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Energy Systems Catapult is an independent research and technology organisation. Our mission is to accelerate Net Zero energy innovation.

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The (ground source heat pump) GSHP Screening Tool

The GSHP Screening Tool is a national-scope screening tool for England which will guide initial feasibility studies for using ground source heat pumps (GSHP) as an option for low-carbon heating...

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Public Sector Decarbonisation Guidance: Developing and delivering your strategy: Understanding your timelines and risks

Developing a plan to deliver your decarbonisation programme.

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Developing and delivering your strategy: Heat decarbonisation strategy guidance and template

These three resources will help you develop a high-quality heat decarbonisation strategy in line with the Low Carbon Skills Fund (LCSF) requirements.

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Unlocking regional investment through Local Area Energy Planning

This report sets out a four-stage framework to help local authorities move from strategy to investment.

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How to effectively make the case for decarbonisation projects to decision makers

This guide outlines key benefits and considerations you may wish to draw from when developing your own proposals covering several types of decarbonisation projects.

Experience level: Foundation

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Heat Pumps: Which one is right for your site and what else to consider alongside

This guide has been developed to give guidance on what heat pump types may be appropriate for a particular site or situation.

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Domestic Retrofit Market Intelligence and Skills Assessment

This report acts as a summary of the key findings of a domestic energy efficiency skills sector assessment to help understand the current state of the sector and identify where...

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Best practice in engaging low-income and vulnerable (LIV) consumers

The aim of this research is to provide electricity Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) and Gas Distribution Networks (GDNs) with a better understanding of the needs of LIV consumers in order...

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Public Sector Decarbonisation Guidance: Heat networks guide

The guide covers what a heat network will look like at a high-level, the process for assessing the technical and economic feasibility of connecting to a scheme, stakeholder engagement and...

Experience level: Foundation

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eHGV charger connections guide

The eHGV Charger Connections Guide offers step-by-step guidance on the connections process for eHGV chargers where new or reinforced connections are required. The report assumes minimal technical background.

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Electrification of heat: Heat pump user guides

A series of guides to explain the different types of heat pumps on the market and how they work.

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Electrification of Heat: Effective conversations between customers and installers

‘Heat pump talk – effective conversations between customers and installers throughout the heat pump installation journey’ follows the customer journey from the initial ‘enquiry stage’ through to the ‘post-installation stage’...

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Electrification of Heat: Case studies

Find out more about the different housing types, heat pumps, places, people, and their experiences in the Electrification of Heat programme.

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EIRO2.0: Bioenergy Modelling

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) commissioned Energy Systems Catapult to model planting scenarios for three energy crops: Miscanthus, short rotation forestry (SRF), and short rotation coppice...

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Climate Action Plan Decarbonisation – for schools

Energy Systems Catapult (the Catapult) has produced this guidance to support schools and help them to access the funding needed to plan for and deliver decarbonisation projects across their built...

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Public Sector Decarbonisation Guidance: schools resource hub

Access essential, government-backed decarbonisation resources for schools and colleges

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Private Sector Decarbonisation Guidance: Standard scope of works for feasibility and design studies toolkit

This guide is designed to assist public sector organisations to draft comprehensive scope of works for the inclusion in tender specifications for heat decarbonisation planning. The scope of works is...

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A guide to the decarbonisation of heat in the UK

Heat decarbonisation is key to achieving Net Zero, and innovators have a vital role to play. Here is Energy Systems Catapult’s overview of the decarbonisation challenge and how we can...

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Public Sector Decarbonisation Guidance: Standard scope of works for Feasibility and Design studies (XLS)

This tool will help you produce first draft specifications for feasibility and design studies.

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Energy Related GIS Data Landscape

The Energy Related GIS Data Landscape report begins with an overview of the most common GIS data formats, how they are used, and their pros and cons.

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Making Energy Performance Certificates Work for Net Zero

This report recommends that the metrics, methodology and uses of domestic EPCs should be reformed to align with the decision-making needed to accelerate building decarbonisation and expand access to warm...

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Public Sector Decarbonisation Guidance: Building fabric intervention estimator

This estimator is designed to support the assessment of site building fabric and give an understanding of relevant energy consumption building by building on either a campus style site or...

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Is your organisation set up to deliver Net Zero: 16 considerations for public sector bodies

This report provides a summary of the work undertaken researching the attributes that an organisation requires in order to be able to decarbonise.

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Guidance for public sector greenhouse gas emissions monitoring and reporting

Energy Systems Catapult (ESC) has produced guidance to support the public sector to decarbonise its built estate.

