Reports and publications

This is the third ‘Programme Update’ for Project LEO, providing an update on activities undertaken in the project since March 2020. Programme Updates are posted on the Project LEO website providing insights into the activities, outputs and research being generated as part of the demonstrator project.

Project LEO is taking an agile approach to developing and testing new flexibility services. This is achieved through minimum viable system (MVS) trials which use the minimum set of requirements to test a new hypothesis or adaptation from previous iterations. This report details the key learnings from the running of the first MVS (Minimum Viable…

This is a strategic document which outlines the high-level stakeholder engagement approach for the whole of Project LEO by setting out the 8 Engagement Principles which must be followed by the Project. The principles are:

The annual LEO Data Workshop (the 2n​d​ of 3 Project LEO Data Workshops) was held virtually on July 7t​h and was hosted by the University of Oxford (UoO), Oxford Brookes University (OBC) and the Oxfordshire County Council (OCC). This workshop was held to determine the main data and tool gaps within Project LEO, including the…

Project LEO is taking an agile approach to developing and testing new flexibility services. This is achieved through minimum viable system (MVS) trials which use the minimum set of requirements to test a new hypothesis or adaptation from previous iterations. The first type of flexibility service identified as an MVS trial within LEO was based…

The LEO Integrated Land Use map has been developed by Oxfordshire County Council (OCC). The map, delivered to partners as an ArcGIS web application, aims to provide an accessible overview of land use designations and energy assets within the Oxfordshire county area to inform energy system planning in the consolidation phase of Project LEO. In…

This paper outlines the development of possible market services by the Oxfordshire Programme since publication of the “Services in a Facilitated Market” report in August 2019. Phase 1 of the works is presented, with Phase 2 to follow in Summer 2020. Phase 2 will align terminology and the underlying approach with other industry projects where…

Project LEO is taking an agile approach to developing and testing new flexibility services. This is achieved through minimum viable system (MVS) trials which use the minimum set of requirements to test a new hypothesis or adaptation from previous iterations. The third type of flexibility service identified as an MVS trial within LEO is demand…

This study set out to assess the value and whole-system impact of demand-side flexibility in a net zero carbon energy scenario for the UK. An accompanying report (“The Value of Flexibility”) examines the overall value of such flexibility. It explores the degree to which flexibility in general can reduce the need for investment in traditional…

This study set out to assess the value and whole-system impact of demand-side flexibility in a net zero carbon energy scenario for the UK. Our analysis has produced the following key results, which are discussed in more detail in the body of the report. During the course of this study, we noted that the capabilities…

Project LEO was set up to deliver a transformative integrated smart local energy system (SLES) to maximise prosperity and demonstrate new value creation opportunities, develop innovative funding models for new Distributed Energy Resources (DER), and demonstrate novel local energy markets. This report sets out what has been learned while translating this ambition into practice during…

A presentation form the LEO Stakeholder Advisory Board that took place on the 22/01/2020. Presenters included Mel Bryce (Overview), Malcolm McCulloch (Futures System Planning), Kelsey Devine (Flexibility Exchange Developers), Barbara Hammond (Plug in Projects), Kyle Murchie (Transition) and Maxine Frerk (Reflections and Next Steps).