Enabling Green Recovery - Midlands Energy Hub and Nottingham City Council

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Enabling Green Recovery –
Midlands Energy Hub &
Nottingham City Council
21st October 2020
Nilam Banks & Louise Jones

Enabling Green Recovery
We aim to share regional challenges in meeting
Net Zero relating to Energy, Infrastructure and
Urban systems with Local Authorities that enabling
technologies (electronics, sensors & photonics)
can solve.
• Gain an understanding of the challenges
• Opportunity to meet the key points of contact –
Meeting Mojo or contact Nilam or Louise
• Gain an understanding of how your
organization can help the UK meet the Net
Zero commitments

Agenda
Welcome and Introduction Nilam Banks, KTM - Enabling Technologies, KTN
Net Zero in Nottingham City Council and Midlands Energy Hub Michael Gallagher, Regional Energy Projects Manager, Midlands Energy Hub
Challenge 1: Measuring and monitoring to deliver high impact projects (non
cashable benefits).
Joe Tresadern, Energy Officer
Challenge 2: Creating a modular approach to retrofit and new build design to
meet Net Zero targets
Laura Chippendale, Senior Energy Project Officer
Challenge 3: Increasing resilience of buildings in a warming world Philip James, Energy Projects Officer
Working with Local Authorities - the Do’s and Don’ts Andy Whitley, City Energy Manager
Q&A Host - Louise Jones, KTM - Smart Energy Systems
KTN
Break
Hexcam – Our Experience Working with Local Authorities Mel Maritz, Business Growth and Marketing
Hexcam
Current Funding Call - ISCF Transforming Foundation Industries Sarah Connelly, Innovation Technologist for TFI, Innovate UK
Current Funding Opportunities Louise Jones, KTM - Smart Energy Systems, KTN
University of Nottingham – Current Net Zero Activities Professor Lucelia Rodrigues
Chair in Sustainable & Resilient Cities (Also - Director of Transport, Mobility & Cities
@ Nottingham and Course Director of MArch in Architecture & Sustainable Design)
University of Nottingham
Q&A Host - Louise Jones, KTM - Smart Energy Systems
KTN
12:30 - Thank You and Close Nilam Banks, KTM - Enabling Technologies, KTN

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• Improving Access to Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure – Scotland
• Brazil Energy Programme Challenge Competitions
Powerful Connections – Current Activities

Women in Enabling Technologies Workshop

Current Challenges -
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• British Antarctic Survey: decarbonising the
energy supply at Antarctic research stations
• Delivering Peer-to-peer energy trading across
non domestic Local Energy Systems
• Environmentally sustainable compounds for hair
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• Decarbonising Ports & Harbours
• Microbiome
• Zero Plastic Waste
• Nature Inspired Solutions
• AI for Services
• Medicines Manufacturing
• Neurotechnology
• Quantum Technologies
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Thank You

KTN
working towards Net Zero
Midlands Energy Hub Lead
Michael Gallagher - Regional Energy Projects Manager

Energy Services supports organisations to switch to renewable and low carbon energy solutions
customerservices@energyservices-ncc.gov.uk | 0115 8762511 | www.energyservices-ncc.co.uk
Nottingham 2028 Charter
Available here:
www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/CN2028
Climate Emergency declared 13th January 2020, alongside the launch
of the 2028 Carbon Neutral Charter and a consultation on our 2028
Action Plan. 2028
Resilience &
Climate &
Energy
Strategies
Review
Progress and
Actions
Carbon
emissions
Inventory
Carbon
Budget
Carbon
Reduction
Pathways
Scenarios
and Gap
Analysis
Sustainability
and Co-Benefits
Monitoring ,
Analysis &
Insight
Climate
Reporting
Engagement,
Collaboration and
Co-Creation

Nottingham 2028 Charter
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2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
CO2Emissions(000'stons)
Year
Historic
Current Trend
12.5% Annual Reduction
22.3% Annual Reduction
Delayed Reduction
The Charter includes Nottingham’s:
 Climate change impacts
 Approach to sustainable carbon neutrality
 Historic emissions trends analysis
 City-wide carbon footprint analysis
 Business as usual projections
 Carbon budget analysis
 Future emissions pathway analysis
 Co-benefits
 Partnerships

Nottingham 2028 Action Plan
Available here: www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/CN2028
Key Themes:
 Transport
 The Built Environment
 Energy Generation
 Waste and Water
 Consumption
 Carbon Removal
 Resilience and Adaptation
 Ecology and Biodiversity

A need for innovation
• Ratio of 80:20
• Strong partnerships and collaboration
• Innovation Gateway
• Zero Carbon Lab
• Domestic Mission City – Urban Wind
• D2 Grids – Mine water Heat
• Today with KTN

Nottingham in action
Energy Services & Midlands Energy Hub supports organisations to switch to renewable and low carbon energy solutions
customerservices@energyservices-ncc.gov.uk | 0115 955 6677 | www.energyservices-ncc.co.uk
Solar PV
Energiesprong
Vehicle to Grid
District Heating

