PAGE 1 KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER NETWORK THE UK S INNOVATION NETWORK
PAGE 2 SESSIG Solar Energy Systems Special Interest Group www.connect.innovateuk.org/web/sessig Gabriela Salejova
PAGE 3 What is SESSIG Funded by Innovate UK & delivered by the KTN New Community Cross sectoral team spanning Energy, Built Environment and Electronics assets looking to build new UK wide business community in solar energy systems Investment Looking at a whole supply value chain for solar energy systems to identify opportunities for UK investment DECC TINA Identifying key innovation needs to meet long-term objectives in solar PV through Technology Innovation Needs Assessment International Engagement Building on the activity already being delivered by the UK s Horizon 2020 - identifying international opportunities and supporting SEII
Who is Involved Funded by Innovate UK & delivered by the KTN PAGE 4 SESSIG is a broad based cross sectoral team spanning Energy, Built Environment and Electronics Innovate UK KTN Team Industrial Leadership Group (ILG) UK Wide Businesses
PAGE 5 SESSIG Core Team Funded by Innovate UK & delivered by the KTN Christian Inglis Integrated Energy Innovation Platform Lead Paul Huggett Materials, Next Generation Solar, Localised Energy Systems Knowledge Transfer Manager Semiconductors, Power Electronics, Power Conversion and PV Chris Bagley Head of Energy Aerospace, the Energy sector and R&D Louise Jones Haydn Porritt Knowledge Transfer Manager Lightening, Solar Energy, Automototive/Converter Catalysis, Fine Chemicals Knowledge Transfer Manager Gabriela Salejova Knowledge Transfer Manager Solar Systems, Energy, Nanotechnology, Materials, New Production Technologies, Disruptive Technologies Sustainable Development, Resources, Environmental Management
ILG drawn from Energy & Electronics community 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Oxford PV Tata Steel SPECIFIC TWI South Downs Solar IET J Brand & Co BRE Sharp Lark Energy WSP Arup Powervault DECC PAGE 6 Industrial Leadership Group
What is Going On WPs and what is going on in there PAGE 7 Value Chain Analysis Delivery Team + ILG Supply Chain(s) Prioritisation Study Landscape Survey Report DECC TINA Technology Differentiation Technology Value Analysis Interim Report to DECC Horizon Scanning Final Report WP1 WP2 WP3 WP4 WP5 Community Building Kickoff Event Progress Event 1 Progress Event 2 Closure & Dissemination Event International SEII Support Overseas Mission Office Support Financial Reporting Technical Reporting Reccuring Meeting Support
How we are getting on The objective was to set up working Delivery Team supported and informed by Industrial Leadership Group 20 JAN WP1 Value Chain Analysis WP1.1. Build Delivery Team + ILG Skills from following part of supply chain: Solar Thermal Systems Developers Materials Technologies Developers & Suppliers Energy Supply Companies & DNO Government Energy Agencies & Regulators Local & Grid Scale Storage Developers Others PAGE 8 Progress made in WP1
Progress made in WP1 How we are getting on PAGE 9 The objective was to identify the makeup of the supply chain UK capabilities and gaps 20 JAN WP1 Value Chain Analysis WP1.2. Define Supply Chain(s) Elements for analysis include: Thermal Systems Electric Systems Local InterconnecIon Technologies Grid ConnecIon Technologies Storage Technologies Materials Technologies KETs Key Regulatory Constraints
Progress made in WP1 How we are getting on PAGE 10 The objective is to produce simple decion matrix 20 JAN WP1 Value Chain Analysis WP1.3. Carry Out PrioriGsaGon Study Decision matrix approach to analyse: Quality Cost Technology FuncIon and reliability Manufacturing Service deployment
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Critical Metals Materials Replacement PV BOS Batteries PV Landscape Heritage Recycling Overall Design MindMap Visual Value LCA Roof Encapsulants Semiconductor Optical Dieletrics Interconnects III.-V. generation New Materials Technology Sustainability Materials for PV Solar Energy Systems Thru Life Engineering Deployment Operations & Maintenance Reliability PV Conversion FMEA Planning Simulation Logistics Cleaning PAGE 12 Efficiency Costs Upgrades Solar Components Electrical Plant Mechanical Plant Planar Silicon Compound Semiconductors CIGS R2R Perovskites DSSC Cd-free Emerging Technologies S P m Land-based Large Scale BIPV, Thermal Space Applications Thermal Conversion Thermal Generation CSP Large-scale Small-scale ALD UAVs Architecture Bio-fuel systems High-value Solar Biomass Other Generation Electrical Heat Services Storage Grid New Business Models System Integration Cell Integration Panel Integration BIPV BAPV Interconnects Panel Systems H2Generator Cell Printed Frameless
Outputs from Launch Meeting Breakout sessions output PAGE 13 STRENGTHS Positive Negative monitoring & mounting systems balancing components of PV system temperature control modelling of smart grid integration of solar systems UK Strengths Weaknesses WEAKNESSES S W little in policy for putting PV panels on new builds O T OPPORTUNITIES UK/ Global Opportunities Threats joint up thinking in coordination of resources concentrating on development of application supportive policy & grant environment for SMEs development of BIPV technologies THREATS Can UK make an impact in solar thermal integrated storage?
What is Planned Activities for next 6 months PAGE 14 Value Chain Analysis Delivery Team + ILG Supply Chain(s) Prioritisation Study Landscape Survey Report DECC TINA Technology Differentiation Technology Value Analysis Interim Report to DECC Horizon scanning Final Report WP1 WP2 WP3 WP4 WP5 Community Building Kickoff Event Progress Event 1 Progress Event 2 Closure & Dissemination Event Office Support International SEII Support Financial Reporting Technical Reporting Reccuring Meeting Support Overseas Mission
What is Planned Events for next 6 or/and 9 months PAGE 15 February 2015 Solar Energy Systems CollaboraIve Workshop Research- industry collaboraive projects Latest funding opportuniies February 2015 SOLAR ERA- NET Calls Raising awarenes of regional and naional programmes
What is Planned Events for next 6 or/and 9 months PAGE 16 March 2015 TINA Workshop 1 ConsultaIon workshop to engage with relevant parts of the supply chain March 2015 Overseas Mission Raising awareness of UK capabiliies and overseas market
What is Planned Events for next 6 or/and 9 months PAGE 17 April 2015 Building Integrated Photovoltaic Event OpportuniIes to engage with the BIPV market May 2015 TINA Workshop 2 Excellent environment to engage with relevant parts of the supply chain
PAGE 18 What is Planned Events for next 6 or/and 9 months June 2015 August 2015 Progress Event 1 Solar InnovaIon NaIon Event Interim reports and plans for the future IntergraIng Panels, Power Electronics, BIPV, Grid ConnecIon, Infrastructure, CommunicaIon, Data
PAGE 19 Thank you! Gabriela Salejova, PhD Email: gabriela.salejova@ktn-uk.org Mobile: 07964 562928 Twitter: @SESSIG1 @GSalejova Background: Knowledge Transfer Manager Business: Synthos Chemicals, European Commission FP7 NMP, Technology Centre ASCR 2009 to 2012,UCL Energy Technologies - 2013, joined Energy team and SESSIG in 2014 Academic: Postdoc, Polymers & Composites Engineering at Imperial College London 2006 to 2008 Responsibilities: Solar Energy Systems Special Interest Group Energy team