Unlocking Data Award
Highlighting the companies that are going above and beyond in their use of data to drive efficiencies, speed up innovation, progress net zero and benefit customers.
Unlocking Data Award
Highlighting the companies that are going above and beyond in their use of data to drive efficiencies, speed up innovation, progress net zero and benefit customers.
1Spatial Group and UK Power Networks - 1Streetworks Pilot
1Streetworks by 1Spatial harnesses the power of data to revolutionise traffic management planning, creating compliant TM plans in under two minutes through rules based data integration, integrating multiple data sources, the solution drives significant business efficiencies, enhances safety, and minimises environmental impact.
The deployment with UK Power Networks has reduced road closures by 43% and improved customer satisfaction. 1Streetworks exemplifies 1Spatial's commitment to unlocking data opportunities, delivering wide-ranging benefits for the asset owners and their supply chains, customers, and society.
Centre for Net Zero - Synthetic data: democratising access to consumer energy demand data
Smart meter data is essential to rapid, successful energy transitions. Energy modelling is still largely based on static, aggregated data from the past, whilst access to demand data is highly restricted as a result of privacy protections.
Rather than joining widespread calls to unlock raw smart meter data by challenging existing data regulations, CNZ believes generating synthetic data is the fastest way to achieve widespread access to smart meter datasets.
It has trained a generative AI tool that outputs synthetic smart meter data, and established an open synthetic data community, to unlock global access and use cases.
ElectraLink - Unlocking data for the £24bn EPG scheme
ElectraLink provided billions of rows of data to DESNZ to ensure fairness and accuracy in the £24bn Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) scheme. A new dataset of property-level information for over 30 million households was built from ElectraLink’s data lake and combined with data collated from other stakeholders, including large energy retailers, then securely shared with DESNZ.
This initiative is the first of its kind in energy market data sharing and will improve fairness and accuracy in this monumental government subsidy scheme that supported everyone during the cost-of-living crisis. It also paves the way for future industry-wide data sharing projects.
National Grid - WhaleWatch
National Grid launched "WhaleWatch", a digital solution that actively monitors whale migration patterns and assess the impact of vessel activities such as vessel traffic and noise emitted from traveling vessels on whales. WhaleWatch’s first test case is around the New York waterways to support Community Offshore Wind but has global implication for all offshore and marine asset construction.
By equipping National Grid with the data to navigate around whales' natural migration routes and demonstrating a commitment to prioritizing the local marine environment, WhaleWatch plays a crucial role in supporting the energy transition towards more responsible offshore renewable energy.
Oxfordshire County Council and SMS - Energy Saver App
The Energy Saver App, launched in partnership with Oxfordshire County Council and developed by SMS, is transforming how residents engage with their energy usage. Utilising machine learning, the app provides personalised insights from smart meter data, empowering users to optimise energy efficiency and reduce costs.
This government-backed trial tests innovative tariffs and energy-smart appliances, providing critical data to inform UK energy policy. By unlocking the potential of data, the app delivers significant benefits to consumers, society, and the environment, driving the transition to net zero and paving the way for future energy-saving innovations.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks & Smith Institute - Vulnerability Future Energy Scenarios (VFES)
Smith Institute's groundbreaking Vulnerability Future Energy Scenarios (VFES) project, developed for Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, with support from Imperial College London (ICL) and National Energy Action (NEA), revolutionises network planning by integrating customer vulnerability into future energy scenarios.
Using explainable AI, VFES identifies and predicts vulnerability drivers across diverse communities, enabling targeted infrastructure investments. This innovative approach ensures a just transition to net-zero, preventing new forms of vulnerability and supporting those most at risk.
VFES empowers SSEN to make data-driven decisions balancing network upgrades with customer needs – setting a new standard for inclusive and sustainable energy planning in Britain.
UK Power Networks - Chain reaction
Finding and tackling carbon hotpots has never been easy. Then UK Power Networks developed an industry-leading carbon reporting tool with carbon specialists Minimum. For the first time teams can see where carbon is locked up in the company’s supply chain, identifying hidden hotspots and proactively working with suppliers to minimise their impact on the environment and carve new paths towards Net Zero. In the past year alone, this tool has increased the quality of data received from over 150 suppliers, and unlocked data helps reduce emissions by c20% - the equivalent to taking 15,000 cars off the road.