Remember:
Sometimes the best actions are the simple ones

Wollaton Hall
 Project cost £45k
 Annual savings £11k
 Payback 4.1 years
Theatre Royal
 Annual savings:
£6,800
 Lifetime savings:
£88,000
 Whole building lighting
replacement – internal
and external
 External lights in use for
Splendour Festival 2018
 Major challenges –
heritage, controls, access
 724 LED’s installed
 Specification included
warm colours and
dimming functionality

Energy Services & Midlands Energy Hub supports
organisations to switch to renewable and low carbon energy solutions

Midlands Energy Hub
BEIS funded initiative
 Support the capacity of LEPs and Local Authorities to identify and deliver
local energy strategies and projects.
 Address capacity gap of local authorities and LEPs, and improve the regional
and national communication channels.
 9 LEP areas with a locally based Senior Energy Project Officer available in
each to provide support on Energy Projects.
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 Manage the Rural Community Energy Fund, providing grants to community
groups for Energy Project Development.
 Support the implementation of domestic energy efficiency measures /
retrofit to reduce fuel poverty.

The Midlands Energy Hub Approach
EnergyHub
InformationConduit
National Government
i.e. BEIS
Regional Government
i.e. Midlands Engine
Local Government i.e.
Local Authorities
Energy
Hubs
Energy
Systems
Catapult
Energy
Research
Accelarator
Distribution
Network
Operators
LEPs
Local
Authorities
Department of
Business
Energy &
Industrial
Strategy
Green Alliance
APSE

Collaborative, Positive Action
“Energy does not respect Local Authority boundaries”
Ambitious targets require action, co-investment & collaboration
Public and Private support is needed:
 Take ownership of key challenges
 Internal i.e. estates, behavioural change
 Area Based i.e. transport and air quality
 Lead by example and support each other
 Build capacity
 Share challenges
 Develop tangible, deliverable action plans

Local Authorities working together can achieve more i.e.:
 Decarbonisation of Leisure Centres
 22 Desktop feasibilities
 1.73MW Solar PV = 393 tonnes CO2 per year
 Improving the sustainability of existing housing stock
 Review of maintenance schedules
 Phase in energy efficiency and low carbon
measures
 Planning for Sustainable New Build
 Develop Low Carbon Supplementary Planning
Documents (SPD) framework
 Decarbonisation of Transport
 Sharing accessibility of charging infrastructure
across depots
 Green Procurement
 Joint procurement enables economy of scale
 Investing in large scale renewable generation
Taking ownership and delivering actions

What areas do we need to consider as we work to
Net Zero?

Energy reduction
• Building fabric
• Heat Storage
• Lighting
• Controls
Sustainable Design
• Passive / mechanical
• ventilation
• heating
• Natural lighting
Energy Generation & Storage
• Solar PV
• Solar Thermal
• Heat pumps
• Batteries
Transport
• EV
• Hydrogen
• Active Travel
Data &
Connectivity
End
Consumer
Citizen
Engagement
Behaviour change
Operation & maintenance

Links to Midlands Energy Strategies
West Midlands Combined Authority
https://www.energycapital.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/A-Regional-Energy-Strategy-for-the-West-Midlands-Final-Consultation-
1.pdf
Marches LEP
https://www.marcheslep.org.uk/download/energy/Marches-Energy-Strategy-Final-Draft.pdf
Leicester & Leicestershire LEP
https://www.llep.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Energy-Infrastructure-strategy-Third-revision-issued-16.11.2018.pdf
Greater Lincolnshire LEP
https://www.greaterlincolnshirelep.co.uk/assets/documents/GLLEP_energy_report_-_complete_final_draft_%284%29.pdf
Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire LEP
https://www.stokestaffslep.org.uk/app/uploads/2018/12/P3684-Stoke-and-Staffordshire-LEP-Energy-Strategy-r1.pdf
D2N2
http://www.d2n2lep.org/ENERGY-STRATEGY-2019-2030
Worcestershire
https://www.wlep.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/P3695-Worcestershire-Energy-Strategy-Strategy-with-glossary.pdf

Energy Services & Midlands Energy Hub supports
organisations to switch to renewable and low carbon energy solutions
For further information please contact:
Michael Gallagher
Email: Michael.Gallagher@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Tel: 07864 969755

KTN
Joe Tresadern – Energy Officer
Challenge 1 – Non-Cashable Benefits

Challenge
Traditional projects & business cases:
• Internal or external funding for energy-related projects
• Often contingent on the project paying for itself within ‘x’ years by saving the organisation
money directly
• Upgrade to LED lighting (initial cost) > reduced electricity bill (ongoing saving)
• Increasing support for longer payback projects to help meet net-zero goals
Some projects don’t give any significant cash saving but do provide other benefits
How to build a business case for these?

