Part of the BRE Trust

Smart Solar Energy

Eden Project, 29th January 2015

@natsolarcentre

BRE National Solar Centre

Part of the BRE Trust

Smart Solar Energy

Pete Bonfield, Chief Executive, BRE Group

BRE National Solar Centre

What we do: our recipe

Independent research

Products, services, standards and qualifications

Bringing about change in the built environment

How we do it: our method

Customer focused

Collaborative

Innovative

Ambitious

Agility

Beyond reproach

About BRE

– Worlds first building science centre

– Set up by Government in 1921 to improve the quality and performance of buildings

– Privatised in 1997 - now owned by the BRE Trust

What we do

– Research

– Products, tools and standards

– Drive positive change in the built

environment

BRE and its university centres: world class research

BRE

University of Bath:

Innovative Construction

Materials

University of Strathclyde:

Energy Utilisation

University of Edinburgh:

Fire Safety Engineering

University of Brasilia:

Sustainable & integrated

communities

University of Cardiff:

Sustainable Design

Computational Analysis

•University of Bath

•University of Cardiff (2)

•University of Strathclyde

•University of Edinburgh

•University of Brasilia

BRE Trust funds 6 University

Centres of Excellence

BRE National Solar Centre - Solar Test Site

Office NSC test site

Part of the BRE Trust

Smart Solar Energy

Jonny Williams, Director BRE National Solar Centre

BRE National Solar Centre

BRE National Solar Centre

• Support the UK solar PV industry – grow, innovate & thrive

• Provide information for end users, investors, banks and construction

industry

• Independent guidance for building owners and occupiers to make

informed choices

• Integrate solar PV and construction industries

• Support Cornish business

Objective

To deliver independent, research

led knowledge and guidance

about solar and related technology

Industry Support

The NSC is funded by ERDF with contributions from our Founding Partners

What is Smart Solar?

– Not just battery storage…

– Grid connections, export limiting, making the most of generation,

electric vehicles, community energy systems, smart networks.

Energy Storage Operators Forum (Dec 2014) Good Practice Guide

What is Smart Solar?

What next for Solar in Cornwall?

Solar PV Strategy – aim to install 1GW nationally

We have >100 active companies on our Cornish database

A constrained grid leads to opportunities

Potential for storage, export limiting, EV, smart networks

Roll out on government estate

Future EU funding focused on commercial projects

Community energy – very strong theme

What next for BRE National Solar Centre on Smart?

Development of Solar Test Site

Good practice guide on Storage

IET Code of Practice on Solar

IET Code of Practice on Storage

Training courses – to trial in Cornwall

Information on diverters

Car ports and electric vehicles

Other research and consultancy

Advising Eden Project on solar on all new developments

Enabling Large Roofs

Quality - IET Technical Code of Practice

Technical working group with industry input

Led by Martin Cotterell, NSC Associate Consultant

0kW to 50MW

To be published May 2015.

Training and certification >50kW

Enabling Large Roofs –

Publications

-Location/building factors

-Module characteristics

-System design/ installation

-Operational factors

-Performance data

-Lesson learned

-Financial

Enabling Large Roofs –

Publications

Updated Wind load document

DG489

Enabling Large Roofs –

Publications

BRE Building 17 at HQ

Research

With Met Office and University of Exeter

Output A) Mapping of Solar Generation

Research

With Met Office and University of Exeter

Output B) Short term yield forecasting

IEA PVPS (2013) Photovoltaic and Solar

Forecasting: State of the Art

Solar Test Site

Office NSC test site

Solar Test Site

Why?

Performance claims

Outdoor testing

“More choice is better”

Give confidence

Outputs?

Annual report

Quarterly feedback

DER Lab Specification

Testing at the Eden Project System

Module

What will we achieve:

– Independent evaluation

– Due diligence data

– Commercial showcase

Who will benefit:

– Manufacturers

– Overall Supply Chain

– All interested parties

More Information?

– Technical specification

– Costs

Solar Test Site

Solar Test Site

What we need from you!

– Become a “Supporting Partner”

– Consider provision of product or services

Support received to date:

Mounting Systems

Distribution boards &

protection

Fencing

Ecological services

We require:

Roads and pathways

Met equipment

Engineering design

Electrical components

09:30 Welcome from the Chair Jonny Williams, Director, BRE National Solar Centre

09:35 Welcome from BRE Pete Bonfield, Chief Executive, BRE

09:45 Smart Solar Energy overview Jonny Williams, Director, BRE National Solar Centre

10:00 Storage in 2015 Ray Noble, Associate Consultant, BRE National Solar Centre

10:30 Solar Storage Technologies Steve Pester, Principal Consultant, BRE National Solar Centre

10:50 Coffee Break

11:20Case Studies and Commercial

ImplicationsIan Draisey and Chris West, BayWa r.e. Solar Systems

11:50Innovation in Grid Connections &

Storage

Steve Gough, Innovation and Low Carbon Networks Team, Western Power

Distribution

12:10 An Off-Grid Case Study Simon Lannon, Research Fellow, Welsh School of Architecture

12:30 Lunch

13:30 Storage Guidance and Codes Martin Cotterell, Associate Consultant, BRE National Solar Centre

13:50 Export Limiting in Practice James Hoare, Associate Consultant, BRE National Solar Centre

14:10 Export Limiting Made Simple Fraser Durham, Commercial Director, Argand Solutions

14:30 Flow Batteries Keith Hounsell, Managing Director, Green Acorn

14:50 Wattstor Mark Smith, Managing Director, Wattstor

15:10 Coffee Break

15:20 Solar and Electric Vehicles Matt Trevaskis, Eco-Drive

15:40 Solar Yield Forecasting Patrick Sachon, Head of Renewable Energy, Met Office

16:10 Workshop on Forecasting Tool Rebecca Lye and Ian Belcher, Met Office

16:30 Final Comments

16:45 Event Close

Jonny Williams

Director

williamsjj@bre.co.uk

@natsolarcentre

Mob: 07733 322350

Office: 01726 871830