Inclusive Smart Solutions project
Published 11 September 2023
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Inclusive Smart Solutions
Owner: Energy Systems Catapult
Project participants: Ipsos Mori, The Carbon Trust, TPX Impact
Project costs: £477,858.00 for Phase 1 and up to £2,250,000 for Phase 2
Location: London
Project Summary:
Bringing together its expertise in consumer insights and energy system innovation, Energy Systems Catapult (ESC) will deliver on the aims of the Inclusive Smart Solutions programme through 2 phases of work between September 2023 and March 2025.
Phase 1 will focus on conducting primary research with low income and vulnerable (LIV) consumers to maximise the understanding of their needs and existing barriers, using this research insight to inform and develop innovative solutions for LIV consumers.
This will be delivered alongside a thorough ‘Open Innovation’ selection process, to identify up to 4 innovative solutions from both within and outside the energy sector. In Phase 2, the selected innovative solutions will be developed and tested iteratively with LIV consumers. This approach will incorporate alpha (co-creation of solutions with LIV consumers) and beta (testing at increasing scale with LIV consumers) stages.