Non-cashable benefits (1)
Quality of life improvements
• Installation of low-carbon infrastructure for public or
businesses (e.g. chargers for electric taxis)
• Enables a reduction in emissions > improved air quality
• Improvement in wellbeing of citizens
• Indirect savings for other organisations, e.g. reduced
burden on NHS

Knowledge & Data
• Submetering or additional sensors at existing sites
• May not identify any current opportunities
• May help to inform business cases or monitoring at other sites
• Trials of new/innovative products may or may not produce savings
• Knowledge gained from successes and failures has value
• Engagement with suppliers/networks

Capability
• Improved software/tools/systems
• May be more efficient to use or identify current waste
Could also provide:
• Increased user base
• Improved engagement & action on outputs
• Customisation & future compatibility
https://xkcd.com/1273/

Challenge
Where the main project benefits are non-cashable:
• Different approaches to building business cases
• How to categorise and quantify benefits
• Examples of what has worked or been used elsewhere
Keep back a percentage of
savings from other ‘traditional’
energy saving projects

Creating a modular approach
to retrofit and new build
design to meet Net Zero
targets
Laura Chippendale - Senior Energy Projects Officer

The Challenge

The Challenge
In response to Climate Emergency declarations and
challenging carbon reduction ambitions, some local
authorities are looking at the potential to adopt low carbon
building standards ahead of the Future Home Standard.
• Energy consumption of Buildings accounts for over a third
of EU emissions
• Domestic housing is third highest Carbon producer in UK
• 80% of existing Housing stock will still be standing in 2050
• Consume significant amount of fossil fuels especially to
heat
• Still building new houses connected to fossil fuel grid!
So tackling how we bring these properties to net zero is
critical for meeting the UKs carbon reduction targets.

The Challenge
The upcoming renovation wave strategy will need to address
many issues for transforming the existing building stock to
net zero standards.
• How do we adapt Maintenance Planning and Budgets to
assist us in our challenge?
• How do we assess compatibility across the wide range of
efficient and innovative technologies?
• How do we avoid lock-in to poorer performing or obsolete
technology?
• How do we prepare and support the supply chain?
Construction does not materialise overnight, and that is
why timing, and early deployment require working examples
for replication.

What are we already doing?

Nottingham Retrofit Programme
Nottingham has an ongoing Programme of funded retrofit works, delivered
by Nottingham City Homes and sponsored by Nottingham City Council:
• RemoUrban delivered 10 award winning pilot properties using the
Energiesprong approach to test the financial and commercial model
required for further rollouts, along with a wider programme
incorporating ‘The Courts’, Newark Crescent and Windmill Lane.
• DREeM is a ongoing, scalable demonstration project, which tests the
rollout of a financial and commercial model of deep retrofits to over 150
Nottingham City Homes domestic properties, 19 Derby City Homes
domestic properties and a city school to increase energy efficiency and
renewable energy generation.
• Whole House Retrofit aims to retrofit 170 homes across two project sites
in Nottingham. The projects will focus on a range of properties, from flats
to houses, and retrofits will be carried out in partnership with
Energiesprong UK.

Energiesprong
There are several requirements which contractors must meet before the scheme could be feasible:
• Net Zero Energy over the course of a year. This target is specifically set by ES, however this approach could work
with any cost-saving retrofit level.
• Retrofit complete within 10 working days. This will greatly improve the feasibility of retrofitting a large proportion
of the building stock in a short space of time, thus increasing public acceptance.
• 30-year minimum performance guarantee, both on the energy measures and internal comfort levels.
• Attractive and comfortable, to improve the experience of the occupant and generate a larger market demand.
• Cost effective to survive under the ES financing scheme.

Energiesprong
Under the Energiesprong approach, when a building is retrofitted to NZE, the costs of the retrofit are paid by the
occupants back to the housing association as a service fee (increased rent), with these additional payments being
equal to or smaller than the energy bills currently paid by the occupants over a 30-year lifespan and take into account
an interest from a bank loan.
The houses would still have a contract with a utilities provider so if the energy use is exceeded by the tenant, money is
paid to the utilities company as usual.

What do we need now?

Green Home Grants
In July 2020, the Chancellor announced the £2bn ‘Green
Homes Grant’ (GHG) scheme:
• £1.5bn through vouchers of up to £5,000/£10,000
covering two thirds of the cost for energy efficiency
improvements, running until the end March 2021.
• £0.5bn for Local Authority Delivery, which allows local
authorities to deliver works in homes.
Tradespeople and businesses that are appropriately certified
to install energy efficiency and/or low carbon heating
improvements in homes need to
• Register with TrustMark to carry out work under the
scheme
• Apply to become a Green Homes Grant installer
• Be MCS certified
Primary Measures:
• Insulation
• Low Carbon Heat Measures
Secondary Measures:
• Draught proofing
• Double/triple glazing (where replacing single
glazed windows)
• Secondary glazing (in addition to single
glazing)
• External energy efficient doors (replacing
single glazed or solid doors installed before
2002)
• Heating controls
• Hot water tank thermostats and insulation

Requirements
Local Authorities and developers require:
• A suite of affordable measures which can be delivered over time and/or enhanced business cases to justify the
capital cost uplift of a whole house approach to meet net zero-carbon housing development and retrofit ambitions.
• Low-regret investment which can be added to or adapted over time as solutions are developed, avoiding lock-in to
poorer performing or obsolete technology.
• A focus on compatibility and combining measures/technologies for maximum impact.
• Review processes for preventative maintenance activities to include low carbon requirements and dovetail these
with the modular approach to achieve net zero.

