Energy system of the future to be demonstrated in Orkney

The first phase of a new £28.5 million project to create a Integrated Energy System (IES) in Orkney, Scotland, has been launched to digitally link distributed and intermittent renewable generation to flexible demand.

The ReFLEX (Responsive Flexibility) Orkney project will demonstrate a first-of-its-kind Virtual Energy System (VES) interlinking local electricity, transport, and heat networks into one controllable, overarching system.

The project aims to create a ‘smart energy island’, demonstrating the energy system of the future, which will reduce and eventually eliminate the need for fossil fuels.

The project is funded by UKRI through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.

Find more details on the ReFLEX project page.

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