The role of ‘living laboratories’ in accelerating the energy system decarbonization
To decarbonize the energy system by the year 2050, it is crucial that innovations are trialled in a ‘real world’ setting for the purpose of increasing public adoption and support, and for providing insights to decision-makers to ensure their decisions are effective and influential. Together, renewab...
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| author | Zhong Fan Jun Cao Taskin Jamal Chris Fogwill Cephas Samende Zoe Robinson Fiona Polack Mark Ormerod Sharon George Adam Peacock David Healey |
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| description | To decarbonize the energy system by the year 2050, it is crucial that innovations are trialled in a ‘real world’ setting for the purpose of increasing public adoption and support, and for providing insights to decision-makers to ensure their decisions are effective and influential. Together, renewable energy systems, distributed and digitized ‘smart’ energy networks (SEN) provide opportunities to maximize energy efficiency, reduce transmission losses and drive down greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, such integrated Smart Local Energy Systems (SLES) are in the early stages of development and the technologies that underpin them lack testbeds where they can be developed and tested in a real-world environment. Here we demonstrate the potential role of one of Europe’s largest ‘at scale’ multi-vector Smart Energy Network Demonstrator—SEND, developed within a ‘living laboratory’ setting that provides the ‘blueprint’ for the development and testing of low-carbon energy technologies on the UK’s journey to net zero. Based on the SEND platform and data, we have developed and demonstrated several novel AI based smart algorithms for intelligent SLES control and management. We are also working with industry partners to develop a digital twin of the smart energy system on our campus. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5b11f673c2084f5ea0e07c9d9ac266252023-02-21T05:13:29ZengElsevierEnergy Reports2352-48472022-11-0181185811864The role of ‘living laboratories’ in accelerating the energy system decarbonizationZhong Fan0Jun Cao1Taskin Jamal2Chris Fogwill3Cephas Samende4Zoe Robinson5Fiona Polack6Mark Ormerod7Sharon George8Adam Peacock9David Healey10Keele University, United Kingdom; Corresponding author.Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), LuxembourgDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, BangladeshCranfield University, United KingdomKeele University, United KingdomKeele University, United KingdomUniversity of Hull, United KingdomKeele University, United KingdomKeele University, United KingdomUniversity of Exeter, United KingdomKeele University, United KingdomTo decarbonize the energy system by the year 2050, it is crucial that innovations are trialled in a ‘real world’ setting for the purpose of increasing public adoption and support, and for providing insights to decision-makers to ensure their decisions are effective and influential. Together, renewable energy systems, distributed and digitized ‘smart’ energy networks (SEN) provide opportunities to maximize energy efficiency, reduce transmission losses and drive down greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, such integrated Smart Local Energy Systems (SLES) are in the early stages of development and the technologies that underpin them lack testbeds where they can be developed and tested in a real-world environment. Here we demonstrate the potential role of one of Europe’s largest ‘at scale’ multi-vector Smart Energy Network Demonstrator—SEND, developed within a ‘living laboratory’ setting that provides the ‘blueprint’ for the development and testing of low-carbon energy technologies on the UK’s journey to net zero. Based on the SEND platform and data, we have developed and demonstrated several novel AI based smart algorithms for intelligent SLES control and management. We are also working with industry partners to develop a digital twin of the smart energy system on our campus.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484722017693Smart energyLiving labAISustainability |
| spellingShingle | Zhong Fan Jun Cao Taskin Jamal Chris Fogwill Cephas Samende Zoe Robinson Fiona Polack Mark Ormerod Sharon George Adam Peacock David Healey The role of ‘living laboratories’ in accelerating the energy system decarbonization Energy Reports Smart energy Living lab AI Sustainability |
| title | The role of ‘living laboratories’ in accelerating the energy system decarbonization |
| title_full | The role of ‘living laboratories’ in accelerating the energy system decarbonization |
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| title_short | The role of ‘living laboratories’ in accelerating the energy system decarbonization |
| title_sort | role of living laboratories in accelerating the energy system decarbonization |
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