Brownie – the home and community energy little helper that ‘lends a hand’

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Title
Brownie – the home and community energy little helper that ‘lends a hand’
CoPED ID
25ac250a-7f9e-43e0-8754-ff2252144ebd
Status
Closed
Funders
Innovate UK
Innovate UK
Value
£130,332
Start Date
Feb. 1, 2017
End Date
Jan. 31, 2018
Description

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This collaborative industrial research project builds on the success of community-focussed tools demonstrated in the CEGADS project. Innovative algorithms enable households to benefit from demand-side management on a community basis, balancing and maximising local value from community generation, without the perceived threat of 'central control'. The project addresses the need for a platform which enables and reports changes in electricity consumption patterns at the community level, revolving around local generation. This is quite distinct from the focus on the individual householder. Embracing a wider range of motivations, including community cohesion, social equality, and enhanced use of local renewables, the approach simultaneously addresses security of supply, affordable energy and carbon reduction. The project collaboration will demonstrate a Brownie system: combination of a cloud server with a home unit that ‘lends a hand’ and an energy dashboard. The primary markets are community energy groups and social landlords. The approach opens up wider opportunities at scale, including monitoring the impact of energy efficiency measures, remote monitoring of the distribution network, and support for the vulnerable living independently.

Energy Local Limited LEAD_ORG
The 10:10 Foundation PARTICIPANT_ORG
Megni Partnership PARTICIPANT_ORG
NFPAS Ltd PARTICIPANT_ORG

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Subjects by relevance
  1. Energy
  2. Local communities
  3. Cooperation (general)
  4. Energy efficiency
  5. Projects
  6. Communities (organisations)
  7. Industrial buildings
  8. Energy policy
  9. Households (organisations)
  10. Safety and security
  11. Sustainable development

Extracted key phrases
  1. Community energy group
  2. Community generation
  3. Collaborative industrial research project
  4. Brownie system
  5. Community basis
  6. Community level
  7. Community cohesion
  8. Energy efficiency measure
  9. Energy dashboard
  10. Affordable energy
  11. Project collaboration
  12. CEGADS project
  13. Home unit
  14. Local generation
  15. Little helper

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