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Issuance of energy development plan! Multiple projects in Zhaoqing have received provincial support!

Published by Zhaoqing on May 31, 2023 at 22:01 in Guangdong

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Multiple projects in Zhaoqing have received provincial support!

Recently, Guangdong Province officially issued and implemented

Implementation Plan for Promoting High Quality Energy Development in Guangdong Province

(hereinafter referred to as the "Plan"),

The Zhaoqing Energy Project is mentioned multiple times in the 'Plan'.

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The plan states that by 2025, significant progress will be made in the high-quality development of energy, the ability to ensure energy security will be significantly improved, the green and low-carbon transformation of energy will be significantly achieved, new models and formats of energy development will emerge, breakthroughs will be made in independent innovation of key core technologies, substantial progress will be made in reform of key areas and links, and the ability to coordinate resource allocation will be orderly and smooth. Energy development will be more efficient and fair More sustainable and better meeting the energy needs of the people for a better life.

△ Liang Liang photographed

The Plan mentions that,

Our province needs to accelerate the layout and construction of pumped storage power:

Promote the construction of Meizhou Phase II, Yunfu Shuiyuan Mountain, Shanwei Land River, Zhaoqing Langjiang River, Huizhou Zhongdong, Yangjiang Phase II, Heyuan Centian, and Maoming Dianbai pumped storage power stations; Strive to commence the construction of Zhaoqing Tangshan, Qingyuan Jingbei, Qingyuan Tianhu, and Zhaoqing Changtan pumped storage power stations.

Simultaneously promoting the development of new energy storage:

Promote the construction of new energy generation and new energy storage, promote the layout and construction of independent energy storage power stations as needed, add and put into operation projects such as Foshan Nanhai and Meizhou Wuhua power grid side independent energy storage power stations, Wanliyang Duanzhou independent energy storage power stations, and encourage industrial and commercial enterprises, industrial parks, and other supporting construction of user side energy storage power stations. By 2025, approximately 3 million kilowatts of new energy storage will be completed and put into operation.

Nowadays,

Green and low-carbon production and lifestyle

Not only is it a general trend,

It has also become a driving force for high-quality development in Guangdong

Important content.

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The recently released "Several Opinions of the Communist Party of China Guangdong Provincial Committee and Guangdong Provincial People's Government on the High Quality Development of Guangdong in the New Era" mentioned that Guangdong will vigorously develop clean energy such as offshore wind power and photovoltaic power generation, and accelerate the construction of a new energy system and a new power system.

As the land area of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area

One of the largest cities,

Zhaoqing is rich in wind, solar, and hydropower resources,

Having geographical advantages in developing pumped storage energy

Climate and terrain advantages,

The development of green energy industry is uniquely advantageous.

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Zhaoqing is rich in wind energy resources. Image source released by Guangning

In recent years,

High quality construction of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area in Zhaoqing

(Zhaoqing) Green Energy Base,

Accelerate the construction of a green energy system in Zhaoqing,

Continuously unleashing the potential for green development,

Promote high-quality development through practical actions.

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Improve the policy and institutional system

Gradually improved policy system

Assist in the construction of Zhaoqing

A green energy system with local characteristics.

Zhaoqing City has been established

The Municipal Pumped Storage Project Construction Leading Group

Municipal green power work teams and other working institutions.

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The rendering of the Zhaoqing Langjiang Pumped Storage Power Station project. Image source released by Guangning

Our city has successively issued and issued

Building the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area (Zhaoqing)

Three Year Action Plan for Green Energy Base

(2022-2024)

Regulations on the Construction and Protection of Power Supply Facilities in Zhaoqing City

The 14th Five Year Plan for Energy Development in Zhaoqing City

Other policy documents.

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CGN Guangning Luogang Wind Farm. Photographed by Li Guoqiang

Also organized and compiled the "Construction of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area in Zhaoqing City

Research Report on the Development Strategy of Green Energy Base

(2021-2030)

Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area (Zhaoqing) Green Energy Base

Overall Construction Plan

Implementation Plan for Carbon Peaking in the Energy Sector of Zhaoqing City, etc,

Preliminary construction has been constructed

The policy system for the Green Energy Base in the Greater Bay Area.

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Zhaoqing Huaiji Photovoltaic Project. Tuyuan Huaiji Publishing

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Promote the construction of key projects

On the other hand,

The key energy projects in Zhaoqing are also accelerating their progress.

Recently, in the Zhaoqing High tech Zone

Provincial Key Projects

——The construction site of the Phase II project of Guoneng Zhaoqing Power Plant,

The main section of the project and pile foundation construction

Infrastructure such as pipeline network and site leveling

Under intense construction,

Workers and mechanical equipment are all busy in an orderly manner.

Zhaoqing High tech Zone is actively promoting the project to reach its peak within the year. At present, the project has basically completed the lifting of the steel frames of the No.3 and No.5 waste heat boilers, as well as the pouring of cast-in-place piles and static piles on site, and is accelerating the main construction of the main factory building.

Picture △: The steel frame lifting of the No.3 waste heat boiler of the Phase II project of Guoneng Zhaoqing Power Plant has been completed. Photographed by Correspondent Wang Ziyang

Zhaoqing aims to accelerate the construction of key projects,

Assist in building a green energy base in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area (Zhaoqing).

Passing through Zhaoqing

500 kV Outer Ring West Section Project in Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area

Construction is currently underway in full swing.

It is understood that 416 new iron towers have been built in the project, and 402 have been completed so far; A new line of 214 kilometers has been built, and 142 kilometers have been completed so far.

After the project is completed,

Will become another ultra-high voltage power in our city

Delivery channel.

Relevant person in charge of the Municipal Development and Reform Bureau

In 2022, a total of 60 key energy projects, including the Langjiang Pumped Storage Power Station project, will commence construction. The city's fixed assets investment in the energy industry reached 13 billion yuan, an increase of 501%.

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△ Guoneng (Zhaoqing) Thermal Power Co., Ltd. Photographed by Wang Zhenyu

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Establishing a modern energy system

Currently,

Zhaoqing Municipal Party Committee and Government

The construction of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area (Zhaoqing) has been clearly defined

The goal of a green energy base,

During the 14th Five Year Plan period, it is planned to invest approximately 100 billion yuan

Build 164 green energy projects.

