SSEN Transmission has been awarded nearly £870,000 of funding and the green light to progress two projects to the next stage of Ofgem’s strategic innovation fund (SIF) programme.
The projects will explore innovative tools in the alpha phase to monitor system strength and improve the industry’s understanding of static line ratings to unlock additional network capacity.
The SIF is an Ofgem programme managed in partnership with UK Research & Innovation (UKRI), designed to drive the innovation needed to transform gas and electricity networks for a low-carbon future. The projects are funded by network users and consumers under SIF.
SSEN Transmission’s projects – SYSMET and REVISE – have already completed the initial three-month Discovery phase to overcome the technical uncertainties of the project.
The awarded SIF funding will allow the projects to progress into the six-month alpha phase to establish proof-of-concept through close collaboration with other networks and innovative project partners.
Alan Ritchie, innovation senior manager at SSEN Transmission, said, “We’re delighted to receive funding from Ofgem through the SIF programme to help us deliver innovation projects that facilitate a safer, smarter, greener and faster energy transition. This funding will enable us to advance two collaborative innovation projects that will play a significant role in building our knowledge of our future network dynamics.”
