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Disabled households to take part in zero carbon energy innovation trials for the first time

Fifty disabled households will be added to the Living Lab to boost inclusive innovation in a partnership with the Research Institute for Disabled Consumers (RiDC) for a programme to Enable Inclusive Innovation and Sustainable Choice.

Call for Information from Platform Solution Providers for Smart Local Energy System Marketplace Platform

Energy Systems Catapult’s is looking for information from potential solution providers to develop their local authority driven Smart Local Energy Systems (SLES) Marketplace platform.

Views invited on barriers to demand-side flexibility in the GB energy sector

CEPA and Energy Systems Catapult have been appointed by BEIS to carry out a study on energy price signals, as part of BEIS’s Alternative Energy Markets programme. We are now inviting interested parties to complete a short survey to offer their views on the current barriers to demand-side flexibility in the Great Britain energy sector.

Innovators invited to apply for new Climate Innovation Platform run with University of Birmingham

The University of Birmingham’s Energy Institute and Energy Systems Catapult – supported by HSBC UK – have launched the Climate Innovation Platform, offering select SMEs tailored support to research, test and grow the innovations that will support Britain’s acceleration towards a net zero economy. This first Innovator Challenge call launches for applications today.

SURVEY: Data science skills in the energy sector

Energy Systems Catapult has created a questionnaire to understand the current landscape of data science and analytical skills across the energy sector. We are inviting data scientists to help us understand how data science is being applied, what is going well, what is more challenging, and what areas it would be useful to have more support.

Living Lab to partner with Lightsource Labs, bolstering solar PV & storage trial capability

Innovative companies developing products or services that deliver domestic flexibility using battery storage or solar PV will benefit from a new partnership between Lightsource Labs and Energy Systems Catapult’s real-world test environment – the Living Lab.

arbnco breezes into air quality market with Living Lab trial

Scottish innovator arbnco is set to trial a new digital air quality platform with consumers in Energy Systems Catapult’s Living Lab with the aim of reducing indoor air pollution, improving ventilation, and safeguarding health.

UK Hydrogen Energy Landscape – have your say

As part of our Energy Landscape Series, Energy Systems Catapult has identified over 60 companies in its first scoping of the UK’s Hydrogen Landscape. We are calling on UK businesses to review the first scoping of this infographic to suggest any additional subsectors which can be incorporated and to identify where they should be classified in the landscape.

Ditch sporadic funding and unleash financial muscle for local energy transition

Sporadic funding is stifling net zero ambitions at the local level and should be replaced with a systematic approach to planning, funding, and powers, according to a new report by Energy Systems Catapult.

Digital Energy Week

‘Digital Energy Week’ runs from the 21st – 25th June 2021 and showcases Energy Systems Catapult’s thought leadership, expertise and offerings around digital and data to help transform the energy system. Register your interest today.

Energy Digitalisation Taskforce launches

A new Energy Digitalisation Taskforce (EDiT) is being launched today by the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, is partnership with Ofgem and Innovate UK, to continue the Government’s focus on modernising the energy system to unlock flexibility and drive clean growth towards net zero emissions by 2050.

World-first whole energy systems accelerator takes a step closer to powering net zero ambitions

A world-first, energy innovation ecosystem, the Whole Energy Systems Accelerator (WESA), is a step closer following a collaboration agreement between the Living Lab at the Energy Systems Catapult and PNDC.