b'Partner News Winter 2021 17Enterprise300m down, 40bn to come Powered by satellite navigation technology,Innovation and Support Programme The regulator describes its 300mit monitors subsystems and power lines. It(NAVISP). The next stage of the project is investment announcement as a downuses sensors that combine a range of timingto propose a Network Innovation Allowance payment, which in the next two years willtoolsincluding satellite navigation signalswith a wide group of Distributed Network include new infrastructure for 1,800 ultra- and the eLoran longwave radio systemtoOperators. rapid charging points on motorways (triplebuild up a data picture accurate to a few the current number), plus a further 1,750billionths of a second.About ESAs NAVISP Programme in town and cities. A good step forward Since 2017, the Navigation Innovation and but that rate needs to increase by 35,000The power distribution system was neverSupport Programme (NAVISP) encourages new charge points per year in order tobuilt to handle the power flows required forEuropean industry - Large system accommodate 11m EVs on the roads byelectric vehicles. There is a significant lackintegrators as well as SMEs and Start-ups -, 2030.of data in most low-voltage substations, sobut also Universities, Research Institutions distribution companies are often operatingand public entities to generate new exciting There is much more to come, however.in the dark in terms of localised powerideas within the Positioning, Navigation and Ofgem has already committed to asurges or outages, said Brian Lasslett, 40bn investment programme for newHead of IP, Fundamentals. The ENERSYNTiming (PNT) sector, through the following infrastructure to support low carbonproject provides early warning of potentiallyaxis: transport and heating, with furtherdangerous electricity network failures announcements slated for next year. Itequipping network operators with the dataElement 1: Fostering innovation in satellite also promises many more charge points atthey need to make decisions, fast. Navigation through competitive. commuter railway stations, together with small towns across England, Wales andRichard Swinden, Technical Officer at theElement 2: Boosting the development of Scotland.European Space Agency said: Never beforePNT competitive products. has GNSS technology been used to insert Stronger grids and smarter tech an intelligent sense of place and time toElement 3: Supporting PNT National Apart from putting in bigger wires and morepower grids in this way. This project hasProgrammes of Member States. substations, grid operators are increasinglydemonstrated we can provide an early adopting smart new technologies to ensurewarning of potentially dangerous electricityMore information on navisp.esa.intexisting networks can deliver widespreadnetwork failures and has shown a newIf youre interested in a career in power EV charging reliably and at affordable cost.approach to turn power grids into smartsystems, a willingness to develop, and systems.a desire to take on new challenges The trick is to be able to predict and copewith a yes we can attitude, we would with sudden and massive increases in localThe contract was conducted over two years,like to talk with you. Please visit demand (and fluctuations in power availablefrom April 2018 to March 2020, and wasfundamentalsltd.co.uk/careers or contact from low carbon generation sources,supported through the ESAs Navigationus on careers@fundamentalsltd.co.ukincluding solar and wind). Failure to do that would cause unexpected power cuts or grey outs (voltage drops that would see lights dim and some equipment not working properly). One example of how grid operators are adopting new technologies to tackle the problem uses a combination of satellite navigation, data gathering and deep machine learning. ENERSYNFundamentals has worked with the European Space Agency, Chronos Technology and University of Strathclyde on the ENERSYN project to incorporate the power of satellite navigation technology into power grids. This location-based early warning system detects electric vehicle charging with an accuracy of 99% and provides localised, early, real-time visibility of potentially unexpected electricity network loads on the Low Voltage (LV) network.'