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Summer 2015 European Energy Innovation

SMART GRIDS

An aerial picture of the PNDC HV Compound during the testing of truck mounted hybrid generators.

battery pack. The goal is to have at PNDC, supplying data-logger The future electricity grid is full
the bus run in full electric mode with sensors, recording the of unknowns, open questions
within urban or pollution-sensitive energy use on the bus and and new challenges. The Power
areas, while in other areas the carrying out grid integration Networks Demonstration Centre
hybrid mode is used. assessments for the charger. In is supporting industry to reduce
field trials of the technology will the risk and uncertainty of
The PNDC have supported be undertaken on major bus this future and help respond
the project by installing and routes in London in summer successfully to the energy
operating an inductive charger 2015. challenges that lie ahead. l

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