Considerations
Local Plan and guidance
• How do we includes low carbon building standards requirements above Building Regulations?
• How do we introduce a good practice guidance on net zero construction, and enforce it?
Capacity
• How do we monitor compliance with Building Regulations, adopted standards or any internal plan?
• Do you currently receive/pay for specialist support?
Skills
• Are we currently using, or have used in the past, any tools to support low carbon / sustainability in planning
decisions?
• Do you access standards like BREEAM or HQM?
Cost
• How can we cover/justify the capital cost uplift of net zero-carbon housing development and low carbon
retrofitting

Challenge 3: Increasing
resilience of buildings in a
warming world
Philip James - Energy Projects Officer

Summary

5th Generation
District Heating
and Cooling

Summary
• We need mitigation & adaptation
• Must design for next 30 years, not the last!
• Can we find solutions that solve multiple problems & deliver co-
benefits?
• What technologies, solutions and ideas do you have for a resilient
future?

Thanks for
listening 

KTN
working towards Net Zero
Andy Whitley – Utilities Manager

Do’s
• Be sure of your claims and innovation
• Test, and test, and test again before you approach the public sector
• Offer free trials or testing partnership solution
• Prepare for delays
• Be sure you can deliver
• Monitor and verify
• Prepare for challenges in the install
• Prepare for project to be pulled

Do Not’s
• Expect a quick turnaround from pitch to install
• Have aggressive sales tactics
• Have a product which effects performance of other plant items
• Be secretive
• Think of the public sector as a cash cow

THE PROBLEM
Leaks in District Heating Networks (DHNs) can be
very hard to locate. By comparing the hot water
ﬂow out into the network with the return ﬂow,
Enviroenergy can estimate the cost of the heat
losses from Nottingham City's DHN, at around
£150,000 per year.
Pinpointing the precise location of faults is
complicated, especially for chronic small leaks.
Network pipe routes often run beneath
inaccessible or private land where a car-mounted
or handheld thermal camera would not be able to
reach.
Enviroenergy needed a quick and reliable solution
to locate faults across the whole network as even
the smallest leaks can each result in the loss of
1 m³ (cubic metre) of water every day.
Larger leaks have also proven hard to locate using
traditional methods and can lose up to 12 m³ per
day, running undetected for years. Water loss
from the network leads to heat loss, wasted
energy and hence inefficiencies in the system.
“If the government's vision of a
larger heat network sector is
to be realised, we need initia-
tives like this to drive costs
down and improve the
competitiveness of these
networks.”
CASE STUDY
THERMAL INSPECTION
Nottingham City DHN
- STEPHEN HAYES,
NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
+44 (0)1603327676Norwich, Norfolk info@hexcam.co.uk
OBJECTIVE & PROPOSAL
Drones are able to capture high resolution
thermal data over large areas without the
challenges of physical access on the ground.
The primary objective was to provide meaningful
results that would enable Enviroenergy to direct
fact-based repair and maintenance operations.
Therefore processing, interpreting and presenting
this data in a digestible format was crucial to the
project delivery.

CONSIDERATIONS
PROJECT TEAM
HexCam was invited by Innovation Gateway
to submit a proposal detailing how aerial
thermography could help to improve the
performance of District Heat Networks
(DHNs).
After pitching to representatives from large
organisations, we were selected for a follow
up meeting by Nottingham City Council
with the Energy Services Team. We were
introduced to Drone Systems ApS, a Danish
company specialising in mapping and
categorising defects in DHNs.
HexCam’s knowledge and experience of
flying drones in complex environments,
coupled with Drone Systems’ expertise of
high resolution thermal mapping and data
analysis, allowed us to join forces offering a
full inspection and reporting service to
Nottingham City Council and Enviroenergy.
Choosing the right combination of drone
and sensor for the local environment,
topography, ground conditions and
weather conditions is key to successful
data capture.
Nottingham’s DHN supplies heat to
densely populated urban and city centre
commercial areas, so safety of the flights
was critical.
Reliability of the drone and sensor is
absolutely essential as optimal weather
conditions may not last for long and the
complex logistics involved may only allow
access to Take-Off and Landing Sites
(TOLS) for a short time.
Finding suitable ground station sites that
could be used safely within our CAA
permissions allowing us to adequately
cover the mapping area from the right
height above ground whilst keeping the
drone within Visual Line of Sight (VLOS)
at all times.
INNOVATION GATEWAY
THE SOLUTION
Mission planning was critical to things going smoothly when a suitable weather window opened up as
Drone Systems’ weather condition requirements for capture were very specific.
HexCam completed extensive desktop and on-site planning, engaging with local police, property owners
and local authority departments, ensuring all permissions were in place to safely access and use a series
of 10 TOLS around the city. Sites ranged from parks to shopping centre rooftops and even the pig
enclosure of a city farm.

