HydroPinPoint - Optimising the site selection of micro-hydro turbines in rivers in the UK and Overseas

HydroPinPoint - 优化英国和海外河流中微型水力涡轮机的选址

• 批准号: NE/N020790/1
• 负责人: Kevin Tansey
• 金额: $ 1.02万
• 依托单位: University of Leicester
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2016 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE%2FN020790%2F1
• 关键词: HydroPinPoint; Optimising; site; selection; micro

With the energy trilemma upon us (how to address energy sustainability as described by three core dimensions: security, affordability and environmental sustainability), there is an increasing focus on renewable sources of energy. While hydropower is the world's largest source of renewable energy, accounting for a fifth of global electricity, equipment and installation are usually costly and focus on large scale sites with obvious potential (weir or dam). Among all surveys, micro and pico hydropower installations are not considered, leading to non-viability of most lowlands and poor adoption in the developing world due to lack of adequate infrastructures and cost of surveys.The ISMORTASED project (Joint NERC / Innovate UK feasibility study "Solving business problems with environmental data") led to the creation of an innovative working prototype of a satellite-based earth observation software allowing to remotely identify suitable sites on rivers for successful micro "run-of-river" hydropower installations, taking into account a range of environmental, ecological and social parameters and providing additional information such as connectivity to the grid, cost model and return on investment analysis.This pathfinder will allow us to conduct a market assessment aimed at informing how to successfully commercialise the results of the ISMORTASED project.A thorough market review will be conducted, involving a combination of desk based research and sub-contracting, to highlight markets to prioritise and target (size, accessibility, demand). In-depth knowledge of the chosen market (purchasing behaviours, customer supply chain, channels to market) will lead to initial engagement with main stakeholders to identify specific needs and requirements. In addition, competitors and existing products will be analysed to help refine and develop our product specifications and define the nature of the service we will offer: commercialisation via software licences, consultancy, capacity building, development of web portal, mobile application.The gathering of this information is of crucial importance to underpin the application for follow-on funding, which will support the planning of the business model and structure for delivery. Further field trials, fine tuning and market dependent datasets and specifications will be required and developed in order to build a hard evidence base to support decision on investment and resources allocation and guide the development of a successful marketing plan.Keywords: energy, micro hydropower, innovative, satellite-based earth observation

随着我们面临能源三难困境（如何解决能源可持续性的三个核心维度：安全性、可负担性和环境可持续性），人们越来越关注可再生能源。虽然水电是世界上最大的可再生能源，占全球电力的五分之一，但设备和安装通常成本高昂，而且主要集中在具有明显潜力的大型地点（堰或坝）。在所有调查中，没有考虑到微型和微型水电装置，导致大多数低地无法生存，发展中世界由于缺乏足够的基础设施和调查费用而采用情况不佳。ISMORTASED项目（联合NERC / Innovate UK可行性研究“用环境数据解决商业问题”）创建了一个基于卫星的地球观测软件的创新工作原型，该软件允许远程识别河流上适合成功的微型“河流”水力发电装置的地点，同时考虑到一系列环境、生态和社会参数，并提供诸如与电网连接等附加信息。成本模型和投资回报分析。这个探路者将允许我们进行市场评估，旨在告知如何成功地将ISMORTASED项目的成果商业化。将进行全面的市场审查，包括案头研究和分包的结合，以突出市场的优先次序和目标（规模、可及性、需求）。对所选市场（购买行为、客户供应链、市场渠道）的深入了解将导致与主要利益相关者的初步接触，以确定具体的需求和要求。此外，将分析竞争对手和现有产品，以帮助完善和开发我们的产品规格，并定义我们将提供的服务的性质：通过软件许可实现商业化、咨询、能力建设、门户网站开发、移动应用程序。收集这些信息对于支持后续资金的申请至关重要，后续资金将支持业务模型和交付结构的规划。为了建立一个可靠的证据基础，支持投资和资源分配决策，并指导制定成功的营销计划，将需要和开发进一步的实地试验、微调和市场相关数据集和规范。关键词：能源，微水电，创新，星基对地观测