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Abstract:

This project identified gaps in the range of potential smart systems technologies to accelerate the development of component technologies which are required for any successful deployment and operation of a future smart energy system. This £500k project was announced in February 2013 and was delivered by a consortium of partners that includes Hitachi Europe, EDF Energy, Element Energy, David Vincent & Associates and Imperial Consultants.

This document provides an assessment of the development pathways of four technologies from a technological perspective:

Hybridised ASHP with gas boilers for individual dwellings, optimised for the British conditions;
High-density thermal storage for individual dwellings;
Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS) and sensors for residential applications;
Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) and sensorsfor non-domestic applications.

These technologies have been pre-selected by the ETI as technologies that could, with appropriate development, play a significant role in a future smart heat system over the medium term(e.g. 2030).

In particular, the document provides a high level assessment of:

The current state of development of the technology
The key areas of technical development required
Non-technical market constraints for each technology assessed at a high-leve
The timescales and key milestones in these development pathways
The level of investment required to achieve the technical developments identified
The opportunities for the ETI to accelerate technology development and commercialisation
Impact of technology development on performance and costs
Role of the technologies under different electrification scenarios

The report was initially published in July 2013. Some details and analysis may be out of date with current thinking.

Publication Year:

2013

Publisher:

ETI

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5286/UKERC.EDC.000691

Author(s):

Hitachi, EDF Energy, Imperial College London, Element Energy

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Energy Efficiency

Residential and commercial

Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research

Energy system analysis

Environmental, social and economic impacts

Other Power and Storage Technologies

Energy storage

Language:

English

File Type:

application/pdf

File Size:

868480 B

Rights:

Energy Technologies Institute Open Licence for Materials

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Region:

United Kingdom

Publication Type:

Technical Report

Subject:

Technology

Theme(s):

Smart Systems and Heat

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