SSEPD’s Future Networks and Innovation team develops and tests innovative solutions to drive down costs, engage with customers, and support a low-carbon future in our distribution and transmission businesses.
The team has undertaken more than 200 projects under Ofgem’s innovation incentive schemes. All of the learning from these projects is actively shared with other network operators to promote best practise and enable deployment of new solutions into business as usual – i.e. without the need for external funding.
The team took part in the Low Carbon Networks & Innovation (LCNI) Conference, held at the Liverpool Arena & Convention Centre recently. Now in its fifth year, this is the only conference dedicated to showcasing the breadth of innovative engineering work taking place across the networks to deliver the UK’s energy future.
The conference provided an opportunity to explore the learning from electricity and gas network innovation projects, the closure of key large-scale projects and the final year of Low Carbon Networks funding. The conference discussed how significant findings and learning from these projects will be transferred to business as usual, which was the theme of the event.
More than 20 presenters from SSEPD disseminated the learnings from our projects including Thames Valley Vision, My Electric Avenue, Modular Approach to Substation Construction and many more.