Transformation of the Top and Tail of Energy Networks
Lead Research Organisation:
Imperial College London
Department Name: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Abstract
There are two very particular places in energy networks where existing network technology and infrastructure needs radical change to move us to a low carbon economy. At the Top of network, i.e. the very highest transmission voltages, the expected emergence of transcontinental energy exchange in Europe (and elsewhere) that is driven by exploitation of diversity in renewable sources and diversity in load requires radical innovation in technologies. Many of these proposed interconnectors will be submarine or underground cable and High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) must be used. Power ratings for the voltage source AC/DC converters for HVDC use are presently around 500 MW while the need is for links of up to 20 GW. A change of this magnitude requires radical innovation in technology. To focus our research in HVDC cable technology and power converters we have defined target ratings of 1 MV and 5 kA. The Tail of the network is the so-called last mile and behind the meter wiring into customer premises. More than half the capital cost of an electricity system is sunk in the last mile and cost and disruption barriers have made it resistant to change. Not only have recent changes in consumer electronics yet to impact network design, there are radical changes in future heat and transport services that need to be met. The challenge is to reengineer the way in which the last mile assets are used without changing the most expensive part: the cables and pipes in the ground. To get this right means starting with a fresh look at the energy services required and seeing what flexibility there is to meet the service expectation differently. A consortium of universities has been brought together to address this transformation of our energy networks. Several of the bid partners have had leading roles in Supergen consortia in the networks area but this consortium includes new partners whose expertise, especially in the power electronics field, is strongly indicated as game-changing. For the first time, the power electronics researchers in Warwick, Nottingham, Imperial and Strathclyde and the insulation materials groups in Manchester and Southampton are proposing to work together bringing developments of underpinning technologies to bear on network issues. These technology developments are folded into the energy network planning and operations work of Strathclyde, Manchester, Cardiff and Imperial. Birmingham brings energy economics expertise and Imperial expertise in energy policy and the social science of consumer acceptance. Several important industrial companies are engaged with this programme to form our scientific advisory board and to pick up and use results that emerge. These in clued network operators such as National Grid and Central Networks, equipment manufacturers such as Alstom Grid and Converteam and component manufacturers such as Dynnex and Dow Chemicals.Although the proposed project will address major challenges of technology, we recognise that transforming our energy networks is not merely a technical question. Members of the consortium already have links with civil servants and advisors in a number of administrations in the UK including DECC, the Scottish Government, WAG and NIE. These links allow us to understand the context in which energy policy is made. Consortium members have given advice to Ofgem on the Low Carbon Networks Fund, Parliamentary Select Committees and have been active in projects commissioned through the Energy Technologies Institute. Thus although the focus of your project is on a timescale of 20-40 years the results of our research will impact network development much earlier. Discussions to date with our partners in these organisations suggest a great deal of excitement about what work on the Energy Networks Grand Challenge can contribute.
Planned Impact
The programme of work is intended to provide breakthrough advances in key enabling technologies within the context of 2050 low carbon infrastructure requirements. There are two economic prizes at stake. A European SuperGrid is key to exploiting the renewable resources of the continent as a whole more efficiently than if seen as collections of national systems. The UK's position in this is strong as it could become a net exporter of electrical energy because of favourable wind and marine resources. The second gain is achieving electrification of private vehicles and building heating without an extremely expensive wholesale asset replacement of the last mile of network. Our engagement with network and system operators such as National Grid, Scottish Power and Central Networks over many years and in preparing this proposal means that we are confident of tackling real barriers to the development of low carbon networks. In several of these specialist technology areas the UK is also well placed to design, manufacture and supply. Semiconductor devices, packaging technology and power converters resulting from this project will contribute to improved infrastructure efficiency and flexibility. Direct beneficiaries include power electronic system manufacturers such as Alstom, drives manufacturers and device manufacturers such as Dynex. Such examples, together with the consortium's strong track record with TSB projects and KTPs, will ensure results are fully exploited. Research in innovative cables for large scale HVDC transmission will be disseminated to materials suppliers with a view to feeding development of new products for UK and European networks. Funding vehicles such as TSB Technology Programme will be used to support this. The team are experienced in this: Swingler is now applying results from AMPerES concerning the influence of polymer microstructure to develop routes to commercial exploitation with a polymer supplier and TSB. Opportunities will also be sought with partners to develop new services and monitoring products based on the optimisation of legacy cable utilisation. A critical societal objective for infrastructure investment will be minimising disruption caused by, eg, street works that might otherwise be the consequence of rapid growth of urban PV and electric vehicles. The research on legacy cable infrastructure brings significant value by minimising interference with urban life while at the same time continuing to maintain service. The cooperation of the strongest UK academic teams in power systems and power electronicss, all with excellent experimental facilities, will for the first time provide an exceptional basis for enhanced UK participation in EU FP7 and FP8 programmes. The project steering group will give focus to attracting EU gearing to the consortium. Together with the Network Hub this will stimulate UK academia and industry to attract more value from international activity. Our PhD programme will deliver the new skill sets required of future leaders. The research team will benefit from cross-training, and the skill set of these fifteen PhDs and ten RAs will be particularly valuable to the UK as infrastructure investments accelerate through the critical 2015-25 period. Furthermore, we intend to draw together wider infrastructure cooperation by working with and contributing to the anticipated Power Networks Hub and by reaching out to the nanomaterials and energy storage communities. The prospects for success will be enhanced through the team's established industrial engagement, academic partnership of materials, devices, plant and systems specialism and close association with ETI, IFI, & LCNF demonstration. Opportunities for exploitation will be pursued through licensing, spin-outs etc. The opportunities for further development of technology will be enhanced by the senior academics providing strateic input into EPSRC, TSB, etc whereby follow-on funds can be identifified in a timely fashion.
Publications


