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The Energy Systems Catapult

Tim GermanStakeholder Manager

What is a Catapult?

Part of a world-leading network of technology and

innovation centres

Bridge the gap between businesses, academia, research

and government

A long-term investment to transform the UK’s ability to

create new products and services

Open up global opportunities for the UK and generate

sustained economic growth for the future

Established and overseen by the Innovate UK

© 2017 Energy Systems Catapult

11

2013

£1.6bnPrivate and public sector investment

Catapults

first Catapults up and running

Energy Systems Catapult

What are Catapults?

• World leading technology and innovation centres

• Government business innovation intervention


Radical change is upon us, the future could be:

• multi-vector

• whole system

• distributed

• flexible

• smart

up to £46bn

of UK GDP impact*

up to £27bn in

efficiency savings*

*Sources: Low Carbon Innovation Coordination Group (LCICG) TINA (Technology

Innovation Needs Assessment) Reports, NIC 2016 report “Smart Power”

Energy Sector Challenge & Opportunities

Aims:

• Generate sustainable economic growth

• Transform UK’s ability to create new products & services

• Open up global opportunities for the UK

Our Response

DecarbonisationSecurity

of supplyNew technologies

Ageing

infrastructure

Consumer

needs

Test &

DemonstrationInnovation &

Commercialisation

Whole System

Analysis

ESC will convene stakeholders and develop and apply modelling and

analytical capabilities to help the UK make strategic choices in collaboration

with industry, Gov’t and academia

Innovation Demonstration

Knowledge Exchange &

Collaboration

Consumer Insights Targeted SME

Support

Our energy system is changing


The status quo is:

• safe

• stressed

• cheap

• ageing

And, the future could be:

• multi-vector

• whole system

• distributed

• flexible

• smart

But, change is upon us:

• climate change act

• society

• technology

• digital

Which

Direction?

Communities,

Data, People,

Society, Information

Policy &

Regulation

Electricity or

multi-vector?

National /

Local?

Top Down or

Bottom Up?

© 2017 Energy Systems Catapult.

The sector challenges have shaped the Catapult response

Whole System

Analysis

Innovation &

Commercialisation

Test & Demonstration

Platform

Convene stakeholders and develop

and apply modelling and analytical

capabilities to help the UK make

strategic choices in collaboration

with industry, Government and

academia

Whole systems architectures;

systems integration frameworks;

consumer insights; energy

knowledge exchange‘;

collaboration; targeted support

for SMEs

Whole systems; support technical

development; alliances for multi-

vector capabilities; enable value

capture form new business

models; mitigate risk and reduce

time to market; realistic pricing of

risk; consumer insights


Outcomes: potential case studies

Short Term Medium Term Long Term (5 years)

• Capability for local energy planning

• FPSA next phase

• SME collaboration platform

• Test facility access for SMEs

• Energy Knowledge Exchange

• Consolidated whole systems

modelling capability: one stop shop

• EPN delivers Local Area

Energy Strategies

• Heat networks displacing

legacy systems

• Multi-Vector Systems

Architecture developed

• Consensus on innovation priorities

• SSH demo. Low carbon heat

services delivered to ‘000s homes

• Multi-Vector Architecture Model

deployed; “Catapult kitemark”

supports first new technology

And we are getting clearer about what is needed..


Insights into

consumer response and

behaviour

• Decarbonisation of electricity: too slow to allow

heat and transport to transfer wholesale.

• Multi-vector low carbon heat, cold

and transport solutions.

• Energy efficiency: improve quickly.

• Energy storage and smart grids:

really important.

• Domestic energy – heat:

the biggest challenge.

• Customers: the heart of new

markets for new energy services.

• Solutions: differ by location.

• Information sharing and trust: key issues.

• Real time variation of multi-vector solutions.

• Continual system integration required.

Now

Generation Providing

Control

(All transmission connected)

Large generating units in

frequency control mode

10-15

Distribution Network

Automatic Controls

(Voltage Regulation Devices)

devices

10,000

Smart Cities &

Smart Communities

(GB Future Cities)

These are now emerging

and developments are

international

None

Automatic Controls

in Homes

(Home Energy Management)

In broad terms, all demand

is positive

None

900,000

600,000

2030

Generation Providing Control

(Transmission &

Distribution connected)

If 10% of small units using

waste, hydro & PV are

assisting frequency control

Distribution Network

Automatic Controls

(Voltage Regulation Devices

Plus Smart Innovation)

devices

Smart Cities &

Smart Communities

(GB Future Cities)

A forecast based on the 30

City Council projects active

today in Britain

Automatic Controls

in Homes

(Home Energy Management)

If half the smart meters link with

energy management devices

15million

60+smart cities

National

Regional

Commercial

Local

Communities

Homes

ETI’s Smart Systems and Heat Programme

“Creating future-proof and economic local heating solutions for the UK”

Connecting together – the understanding of

consumer needs and behaviour with the development

and integration of technologies and new business

models into…

Delivering enhanced knowledge amongst industry

and public sector

Resulting in industry and investor confidence to

implement from 2020 which enables a UK heat

transition

The Energy Systems Catapult will deliver Phase

One of the SSH programme as a supplier to the

ETI following the transition of the SSH

programme team to the Catapult. From 2017 the

Catapult will be responsible for delivery of Phase

Two of the programme independently of the ETI.