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Including planning to promote projects of about 7 million kilowatts of photovoltaic power, about 600000 kilowatts of wind power, 3.6 million kilowatts of pumped storage energy, 2.33 million kilowatts of natural gas cogeneration and distributed energy stations, and about 1 million kilowatts of various energy storage stations, and investing 10 billion yuan to improve grid facilities that consume green energy. Planning to build 2 new 500 kV substation hubs, 5 new 220 kV substations, and 14 new 110 kV substations;

Explore the potential of 2-3 pumped storage power station sites and 500000 kilowatt wind power projects; Promote the development of rooftop distributed photovoltaic projects in 5 pilot counties (districts) across the country, promote a batch of village wide rooftop photovoltaic demonstration villages to assist rural revitalization, and promote the construction of enterprise rooftop photovoltaic demonstration projects in industrial parks;

Build a smart energy platform for the integration of source, network, load, and storage in the Zhaoqing High tech Zone; Plan to introduce a batch of projects such as air energy storage, flywheel energy storage, and gravity energy storage.

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△ Zhaoqing High tech Zone Photovoltaic Project. Tuyuan Zhaoqing High tech Release

It is expected that by the end of the 14th Five Year Plan period,

Our city will initially form

A clean, low-carbon, safe and efficient modern energy system,

Meet the green electricity demand of local advanced manufacturing industry,

And provide services for the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area

More green electricity trading volume.

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Zhaoqing Xiaopeng Automobile actively builds a green factory by creating photovoltaic power generation. Photographed by Wang Zhenyu

In the future,

Zhaoqing will continue to promote green development,

Polish the ecological background of high-quality development,

Cultivate a 50 billion yuan green energy industry cluster,

Make every effort to build a green energy base in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area (Zhaoqing),

Play the "green energy card" well,

Effectively transform "green waters and mountains" into "golden mountains and silver mountains!

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Denmark spearheads the green transformation of EU food systems

The University of Copenhagen is leading a comprehensive EU project, CLEVERFOOD, facilitating a society-wide mobilisation of European citizens to transform the European food system and thereby benefit climate, sustainability and biodiversity.

Europe’s food system is responsible for one third of the continent’s greenhouse gas emissions and is critical for biodiversity and public health. With EUR 8.1M in funding, the comprehensive EU project, CLEVERFOOD[1], seeks to transform the European food system into one that is more climate-friendly, protects nature and biodiversity, and promotes public health across the European continent.

“Current and future crises, including climate crisis, food crisis, biodiversity crisis and health crisis are inextricably linked to the way we produce food. Thus, the time has come to make a radical change, where all EU countries make a concerted effort to transform our food system by making it more fair, sustainable, circular and plant-based,” emphasises Christian Bugge Henriksen, Associate Professor of the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences.

For the next four years, Christian Bugge Henriksen will lead CLEVERFOOD together with his team from the Climate and Food Security Group at the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences

Uniting the efforts of EU food system projects

Currently, there is insufficient coordination, collaboration and mutual learning between ongoing EU projects and initiatives relating to the necessary transformation of our food system. This, despite the huge potential for establishing synergies and maximize impact. In dovetail with government agencies, universities, industries, and interest groups across Europe, the comprehensive project aims to foster cooperation, coordination and synergy among existing, emerging and future EU projects focusing on food system transformation and linking with the EU Food 2030 Policy Framework[2]:“The purpose of CLEVERFOOD is to bring all of these existing projects together. Many good initiatives are already underway in the EU, such as ones that work to reduce agricultural emissions and promote biodiversity and health. However, they are fragmented and don’t cooperate across the board. Collaboration is at the heart of it all if we truly seek to effectuate change,”, explains Marin Lysák, PhD of the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences.

Politics and public engagement

In addition to cooperation, one of the project’s major focus areas is legislation and advocacy, paving the way for common EU policies that support sustainable food systems. For example, high debt-to-income ratios across all European food system actors hinder farmers and food innovators adopting new technology and practices needed to transition to a circular, low carbon and a more plant-based future. At the same time, information and educational outreach for EU citizens seek to expand public awareness about healthy and sustainable foods choices to increase consumer demand for plant-based foods. Marin Lysák, PhD., is clear: “To succeed in transforming the food system, we also need to get citizens on board. Empowering, educating and mobilizing citizens to change their diets and contribute to changing our food system is imperative. In order to do this, CLEVERFOOD will support the cross-cutting efforts to include more regenerative, resilient and plant based food production and consumption.”

Facts about CLEVERFOOD

CLEVERFOOD is funded with €8.1 million from the Horizon Europe programme.

The project is being led by the University of Copenhagen and began as of 1 January 2023. It will run for four years.

Twenty-three actors, along with the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, will form a consortium to move the project forward.

Policy Labs will develop models for transformative multi-level food system governance and strategies for advancing food policies and legislation by launching a peer-learning program, organising inclusive multi-stakeholder dialogues, and bringing together policymakers from all governance levels.

Living Labs will accelerate social and technological innovations by co-creating strategies for removing lock-ins and building sustainable food value chains, mobilizing impact investors, promoting uptake of new technologies and measuring food system transition progress.

Source

University of Copenhagen: Denmark spearheads the green transformation of EU food systems, in: State of Green Weekly, 2-03-2023, https://stateofgreen.com/en/news/denmark-spearheads-the-transformation-of-eu-food-systems/

[1] Connected Labs for Empowering Versatile Engagement in Radical Food system transformation. CLEVERFOOD will facilitate a society-wide mobilisation of European citizens, including children and youth, farmers, entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, educators, knowledge brokers and policy makers to transform the European food system in alignment with the EU Food 2030 Policy Framework, Farm to Fork Strategy and Fit for 55 Package. By providing targeted support for ongoing and emerging projects, partnerships and networks, implementing a pan-European Food 2030 multi-actor and public engagement mechanism and operationalizing an interlinked multi-level structure of connected Policy Labs and Living Labs, CLEVERFOOD will pave the way for a more regenerative, resilient and plant-based food system.https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086320

[2] Food 2030 is the EU's research and innovation policy to transform food systems and ensure everyone has enough affordable, nutritious food to lead a healthy life. The ambition is to achieve a resilient food system that is fit for the future. Food systems need to also deliver co-benefits for people’s health, our climate, planet and communities. Food 2030 provides the policy framework to accelerate this transition within safe planetary boundaries. It is in line with, and supports, the goals of the European Green Deal, Farm to Fork strategy and bioeconomy strategy. https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/research-area/environment/bioeconomy/food-systems/food-2030_en

