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Alternative Energy Markets Innovation Programme: Phase 2 projects

Updated 23 February 2024

CAMEAP2 ­ Chameleon Alternative Market for Energy Assessment

Lead partner: Chameleon
Partners: Passiv, Evergreen Energy, Green Energy UK, Energy Systems Catapult, Solo Energy/SMS
Grant value: £3,736,279.50

Project summary:

Chameleon Technology and their experienced CAMEA consortium will deliver a large-scale real-world trial with a range of technologies and customer archetypes to demonstrate the impact of innovative flexibility propositions and future energy market scenarios on increasing DSR flexibility.

CAMEAP2’s primary proposition, offered to the trial group, is based on a HEMS as a service model paired with a bespoke 100Green tariff, offering fixed price bundles for heat (from a heat pump) and EV miles. This will be tested against hypothetical future energy scenarios and benchmarked against a control group to determine the impact of both propositions and scenarios in detail, and to determine the value created by the scenarios. The trial group will receive a HEMS solution which pairs with their assets, alongside an energy insights app which will support wider reduction of electricity use.

Chameleon is the lead partner, and they provide the HEMS and user interface, lead the creation of the trial environment and recruitment of participants and trial delivery. The consortium includes energy supplier 100Green UK, pioneers of time of use tariffs in the UK; Solo Energy (SMS plc), whose Flexigrid platform is already being used to aggregate domestic loads to offer flexibility services, and Energy Systems Catapult who will support trial delivery and understanding of consumer behaviour. Homely and Passiv provide heat pump optimisation technology and interfacing to the HEMS.

Energy market and modelling experts Cornwall Insight are subcontractors providing independent analysis and support to deliver the trial scenarios to create maximum value.

ISEE Retrofit: A smarter transition to Net Zero

Lead partner: Metis Energy
Partners: My Utility Genius, Oxfordshire County Council, Eliq AB, Rebel Energy, Engage Consulting, Samsung
Grant value: £5,298,209.26

Project summary:

Led by Metis Energy/SMS PLC in collaboration with My Utility Genius, Engage Consulting, Oxfordshire County Council, Eliq, Samsung and Rebel Energy, aims to assess the impact of changing the way Great Britain prices Energy. Engaging with residents in Oxfordshire, via a new Energy Insights App, consumers will be educated on their energy consumption and have the option to opt into a trial, with a tariff based on a hypothetical future energy scenario.

This project aims to retrofit properties, and assess tariff uptake, behavioural change impact, and Energy Smart Appliance (ESA) subscription dynamics across 3 scenarios. Users will be presented with options to start their energy transition via an Energy Insights App in collaboration with Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) engaging residents and exploring impacts of future energy scenarios. Groups will be offered tailored propositions based on energy data and profile of the building, such as PV, battery and heat pump installations, with additional flexibility services offer customers who have energy smart appliances (ESAs) installed further benefitting from savings as well as proving the value of flexibility for GB’s energy system. The ISEE project expects significant energy consumption reduction and net spend reduction across groups, particularly with ESA integration. To overcome the challenge of consumer adoption, ISEE will introduce a subscription-based model for ESAs, eliminating upfront costs.

This is the first example of an energy supplier agnostic approach, using the Smart Meter Ecosystem as the foundation to engage the population in energy, from an impartial position. Using data to drive options and recommendations to embark on the energy transition. By understanding consumer behaviour and the effectiveness of different propositions, across the  energy scenarios, ISEE will contribute valuable insights to achieving net zero targets and accelerating the adoption of smart energy solutions.

FLASH (FLexibility Assets and Smart Homes)

Lead partner: EDF R&D UK
Partners: EDF Customers, Brighton and Hove City Council, Indra Renewables, Loughborough University, University of Sheffield
Grant value: £1,321,279.78

Project summary:

Project Flash follows from the AEM Phase 1 feasibility study which designed and tested innovative flexibility propositions to drive residential flexibility in a future energy market. As part of Phase 2, 5 propositions will be tested to demonstrate their impact on consumers and the electricity grid based on hypothetical 2030 conditions.

With a large customer base, EDF will target and recruit a range of consumer segments across the UK. This will ensure a wide reach of offers and resulting feedback across the socio-economic spectrum. Once onboarded, participants will benefit from innovative tariffs offering various benefits such as dynamic time of use, cost-saving periods, carbon free periods and hourly rates to track markets prices.

Households will be testing batteries, solar PV, heat pumps, EVs and vehicle to home chargers to unlock self-sufficiency and the ability to maximise flexibility in the home. In addition, consumers will trial a digital platform that will ease their ability to benefit from price signals that indicate when to shift demand, as well as opportunities to intelligently optimise their own energy generation and storage. Leaving consumers in control of their consumption patterns while providing cost savings and resilience to the grid.

Data will be generated, collected and analysed throughout the trial to quantify the flexibility value of the tested propositions on consumer bills and the energy system. Similarly, regular consumer interviews will be conducted to gain insights on consumers views and identify drivers and barriers to consumer uptake, adoption and response.

The project brings together an interdisciplinary consortium of Partners.  EDF, an energy generator and supplier, Indra, a manufacturer and developer of smart energy systems, Brighton and Hove City Council, a Local Authority with their subcontractor Everwarm, and academia Loughborough University and the University of Sheffield.