An innovation and propositions pipeline will allow the SEP to test new activities to see if they work in the city. Some examples could include residential affordability trials, thermal heat loss pilot projects and testing clean energy alternative technologies - there will be lots of other initiatives which will be developed and they will be detailed here as they progress. The SEP will test schemes to help households reduce their energy consumption and take action to reduce their utility bills.
Kestrix drone pilot project - home energy efficiency surveys
The Strategic Energy Partnership is working in partnership with Kestrix, a technology company that analyses thermal images of buildings, to assess how much heat is lost from homes. This technology can assess energy efficiency in a quick and simple way without the need to enter homes.
Other initiatives
Other activity within this programme could include investigating grid capacities, heat demands and heat technology alternatives - all of these potential pipeline projects and more will be investigated as part of the SEP and will be detailed in this programme as they progress.