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The Norwich Solar System
Norwich has around 100,000 buildings, with 31% non-residential. Of these, the Norwich BID area consists of over 700 levy paying...
Nigel Hargreaves
Sep 27, 20232 min read


System interoperability
Interoperability of electricity systems is based on interconnecting standards. For electricity networks a key concern is how to identify and operate a diverse range of assets within systems responsible for energy management, asset maintenance and market management. Legacy controls often involve data silos that are not interoperable with others. Enabling data sharing between these systems offers a rich, information based situational awareness. The common information model (CI
Nigel Hargreaves
Aug 22, 20222 min read


Smart grids and the grid edge
Smart grids have multiple definitions but all point to added value for electricity users who are by definition situated at an end or node of the physical electricity system. We may call this the grid edge. The grid edge is being transformed by digitalisation, promoting opportunities to engage energy end-users (consumers) in a low carbon transition supported by smarter systems. Engagement can take the form of collaborative design, but is more likely to represent the kinds of
Nigel Hargreaves
Aug 22, 20222 min read


What's the meaning of 'smart'? A study of smart grids
EPSRC, 2015 N. Hargreaves, T. Hargreaves, J. Chilvers Abstract The research published in this report has been undertaken over the course of a one-year exploration into the meaning of 'smart' in the context of, but not necessarily limited to, the GB electricity system. A key aim was to expose and articulate for the first time, criteria, concerns and considerations from a diverse array of electricity system stakeholders to reveal where comparable and contrasting understanding
Nigel Hargreaves
Aug 22, 20223 min read


Socially smart grids?
Socially smart grids? A multi-criteria mapping of diverse stakeholder perspectives on smart energy futures in the United Kingdom Energy Research and Social Science, 2022 N. Hargreaves, T. Hargreaves, J. Chilvers Abstract Smart grids have been heralded as means to build more efficient, connected and sustainable energy systems yet they bring forward many possible futures and potential downsides. Whilst most existing analyses have been technical in focus, emerging social studi
Nigel Hargreaves
Aug 22, 20221 min read
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