Following several successful trials with commercial energy consumers in the UK, carbonTRACK will be testing their platform in homes, aiming to unlock multiple revenue streams for Independent System Operators (ISOs), energy aggregators and renewable energy financiers. By integrating ‘at the edge’ hardware, wireless network infrastructure, control systems with its powerful machine learning and predictive engine (which uses highly secure cellular communication), carbonTRACK provides competitively priced, reliable, and scalable energy intelligence for both residential and commercial applications. With an established Australian residential fleet, carbonTRACK is aiming to adapt its technology for the UK market, focused on managing batteries, heat pumps and electric vehicles. carbonTRACK is aiming to be a key player in the rapidly growing flexibility markets to decarbonise the UK energy system. Offering a smart energy platform that cuts costs and reduces carbon for consumers. It achieves this by using a range of low carbon strategies to shift demand, while providing flexibility to the grid – a critical element of delivering a Net Zero energy system. The Living Lab Is a real-world test environment of over 500 digitally connected homes, spread across England, Scotland and Wales with a variety of tenures, property types and demographics helping innovators to de-risk and scale innovations by running trials directly with consumers in their homes. Energy Systems Catapult is supporting carbonTRACK to test its flexibility platform in homes with solar PV, battery storage and an electric vehicle alongside a smart meter and more regular appliances such as a gas boiler, fridge, dishwasher, washing machine etc. In particular, Energy Systems Catapult will help carbonTRACK to:
- Better understand energy demand profiles, including electric and gas data;
- Test the control of both clean technologies and regular appliances in homes; and
- Better understand how UK energy consumers interact with carbonTRACK’s solution.
