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Innovate UK

Why energy system innovation matters, for both consumers and the drive to net zero. We meet the brilliant teams pushing to transform UK energy networks, and showcase opportunities for entrepreneurs, investors and others to get involved, via Ofgem's Strategic Innovation Fund, delivered by Innovate UK. Series hosted by Innovate UK's Jodie Giles and team.

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Episodes

29 episodes

  1. Breaking into Energy Innovation - Part 2 45:56
  2. Breaking into Energy Innovation - Part 1 36:48
  3. Forecasting the Future: Managing an Evolving Energy Network 43:34
  4. Networks Reimagined: Driving innovation for a future energy system 39:41
  5. Power Under Pressure: Predicting Climate Risk in Energy 33:52
  6. Celebrating successes and setting sights on 2026 39:22
  7. Turning Innovation into Impact: The SIF Approach 25:51
  8. Keeping the lights on - supporting a resilient energy system 30:55
  9. Crowdflex part two: Building customer trust in consumer-led flexibility 44:36
  10. Crowdflex part one: Building confidence in consumer-led flexibility 42:14
  11. SIF Round 5 Challenges and Opportunities: Supporting transformational energy network innovation 23:29
  12. INCENTIVE: SIF innovation from idea to impact 52:40
  13. Digitising and repurposing the gas network: Futuregrid at DNV Spadeadam 36:30
  14. Celebrating successes and setting sights on 2025 35:54
  15. A guided tour of NeRV (Net Zero Research Village) 46:24
  16. Influence and impact: hearing from SIF's advisory board 38:21
  17. All change at SIF! 15:38
  18. Whole system planning: National Grid's Carolina Tortora 44:05
  19. Power-to-gas (P2G) for system flexibility: Prof Sarah Walker and Aurora's Anise Ganbold 55:26
  20. Professor Keith Bell: fair, secure and net zero power 54:18
  21. Electrifying heat: Christopher Taylor of Vital Energi 44:30
  22. Electrifying heat: a tour of Octopus Energy's heat pump R&D centre 33:54
  23. Commercialising innovation: how to take new ideas to 'business as usual' 42:14
  24. Ofgem’s 2022-23 Strategic Innovation Fund Challenge areas (2 of 2) 48:37
  25. Ofgem’s 2022-23 Strategic Innovation Fund Challenge areas (1 of 2) 43:00
  26. A giant leap together to transform our energy systems 36:38
  27. Off the Starting Blocks… 28:38
  28. Introducing energy network innovation 35:28
  29. Series trailer: Energy network innovation 2:45