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SENSIBLE
Funded by the
European Commission
Grant No 645963
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is about storing & sharing localised energy generation
within a community
increasing efficiency and reducing costs for all!
Funded by the
European Commission
Grant No 645963
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Architecture, Energy & Environment
Research Group
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Architecture, Energy & Environment
Research Group
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Mozes: Meadows Ozone Energy Services
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Background
• The way energy is generated and used in Britain is changing: home-grown
low-carbon generation and energy efficiency revolution
• Individuals and local communities can make an important contribution to
maintaining energy security, tackling climate change and reducing costs
• According to DECC (2014), community-led action can produce energy,
reduce energy use, manage energy demand and purchase energy and
could supply enough electricity for 1 million homes by 2020
• However, it is small sector today but growing rapidly and with significant
scope for further growth
• Scope for making a real contribution to meeting the UK’s need for clean,
secure and affordable energy
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Why Energy Storage?
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Ultimate Goals
For Communities:
– Cheaper energy through grid forecasting
– Use of all generated energy within the community that generates it
– Minimisation of external energy purchase
– Community grid more robust and attractive to energy suppliers
For Community Members:
– Purchase of cheaper electricity
– Better prices for selling non-FITS electricity
– Automatic selection of best supplier tariff for imports
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Project Domain
Buildings & Consumers
CommunityGrid Operation
SENSIBLE
Manage
energy use
Optimise
energy use
Increase self-
consumption
Balance the
grid
Add
flexibility
Enable an
independent
community
Manage
microgrid PV
Optimise
storage
Optimise
distribution
Manage
energy market
Optimise low
voltage networks
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Demonstration Sites
• Nottingham, UK
• Evora, Portugal
• Nuremburg, Germany
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Demonstration Sites
Nottingham
NurembergEvora
SENSIBLE
Enable an
independent
community
Microgrid PV
management
Optimise energy
procurement
Develop
distributed
storage Manage
building
energy
Optimise
distribution
networks
Flexibility
and DSM
Increase self-
consumption
Balance
microgrid
Energy market
management
Optimise storage
networks
Operation
of low
voltage
networks
Increase self-
consumption
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Nottingham Project Area
Community Battery
Locations
• Greenfields
Community
School
• Mandela Centre
Mozes
NCH
Private
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Nottingham Demonstrator
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Nottingham Demonstrator
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What does it look like?
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Thermal Energy Storage
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Benefits to Consumers
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Benefits to the Community
• Community resilience to changes in energy provision,
particularly with regard to finances and infrastructure
• A future-proof community energy infrastructure with
increased community and grid efficiencies
• Means to reduce fuel poverty and increase energy
security
• Socioeconomic benefits to individuals and the
community
• The formation of neighbourhood
‘hubs/nodes/networks’ to build community capital
• Behaviour change instigated by bottom-up approach
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SENSIBLE
Funded by the
European Commission
Grant No 282834
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SENSIBLE
Funded by the
European Commission
Grant No 282834
TURAS is about understanding and enabling
strategies and processes that support
community resilience and sustainability
(such as community energy schemes)
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TURAS’ ‘Twinning’ concept
Local
Authorities
Academics
Communities
SMEs
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TURAS’ Methodology
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Normal Planning Model
Authorities Community
Planning
Process
Nodes where
communication happens:
consultations, workshops,
webforms, etc
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Integrated Planning Model
Authorities Community
Planning
Process
More and more
inclusive nodes
facilitated by the
tools developed
through TURAS
- Common language, dialogue
- Inclusive process
- Adaptable
Community
Energy Scheme
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Active Communities
• Decarbonising the UK and achieving the long term goals of
sustainability in the energy sector will require significant
transformative research, change in policies and industrial
development
• Localised energy management, particularly when led by
communities, provides the necessary mechanisms to address
these issues at a local level
• Community involvement through several activities such as
reduction of energy use, distributed renewable generation,
energy storage management and electricity and heat balanced
distribution are essential