Supervisors - Dr Dimitri Mignard, University of Edinburgh, Dr Stuart Galloway, University of Strathclyde
PhD Student - Maja Persson, University of Edinburgh
Status - Complete
The immediate objective of this project is to produce an ideal blueprint for a low or zero carbon business park based on real world data gathered at Methil Docks Business Park (MDBP). This will require producing a full techno-economic model of a small scale energy system with energy storage that interacts with the wider energy system to which it is connected, and is able to provide a range of services (power, heat, transport, possibly cooling). The model will also consider forecast costs of energy and future energy infrastructure.
However, a further and more ambitious objective is to develop the model as a consultancy and research tool for industry and academia for similar projects, also contributing to academic output in the form of papers, talks, experience and contacts, and to BGH’s future expansion.