"In my view what makes
these organisations great is
the competency of the indi-
viduals working within them,
without which, this project
wouldn't have been as
successful."
- STEPHEN HAYES,
NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
THE SOLUTION (continued)
Mapping routes over the city were planned using
UgCS flight automation software allowing us to
combine linear and grid mapping patterns within a
single flight making the most efficient use of our
batteries and time in the air.
We worked through 2 full nights to capture 290ha
of thermal data to create a thermal map and
provide reporting and interpretation. The
processed thermal orthomap together with all
interpretation and reporting is accessed by
Enviroenergy using Drone Systems’ ‘Teraplan’
portal. Using this system, Enviroenergy have been
able to view categorised leaks and other hot spots
pinpointed to a precision of 20 to 30cm.
THE REWARDS
A high resolution thermal map of the entire network up to the outer walls of buildings overlaid onto pipe
layout drawings and visual imagery makes locating problems more straightforward. Accurately locating
anomalies means that Enviroenergy’s maintenance teams can now dig directly to faults rather than
digging long ‘exploratory’ trenches in the street. More focussed excavations means less time on site and
reduced disturbance for local residents.
Enviroenergy now have visibility of smaller leaks that might otherwise have gone undetected for years.
Reducing leaks and carrying out more focussed maintenance should lead to cost savings for
Enviroenergy and more reliable heating provision to customers.
As well as providing information about heat loss from the network, the thermal maps have provided
Nottingham’s Energy Services Team with multi-use data including the identification and location of roofs
with significant heat signatures. As some parts of the network run through roof voids, a warm roof could
indicate a pipe insulation problem. Wide area information about heat loss from roofs could also provide
Nottingham with useful data on building envelope insulation standards.
2 Nights
290ha
79 Cat B
13 Cat A
Without drones it would not have been possible
to capture data covering the entire network in
such a short timescale with the precision
needed to detect even the smallest of leaks.
Previously, leaks from the DHN could have gone
undetected, making this project exceptional as
a solution for increasing the energy efficiency
of the network.
AWARD WINNING
At The Association for Decentralised
Energy awards 2019 the Innovation Award,
sponsored by Switch2, was presented to
Nottingham City Council and Enviroenergy
for their pioneering use of drones to carry
out rapid inspections of heat networks.

ISCF Transforming Foundation
Industries: Resilient Recovery
Wednesday 21st October 2020
Dr Sarah Connolly MEng CEng MIMMM

We work with the government
to invest over £7 billion a year
in research and innovation by
partnering with academia and
industry to make the impossible,
possible. Through the UK’s nine
leading academic and industrial
funding councils, we create
knowledge with impact.

Government Strategy
2011: 70% reduction of industry
emissions by 2050 relative
to 2009 emissions

Foundation Industries
Include ceramic, glass, cement,
metals, paper, and bulk chemicals.
Worth £45bn to the UK and employ
500,000 people, mostly outside the
south east in areas of deprivation.
Challenges:
• by far the largest industrial
polluter, generating 10% of all
UK’s CO2 emissions
• capital intensive making it difficult
change and compete with new
plant from the developing world.

Foundation Industries
Raw
Materials
Power
Source
Water
Production
Processes
High
Temperature
Material
Wastes
Waste
Heat
Product
Waste-
Water
Transport
Costs

Industry led innovation and
CR&D projects
• Collaborative projects
• Addressing cross sector
issues and sustainability
• Feasibility, industrial
research, demonstrator

Community building
• Champion and disseminate
European and Global leading
research
• Engage and work with senior
managers to create buy-in for
transformational changes
• Aid in the provision of a diverse,
skilled, workforce and overcome
other innovation barriers
• Work with the sectors to identify
potential technologies and de-
risk investment
• Facilitate the network

Investor Partnership
Programme
£7m to co-fund with private equity
Targeting fast moving start-ups
with disruptive technologies
Competition opens January 2021
£

April‘24
April‘20
Oct‘20
April‘21
Oct‘21
April‘22
Oct‘22
April‘23
Oct‘23
Fast Start
£50-500,000
3-12 months
Large CR&D
£1-2 million
24 months
Demonstrators
£6-8 million
24 months
Resilient Recovery
£100 k - 1 million
12 months
Investor Partnership Programme
£50 k - 2 million
24 months
TFI Funding Timeline

Summary
Innovation projects for the foundation industries.
UK Foundation Industries more productive and globally competitive
•Improve the resource or energy efficiency of foundation industries
•Single sector or cross-sector, feasibility studies and industrial research and development (R&D)
projects.
•£100,000 - £1 million eligible costs
•3 – 12 month projects

1. Eligibility
Project
• Total eligible costs between
£100,000 and £1 million
• 3 and 12 months
• Start by 1st April 2021
Lead Organisation
• UK registered
• Business of any size or a
research and technology
organisation (RTO)
• Carry out its project work in
the UK
• Intend to exploit the results
from or in the UK
• You do not need to be in the
foundation industries to lead
a consortium
Project Team
• Contain at least 1 business,
of any size, from the
foundation industry sectors
(RTOs cannot work alone)
• Consist of UK registered
businesses, academic
institutions, charities, public
sector organisations, or
research and technology
organisations (RTO)

