Quality assurance company Resillion and the University of Strathclyde’s PNDC, ScottishPower Energy Retail Ltd and QualityLogic Inc have launched demonstrations of interoperable demand side response (DSR) and energy smart appliances (ESA).
The products, which are designed to optimise energy use and enhance grid stability, come from a project aiming to show interoperability across ecosystems comprising multiple devices and applications.
Operating in environments representative of real-world conditions, it demonstrates how these technologies work together to optimise energy use and enhance demand management efficiency.
This project’s demonstrations, which received funding from the UK Government’s £1 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio, began in August and are part of phase three of the wider Interoperable Demand Side Response (IDSR) programme, which bring together a range of smart appliances from international suppliers.
The devices are all compliant with new standards PAS1878 and PAS1879 are being tested to showcase their ability to seamlessly integrate and contribute to grid stability through advanced energy management.
Resillion said its aim was to “prove the readiness of demand side response system to meet the growing challenges of the modern energy grid”.
Bill Chard, Energy Business Manager, Resillion, said:
“Demand Side Response, and Energy Smart Appliances, will be an important part of managing growing overall energy demand as the electrification of heat and transport grows over the coming years. Additionally, these technologies will enable consumers to better manage their energy usage and reduce costs.
“Our DSR demonstration lab is an important step in proving the interoperability between products from a range of manufacturers, within an ecosystem based on a new technology standard. The project will provide data that will indicate how real world deployments will perform, and will inform the ongoing development of technology and policy in the energy sector.”
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