Use university campuses as 'living labs' for local energy technology

摘要

The nature of local energy is changing. Instead of single technology projects that generate heat or electricity, we are now seeing more joined-up schemes that might involve storage, smart demand management, and increased consumer engagement. More ambitious ventures may even try to join up small-scale projects across entire cities or counties. Managing the transition to an energy system with more distributed generation and storage will be a challenge. We need to test what works and do it quickly.