Democratic, Decentralised and Decarbonised Energy Systems with WPD – Nottingham

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Download the presentations below:

• Working with Western Power Distribution on innovation – Yiango Mavrocostanti, WPD
• Project SCENe – Dr Lewis Cameron and Charles Bradshaw-Smith, Project SCENe
• Community involvement in local flexibility markets – Ben Aylott, Carbon Co-op
• Local Flexibility Market Platforms – Rachel Stanley, Open Utility
• Interactive Workshop – Jodie Giles, Regen

As our energy system changes, there are more opportunities for communities and local energy stakeholders to think beyond generation, and get involved in shaping the future system to make it more democratic, decentralised and decarbonised. This will require greater collaboration between communities, businesses and our distribution network operators (DNOs).

This event was run in partnership with Project SCENe

Project SCENe – Nottingham’s flagship community energy project in a new housing development in the Trent basin that will demonstrate a new and scalable model of doing energy and housing more sustainably and equitably. It will do this through the unique combination of the UK’s largest community energy battery (2.1MW); rooftop and onsite solar farm renewable energy generation; a hassle-free, reduced tariff and benefit-rich shareholder offer to residents; and grid services, energy demand and supply optimisation through a local energy services company, expert support and ongoing consumer participatory engagement, research and co-design. We’ll hear about how this innovative new model is being developed by the University of Nottingham in partnership with others, including SmartKlub, Slam Jam, Blueprint and local people, and how the research and development around it will promote and track social behaviour change and impacts beyond energy. This includes the pioneering use of new smart energy metering and interaction technologies, community reinvestment and resilience building and more healthy and zero-carbon transport options. To find out more in advance and have your say, visit the project website and discussion forum in the links below

http://www.projectscene.uk/