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Public Sector Decarbonisation Guidance: BMS intervention estimator

This estimator is designed to provide an estimation of the costs and energy efficiency benefits of upgrading or installing a new building management system (BMS) on a campus-style site or...

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Public Sector Decarbonisation Guidance: Lighting intervention estimator

This estimator is designed to provide an estimation of the costs and energy efficiency benefits of upgrading existing lighting to light-emitting diode (LED) lighting on a campus-style site or at...

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Public Sector Decarbonisation Guidance: Site information gathering template

This template is an example of the ways to collate relevant site data as part of information gathering.

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Half-hourly energy consumption benchmark

These half-hourly benchmarks have been created for different building-use types on campus-style sites.

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Public Sector Decarbonisation Guidance: Monitoring and evaluation

This guidance helps ensure that the benefits of energy efficiency measures and decarbonisation are delivered through metering and analysis.

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Public Sector Decarbonisation Guidance: Commissioning and handover

Maximising the benefits delivered from a completed project is supported with guidance about the handing over process, the commissioning and correct set-up of equipment, and staff training.

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Public Sector Decarbonisation Guidance: Installation

This guidance will help you to project manage the installation of decarbonisation and energy efficiency measures and effectively manage your decarbonisation partners.

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Public Sector Decarbonisation Guidance: Funding

Securing funding sources and agreement on what to spend are key enablers to delivering your decarbonisation strategy.

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Public Sector Decarbonisation Guidance: Procurement

Identifying the right procurement and contracting approaches, and working effectively with your procurement team is vital to delivering the projects in your decarbonisation strategy.

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Business Model: Solar Carport

The solar carport model can be operationalised in two ways. In its simplest form, solar canopies can be installed over public car parking spaces to offset grid imported electricity at...

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Business Model: Solar and Storage Licensing Agreement

This model provides local authorities with the opportunity to benefit from solar and storage technologies without having to front the initial capital investment.

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Business Model: Storage and Site Optimisation

In this model, a battery storage asset is installed behind the meter to maximise the use of solar energy generated as well as other commercial opportunities

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Introduction to Business Models

Business models outline a method on how to create, capture and distribute value.

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Business Model: Private Wire

In the private wire business model, a solar asset is directly connected to the point of offtake and electricity generated is used to satisfy site demand

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Business Model: Sleeved PPA

In a sleeved PPA, electricity generated from a solar asset can be ‘sleeved’ to other sites despite not being physically connected to the source of demand (via an energy supplier).​

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Business Model: Utility PPA

A utility PPA is a bilateral agreement between a generator (asset owner) and an energy supplier (or other balancing responsible party).

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UCEGM – Workstream 2 – Improving the business case for renewable energy

UCEGM reviews the barriers to Improve the business case for local renewable energy projects in the current market and under future market scenarios.

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UCEGM – Solar energy generation market intelligence report

This report focuses on thr solar energy market and analyses the supply chain that is involved in delivering medium sized solar energy generation projects

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UCEGM – Local energy markets & ANM architecture

The report has used Project BiTraDER as a starting point for the future of ANM operations in a scenario where integration between future Distribution System Operators (DSO) and the Electricity...

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UCEGM – Detailed design of short-term renewable generation business models

During Phase 1 of the UCEGM project, Energy Systems Catapult explored a range of innovative business models that could negate the need for grant funding for local authorities considering deploying...

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UCEGM – Improving the business case for local renewable energy projects

Improving the business case for local renewable energy projects in the current market and under future market scenarios.

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UCEGM – Solar financial modelling tool

This financial modelling tool can be used by renewable energy project developers, as well as large energy consumers willing to procure renewable energy, to assess the economic sustainability of solar...

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Best practice | Assess internal capability for procurement

Before starting pre-procurement activities, a local authority should assess whether the required knowledge, skill sets, and capacity for delivering the service or project exists in-house.

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Public Sector Decarbonisation Guidance: Skills and Capabilities Guide

This guide covers the skills and capabilities, including referral links to other Public Sector Decarbonisation Guidance, that might be required for each of the activities you and your team need...

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Developing and Delivering Your Strategy: Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Guide

This guide helps you think about your stakeholder engagement and communications plans and how these are critical to the success of your programme.

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Developing and Delivering Your Strategy: Understanding Your Energy Data

This short guide helps you to understand your energy data better and how it can inform your strategy and programme development.

