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 sensors for 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 technologyThe key areas of technical development requiredNon-technical market constraints for each technology assessed at a high-leveThe timescales and key milestones in these development pathwaysThe level of investment required to achieve the technical developments identifiedThe opportunities for the ETI to accelerate technology development and commercialisationImpact of technology development on performance and costsRole of the technologies under different electrification scenariosThe report was initially published in July 2013. Some details and analysis may be out of date with current thinking.
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 sensors for 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 technologyThe key areas of technical development requiredNon-technical market constraints for each technology assessed at a high-leveThe timescales and key milestones in these development pathwaysThe level of investment required to achieve the technical developments identifiedThe opportunities for the ETI to accelerate technology development and commercialisationImpact of technology development on performance and costsRole of the technologies under different electrification scenariosThe report was initially published in July 2013. Some details and analysis may be out of date with current thinking.