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Trade and Investment The two sides discussed ways to develop and diversify intra-regional trade, facilitate trade exchange between the two countries, overcome any difficulties in this regard, and intensify communication between the public and private sectors in the two countries to discuss investment opportunities and translate them into tangible partnerships in various fields, praising the great economic potentials of the two countries as members of the Group of Twenty. And the opportunities offered by Saudi Vision 2030 in all fields. They also agreed to activate the work of the Saudi-Turkish Coordination Council, raise the level of cooperation and coordination on issues of common interest, and work on exchanging experiences between specialists in the two countries. Energy The two sides expressed their aspiration to cooperate in the fields of energy, including petroleum, refining and petrochemicals, energy efficiency, electricity, renewable energy, innovation and clean technologies for hydrocarbon resources, low-carbon fuels and hydrogen, and to work on localizing energy sector products and associated supply chains, and developing projects related to these fields. . The environment In the field of environment and climate change, Turkey welcomed the Kingdom's launch of the "Green Saudi Arabia" and "Green Middle East" initiatives and expressed its support for the Kingdom's efforts in the field of climate change through the application of the circular carbon economy approach, launched by the Kingdom and endorsed by the leaders of the Group of Twenty countries. The two sides reiterated the importance of adhering to the principles of the Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement, and the need to develop and implement the climate agreement by focusing on emissions without sources. This #article continues https://www.instagram.com/p/CfLVOXFN91V/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Pilot Demonstrations under the GMS Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Program

The GMS Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Program (CCESP) is now accepting demonstration applications for the program’s six priority themes:

climate and disaster resilience, low-carbon transitions, climate-smart landscapes, environmental quality through pollution control and sustainable waste management, digital technology for climate actions and environmental sustainability, and financing low-carbon and climate-resilient infrastructure and technology. Demonstrations are one of the main activities of the CCESP in order to help enhance climate resilience, green growth, and environmental quality in the GMS. The program plans to have 27 demonstrations relating to the different themes (such as demonstrations on gender-responsive community resilience projects, and on the circular economy, pollution control, and waste management, etc.). Each demonstration project will have a budget of $40,000.

Through these demonstrations, the CCESP plans to pilot climate action practices, innovative technologies, and financing instruments. These demonstrations could eventually be scaled up or lead to wider investments.

Who should submit? The proposals can be developed and submitted by any of the following entities:

Working Group on Environment (WGE) coordinators and relevant government departments and agencies Development partners Civil society organizations and community-based organizations Private sector Academia and research institutes

What are some examples of demonstration ideas? Below are some ideas from initial discussions with the WGE based on the six themes:

Climate and disaster resilience – gender-responsive community resilience projects (only) Low-carbon transitions – green freight; low-carbon agriculture; green energy technologies Climate-smart landscapes – transboundary landscape project; capacity building for rangers in protected areas Environmental quality through pollution control and sustainable waste management – air-water-soil-plastic pollution from agriculture and industry emissions/effluents/wastes, plastic pollution due to COVID-19 Digital technology for climate actions and environmental sustainability – application of blockchain technology for waste management; drone technology for forest management Financing low-carbon and climate-resilient infrastructure  and technologies –demonstrations on innovative climate and disaster risk financing instruments; improving financial mechanisms for the natural resources and environment sector (e.g., nature-based solutions and climate-smart agriculture); financing the decarbonization of the transportation and energy sectors (e.g., demonstration on the use of emissions trading mechanisms and carbon credits)

Application Deadline: 1 July 2022

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Hot Heart - Winner of the Helsinki Energy Challenge

Hot Heart – a series of islands with the dual function of storing thermal energy storage and serving as a hub for recreational activities – has won the Helsinki Energy Challenge, which aims to decarbonize the heating system of the Finnish capital by 2030. The project was developed by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati in collaboration with Ramboll, Transsolar, Danfoss Leanheat®, Schneider Electric, OP Financial Group, schlaich bergermann partner and Squint/Opera.

A trans-disciplinary team, coordinated by international design and innovation office CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, has developed the finalist proposal for the Helsinki Energy Challenge. Titled Hot Heart, the project is based on an archipelago of heat-storing basins with the dual function of storing thermal energy and serving as a hub for recreational activities. The “islands” will also be home to tropical forests and ecosystems from around the world, giving the Finnish capital additional public space and a new educational attraction. Unprecedented in scale, the project was designed by Ramboll, Transsolar, Danfoss Leanheat® and Schneider Electric, with the coordination of OP Financial Group, schlaich bergermann partner and Squint/Opera.

Located off the coast of Helsinki, Hot Heart will be the largest infrastructural facility of its kind. The project consists of a set of 10 cylindrical basins, each measuring 225 meters in diameter. They collectively can hold up to 10 million cubic meters of water. The system functions like a giant thermal battery: low- or negative-cost renewable energy is converted into heat, stored in the tanks and withdrawn into the city’s heat distribution channels during the winter.

Hot Heart was developed as part of the Helsinki Energy Challenge organized by the municipality of Helsinki to accelerate the city’s transition towards carbon-neutrality in heating by 2030. The project is also highly adaptable and could be replicated by other cities with similar climatic characteristics pursuing sustainable heating solutions.

In addition to its thermal storage properties, Hot Heart doubles as an accessible recreational venue. Four of the 10 hot water reservoirs are enclosed in transparent domes containing the “Floating Forests” – tropical ecosystems from the world’s key rainforest zones naturally heated by the basins underneath. The “Floating Forests” provide visitors with a place to socialize and enjoy the sunlight, even in the harsh Nordic winter, thanks to the use of powerful Sun-like LED Technology. They create a unique public space for local residents and provide an attraction to international travelers.

“Production of renewable energy is getting cheaper, but storage is still extremely expensive. Our idea is to use the giant ‘thermal batteries’ to store energy when prices are at low or even negative levels, and extract it when required by the district heating system when demand is high. This model would also be applicable to many coastal cities with similar climates,” says Carlo Ratti, founding partner of CRA. “In addition, Hot Heart offers a unique experience, bringing the natural and artificial worlds together. It is inspired by the Finnish concept of Jokamiehen Oikeudet, which could be translated as ‘every person’s right’: the right to reflect and unwind while peacefully enjoying nature.”

