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£2.6m for schemes to boost green energy across Scotland


Twelve projects to create local, green energy solutions have been awarded a share of £2.6 million through a scheme to support low carbon energy. Energy efficient homes for older people


Off Grid Energy partnership with Hyperdrive Innovation sees the release of the latest version of its hybrid power solution


Energy storage provider Off Grid Energy has unveil the latest version of its gridtogo portable hybrid power solution in the UK. It’s been designed to provide energy for locations where connecting to the National Grid is impossible. The company’s gridtogo solution is said to be a powerful, reliable and portable hybrid power solution suitable for construction projects, events and utilities. For the first time, the system will be fitted with battery technology from Hyperdrive Innovation, the Sunderland-based developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion battery technology for electric vehicles and stationary battery energy storage applications. The addition of the technology from Hyperdrive is said to ‘increase the cost savings


and further reduce CO2 and pollution emissions helping to improve air quality in towns and cities’, says the manufacturer. A spokesman for the company told UKPN: “The generator has been made to run as


efficiently as possible with any spare energy being stored in battery pack supplied by Hyperdrive. When the battery is charged and demand for power is low, the generator can turn off and the energy stored in the battery is used to supply the load. When the battery runs low or the load increases, the generator is automatically told to start up again..” The inclusion of the battery technology from Hyperdrive is seen major step for the Its modular battery system incorporates the same Nissan’s lithium-ion cells


company.


which are used in the Nissan Leaf car. Hyperdrive’s energy systems are already being incorporated into a wide range of electric vehicles from airport and municipal fleets, to autonomous machines and heavy-duty vehicles. “Hyperdrive is helping major global companies to electrify and expand their product


ranges whether it is construction equipment or robots as well as responding to the growing demand for stationary energy storage” Allan Cairns, CEO of Hyperdrive Innovation, tells UKPN. “Our expertise and engineering quality means customers can quickly and easily deploy our technology into an application without the need for costly development. It has been exciting working with Off Grid Energy and the new version of gridtogo will have a major impact on reducing costs and emissions on constructions sites around the world.” Danny Jones, Founder & CEO, Off Grid Energy, added: “ As the company’s technology becomes more widely recognised, the desire for even greater efficiency grows. The drive to improve air quality in London and the work being done by the Greater London Authority (GLA) to promote the use of efficient technologies means that the company’s association with Hyperdrive comes at an ideal time.” Using Hyperdrive’s lithium ion battery products means that Off Grid Energy can


build more powerful and more efficient solutions which are ideally suited to the rigours of the temporary power sector, reports the manufacturer.


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in North Lanarkshire have been planned among other schemes as part of the Scottish Government's Low Carbon Infrastructure Transition Programme (LCITP).


The projects include low carbon heat provision at the University of the West of Scotland's Ayr and an energy project in Glencoe Village. Business Minister Paul Wheelhouse


MSP said: "The Scottish Government has set some of the most ambitious carbon reduction targets on the planet -


exceeding the requirements of the Paris agreement.”. Two projects received LCITP


capital support of £1.95 million - match funded by the Scottish Government District Heating Loan Fund. Dr Sam Gardner, acting director


at WWF Scotland, said: "This is welcome news and demon- strates that the low carbon future we need to secure is possible, right here and now in communities across Scotland. “ A transformation in how we


heat our homes and how we power our industries will gener- ate many social and economic benefits.”


UK power network operators unveil £17bn smart grid plan


Electricity network operators across England, Scotland and


Wales have committed to deliver £17 billion of benefits by 2050 as a result of the overhaul of the networks. They have announced a joint commitment to create new markets “to enable flexibility services that will compete alongside traditional investment”. Under the plans, consumers could sell power generated by solar panels and turbines or from electric vehicles or directly to neighbours using blockchain technology and be paid to do so. Businesses can also adjust their electricity use when they least need it and use smart energy efficient technology to adjust consumption remotely as well as buy power from battery storage. It is part of the Energy Networks Association’s (ENA) ‘Open Networks Project’ to address the changes that need to be made to create a more flexible energy system. Network operators such as SSE Networks, UK Power Networks


and Scottish Power Networks believe smart technologies could help create mini regional energy markets across the country, in addition to the national transmission system. The Energy Networks Association (ENA) said the new plan is the culmination of almost a year of small-scale trials and marks the start of a “rapid increase” in energy mini-markets in the next six years. It also marks the energy system’s most radical overhaul ever.


Historically, National Grid has acted as the system operator


across the whole country by using major power plants as a lever to meet varying energy demand levels. It also uses major energy consumers, such as factories and water plants, to act as a second lever by shifting their energy use to match Britain’s increasingly variable supplies of renewable energy.


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