CUI Global’s wholly owned energy subsidiary Orbital Gas Systems has partnered with the UK’s Keele University for the development of advanced technology for future gas networks.
Under the collaboration, Orbital will set up a satellite research and development (R&D) facility at the Keele University Science and Innovation Park and work with the university’s Smart Energy Network Demonstrator (SEND) project.
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The partners will develop new sensor technologies to support ‘green gas’ monitoring and control.
Keele University’s West Midlands campus will be turned into ‘at-scale living laboratory’.
The SEND project on the campus will test and evaluate new and evolving energy technologies.
Working in partnership with business and industry, the project will assess the efficiency of new technologies in terms of energy reduction, cost and CO2 emissions.
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By GlobalDataOrbital Gas Systems R&D head Tony Wimpenny said: “Orbital is ideally situated to Keele, both geographically and technologically, to provide the technology, expertise, support and exposure to the global gas industry throughout participation in the SEND project.”
SEND is funded under the England 2014 to 2020 European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) Growth Programme that supports investment in innovation, businesses, skills, and job creation.
Contributors to the funding include Keele University, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
CUI global president and CEO William Clough said: “Our collaboration with Keele University and the SEND project fits perfectly with Europe’s strategy to cultivate and grow alternative energy sources.
“The Keele University collaboration will also enhance our relationships with some of the UK’s and Europe’s largest pipeline operators and energy providers, all of whom are looking for ways to efficiently, accurately and effectively deliver more ‘green gas’ alternatives.”
The company expects the partnership will allow it to further develop its Future Billing Methodology Project, biomethane-to-grid solutions and other environmentally friendly energy solutions.
Orbital provides integrated instrumentation and engineered solutions to gas utilities.
