<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ns2:project xmlns:ns1="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api" xmlns:ns2="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project" xmlns:ns3="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/fund" xmlns:ns4="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/person" xmlns:ns5="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project/outcome" xmlns:ns6="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/organisation" ns1:created="2026-08-26T13:36:10Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/491AA26B-0BF9-4EF4-8E32-32ABD99B1C9A" ns1:id="491AA26B-0BF9-4EF4-8E32-32ABD99B1C9A"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/persons/94E624E5-E541-4403-9FA8-19C724208126" ns1:rel="PM_PER"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/BA5881A6-F174-4DBE-8EEB-F3AAE5492BED" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/BA5881A6-F174-4DBE-8EEB-F3AAE5492BED" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/AAD128FD-2227-46EB-B87A-FF63F73945AC" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2012-10-31T00:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/509DF625-D59E-4F78-9B77-A1FA6DF227EB" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2012-05-31T23:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">130811</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>The importance of growing DC load to grid balancing and DSP applications</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Feasibility Studies</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>This project explores the potential impact of growing DC (Direct Current) demand on the future grid, which will be an increasing proportion of domestic daily and peak load. It will demonstrate the potential importance of this for the smart grid and opportunities to significantly help balance the grid at low cost through novel technological innovations and convergences.</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>