Edf Energy R&D UK Centre Limited

Electricity networks face new challenges from electric vehicles, heat pumps and solar. These low-carbon technologies are vital for net zero but can strain local grids --- high voltages waste solar energy, while low voltages trip EV chargers. Project SOLVE builds on Ofgem's and NESO's innovation programmes, using open standards and smart meter data to prov...

Nearly 80% of global trade uses the maritime industry, generating 3% of all GHG emissions globally. The IMO has set a 2050 target for decarbonisation and electrification of vessels is proving to be technically capable and financially viable in many use cases. However, the grid infrastructure required to support such electrification has a significant upfro...

Electricity demand from heating could quadruple by 2050 to over 100TWh per year, almost a third of GB's current annual electricity demand. Hot Chips will demonstrate how data centre surplus heat could reduce the energy demand of district heat (DH) networks and explore how DNOs and data centres can work collaboratively to decarbonise DH networks. Using wat...

The demand for cheaper renewable energy drives wind farm developers to reduce costs and to minimise risks in wind farm planning and operation. A key operations and maintenance cost driver is turbine power loss which can occur due to gradual decreases in performance or unexpected sudden faults. Experience in the wind industry shows that Turbulence Intensit...

The shipping route between Dublin and Holyhead is the shortest and busiest route across the Irish Sea with almost 6000 vessels annually accounting for 74% of all sea passenger movements between the UK and Ireland. Two leading vessel operators, Stena and Irish Ferries provide a valuable service transiting passengers and goods on this route daily. Both are ...

The Hy-PACT initiative will be in strategic collaboration among key stakeholders in the UK and Australia to develop the prototype for the innovative "Digital Material Passport"(DMP) in the hydrogen supply chain. DMP will provide a full lifecycle record of hydrogen from production through to its end use, including the cost, critical Circularity Index and a...

The Virtual Bunkering for Electric Vessels demonstration (VBEV) will build upon the CMDC2 feasibility study to deliver the World's first vessel-to-grid demonstration project. It will show how batteries on electric vessels can be utilised when not in use for propulsion, to deliver energy storage and flexibility services to harbours, ports and the grid. Thi...

Achieving zero emissions from maritime transportation over the coming years and decades will require research, development, demonstration, and deployment at a massive scale. This requires enabling policies that incentivise the shift to low- and zero-emission fuels and technologies as soon as possible. Together with Newcastle University, EDF Energy R&D, Ll...

As energy grids evolve towards net zero, with increased penetration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and electrification of heating and transportation, challenges have been imposed on network operation, resilience and security of supply. In this context, a major theme of the UK's low-carbon energy transition is the increased need for flexibility across e...

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This project is a feasibility study covering the potential for Freeport East to become both a net-zero port and a net-zero energy hub for third parties, leveraging opportunities such as the local presence of existing and new-build nuclear power stations at Sizewell. There is considerable use of fossil fuel at the nation's ports. This consumption takes the...