CRA worked with an international group of consulting and manufacturing firms and energy optimization experts to develop the project’s central concept: using seawater heat pumps to convert wind, solar and other forms of power into heat, which is stored in Hot Heart’s reservoirs. The system, operated by artificial intelligence, synchronizes the production and consumption of thermal energy, which helps stabilize the national energy grid in relation to fluctuating supply. The whole system is expected to cover the entire heating needs of Helsinki, estimated at 6,000 GWh, by the end of the decade, all without any carbon emissions and at an estimated cost 10% lower than today.

Hot Heart is the latest project to highlight CRA’s vision to improve the urban environment through innovative climate remediation strategies. Similar projects by the studio include Living Nature, a pavilion at the Milan Design Week 2018 that created climate-controlled gardens corresponding to each of the four seasons. Developed in conjunction with the Museum of the Future in Dubai, the 2017 installation Sun&Shade was equipped with a set of sunlight-tracking mirrors that reflected excessive light and heat. The Cloud Cast, presented at the UAE Government Summit 2015, employed motion tracking technology to emit clouds of mists above people to achieve a localized cooling effect.

Having just won the Helsinki Energy Challenge, Hot Heart is planned to enter the master planning phase in 2021 and projected to be fully implemented in 2028.

Credits CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati (Design) Ramboll (General Engineering) Transsolar (Climate Engineering) Danfoss Leanheat® (Demand Management Engineering) Schneider Electric (Technology Partner for Sustainability and Energy Efficiency) OP Financial Group (Financial Analysis) schlaich bergermann partner (Lightweight Structural Engineering) Squint/Opera (Communications Partner)

Renderings by CRA graphic team: Gary di Silvio, Pasquale Milieri, Gianluca Zimbardi

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Board of trustees framed to turn out 5G Innovation

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Ministry of Federal Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication Wednesday framed a board of trustees to give a guide to turning out 5G innovation in Pakistan.

As per a freebee gave by the service, the '5G Pakistan Plan Committee' would build up an essential arrangement and guide to present the most recent innovation in Pakistan by figuring working gatherings for improvement of 5G range administration telecom foundation and audit of telecom guidelines including wellbeing security and 5G applications and use cases.

The advisory group will include individuals from its Ministry, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Frequency Allocation Board (FAB) Prime Minister's SRIU (Strategic Reforms Implementation Unit), PM's Task power on IT, and delegates from telecom the scholarly world, versatile cell administrators, and telecom merchants.

Zong said 5G would bring significant and long haul changes to Pakistan's economic transformation, social advancement, and individuals' job improvement in the future. "It is normal that 5G will affect medicinal services, horticulture, and instruction."

Prior, Zong, China Mobile Pakistan (CMPak), effectively directed preliminaries of its 5G remote system — the principal 5G preliminary in Pakistan.

NASA finds Earth-sized planet in 'Goldilocks zone'

 NASA said Monday that its planet tracker satellite TESS had found an Earth-sized world inside the tenable scope of its star, which could permit the nearness of flowing water. 

Named "TOI 700 d", the planet is generally near-Earth — just 100 light-years away, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory declared during the yearly American Astronomical Society meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii.

"The TES was planned to detect Earth-sized planets close to stars clearly, and this was carried forward," said Paul Hertz, head of NASA's astronomy division.

At first, TES rated the stars incorrectly, which meant that the planets were more prominent and more moving than them. Be that as it may, some early astronomers, including secondary school educator Alton Spencer - who work with the TESS group - recognized the error.

Emily Gilbert, a former University of Chicago student, said, "When we corrected star parameters, the planets' steps dropped, and we realized that the distances were about the size of the Earth and the actionable zone. Was. "

Spitzer Space Telescope later confirmed this disclosure.

Surprisingly, other comparable planets have been found by the earlier Kepler space telescope. However, this is the core found by TES, which was rolled out in 2018.

The TES maintains a balance in an area of ​​the sky to distinguish whether objects - planets - move before the stars, causing a small drop in the brightness of the stars. It allows TES to establish its proximity to the world, its size, and its scope.

Star TOI 700 is very low, which is 40% of our sun size and half of the sweaters.

TESS found three planets in the circle called TOI 700 b, c, and d. Only the "D" is reportedly in the usable zone, not too far from the star nor too far, where the temperature allows it to get closer to the flowing water.

It is about 20 to 20 percent larger than the Earth and surrounds its star in 37 days. "D" receives 86% of the vitality that the Earth receives from the sun.

It is not yet clear what D is made of. Experts have developed models based on the size and configuration of the star, to anticipate the air management and surface temperature of the D.

In one production, NASA explained, the planet was "canvassed into the sea with a thick, carbon dioxide command climate as researchers speculate that Mars surrounded it in its youth."

Like the case of the moon and the Earth, the planet is tilted with stars, which means that one side is always facing the edge. This synchronous turn implied that, in another model, one side of the planet was always canvassed in mists.

A third reenactment anticipated an all-land world, where winds stream from the planet's clouded side to its light one.

Many stargazers will watch the planet with different instruments, to get new information that may coordinate one of NASA's models.

Man-made consciousness tantamount to specialists at bosom malignant growth analysis

A PC program can recognize bosom malignant growth from routine sweeps with more prominent exactness than human specialists, analysts said in what they trusted could demonstrate a leap forward in the battle against the worldwide executioner.

Bosom disease is one of the most widely recognized malignant growths in ladies, with in excess of 2,000,000 new judgments a year ago alone.

Normal screening is imperative in recognizing the most punctual indications of the ailment in patients who show no undeniable manifestations.

In Britain, ladies more than 50 are encouraged to get a mammogram like clockwork, the consequences of which are investigated by two free specialists.

Yet, translating the sweeps can leave space for mistake, and a little level of all mammograms either return a bogus positive — misdiagnosing a solid patient as having malignancy — or bogus negative — missing the malady as it spreads.

Presently specialists at Google Health have prepared a man-made reasoning (AI) model to identify malignant growth in bosom checks from a huge number of ladies in Britain and the United States.

The pictures had just been checked on by specialists, all things considered, however dissimilar to in a clinical setting, the machine had no patient history to advise its conclusions.

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The group found that their AI model could foresee bosom malignant growth from the outputs with a comparable precision level to master radiographers.

Further, the AI demonstrated a decrease in the extent of situations where malignant growth was inaccurately recognized — 5.7 percent in the US and 1.2 percent in Britain, individually.

