Electrifying the Broads was a feasibility study carried out under the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC) launched in March 2021, funded by the Department for Transport and delivered in partnership with Innovate UK. As part of the CMDC, the Department allocated more than £23 million to 55 projects supported by 208 organisations from across the UK. The CMDC was announced as part of the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan to position the UK at the forefront of clean m

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

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

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

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