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Public Sector Decarbonisation Guidance – Business as Usual Estimator

This Business as Usual Estimator allows input of building, site, or portfolio-level energy consumption data.

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Public Sector Decarbonisation Guidance – Interventions Estimator

This Interventions Tool has been developed to be used in conjunction with the Business as Usual Estimator.

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High-Level Decarbonisation Intervention Estimator

The High-Level Decarbonisation Intervention Estimator will provide a snapshot view of the potential benefits when considering a range of decarbonisation projects at a building or site level. This will be...

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Public Sector Decarbonisation Guidance – Net Zero Organisational Assessment

This assessment tool identifies areas for improvement within your organisation’s operational model to unlock and support scaled delivery of decarbonisation.

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Public Sector Decarbonisation Guidance – Glossary

This document is intended to assist you in understanding programme and activity terminology and the organisations commonly used/referred to across the Public Sector Decarbonisation Guidance (PSDG).

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Public Sector Decarbonisation Guidance

The Public Sector Decarbonisation Guidance will simplify the process of cutting carbon emissions and energy bills with simplicity, speed and scale.

Experience level: Foundation

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Public Sector Decarbonisation Guidance: Design and Feasibility

Develop detailed feasibility studies for investible decarbonisation measures, for example low-carbon heating, aligned to your overall strategy.

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Public Sector Decarbonisation Guidance: Developing and delivering your strategy

Develop a data-led organisational strategy to decarbonise your public sector buildings and sites.

Experience level: Foundation

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District heat networks in the UK: Potential, barriers, and opportunities

Energy Systems Catapult has identified a range of options for reducing the capital costs of rolling out low-carbon district heat networks across the UK, laid out in a report for...

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Why Smart Local Energy Systems?

This report seeks to answer the question ‘Why SLES?’ based on evidence gained from across the evaluation and knowledge of the PfER projects.

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Bills and carbon impact of Smart Local Energy Systems

Energy Systems Catapult’s latest report, ‘Bills and carbon impact of Smart Local Energy System’.

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Energy Data Management Canvas

A tool and process to help you to define and document the use and governance of data in your project.

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Consumers, Vehicles and Energy Integration model (CVEI)

The Consumers, Vehicles and Energy Integration (CVEI) model helps a range of stakeholders understand the infrastructure needs for the rapid expansion of electric cars and vans, with insight on consumers,...

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EV Charging profiles

This data was developed to help understand the possible implications of EV charging in the context of the decarbonisation of buildings in local areas.

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Building a governance framework for coordinated Local Area Energy Planning

Energy Systems Catapult’s ‘Building a Governance Framework for Local Area Energy Planning’ used a combination of stakeholder interviews, market research and whole system modelling to explore how coordinated local area...

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Guidance on creating a Local Area Energy Plan

Energy Systems Catapult has published guidance on how to create a Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP), aimed at local government organisations who are looking to create a plan to help...

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Smart Local Energy Systems

A Smart Local Energy System, or SLES, is a way to bring together different energy assets in a local area and make them operate in a smarter way.

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Emerging business models for smart local energy systems (SLES)

This insight paper is focused on emerging business models for SLES and how they can help deliver value to local communities.

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Energy System Modelling Environment (ESME) Data References Book

The ETI’s internationally peer reviewed energy system modelling environment (ESME) – a national energy system design and planning capability helped to identify key areas for ETI investments and also underpins...

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Local Energy Asset Representation (LEAR)

Helping planners and businesses deploy zero-carbon innovations by mapping local energy assets, buildings, geography, and social factors like fuel poverty.

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Business Model Canvas

A business model describes the rationale of how an project creates, delivers, and captures value. The process of business model construction and modification is also called business model innovation and...

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Energy System Modelling Environment (ESME) Transport model

Independent and technology-agnostic whole-systems modelling that helps you to integrate the transport and energy systems.

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Systems thinking in the energy system: A primer to a complex world

This document describes what we mean by ‘systems thinking’ and why it is so centrally important to the energy revolution. It is intended to help stakeholders enter a systems thinking...

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Data sharing licence

The aim of this agreement is to provide a legal framework for organisations to share data with and between each other.

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Consumer-centred thinking cue cards

We have created some cue cards that suggest solutions and methods that you can take to address product development.

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Consumer Insight Method Map

Energy Systems Catapult produced a starter guide that will give you a structured approach to understanding the consumers at the centre of your business model.

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Home Truths panel survey: Evaluating common themes in Smart Local Energy Systems

Home Truths™ domestic opinion survey on smart local energy.

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