Research and Innovation

Energy Efficiency

Helping to make a significant impact in reducing existing heat demand

The first phase of this project was to support and enable the construction of the 9 research properties at NeRV. The second, and final phase of the project is now live and is utilising the new infrastructure to undertake research into new energy efficiency measures from across the supply chain, (digital, physical and commercial).

Key project partners are National Energy Action and Newcastle University. The project team are working with the NEA customer base explore:

  • barriers to adoption of those measures
  • what evidence is required to support development of future policy and training materials

Key project partners are National Energy Action and Newcastle University. The project team are working with the NEA customer base explore:

The first retrofit experiments are now beginning and will assess the impact of energy efficiency interventions such as SMART air bricks, internal wall insulation and waste-water heat recovery.

The deliverables of
this project are:

  • Production of ‘proof of concept’ report to present key findings – This will articulate the learning discovered during this project.
  • Production of academic papers – peer reviewed and shared through academic circles to expand knowledge and interest in this area of research.
  • Development of e-learning training module – a shared set of training material for industry and wider stakeholders to understand the research, where the challenges were found and suggested way to progress energy efficiency in future.

The outcomes from this project are anticipated to make a significant impact in reducing existing heat demand, thus enabling decarbonisation to take place ahead of any significant technology switch to either electrical heat or decarbonisation gas.