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Smart Systems and Heat Phase 2 (SSH2) was a successor programme to Smart Systems and Heat Phase 1 (SSH1) and took the form of a £9.8m grant from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Energy Innovation Programme to fund activity by the Energy Systems Catapult between Summer 2017 and March 2019.
The programme was set up to develop evidence on how to facilitate the take up of low-carbon heating technologies across the UK through the development of new digitally enabled services. The total funding was approximately split 70/20/10 between the three activities of the programme; the research and development winter trial, business modelling and local engagement.
These work packages consisted of:
As part of the grant for SSH2, the Catapult committed to deliver both an interim and final evaluation of the programme. In consultation with the programme delivery team, three core aims of the evaluation were agreed, a programme learning aim, a system learning aim and a strategic learning aim.
The key findings of the evaluation have been set out in response to the three evaluation aims:
To provide evidence of what has been delivered: alongside understanding that supports and improves SSH2 delivery.
The main conclusions from examining how far the programme delivered outputs are as follows:
At the time of programme conclusion, there was already some evidence that some SSH outcomes had been achieved. Generally, the outcomes from SSH2 were not expected to be realised until beyond the end of the programme, from April 2019 onwards. The following evidence of programme outcomes can be observed.
The evaluation confirmed that the component activities of SSH2 were appropriate to delivering the anticipated outputs and outcomes. However, it also identified a number of ways in which the delivery of those activities could be improved for this programme / future programmes of this nature.
To provide understanding and evidence of the extent to which SSH2 is developing an effective pathway to decarbonisation.
Reflecting beyond SSH2, to provide broader understanding and evidence about the models, capabilities, and contextual factors required to enable market innovations to be delivered at sufficient scale to meet 2050 targets.
Smart Systems & Heat Phase 2: Evaluation Report
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