Orkney pioneer project

自1951年英国第一台并网风力涡轮机开始发电以来，奥克尼一直是世界领先的可再生能源和脱碳试验台-开拓创新方法和技术;并不断发展成为一个合作的专家社区，由热心的早期采用者和志愿者组成，用于试点和项目。具有领导和参与Aquatera，奥克尼群岛理事会，欧洲海洋能源中心、苏格兰社区能源公司和ReFLEX Orkney有限公司将在创新成功和开拓性开发活动的传统基础上建立NZPP Orkney项目。这些合作伙伴在实现能源解决方案创新的非技术性障碍方面拥有丰富的实际经验，包括监管、政策、融资、行为变化和电网网络限制的挑战。在以前的工作，如奥克尼ReFLEX项目，这些问题是很好的理解，但已被证明是邪恶的问题，以解决日期。NZPP项目将专门针对这些已知的困难-解锁新的和创新的解决方案，以确保奥克尼在脱碳方面取得进一步的进展。该项目也将在ReFLEX奥克尼的核心资金完成后立即进行，并启动新的岛屿交易-净零项目岛屿中心。ICNZ还涉及奥克尼NZPP合作伙伴和埃里奥特瓦特大学-在一个10年计划，以创建一个泛岛创新中心，将支持奥克尼，设得兰群岛和外赫布里底群岛。因此，NZPP项目将为关键主题目标提供一个跳跃式的开端，这些目标可以支撑ICNZ的未来工作-确保加快奥克尼和苏格兰群岛的脱碳解决方案，从而在全球范围内复制和应用。对挑战和解决方案开发的理解的过渡和可转移性是NZPP项目流程的关键标志。这将从一开始就构成奥克尼项目的基础--直接合作已经到位，与设得兰群岛理事会领导的平行竞标联系起来，为与能源中心联系的设得兰群岛推行NZPP议程。奥克尼和设得兰群岛之间与这些试点项目有关的累积活动将是互惠互利的-反映出奥克尼和设得兰群岛作为创新岛屿社区的强大传统;并为新国际中心今后的工作提供了一条有效的途径，这将进一步使这种伙伴关系能够包括整个西部群岛和其他地区社区的经验和挑战。

Since the UK's first grid-connected wind turbine started generating electricity in 1951, Orkney has been a world leading testbed for renewable energy and decarbonisation - pioneering innovative approaches and technologies; and growing a collaborative, expert community of keen early adopters and volunteers for pilots and projects.Featuring leadership and involvement of long established and effective local partnerships between Aquatera, Orkney Islands Council, the European Marine Energy Centre, Community Energy Scotland and ReFLEX Orkney Ltd the NZPP Orkney project will build on this tradition of innovation success and pioneering development activity.These partners have significant real-world experience of non-technical barriers to achieving innovation in energy solutions, which include regulation, policy, finance, behavioural change and challenges with restrictions around the grid network. Following previous work such as the Orkney ReFLEX project, these issues are well understood but have proven wicked problems to address to date. The NZPP project will specifically engage with these known difficulties -- unlocking new and innovative solutions which can secure further progress for Orkney in decarbonisation.The Project will also take place in sequence directly after core funding completes for ReFLEX Orkney, and the launch of the new Islands Deal _Islands Centre for Net Zero project_. The ICNZ also involves the Orkney NZPP partners, and Heriot Watt University - in a 10 year programme to create a pan-island innovation Centre that will support Orkney, Shetland and the Outer Hebrides. The NZPP project will therefore enable a jump start for key thematic objectives which can underpin the future work of the ICNZ - ensuring accelerated solutions to decarbonisation for Orkney and the Scottish Islands which will in turn have replicability and application worldwide.Transition and transferability of understanding of challenges and solutions development are critical hallmarks of the NZPP project process. This will form a foundation of the Orkney project from the outset -- with direct collaboration already in place to link in with a parallel bid led by Shetland Islands Council to pursue a NZPP agenda for Shetland linked to energy hubs. There will be mutual benefit in the cumulative activity between Orkney and Shetland associated with these pilot projects -- reflecting the strong traditions of both Orkney and Shetland as innovative island communities; and presenting an effective pathway to the future work of the ICNZ which will further enable this partnership to include experience and challenges of communities across the Western Isles and beyond.