3. Scope
Improve the productivity and competitiveness of the sectors’ companies and supply
chains and encourage companies to stay in the UK and accelerate Covid-19 recovery.
We are looking to fund a portfolio of projects, across a variety of technologies,
markets, sectors, technological maturities and research categories.
Improve
resource and
process
efficiency
Where possible,
address
challenges
common to
more than one
of the 6 target
sectors
Feedstock
inputs,
production,
material
product
development
Techno-
economic
assessment of
new products,
services and
business models

3. Scope
Energy Costs and
Optimisation
e.g. Heat/energy storage
technologies
Technologies to recover low
grade heat
Reduce the use of energy in
chemical transformations
Process Measurement,
Optimisation and
Digitalisation
e.g. Optimised and efficient use
(and re-use) of water usage
Digital technology to improve
efficiency of manufacturing
Process optimisation to
maximise sustainable input
AI for evaluating safety issues
Sensor technology and high
temperature electronics
Waste Recycling,
Utilisation and
Symbiosis
e.g. Re-use of low grade heat
from manufacturing
Re-utilisation of waste across FI
through industrial symbiosis
Recycle and reuse of plastic and
packaging waste
New Product and
Service Development
e.g. New materials or materials-
based products
New manufacturing systems
and services
New business models

3. Scope
We are NOT funding projects that:
• focus on fuel switching or greenhouse gas capture technology
• do not focus on foundation industries and their immediate supply
chains
• respond only to the skills needs of foundation industries
• are capital or infrastructure projects
• are not innovative

We’re Here to Support
If you need more information, email us at support@innovateuk.ukri.org or
call the competition helpline on 0300 321 4357 between 9am and 5:30pm,
Monday to Friday.
Sarah Connolly
ISCF TFI Innovation Lead
sarah.connolly@innovateuk.ukri.org

Decarbonised
Communities and the
Cities of the Future
Prof Lucelia Rodrigues
Chair in Sustainable & Resilient Cities
Wednesday 21st October 2020
KTN Enabling Green Recovery

Climate Change Mitigation
Need to cut greenhouse
gas emissions by half
globally in order to avoid
catastrophic
consequences
Dealing with Covid-19
Need to contain the
spread of coronavirus
regardless of the impact
on other areas
Climate Change Adaptation
Need to rethink the built
environment in order to be
more resilient to climate
change and its
consequences
2030
Covid-19 has collided with the climate change emergency. We must integrate the solutions to both crises.
Recovery programmes must propel the global economy towards sustainable growth and increased resilience.

This is not going to be
business as usual.
Get ready for
business unusual.
And make it a new start.

How can we Decarbonise a City?

Smart Campus: Our Vision
VASILEVA, R.; RODRIGUES, L.; HUGHES, N.; GREENHALGH, C.; GOULDEN, M.;
TENNISON, J., 2018. What Smart Campuses Can Teach Us about Smart
Cities: User Experiences and Open Data. Information 2018, 9, 251.

Project SCENIC
SCENIC at the Creative Energy Homes is about designing, constructing and demonstrating
a small scale integrated community heat and power network capable of
integrating and managing all forms of sustainable energy sources
JONES, S., GILLOTT, M., BOUKHANOUF, R., WALKER, G., TUNZI, M., TETLOW, D., RODRIGUES, L., SUMNER, M., 2017. “131:A system design for distributed energy generation in low-temperature
district heating (LTDH) networks”. In: SET 2017 - 16th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies. Bologna, Italy, 17 - 20 July 2017.
JONES, S. R., GILLOTT, M., BOUKHANOUF, R., WALKER, G., TUNZI, M., TETLOW, D., RODRIGUES, L. and SUMNER, M., 2019. A system design for distributed energy generation in low-temperature
district heating (LTDH) networks Future Cities and Environment. 5(1),
Funded by the Energy Research Accelerator and the
Energy Technology Institute

SENSIBLE Project
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
www.projectsensible.eu
@SENSIBLEProject
www.facebook.com/projectsensible

SENSIBLE Demonstration Sites
Nottingham, UK (at the Meadows)
Evora, Portugal
Nuremburg, Germany
KIAMBA, L., RODRIGUES, L., MARSH, J., 2017. “272: Tapping the potential for Energy Storage in
Community Energy Initiatives”. In: SET 2017 - 16th International Conference on Sustainable Energy
Technologies. Bologna, Italy, 17 - 20 July 2017.
KIAMBA, L., RODRIGUES, L., MARSH, J., 2017. “Community Energy Schemes: The Role of Public
Participation and Engagement”. In: Brotas, L., Roaf, S., Nicol, F. ed., 2017. Design to Thrive: Proceedings
of the 33rd Passive and Low Energy Architecture Conference (PLEA 2017). Volume I Pages 1430-1437;
2nd – 5th July, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Available at https://plea2017.net/#programmes-container [last
accessed 15.09.2017].
GISELA MENDES, ANA JÚLIA PINTO, JULIAN MARSH, LUCELIA RODRIGUES, LORNA KIAMBA,
2017. SENSIBLE project community engagement in Évora and Nottingham demonstrator sites. Journal of
the Institution of Engineering and Technology, 24th International Conference & Exhibition on Electricity
Distribution (CIRED) 12-15 June 2017 CIRED, Open Access Proc. J., 2017, pp. 1–4, ISSN 2515-0855,
doi: 10.1049/oap-cired.2017.0589.

