The PINS project will validate the feasibility of a novel shore-power and recharging infrastructure that minimises the grid power availability and price barriers encountered in previous shore-power projects (eg SeaChange at Portsmouth). A central feature of the PINS solution is energy storage in the port or harbour operating under a multi-vector energy management system. The PINS project will perform front end engineering design (FEED) of a scaleable port solution that is commercially attractive for ports and vessel operators, without subsidy. Three port/harbour locations will be studied as early-adopter sites: 1. Cowes, where new recharging infrastructure is needed to serve vessels on two Green Corridors (along the Medina river and across the Solent): 2. Portsmouth, where the value-add of battery storage can be analysed in new shore-power facilities for cross-channel ferries; 3. Falmouth, where recharging of future small electric passenger ferries is needed in locations served by only a standard 415VAC 3-phase connection. For each pilot site and duty-cycle scenario, four battery types will be evaluated as the key storage technology. Feasibility today will be assessed using two scaled battery types (LFP and re-used Li-ion) while future feasibility (in 2030) will be assessed using two pre-scale battery types (NIB and SLFB) which offer significant UK supply chain potential. PINS will also assess solutions for transferring power from shore to vessel, including automated wireless charging and megawatt-scale optimum solutions for integration in the PINS solution, serving a range of vessel sizes. PINS will deliver benefits to the port/harbour sector including: * Enabling faster uptake of electric vessels in grid constrained locations * Multi-vector port energy solutions including BESS that can be made commercially viable, highlighting the role of cost-saving activities (load peak shaving, grid power arbitrage); * Optimised exploitation of in-port generation (mainly PV solar) to reduce dependency on grid supply capacity and pricing; * Reduction of civil works CAPEX by minimising power rating of underground cabling to at-berth BESS facilities; * Enhanced duty cycle of port assets by provision of energy services to other users (EV chargers, bus re-charging points etc). Similarly, PINS benefits to the energy system supply chain include: * Road-mapping of BESS technologies to highlight when and how these could become competitive for port energy systems deployment; * Promoting the accessible maritime market for BESS, battery management and energy management systems to attract UK scale-up investment.

Nissan are leading a consortium to both build UK capability for electric vehicle and battery development, whilst innovations within the wider supply chain aim to enhance the cost and value proposition of vehicles for European customers. Vehicle batteries represent a significant investment and cost with substantial in-use and residual value, which the project will maximise through innovative Vehicle to Grid; 2nd life EV battery storage; and end of life battery raw material recycling technology development.

The electric revolution is gathering pace. As more vehicles become electrified, greater volumes of batteries and battery materials are required. These batteries will eventually reach end of life and must be repurposed or recycled. Currently, the UK lacks the infrastructure to recycle the batteries and recover their materials, so vehicle manufacturers are paying thousands of pounds to ship the battery packs abroad for treatment. Not only is this unsustainable, it exports valuable metals that are vital to the future of transportation. The RECOVAS project will introduce a new circular supply chain for electric vehicle batteries in the UK by developing the infrastructure to collect and recycle electric vehicles and their batteries.

Connected Energy(CE) has developed world leading E-STOR energy storage systems (utilising 2nd life EV batteries) and new business models to exploit this technology. The low cost of degradation (as well as capital cost) is a key differentiator and benefit of employing 2nd life EV batteries in stationary storage applications. This project seeks to develop performance data to better understand and control degradation thereby enabling 2nd life systems to be deployed in instances unsuited to new batteries where degradation is more costly. The data will be utilised to underpin future system extended and optimised performance warranties and business cases. The project will enable CE to develop internal big-data management skills and factor a better understanding of systems data into its customer offering. The project will be undertaken in conjunction with a wide range of industry stakeholders to enable CE's sales of E-STOR systems to accelerate. By factoring duty cycle requirements from international markets CE will enhance its UK and international growth plans.

"Smartgrids have not been deployed at scale due to the lack of 1) open architecture IoT systems linking generation and demand 2) stable markets for storage and demand shifting and quantifiable service revenue streams 3) local leadership in the deployment of smart grids enabling demand assurance and multi-vector approaches (IET2018, ADE 2018).Smarthubs SLES will tackle these innovation challenges via a large scale demonstrator. This demonstrator deploys hybrid systems across heat, power & transport connected via interoperable IoT layers that functions as a highly heterogeneous Virtual Private Network (VPP). The consortium is targeting a 30% reduction in future SLES deployment costs across the portfolio of technologies and business model innovations. The outputs of this demonstrator will lower provide evidence for the maintenance, operation and revenue profiles for these technologies and lead to SLES becoming self-fundable by the early 2020s."