b'Partner News Autumn 2022 11AcademicSetting up the test rig with Babock. PNDCs industry-facing whole systems facility.Pioneering technology at PNDCAs one of the University of StrathclydesMaximising the penetration of low-costWhole Energy Systems industry-facing innovation centres, PNDCvariable renewable electricity generationAccelerator (WESA)focuses on accelerating the developmentand long-duration heat storage inPNDC has formed a strategic partnership and commercialisation of novel energycollaboration with Energy Systemswith the Energy Systems Catapult to and transport technologies. We do this byCatapult, Lightsource Labs and Q-zeta establish the Whole Energy Systems engaging with the innovation ecosystemAccelerator (WESA). WESA is a unique through tailored collaboration models andAssessing the potential power qualitynational collaboration and evaluation facility, by providing open access to our technicalimpact of EV charging facilities on theenabling interactions between homes, capabilities and facilities.power grid from plug-in electric vehicles energy networks and market and policy frameworks to be tested in real time and PNDC is currently in a phase of significantWorking with EV infrastructure provider,across a range of potential future energy expansion, creating a whole energyConnected Kerb, to develop a prototypesystems and market scenarios.systems innovation, test and demonstrationplatform to improve the operation, environment across multiple locations. Withmaintenance and repair of EV chargingWESA works by collecting and scaling a new facility planned for operation by mid- infrastructure real-time energy data from Living Lab homes 2023, PNDC is building on its experienceand uses this information with the whole in power systems innovation to deliverDeveloping a digital control room of theenergy system assets at PNDC to improve additional value across the heat, transportfuture to provide novel solutions for futureunderstanding of the impact of various and hydrogen sectors. This includes facilitiesDNO/DSO control centre operations andconsumer interactions on energy networks focused on the electrification of high poweraccelerate innovation of the DNO to DSOunder different scenarios. transport systems.transition, incorporating interdisciplinary socio-environmental factors Work with usSupporting major innovation projects PNDC is ideally placed to support the PNDC is working with a range of partnersCollaboration with ORE Catapultacceleration of novel energy and transport to support pioneering innovation projectswhereby geographically distributedtechnologies to market by leveraging across its key strategic themes in heat,Power Hardware in the Loop (GD-PHIL)its facilities and evolving capabilities in electricity and transport. test facilities were combined virtuallycollaboration with academic and industrial to create new capabilities and performpartners. Recent case studies include: complex system-level validationsContact our team to discuss The management and storage of thermalThe project implements the first stepcollaborative opportunities: energy in ship systems in collaborationtowards developing and demonstrating thepndc.co.uk/contact-uswith Babcock and funded by the Defencestable communications interfaces necessary Science and Technology Laboratoryto link geographically distributed real-time (DSTL) simulators from two different sites.'