It additionally decreased the level of missed determinations by 9.4 percent among US patients and by 2.7 percent in Britain.

"The previous you recognize a bosom malignant growth the better it is for the patient," Dominic King, UK lead at Google Health, told AFP.

In Britain all mammograms are surveyed by two radiologists, a vital yet work escalated process. The group at Google Health likewise led tests contrasting the PC's choice and that of the main human sweep peruser.

"We consider this innovation such that supports and empowers a specialist, or a patient at last, to get the best result from whatever diagnostics they've had." PC 'second feeling'

In the event that the two analyses concurred, the case was set apart as settled. Just with grating results was the machine at that point requested to contrast and the second peruser's choice. Understand more: China correctional facilities researcher who quality altered infants

The investigation by King and his group, distributed in Nature, indicated that utilizing AI to confirm the principal human master analyst's finding could set aside to 88 percent of the remaining task at hand for the subsequent clinician." Discover me a nation where you can discover a medical caretaker or specialist that isn't occupied," said King.

"There's the open door for this innovation to help the current brilliant assistance of the (human) commentators." Ken Young, a specialist who oversees mammogram assortment for Cancer Research UK, added to the examination.

He said it was exceptional for its utilization of genuine conclusion situations from almost 30,000 sweeps.

"We have an example that is illustrative of the considerable number of ladies that may come through bosom screening," he said. "It incorporates simple cases, troublesome cases and everything in the middle."

The group said further research was required yet they trusted that the innovation would one be able to day go about as a "second sentiment" for malignant growth analyze.

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The Audi Q4 e-tron concept

It has been roughly a year since the first series production Audi with electric drive made its debut at the same location: The Audi e-tron* was still covered in camouflage wrapping foil at that point. The brand with the four rings is now giving an advance look at a further automobile with an all-electric drive at the Geneva Motor Show: The Audi Q4 e-tron concept is a compact four-door SUV with an exterior length of 4.59 meters whose relation to the Audi e-tron is apparent at first glance.

Two electric motors mobilize 225 kW of system power in the Q4 e-tron concept. As is typical for Audi, the driving power of the concept vehicle is brought to the road with quattro all-wheel drive. Thanks to excellent traction, it accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in just 6.3 seconds. It reaches its maximum speed at an electronically limited 180 km/h. A large battery with a capacity of 82 kilowatt hours takes up almost the entire space in the underbody area between the axles. The range of over 450 kilometers – in line with the WLTP standard – sets the benchmark in its class. The technology of the Q4 e-tron concept controls the modular electrification platform (MEB) that will be integrated in numerous electric vehicles produced by the Volkswagen Group in the future, from the compact class to the superior medium-size class.

The Audi Q4 e-tron concept gives an advance look at what will already be the fifth series production electric vehicle that the manufacturer will introduce by the end of 2020. Sales of the Audi e-tron have already started, and the first vehicles will be delivered to the customers before the end of March 2019. Later this year, the Audi e-tron Sportback will be presented, and the Audi Q2L e-tron, which was designed specifically for the Chinese market, will roll off the assembly line. The presentation of the production version of the four-door high-performance coupé Audi e-tron GT, which is being developed at Audi Sport GmbH, is planned for the second half of 2020. The compact Audi Q4 e-tron is to make its production debut at the same time. With this offer, Audi now covers all important market segments with all-electric drive vehicles, from the A segment to the full-size class, just under two years after the launch of the first electric car.

Compact on the outside, spacious on the inside: dimensions and interior 4.59 meters long, 1.90 meters wide, 1.61 meters tall: With its dimensions, the Audi Q4 e-tron concept takes its position in the upper third of the compact class. Its road space requirements thus qualify the electric SUV as an agile all-rounder that is suitable for city driving as well. In terms of the interior, by contrast, its wheelbase of 2.77 meters puts it at least one class higher. As there is no transmission tunnel restricting the space, the Q4 e-tron concept offers unsuspected spaciousness and comfort, especially in terms of legroom both at the front and in the rear.

The sense of spaciousness is underlined by the color scheme. While light, warm colors dominate the upper section of the cabin, the dark carpet in the floor section provides a contrast. The headlining, the window pillars and the upper section of the door rail and dash panel are fitted with white and beige microfiber textiles. In the Audi e-tron concept, sustainability is the top priority not only in terms of the electric drive: The floor covering is made of recycled materials. Instead of chrome-plated metal decor frames, the surfaces are covered with a high-quality multi-layer paint finish. The painted frosted Plexiglas on the applications creates an intensive depth effect. Four seats with integrated head restraints are upholstered with comfortable Alcantara material manufactured with exquisite workmanship. Double seams stitched with thick yarn adorn the upholstery.

The display of the virtual cockpit with the most important display elements for speed, charge level and navigation is located behind the steering wheel. The large-format head-up display with an augmented reality function is a new feature. It can display important graphical information, such as directional arrows for turning, directly on the course of the road.

Control panels designed as touch elements on the steering wheel spokes can be used to select frequently used functions. In the middle above the center console, there is a 12.3 inch touchscreen via which the infotainment and vehicle functions are displayed and operated. It is tilted toward the driver for greater ease of operation. A strip of buttons for controlling the air conditioning is located below it. As the center console does not need to hold functional elements such as a gear lever or hand brake actuation elements, it is designed as a spacious stowage compartment that includes a cell phone charging cradle. There is a horizontal area in high-quality design into which the selector button for the transmission mode is integrated and that also serves as a cover for the front section of the console. In addition to the conventional lower storage compartment, the doors now provide the possibility to store bottles in the specially molded upper section, where they are easy to reach.

Visibly Audi, visibly e-tron: the exterior The Q4 e-tron concept is identifiable as an Audi at first glance by the Singleframe with the brand logo, the four rings. And it will take no more than two glances to see that this is an electric Audi e-tron: Like the first production Audi with electric drive, the new concept vehicle also features a structured closed surface within a broad, almost upright octagonal frame in place of a traditional radiator grille. Air is supplied via large inlets that extend from below the two matrix LED headlights all the way down to the front apron.

