GreenSCIES 2 - Green Smart Community Integrated Energy Systems

Abstract

GreenSCIES2 will produce a detailed design for a smart energy system to integrate new low carbon energy technologies across heat, power and transport that can be replicated across the UK. Building on learnings from the GreenSCIES1 feasibility study, the expanded consortium will develop innovative technical/business models for the provision of smart energy systems that significantly reduce whole system costs of energy, carbon emissions and result in significantly smaller bills for the end consumer. The smart energy grid will also help provide affordable warmth and reduce local pollution, with a clear path for replication elsewhere in the UK. The scheme concept is already seen as one of THE key future energy solutions for low carbon cities.

The detailed design will provide an ultra-low 5th generation heat network with distributed low carbon heat pumps to supply heating/cooling using an ambient loop to exchange energy between buildings, enabling recovery of low-grade waste heat from data centres and the tube. Each of the decentralised energy centres will provide hubs for PV electricity supply, EV V2G charging/storage alongside large scale batteries. The hubs can then be used for Demand Side Response to flex with the electricity grid requirements/tariffs using a sophisticated AI based control system. This will be the first large smart energy system in the UK that integrates energy technologies across heat, power and transport, allowing wide-scale replication.

This project is focussed in the London Borough of Islington but involves proving replication in the West Midlands and Sheffield. The project involves a large number of LBI residential blocks but also includes two data centres, a TFL ventilation shaft and a range of public/commercial buildings. GreenSCIES2 will also develop innovative business models for the provision of 'energy as a service' that help change consumer behaviour to reduce carbon emissions.

This will be a community-based project with wide stakeholder engagement including local residents and businesses but also with policy makers and replicators. Research objectives include establishing a new replicable design methodology to reach smart energy systems. Also delivering legacy though a new academic 'Centre of Excellence' around heat networks and smart grids with extensive knowledge transfer through conferences, papers, and International engagement.

GreenSCIES2 will deliver a detailed design which minimises technical/commercial risk/uncertainty, with commercial agreements in place and is 'shovel-ready' for implementation. This is an entirely innovative ground breaking project that will provide an investable low carbon scheme unique to the UK.

Lead Participant

Project Cost

Grant Offer

LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY £818,016 £ 818,016
 

Participant

CARBON DESCENT PROJECTS LIMITED £382,752 £ 267,926
HANGER19 LTD £345,009 £ 241,500
UBEEQO UK LIMITED
E.ON UK PLC £198,323 £ 99,155
SILVER ENERGY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED £476,599 £ 333,619
CENEX (CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR LOW CARBON AND FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES) £102,869 £ 102,869
GRID EDGE LIMITED £284,709 £ 199,296
CULLINAN STUDIO LTD £699,788 £ 489,850
LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON £292,739 £ 292,739
TRANSPORT FOR LONDON £1,338 £ 1,338
BUILDING ENERGY SOLUTIONS £47,479 £ 33,235
REPOWERING LIMITED £110,410 £ 77,287
WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY £49,774 £ 49,774
CARBON DATA RESOURCES LTD £153,642 £ 107,549
CONSORTIO LIMITED £148,804 £ 104,222
BUILDING LOW CARBON SOLUTIONS LIMITED £325,329 £ 227,735

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