The challenges and opportunities of collecting and distributing more electricity from renewable sources in the UK are to be investigated in two projects launched by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI).
The Offshore Connection project will examine the specific challenges
and opportunities arising from the connection of offshore energy to the
UK grid system and consider the impact of large-scale offshore
development. The project will last approximately seven months and will
be carried out by consultants Sinclair Knight Merz, on behalf of the
ETI. The Network Capacity project will identify and assess new
technology solutions that could enhance transmission and distribution
capacity in the UK. The project will last approximately seven months
and will be carried out by consultants Mott MacDonald, on behalf of the
ETI. The projects are the first to be announced under the ETI’s Energy
Storage and Distribution Programme. So far in 2009 the ETI has
announced over GBP 50 million worth of projects in offshore wind,
marine, transport, carbon capture and storage, and distributed energy.
