Research Contract Awarded to Loughborough University for Solar PV Load Factor and Cost Reduction Analysis
Business Energy and Industrial Strategy · Awarded contract
AwardedResearch Contract Awarded to Loughborough University for Solar PV Load Factor and Cost Reduction Analysis
Awarded 06 Nov 2017
Awarded06 Nov 2017
Value£74,400.00
SupplierLoughborough University
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 8y 6mo ago6mo term
Awarded 6 Nov 2017Expired 5 May 2018
About
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy awarded a contract to Loughborough University for research to improve long-term risk management of load factor assumptions and better understand technology learning rates in selected renewable technologies, including solar PV.
The project aimed to enhance predictions of long-term cost reduction potential and load factors beyond 2020, enabling identification of policy implications, particularly the tendency for over-planting renewables at grid connections as costs decrease.
The contract value was AUD 74,400.
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