The prominently modelled fenders of all four wheels are a further classic Audi design feature that distinguishes the brand. The widened features of the Q4 e-tron concept are designed to be highly organic and flowing, and they add a characteristic touch to the side view. The accentuation of the rocker panel area between the axles, where the battery and thus the powerhouse of this SUV is located, is a typical feature of the e-tron. Large 22 inch wheels leave no doubt about the potential of the Audi e-tron concept. Its roof line slants down slightly toward the back, giving the silhouette a particularly dynamic look.

The striking broad light band that connects the two lamp units on the rear end of the Audi Q4 e-tron concept was incorporated to reflect an element of the Audi e-tron. The relation within the e-tron family becomes visible even here. This also applies to the inside of the lights, where the significant sweep of the LED segments is also reminiscent of an element of the older brother.

Finally, the body paint in “Solar Sky,” a shade of blue that changes depending on the angle of the light, is a sustainable innovation in two senses: The paint, which was developed specifically for the Audi Q4 e-tron concept and produced under environmentally friendly conditions, effectively reflects a short-wave fraction of sunlight, near the infrared spectrum. This reduces the build-up of heat on the surface of the body and the interior significantly. This benefits the subjective well-being of the occupants while at the same time reducing the energy input required for the air conditioning, which is then not needed as much to cool the vehicle interior on warm days. This, in turn, improves the range and the global carbon footprint of the Q4 e-tron concept.

Efficient performer: drive system and suspension The modular electrification platform (MEB) offers a broad range of drive variants and power levels. The performance version of the electric drive is installed in the Audi Q4 e-tron concept. The front and rear axles are each powered by an electric motor – the Q4 is a quattro. There is no mechanical connection between the axles. Instead, an electronic control ensures that the torque distribution is coordinated optimally, and it does so in fractions of a second. That enables the electric SUV to achieve optimum traction in all weather conditions and on any type of surface.

In most cases, the Audi Q4 e-tron concept mainly uses its rear electric motor, a permanently excited synchronous motor, in order to achieve the highest efficiency. For reasons of efficiency, the drive torque is generally distributed with a rear-axle bias. If the driver demands more power than the rear electric motor can supply, the electric all-wheel drive uses the front asynchronous motor to redistribute the torque as required to the front axle. This also happens predictively even before slip occurs in icy conditions or when cornering fast, or if the car understeers or oversteers.

The electric motor in the rear end has an output of 150 kW and mobilizes a torque of 310 newton meters; the front engine supplies the front wheels with up to 75 kW and 150 newton meters. The system power is 225 kW. The battery in the vehicle floor stores 82 kilowatt hours, which allows for a range of more than 450 kilometers according to the WLTP standard. The battery is charged with a maximum of 125 kilowatts. As a result, it takes hardly more than 30 minutes to return to 80 percent of the total capacity.

However, the recipe for this excellent range involves far more than just a battery with a large capacity. Like the first member of the family, the Audi e-tron, the Audi Q4 e-tron concept is also a versatile artist when it comes to efficiency. From the low aerodynamic drag of the body, whose Cd value is 0.28, to the sophisticated recuperation strategy, the compact SUV uses every opportunity to optimize its range. The complex thermal management of the drive and battery, which involves a CO2 heat pump, also contributes to this.

Sporty, precise handling A key factor for the sporty character and outstanding transverse dynamics is the low and central position at which the drive components are installed. The high-voltage battery system is optimally matched to the dimensions of the Audi Q4 e-tron and is located between the axles in the form of a flat, broad block beneath the passenger compartment. The battery system weighs 510 kilograms. The center of gravity of the Audi Q4 e-tron concept is therefore at a similar level to that of a sedan with a conventional drive system. Axle load distribution is perfectly balanced at almost 50:50. The front wheels of the Q4 e-tron concept are guided on a MacPherson axle with adaptive dampers. In the rear, there is a multi-link axle with separate springs and adaptive dampers.

The modular electrification platform MEB: the base MLB, MQB – modular longitudinal platform and modular lateral platform: These component systems for vehicle development represent a great success story in all segments of Audi and the Volkswagen Group. Previous platforms were designed primarily for the use of combustion engines. What is new and different about the modular electrification platform: It was designed specifically and exclusively for automobiles with electric drive systems. Axles, drives, wheelbases and the interaction between all components are selected and adapted specifically for e-mobility. The placement of the large-volume battery units and their geometry can be optimized without having to make concessions to other drive concepts that must always be taken into account in the MLB and MQB.

At the same time, huge synergy potential can be opened up with the MEB. This platform serves as the basis primarily for electric cars in the high-volume A segment. It allows the best technology available to be developed jointly across brands and used in many different electric cars. In particular, the MEB also helps electric mobility to break through even in the particularly price-sensitive compact segment.

Electric offensive: twelve all-electric drive models by 2025 The brand with the four rings launched its electric offensive with the world premiere of the all-electric SUV Audi e-tron in September 2018. By 2025, Audi will offer twelve automobiles with all-electric drive in the most important markets worldwide and achieve roughly one-third of its sales with electrified models. The SUVs within this portfolio include the e-tron and the e-tron Sportback due to make its debut in 2019. In addition, there will be a range of models with classic body layout such as Avant and Sportback. The range will cover every relevant market segment from the compact class to the luxury class.

The Audi e-tron GT concept show car, a highly dynamic coupé with a low floor, made its debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show 2018. The technology in this automobile was developed in collaboration with Porsche; the design and character of the e-tron GT concept are packed full of unmistakable Audi DNA. The project will be developed into volume-production models by the end of 2020.

The Premium Platform Electric (PPE) is a special joint project of the development departments at Audi and Porsche. It will be the foundation for multiple Audi model families with all-electric drive covering the high-volume B through D segments.

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Helsinki: A Hot Hearth In A Cool City

A Hot Hearth In A Cool City, Helsinki Sustainable Project, Finnish Architecture, Images

A Hot Hearth In A Cool City, Helsinki

28 May 2021 AR Future Project Awards 2021 Winners

20th edition of the AR Future Project Awards – this design by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati wins the Urban Infrastructure category:

AR Future Project Awards 2021

17 Mar 2021

A Hot Hearth In A Cool City

Architects: CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati

Location: Helsinki, Finland

Hot Heart – a series of islands with the dual function of storing thermal energy storage and serving as a hub for recreational activities – has won the Helsinki Energy Challenge, which aims to decarbonize the heating system of the Finnish capital by 2030. The project was developed by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati in collaboration with Ramboll, Transsolar, Danfoss Leanheat®, Schneider Electric, OP Financial Group, schlaich bergermann partner and Squint/Opera.

