NIA SSEN 0041 MERLIN (Modelling the Economic Reactions Linking Individual Networks)

Key Activities

The project is testing the economic impact that a variety of flexibility scenarios could have in a future DSO world. The objective is to inform the wider DSO work that is ongoing, especially the TRANSITION and LEO projects.

Expected Outcomes

The project will have a variety of benefits including:

• Improving the 11kV network design process by providing insight into automation through Common Information Models (CIM)
• Reducing risk of flexible service procurement through model studies
• Assisting with flexible service investment decision making processes

Progress

This project is now closed and all reports are available on the project website https://project-merlin.co.uk. The project has produced a number of tools, reports and recommendations,some of which are being further tested on the TRANSITION project as part of the Local Energy Oxfordshire programme.

Collaborators

• Opus One Solutions Energy UK Limited
• Open Grid Systems Limited
• Hydro Ottawa Limited
• Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• University of Cambridge, Energy Policy Research Group

Funding

£338,600

Start/End Date

October 2019 – October 2021

Project Manager

Rhys Williams

Additional Resources

• NIA SSEN 0041 : MERLIN (Modelling the Economic Reactions Linking Individual Networks) : ENA Smarter Networks Portal