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Mini TESA

  • Money C

    Total project cost: £800,000

  • Money C

    GBF awarded: £600,000

  • Idea C

    Status: Outcomes and outputs completed

‘Lighting the Spark’: Mini TESA (The Energy Systems Accelerator) pilot

The Energy Systems Accelerator pilot, known as Mini TESA, has brought together academic and industry researchers in a multi-disciplinary hub that focuses on the transition to low carbon energy solutions. The new co-working space, which can host up to 100 workstations, has seen the redevelopment of Holywell House in Osney Mead, Oxford, into a centre for ideas and collaboration.

Delivery partner: University of Oxford

Please note: This film was created when Enterprise Oxfordshire was trading as OxLEP.

Teams of researchers from two University of Oxford research groups, social enterprise the Low Carbon Hub and local electricity distributor Scottish and Southern Energy Networks are working together on ways of smoothing the pathway to energy transition in all sectors (electricity, heat and mobility) to help reach net zero.

Home to the University’s MSc in Energy Systems, the Mini TESA is regularly hosting large-scale ‘SPRINTS’, bringing together many stakeholders from different disciplines to problem-solve key issues surrounding energy transition.

The Mini TESA has exceeded its jobs target for the Oxfordshire economy and is a pilot for a full energy systems accelerator (full TESA) which will become a 10,000m2 international facility for up to 800 practitioners, stakeholders and academics to work and interact, maximising creativity.

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The full TESA is set to be net-carbon negative and located in the new Innovation District, which will regenerate the West End of Oxford.

Project impact targets achieved:

  • Goal C

    115 jobs created

  • Goal C

    Facilitate industry and academic collaboration across all energy sectors

  • Goal C

    Drive innovation in low carbon technologies and services

  • Goal C

    Help UK meet legally-binding carbon targets

  • Goal C

    Identify ways of smoothing the path to energy transition

  • Goal C

    Bring forward development of full Energy Systems Accelerator