The Meadows Community in Nottingham
https://www.regen.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Engaging_Community_in_Network_Innovation_WEB.pdf

Funded by the
European Commission
Grant No 282834
TURaS Project
TURAS was about understanding and enabling strategies and processes that
support community resilience and sustainability
www.turas-cities.org
@TurasCities

TURaS’ ‘Twinning’ concept
ALVAREZ, L., BORSI, K., RODRIGUES, L., GILLOTT, M., 2015. “The Social Value of Place: An Appraisal Method
for Sustainable Neighbourhood Development”. In: AR 2015 Architecture and Resilience at the Human Scale.
Sheffield, UK, 10-12 September 2015. Published by The School of Architecture University of Sheffield. Pages 323-
331. Available at https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.504063!/file/Proceedings_27mb.pdf [last accessed on 9th
March 2016].
ALVAREZ, L., RODRIGUES, L., BORSI, K., GILLOTT, M., 2015. “A bifocal-ecological approach for enhancing social
resilience in neighbourhoods”. AIARG 2015 Systems Thinking and the City: New practices and connections, Fourth
Annual Meeting University College Dublin. Dublin, Ireland January 30-31, 2015.
RODRIGUES, L., ALVAREZ, L., BORSI, K., GILLOTT, M., 2014. “The Resilience Timeline: A Tool for Framing
Community Resilience and Its Application on Empirical Metanetwork Analysis”. In: RESILIENCE 2014 - Third
International Science and policy Conference on the resilience of social & ecological systems - Resilience and
Development: Mobilizing for Transformation. Montpelier, France - 4-8 May 2014.

Images © Igloo
Blueprint & URBED
Trent Basin: Collaborative Planning
By applying Blueprint’s Footprint Policy urban design principles and low-energy principles to the
building fabric, Blueprint and a team of industry and University of Nottingham academic experts came
up with a vision for this new neighbourhood back in 2013

SOUGKAKIS, V., RODRIGUES, L., NAZER, H., GILLOTT, M., 2014. “Comparing the thermal performance of timber frame vs masonry low-energy dwellings in the UK today and in the future”. In: SET 2014 -
13th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies. Geneva, Switzerland 25- 28 August 2014.
O’DOHERTY, T., RODRIGUES, L, GILLOTT, M, 2015. “The Role of Community-based Energy Management Schemes in Supporting Resilience". In: RODRIGUES, L. ed. 2015. Sustainable energy for a
resilient future: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies- SET 2015, 25th to 27th of August 2015, Nottingham UK. The University of Nottingham Eprints. Volume
II, pages 476-483. Available from http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/34706 [Last Accessed 26/07/2016].
RODRIGUES, L., ALVAREZ, L., BORSI, K., GILLOTT, M., 2014. “The Resilience Timeline: A Tool for Framing Community Resilience and Its Application on Empirical Metanetwork Analysis”. In: RESILIENCE
2014 - Third International Science and policy Conference on the resilience of social & ecological systems - Resilience and Development: Mobilizing for Transformation. Montpelier, France - 4-8 May 2014.
RODRIGUES, L. and NIKIFORIADIS, F., 2013. A Comparative Study of the Climate Resilience of Timber Frame and Masonry Homes of Similar Designs in the UK In: SET 2013 - 12th International
Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies. Hong Kong, China, 26th–29th August 2013.
The Green Street
Super-high levels of
insulation, whole-house
heat recovery, industry
leading levels of air
tightness and maximum
use of natural light, with
homes meeting the
AECB Silver Standard.
www.blueprintregeneration.com
Trent Basin
Sustainable
neighbourhood, super-
high levels of insulation,
industry leading levels
of air tightness,
maximum use of natural
light, on site energy
generation and storage
within a community
energy scheme.
www.trentbasin.co.uk
Climate Resilience Work in the UK Include:

Project SCENe
SCENe looks to accelerate the adoption of community energy schemes,
which can help promote the infrastructural, social and cultural changes we need to
reduce the impact of climate change and increase energy security
Funded by Innovate UK and the
Energy Research Accelerator
www.projectscene.uk | https://twitter.com/ProjectSCENe | www.facebook.com/ProjectSCENe
Slam Jam

SCENe at the Trent Basin
• It includes:
‒ an urban solar farm (200 KWp),
‒ rooftop solar panels,
‒ Europe’s largest community energy
battery (Tesla 2.1MWh),
‒ and local thermal energy production,
distribution and storage.
• The aim is to generate renewable energy
and deliver grid services to the National
grid, increasing efficiencies, reducing
costs and decreasing the overall carbon
emissions from the energy system
RODRIGUES, L., GILLOTT, M., WALDRON, J., CAMERON, L., TUBELO, R., SHIPMAN, R., EBBS, N., BRADSHAW-SMITH, C., 2020. User engagement in community energy schemes: A case study at the Trent Basin in
Nottingham, UK. Sustainable Cities and Society, Volume 61, 2020, 102187, ISSN 2210-6707.
WALDRON, J., RODRIGUES, L., GILLOTT, M., NAYLOR, S., SHIPMAN, R., 2020. “Decarbonising Our Transport System: Vehicle Use Behaviour Analysis to Assess the Potential of Transitioning to Electric Mobility”.
In: 35th Passive and Low Energy Architecture Conference (PLEA): Planning post Carbon Cities, 1-3 September 2020, Coruna, Spain.