A trans-disciplinary team, coordinated by international design and innovation office CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, has developed the finalist proposal for the Helsinki Energy Challenge. Titled Hot Heart, the project is based on an archipelago of heat-storing basins with the dual function of storing thermal energy and serving as a hub for recreational activities. The “islands” will also be home to tropical forests and ecosystems from around the world, giving the Finnish capital additional public space and a new educational attraction. Unprecedented in scale, the project was designed by Ramboll, Transsolar, Danfoss Leanheat® and Schneider Electric, with the coordination of OP Financial Group, schlaich bergermann partner and Squint/Opera.

Located off the coast of Helsinki, Hot Heart will be the largest infrastructural facility of its kind. The project consists of a set of 10 cylindrical basins, each measuring 225 meters in diameter. They collectively can hold up to 10 million cubic meters of water. The system functions like a giant thermal battery: low- or negative-cost renewable energy is converted into heat, stored in the tanks and withdrawn into the city’s heat distribution channels during the winter.

Hot Heart was developed as part of the Helsinki Energy Challenge organized by the municipality of Helsinki to accelerate the city’s transition towards carbon-neutrality in heating by 2030. The project is also highly adaptable and could be replicated by other cities with similar climatic characteristics pursuing sustainable heating solutions.

In addition to its thermal storage properties, Hot Heart doubles as an accessible recreational venue. Four of the 10 hot water reservoirs are enclosed in transparent domes containing the “Floating Forests” – tropical ecosystems from the world’s key rainforest zones naturally heated by the basins underneath. The “Floating Forests” provide visitors with a place to socialize and enjoy the sunlight, even in the harsh Nordic winter, thanks to the use of powerful Sun-like LED Technology. They create a unique public space for local residents and provide an attraction to international travelers.

“Production of renewable energy is getting cheaper, but storage is still extremely expensive. Our idea is to use the giant ‘thermal batteries’ to store energy when prices are at low or even negative levels, and extract it when required by the district heating system when demand is high. This model would also be applicable to many coastal cities with similar climates,” says Carlo Ratti, founding partner of CRA. “In addition, Hot Heart offers a unique experience, bringing the natural and artificial worlds together. It is inspired by the Finnish concept of Jokamiehen Oikeudet, which could be translated as ‘every person’s right’: the right to reflect and unwind while peacefully enjoying nature.”

CRA worked with an international group of consulting and manufacturing firms and energy optimization experts to develop the project’s central concept: using seawater heat pumps to convert wind, solar and other forms of power into heat, which is stored in Hot Heart’s reservoirs. The system, operated by artificial intelligence, synchronizes the production and consumption of thermal energy, which helps stabilize the national energy grid in relation to fluctuating supply. The whole system is expected to cover the entire heating needs of Helsinki, estimated at 6,000 GWh, by the end of the decade, all without any carbon emissions and at an estimated cost 10% lower than today.

Hot Heart is the latest project to highlight CRA’s vision to improve the urban environment through innovative climate remediation strategies. Similar projects by the studio include Living Nature, a pavilion at the Milan Design Week 2018 that created climate-controlled gardens corresponding to each of the four seasons. Developed in conjunction with the Museum of the Future in Dubai, the 2017 installation Sun&Shade was equipped with a set of sunlight-tracking mirrors that reflected excessive light and heat. The Cloud Cast, presented at the UAE Government Summit 2015, employed motion tracking technology to emit clouds of mists above people to achieve a localized cooling effect.

Having just won the Helsinki Energy Challenge, Hot Heart is planned to enter the master planning phase in 2021 and projected to be fully implemented in 2028.

A Hot Hearth In A Cool City in Helsinki, Finland – Building Information

An international collaboration for the Helsinki Energy Challenge developed by the teams below: Design: CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati Ramboll (General Engineering) – Mika Kovanen, Kreetta Manninen Transsolar (Climate Engineering) – Monika Schulz, Thomas Auer Danfoss Leanheat® (Demand Management Engineering) – Oddgeir Gudmundsson, Jukka Aho, Juho Nermes, Lauri Leppä, Nico Klecka Schneider Electric (Technology Partner for Sustainability and Energy Efficiency) – Jani Vahvanen OP Financial Group (Financial Analysis) schlaich bergermann partner (Lightweight Structural Engineering) – Mike Schlaich, Boris Reyher Squint/Opera (Communications Partner)

CRA team: Carlo Ratti, James Schrader (Project Manager), Alberto Benetti, Federica Busani, Rui Guan, Stephanie Lee, Juan Carlos Romero and Chenyu Xu Renderings by CRA graphic team: Gary di Silvio, Pasquale Milieri, Gianluca Zimbardi

About CRA CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati is an international design and innovation practice based in Turin, Italy, and New York City. Drawing on Carlo Ratti’s research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the office is currently involved in many projects across the globe, embracing every scale of intervention from furniture to urban planning. Among recent designs are the Italian Pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020, CapitaSpring tower in Singapore, MEET Digital Arts Center in Milan, the Eyes of the City exhibition at the 2019 Bi-City Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism of Shenzhen, and the redesign of the Agnelli Foundation HQ in Turin. In March 2020, CRA initiated CURA (Connected Units of Respiratory Ailments), a global open-source initiative to convert shipping containers into plug-in Intensive-Care Units for COVID-19 patients. It is also the only design firm whose works have been featured three times in TIME Magazine’s “Best Inventions of the Year” list – respectively with the Digital Water Pavilion in 2007, the Copenhagen Wheel in 2014, and Scribit in 2019. In the last years, the office has been involved in the launch of Makr Shakr, a startup producing the world’s first robotic bar system, and Scribit, the write&erase robot.

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FleX Exchange - new advisory panel

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As announced earlier this year, Piclo secured funding from the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to develop an online exchange for multiple flexibility markets. The project is in collaboration with UK Distribution Network Operators, National Grid ESO and Flex Providers registered on the Piclo platform.

The project aims to provide Flex Providers with a common platform to access multiple flexibility markets, lowering barriers to participation. The platform would enable access to “primary markets” such as DSO flexibility competitions and create “secondary markets” for local (DSO) and national (ESO) flexibility services, whereby flex providers could transfer their flexibility contract obligations to another suitable flex provider on a temporary or permanent basis.

