Developing the Internet of Things in low-carbon energy
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About this event
We are delighted to invite you to our upcoming dissemination event, Developing the Internet of Things in low-carbon energy.
The move to low-carbon energy systems opens up opportunities for technologies and services based around the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT is relevant to low-carbon energy generation, distribution and control, as well as for users in the provision of electricity, heat and mobility. A move to IoT presents challenges beyond technical innovation, in particular around data (quality, use, sharing etc.), education (familiarity within the energy sector) and new business models.
The event will showcase projects in the area of low-carbon energy from the Pitch-In programme (Promoting the Internet of Things via Collaboration between HEIs and Industry). These projects have been investigating the barriers that exist to the development of low-carbon energy applications along with methods to overcome these barriers.
The event will be chaired by Prof Malcolm McCulloch, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford and Pitch-In Energy theme lead: he will provide a keynote presentation of the importance of IoT in low-carbon energy systems.
Speakers include: Prof David Howey, University of Oxford, speaking about batteries and big data; Prof Dan Rogers, University of Oxford, talking about IoT-based microgrids; Prof Dan Gladwin, University of Sheffield, discussing a data-driven battery degradation; and Dr Avinash Vijay, University of Oxford, talking about an IoT-based local energy systems market.
Attendees will:
• Gain an overview of the state of the art of IoT-based low-carbon energy systems.
• Gain an understanding of current barriers to implementation and deployment, as well as future opportunities in the sector.
• Gain a wider appreciation of the importance and nature of collaborations in this sector.
• Have the opportunity to engage with key players in the UK low-carbon energy systems innovation ecosystem.
Agenda (TBC):
14:00-14:05 Welcome and introduction
14:05-14:20 Keynote: the importance of IoT in low-carbon energy systems
14:20-14:30 Pitch-In Energy Theme project portfolio overview
14:30-15:10 Project showcase
15:10-15:25 Panel session
15:25-15:30 Theme summary and closing remarks
About the Pitch-In Project
Pitch-In (Promoting the Internet of Things via Collaboration between HEIs and Industry) is sponsored by Research England’s Connecting Capability Fund. Pitch-In has brought together the universities of Sheffield, Cambridge, Newcastle and Oxford to stimulate collaboration and knowledge exchange around Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in various sectors of the economy.
Organizer Pitch-In Group
Organizer of Developing the Internet of Things in low-carbon energy
Connecting Capabilities for the Internet of Things (IoT)
Pitch-In is led by the University of Sheffield in collaboration with the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Newcastle and industrial and health sector partners. Funded by Research England, the project will allow the Universities to investigate barriers to successful IoT take-up, trial solutions then capture and disseminate outputs and guidance regionally, nationally and globally.
The Pitch-In collaboration will benefit the UK as a whole via wide-scale collaboration between academic institutions coupled with an extensive network of public and private sector collaborators and will support the UK Government’s Industrial Strategy by significantly enhancing the commercialisation and wider exploitation prospects of UK IoT research and technology.