ETI members

Smart Systems and Heat

This critical enabling first phase of the SSH programme is funded by

the Energy Technologies Institute


SSH Team

In Nov 2015 the ETI SSH team transferred to ESC

Now c50 ESC team working on SSH in innovation, project

management & business development

ETI SSH Phase 1 funded work: Energy Path Networks; Consumer

Research HEMS development; Business Model development;

EnergyPath Operations, Retrofit Projects and Integrated Electric Heat

Modelling toolkit

SSH Phase 2 Development : overseen by a Steering Group chaired

by BEIS involving Energy Systems Catapult, OFGEM, 3 x LAs and

Welsh Government, plus ETI members EDF Energy and Hitachi. Plans

include placement of Field Trial development officers in LAs in 2017

Phase 3 demonstration environment follow on

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Decarbonising domestic energy is a very

complex systems integration challenge

Air tightness

Draught proofing

Double or triple

glazing & coatings

External solid

wall insulation

Internal solid

wall insulation

Loft insulation

Change heat lossesChange appliancesChange vectorChange supply

Hot water storage

Electric air

source heat

pumps

Electric ground

source heat pumps

Gas boilers

Heat network

interface unit

Change delivery

Wet pipe

radiators

Hydrogen

Natural gas &

bio-methane

Electricity

Hot water

Gas boiler

Gas Combined Heat & Power

Electrolysis

Wind Power

Solar Power

Gasification

Gasification

Nuclear Power

Gas-CCS Power

Coal-CCS Pwr

Biomass

CCS

Natural Gas

Reformation

Electric

heaters

Electric

showers

Smart

Meter

Smart Meter

Smart

Meter

Biomass boiler

Coal

(for illustration – not exhaustive)

Solar PV

Solar Thermal

Bio-mass Biomass

boilers

Delivery

by road

Mechanical venting

and heat recovery

Battery

storage


Consumers have little interest in that complexity…

…they care about the experiences energy affords

Pleasant

aesthetics

Resilient to

wear-and-tear

Feeling

in control

Avoiding exposure to

energy price volatility

Home warm when /

where wanted

Foreseeable

running costs

Quick heat-up

on-demand

Minimum use of

space in the home

No damp

build-up

Quiet, especially at nightPleasant air quality

Home cool when/

where wanted

Minimise upfront

capital outlay


People don’t want their comfort in bits or components!

Whilst there is a niche

that loves tinkering….

Everyone else just wants the experience

and to trust promises will be delivered…

Top Features, for illustrative reference:

Active Park Assist - Let the computer parallel park for you

Reverse sensing - Helps you not back into things

MyKey - Parents can limit the vehicle’s top speed and audio volume

Capless fuel-filler - Just open door and insert nozzle

Also – Leather, moonroof, navigation, heated front seats


The big idea is turning energy retail into an experiential

service, not billing for units of commodity consumed

This would create major benefits:

• More focus on customer value, to

understand it, shape it and deliver it

• Retailers earn customers’ trust to be able

to promise performance for low carbon heat

• Revealed consumers’ preferences can drive

evolution of the whole energy value chain

• Opens a new option to deliver low carbon,

setting long-term technology-neutral limits

• Retailers compete through long-term

innovation & supply chain investment

to find the best path to low carbon

• Opens a new option to reduce fuel poverty,

via performance contracts with public sector


There are few actors today providing the integration

to help people achieve the experiences they value

Social

housing

Local Authorities

and Housing

Associations

Private rent &

owner-occupier

?

New

build

Housing

Developers


ESC is creating an ecosystem to make a customer-led

energy market really work

Customers

Customer-

led local

planning

Customer-

led supply

chain

Customer 1

Customer 2

Customer n

Portfolio Avg.

CO2

Regulatory threshold 2050T

hre

shold

Service Providers

Home Energy

Management System

Two-way dialogue to

set expectations

Customer-

led local

planning

Customer-

led supply

chain

Stable, technology-agnostic CO2 policy

Empowered customers driving the market

Near-zero CO2

permissible by

2050

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