The Realisation
3D Energy Interactive Model: http://uk.ies-icl.com/UoNTrentBasin

Project SCENe: Engaged!
• The project appeared in 43 recorded press releases and media
publications
• Received several important visits such as Sir David King, Foreign
Secretary’s Special Representative for Climate Change, Foreign &
Commonwealth Office, and Climate Change Minister Claire Perry
• The UK100 has featured the project in its latest report “Financing the
Transition: Harnessing UK Cities’ Ambition for Clean Energy (2017)”
• The UK Government’s Department BEIS featured the project as a case
study in “The Future for Small-Scale Low-Carbon Generation – A call for
evidence” (July, 2018)
• The UK Smart Cities Index (2017) recognised Project SCENe as one of
the key projects contributing to Nottingham ranked on the eight place
between the UK 20 leading smart cities and the top smart city for energy.
• Featured in the Innovate UK Energy Heroes campaign: Clean Growth –
How Nottingham Trent Basin is Generating Electricity
• Session at the Nottingham in Parliament Day: Future of Energy, the
Community Energy Revolution

EV-elocity project
EV-elocity looks at increasing the uptake of electric vehicles through
helping consumers to monetise their investment using vehicle-to-grid (V2G) innovation.
Funded by:
Partners:

Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G)
SHIPMAN, R.; WALDRON, J.; NAYLOR, S.; PINCHIN, J.; RODRIGUES, L.; GILLOTT, M., 2020. Where Will You Park? Predicting Vehicle Locations for Vehicle-to-Grid. Energies 2020, 13, 1933.
WALDRON, J., RODRIGUES, L., GILLOTT, M., NAYLOR, S., SHIPMAN, R., 2020. “Decarbonising Our Transport System: Vehicle Use Behaviour Analysis to Assess the Potential of Transitioning to
Electric Mobility”. In: 35th Passive and Low Energy Architecture Conference (PLEA): Planning post Carbon Cities, 1-3 September 2020, Coruna, Spain.
SALAZAR, J., WALDRON, J., RODRIGUES, L., 2019. Regulatory and policy framework for the uptake of renewable energy in the United Kingdom. In 18th International Conference on Sustainable Energy
Technologies - SET2019, 20th – 22nd August 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
WALDRON, J., RODRIGUES, L., GILLOTT, M., NAYLOR, S., SHIPMAN, R., 2019. Towards an electric revolution: a review on vehicle-to-grid, smart charging and user behaviour. In 18th International
Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies - SET2019, 20th – 22nd August 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

EV-elocity: our campuses are one of our real-world demonstrators

Project: Nottingham – engagement via student projects
• This year, the University's Department of Architecture and
Built Environment is celebrating our city and its assets
through student projects
• Around 1000 students will engage with sites across the
city to develop architecture, planning and engineering
projects to address the challenges and opportunities
brought in by Nottingham's zero carbon 2028 target
• Projects will also consider the pandemic recovery and the
need to reimagine our high streets as we build back better
• Examples from previous years can be seen in virtual
Exhibit!20
• Nottingham based businesses and organisations
interested in taking part can please get in touch with
Professor Lucelia Rodrigues
www.nottingham.ac.uk/engineering/departments/abe/end-of-year-show

Transport Mobility & Cities – engagement via research collaboration

Energy Innovation and Collaboration – engage your business
• Our EU funded project can support energy innovators and those who want to become more energy
efficient by forging links between businesses and world-class academics, researchers and graduate
talent in the energy field
• The team will help to identify potential for collaboration and can offer:
‒ Access to the University of Nottingham’s broad experience, expertise and outstanding facilities
‒ A capital grant - 40% match funding with up to £8,000 contribution
‒ Funded placements of the best and brightest students and graduates
‒ Free workshops, seminars, lectures and events
‒ Develop new products and services
‒ Improve sustainability and cut costs
‒ Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
‒ Accelerate research, development and commercialisation
‒ Invest to grow your business

Getting in touch
Prof Lucelia Rodrigues
Lucelia.Rodrigues@nottingham.ac.uk @luceliataranto
TMC@nottingham.ac.uk @UoN_Cities
If you are working on or planning an energy related project please get in touch,
we welcome the opportunity to talk to you about your business:
Colette Putman
Project Manager Energy Innovation and Collaboration @UoNEnergy
Colette.mchughputman@nottingham.ac.uk

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