EVALUATION

AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF THE LCNF
B.1.4
LCNF Meeting its Objective Regarding the Dissemination Of Learning To
Facilitate Roll-Out Of Successful Trials (Q1.4)
Questions:
Do you believe that the LCNF has met its objective of the dissemination of learning
to facilitate roll-out of successful trials? Are you able to provide examples to support
your view?
Are you aware of learning being implemented from trials by other DNOs as well as
their own? Are you able to provide examples to support your views?
B.1.4.1 Summary of Responses
All of the respondents that replied to this part of questionnaire felt that the LCNF has met
its dissemination objective, two respondents did not reply.
B.1.4.2 Successful Dissemination
As mentioned, nearly all of the respondents agreed on the fact that the dissemination has
been good. This has been through various mediums – individual project events, videos,
webinars, detailed reports, conference papers, LCNI conference, industry conferences
and workshops. Two respondents commented that the LCNI conference is particularly
good for dissemination of knowledge purposes.
Two respondents mentioned how the dissemination has not only been to DNOs but
across the industry – one of these says that DNOs have been able to spread the
knowledge across the wider energy population, and the other mentions a number of
conference papers that have been presented to the industry. Another respondent
somewhat disagreed with this, saying the dissemination was not as good beyond the DNO
community.
One of the respondents pin-pointed UKPN Low Carbon London and FPP learning reports
as highly regarded and of a “benchmark” standard. They mention that other DNO’s, SSE
for example, have made good use of targeted webinars. They note that the roll-out of
innovation projects is only really addressed right at the end the project trials, and possibly
some mechanism to support implementation into the business post-trial would be very
helpful.
The quarterly working group of the R&D Managers in which they share information on
completed LCNF/NIA/NIC projects was mentioned as good practice. The respondent
suggested further coordination between the networks as a good idea in order to host
some joint themed dissemination events, thus enabling technical specialists to gain insight
from relevant projects but from fewer, more focussed events.
B.1.4.3 Roll-Out
One respondent stated that the dissemination from the Electric Boulevards project led to a
better understanding which aided the further roll-out of the project in London.
B.1.4.4 Learning from Trials from Other DNO’s
The responses to this part of the question were mixed, with more positive than negative.
Six respondents were unaware of any examples of DNOs learning from the trials of other
DNOs.
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