How Human 'Guinea Pigs' Are Shaping YOUR Energy Future! with Claire Rowland

Sep 11, 2024

Claire Rowland, a user experience and product development expert from the Living Lab, dives into the UK's energy future. She reveals how 3,500 households are trialing clean energy tech to help shape sustainable systems. Innovations like smart meters and digital platforms are discussed for their role in real-world applications. Claire emphasizes the importance of equitable energy solutions, particularly for vulnerable communities, and explores the impact of electric vehicles on consumption patterns. Exciting simulations are showcased to predict future energy dynamics!

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

Innovating User-Centric Design in Energy

02:03 • 10min

Exploring the Living Lab and WESER Energy Initiatives

12:29 • 2min

Innovative Simulations for Future Energy Systems

14:04 • 4min

Navigating Energy Consumption with EVs

18:00 • 7min

Innovating Energy Efficiency at Home

25:24 • 29min

In this episode, Imogen is joined by Claire Rowland, a user experience and product development expert from the Living Lab and Whole Energy Systems Accelerator (WESA) to explore the future of the UK's energy system. The Living Lab is a community of 3,500 households across the UK that participates in trials of new clean energy technologies. It collects data from various energy sources in these homes and can control devices like EV chargers and heating systems. The Whole Energy Systems Accelerator (WESA) combines the Living Lab with other organisations' capabilities to simulate the network impact of new innovations and test their performance under future conditions. In other words Claire and the team are trying to predict the future of energy using data from thousands of volunteers distributed across the UK!

As well as delving into the technical aspects of WESA's operations, including the use of smart meters, digital integration platforms, and network emulation tools. Claire will also share insights into the challenges and opportunities of decarbonising energy and creating clean, equitable, inclusive and seamless systems that make every household's lives that little bit better. @EverythingElectricShow @fullychargedshow

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