In doing so, the Piclo Exchange project aims to show how an open, transparent and neutral flexibility marketplace can play a crucial role in the decarbonisation of Great Britain’s economy. 

To assist with the project, Piclo has assembled a new advisory panel with a mix of experts from across the industry. This advisory panel will provide guidance and critical feedback on the project's progress, discuss opportunities and challenges and ensure the goals and objectives of the project are aligned with the wider policy and regulatory landscape.

The advisory panel’s first meeting was held in October and we are delighted to have input from such an esteemed group of individuals in the energy sector.

Panel Members - who’s who?

Government 

BEIS - Chris Galpin, Senior Policy Advisor

Chris Galpin is a Senior Policy Advisor for the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Chris is the policy lead for Distribution System Operation in the Smart Energy team. The UK is developing a world-leading policy and regulatory environment for smart technologies, as set out in the Smart Systems & Flexibility Plan. The development of Distribution System Operation in GB is creating new revenue streams for smart technologies such as energy storage and demand-side response, as well as ensuring efficient operation of the electricity system. Prior to joining BEIS, Chris worked as an engineer. He has experience in low carbon technologies, building services and software development.

Ofgem - Chiara Redaelli, Senior Economist

Chiara leads the work in Ofgem on flexibility markets, focusing on electricity storage, local flexibility and DNO/ESO coordination. For the past 10 years she has been working on a broad range of flexibility issues, having contributed to Ofgem’s first flexibility strategy, as well as participating in European experts groups on flexibility, including storage and demand-side response. Before joining Ofgem, Chiara worked as economic consultant on international projects in the power, water and sanitation sector.

Market representatives   

National Grid ESO - Kayte O’Neill, Head of Markets

Kayte is Head of Markets for the ESO, accountable for developing markets to enable future operation of Great Britain’s electricity system on the path to net zero. She has 20 years of experience in the energy sector in the UK and US, most recently with a focus on designing business models, policy and regulatory frameworks for the rapidly evolving energy landscape.  

Social Energy - Stephen Day, CTO

Steve is CTO of Social Energy, the UKs largest and fasted growing residential energy supply and DSR platform. Steve has 20 years’ experience of technology and product development in the consumer electronics and energy sectors, including at Sharp Electronics. For the last 10 years he has lead highly multidisciplinary R&D teams to develop to renewable and home energy management solutions that deliver flexibility services to the grid. In 2017 Steve co-founded Levelise, a technology start-up that creates AI-led controls for domestic assets to optimise their flexibility. He is a passionate advocate of the contribution domestic energy flexibility can make to the continuing decarbonisation of the grid.

Specialists 

Ignis Markets - Andrew Claxton, Director 

Andrew is a consultant with nearly 25 years’ experience developing liberalised electricity markets.  As CEO, he led the Electricity Pool of England and Wales’s implementation of supply competition to all customers (“1998 Project”).  He was the lead architect in the development of “market coupling” which now integrates the day-ahead wholesale electricity market across nearly all of Europe. 

Energy Networks Association - Randolph Brazier, Head of Innovation 

Randolph is the Head of Innovation & Development at the Energy Networks Association, and has over eight years of experience in the electricity and energy sector in the UK, Europe and Australia. Randolph is responsible for co-ordinating and delivering a broad range of strategic innovation initiatives, including the development of Smart Grids, DSO Transition, Electricity Networks Innovation Strategy, roll-out of Renewables, Battery Storage and other Low Carbon Technologies and the decarbonisation of heat and transport via Heat Pumps and Electric Vehicles. He has previous experience in the design and management of multi-disciplinary power projects in the Transmission & Distribution and renewable generation sectors. Randolph has an M.Phil in Engineering for Sustainable Development from the University of Cambridge and has presented a number of conference papers on electrical systems and protection and automation design.

The Association for Decentralised Energy - Rick Parfett, Policy Manager

Rick is a Policy Manager at the Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE). He focuses primarily on opening up markets and enabling greater penetration of Demand Side Response (DSR) and storage solutions. As we move away from a model based around centralised, fossil fuel-based generation, allowing these innovative business models and disruptive technology to flourish will be key to achieving a flexible, decarbonised system. Before joining the ADE, Rick worked in environmental policy in India and Vietnam, before studying an MSc. at LSE.

Piclo 

James Johnston, CEO and Cofounder

James Johnston is the CEO and Co-founder of Piclo, the UK’s leading online marketplace for local flexibility trading. Prior to Piclo, James spent 3 years researching microgrids at University of Strathclyde. James is also the founder of Solar Sketch, a design company for the solar industry and worked at international engineering firm Arup. James is a published author contributing chapters to Academic Press books on peer-to-peer energy and local flexibility trading.

Alice Tyler, CPO and Cofounder

Alice is the CPO and a Co-founder of Piclo, responsible for product vision, strategy and execution. Her experience as a designer, specifically in user experience design, brings a fresh response to the challenges of achieving net zero in the energy industry.

Kelsey Devine, Innovation Manager

Kelsey is a project manager at Piclo and responsible for the delivery of innovation projects. She has 5 years of experience in the renewable energy industry in Canada and the UK.

Project observers

BEIS - Iliana Cardenes, Energy Systems Flexibility Innovation Lead

Dr Iliana Cardenes leads on energy system flexibility innovation for net zero, in the Science & Innovation for Climate & Energy Directorate within BEIS. She holds a PhD from the University of Oxford’s Environmental Change Institute, with a focus on water and energy systems engineering, a Masters in Climate Science and Policy from Columbia University's Earth Institute in New York City, and an undergraduate degree in Environmental Science from the School of Civil Engineering and the Environment at the University of Southampton. Before joining BEIS, Iliana worked as an energy and climate change specialist at Oxford Policy Management. Previous roles include working on Climate Change Policy for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Mexico City, on Environmental Statistics at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) in New York City, and at the European Commission in Brussels on Environmental Policy.

Mott Macdonald - Douglas Ramsay

Douglas is a chartered electrical engineer with fourteen years’ experience as a consultant for Mott MacDonald. He has a technical focus on distribution networks, storage and renewables. Relevant experience includes: Specialist work on battery energy storage projects considering a number of applications including: frequency support, peak lopping, ramp control on renewable generation, peak shifting on solar generation and islanded operation. Extensive experience working in the planning and design of distribution networks. Developing tools to optimise distribution system network configurations to limit electrical losses and hence carbon emissions.