current/thermal constraint Fault Level Constraint
EHV Network
HV Network
LV Network
Demand Side
Other
KEY:
FLEXGRID Advanced Fault Level Management
PATHS Powering Agriculture Transport and Heat Sustainably
SNS Smarter Network Storage
FM GB Flexible Market
I2 Innovation Squared
ARC Accelerating Renewable Connections
CLASS Customer Led Ancillary Services Support
TVV Thames Valley Vision 2
C2C Capacity to Customers
FPP Flexible Plug and Play
FN Flexible Networks
BRISTOL Buildings Renewables and Integrated Storage / Tariffs
FALCON Flexible Approach to Low Carbon Networks
CLNR Customer Led Network Revolution
LCL Low Carbon London
LVT LV Templates
LCH Low Carbon Hub
C2C TVV
FLEXGRID
CLASS
SNS
PATHS
ARC
FALCON
LCH
I2
FM
FN
FPP
LCL
BRISTOL
CLNR
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How to get involved and further information
www.westernpowerinnovation.co.uk www.ena-eng.org/lcn/Home.aspx
