Desimax is part of a call for transforming energy demand through digital innovation. The 3 year project is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and is a collaboration between the Universities of Edinburgh, Nottingham and Strathclyde, with industrial partners Areva, EON, Flextricity, Scottish Power, Scottish and Southern Energy, Wilson Energy and the International Union of Electricity Applications.
The aim is to exploit digital technology in the form of distributed sensing and display combined with multi-scale IT modelling to understand the overall energy supply system (from generation to transmission, distribution and utilisation). The ultimate aim is to answer how the significant benefits of Demand Side Management can be maximised through the provision of a unified, versatile and affordable digital infrastructure, linking the use of modern digital technologies with the ability to optimally respond to the resulting changes in energy demand.