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Charge Collective
Charge Collective is a collaborative project aiming to demonstrate how we can work together with local authorities to plan local, public charging netw
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Our innovation projects
UK Power Networks is at the forefront of the low carbon energy revolution. Innovation has a crucial role to play in keeping our customers’ lights on. It is helping us prepare for a low carbon future while ensuring we continue to improve the service we give our customers today.
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The Net zero and energy system transition is designed to drive the innovation needed to transform gas and electricity networks for a low-carbon future.
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Cleaner engines
We’re deploying new alternately-fuelled hybrid generators to significantly lower carbon emissions while keeping customers on supply during power cut
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Net zero and energy system transition
Data and digitalisation
Collaborative Local Energy Optimisation
Collaborative Local Energy Optimisation (CLEO) will develop a self-service digital tool that enables local authorities to make the best choices for th
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Strategic Innovation Fund
Net zero and energy system transition
Whole energy system
Connectrolyser
Connectrolyser aims to scale hydrogen electrolyser hub development by developing a novel operational approach to expedite new connections and support
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Emerge
Emerge aims to speed up the process for upgrading customer supplies in the event of an emergency, such as their boiler breaking unexpectedly. Working
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Proactive optimised assets and practices
Data and digitalisation
Envision
Envision is developing a software based machine learning tool that will generate greater Low Voltage (LV) network insights faster and cheaper compared
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Green City Vision
Green City was a joint project between gas and electricity networks to explore how to invest efficiently across different energy networks to support d
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Net zero and energy system transition
Flexibility and commercial evolution (DSO)
Data and digitalisation
High Voltage (HV) Auto Quote
HV Autoquote is a nationally significant trial that could revolutionise the customer experience for HV connection requests by developing an online sel
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Whole energy system
HyCompact
We are working collaboratively with gas network Wales & West Utilities to trial new hybrid heating systems which lower carbon emissions.
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NeatHeat
UK Power Networks, OVO Energy and UK clean tech company tepeo have come together to understand how tepeo’s innovative Zero Emission Boiler interacts
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Neighbourhood Green
Neighbourhood Green will explore what normal domestic loads and After Diversity Maximum Demand (ADMD) for heating technologies will be in the future,
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Net zero and energy system transition
Flexibility and commercial evolution (DSO)
Optimise Prime
Optimise Prime is the world’s biggest trial of commercial EVs. It seeks to understand and minimise the impact that the electrification of commercial
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