Abdullah Emhemed (Author)
(2013)
The Effectiveness of Using IEC61660 for Characterising Short-Circuit Currents of Future Low Voltage DC Distribution Networks

Abeysekera M
(2014)
Simulation and Analysis of Low Pressure Gas Networks with Decentralized Fuel Injection
in Energy Procedia

Abeysekera M
(2016)
Steady state analysis of gas networks with distributed injection of alternative gas
in Applied Energy

Abeysekera M
(2015)
Method for Simultaneous Power Flow Analysis in Coupled Multi-vector Energy Networks
in Energy Procedia

Adam G
(2013)
New Breed of Network Fault-Tolerant Voltage-Source-Converter HVDC Transmission System
in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

Adullah Emhemed (Author)
(2013)
Protecting the Last Mile - Enabling an LVDC Distribution Network

Allison J
(2017)
Simulation, implementation and monitoring of heat pump load shifting using a predictive controller
in Energy Conversion and Management

Antonios Tzimas (Author)
(2012)
Low Voltage DC Cable Insulation Challenges ans Opportunities

Antoniou D
(2013)
Electric fields in LVDC cables
Description | A large variety of findings across engineering, social science and economics were generated by this collaborative programme. Some are detailed in the HubNet Annual report of 2015 and all were summarised in a final brochure of outputs. |
Exploitation Route | Recommendations and policy advice has been provided to UK government (DECC / Ofgem) and EU bodies. Technical outcomes propagated through standards bodies and similar. Specific materials advances in semiconductors and high voltage insulators have been advanced through technology transfer activities |
Sectors | Energy |
URL | http://www.topandtail.org.uk/outcomes.html |
Description | Top and Tail Narrative Impact The CGEN+ model developed in "Top and Tail" by Wu et al., which performs operational analysis and network expansion planning across electricity and gas networks has been used to provide evidence for policy-makers. It was used in the National Needs Assessment (NNA) coordinated by the Institution of Civil Engineers and used to support the National Infrastructure Commission. CGEN+ and the WeSIM model athat was also enhanced in Top and Tail, were both used to provide evidence for the Committee on Climate Change report on "Analysis of Alternative UK Heat Decarbonisation Pathways" https://www.theccc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Imperial-College-2018-Analysis-of-Alternative-UK-Heat-Decarbonisation-Pathways.pdf The extensions to the WeSIM (by Pudjianto), to provide Europe-wide analysis of electricity network and market coupling, together with the technological developments on HVDC (by Green(T)) were used to provide evidence to Global Energy Interconnect Research Institute, Europe, (part of State Grid China Corporation on the technical and economic challenges and solutions for international interconnection. Green (R) and Staffell used modelling techniques developed in the project to study the effectiveness of state aid for the proposed Hinckley point nuclear power station on behalf of the European Commission, finding that the station depended on receiving a contract from the UK government and that the aid was therefore legitimate under EU rules. This was an important part of the process for approving the aid and allowing the project to be built. Research findings used as inputs to technical broachers and engineering recommendations from Cigre (The international council on high voltage networks) working groups. Finney and Page contributed to working group B4.34, Chaffey and Green (T) to B4.58, Pilgrim to B1.35 and B1.50 Terzija C4.61 and Haddad to D1.67 and C4.55. Haddad has also contributed to IEC standard development on "surge arresters for high voltage systems and joined the IEC Advisory Committee for Transmission and Distribution. Technological developments are being taken through trials and demonstrations. Stabilising controllers developed in Top and Tail by Terzija are being tested by National Grid in a Network Innovation Competition project on "Enhanced Frequency Control Capabilities". Staffell, Green (R), Green (T) and Gross have sued the energy modelling and energy reference use material developed in Top and Tail to assist in the developing the Electric Insights website (elecrticinsights.co.uk) and quarterly commentary on trends and issues in electricity system transition. This initiative, funded by Drax, is intended to provide easily accessible data for both the public and energy professionals. |
First Year Of Impact | 2015 |
Sector | Energy |
Impact Types | Economic Policy & public services |
Description | CfD State-Aid Evidence |
Geographic Reach | Asia |
Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
Impact | Evidence sought and delivered on whether UK government's Electricity Market Reform and specifically the Contracts-For-Difference arrangements for nuclear new build comply with state-aid rules. |
URL | http://ec.europa.eu/competition/state_aid/studies_reports/green_staffell_en.pdf |
Description | International Energy Agency, Energy Efficient End-use equipment, 4E, Power Electronic Conversion Technology Annex PECTA |
Geographic Reach | Europe |
Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
Impact | Overall Goal The overall goal of PECTA includes collecting and analysing information about new wide band gap (WBG) based power electronic devices, coordinating internationally acceptable approaches that promote WBG-based power electronics and developing greater understanding and action amongst governments and policy makers. Specific Goals (a) Collecting and analysing information on new WBG-based power electronics as energy efficient technology (b) Share expertise and pool resources on this energy efficient technology (also including e.g. hosting of open forums and building collaborative networks as well as gathering and ex-change information) (c) Coordinating internationally acceptable government approaches that promote WBG-based power electronics. (d) Developing greater understanding and promote government actions that encourage the use of WBG-based power electronics. (e) Accompanying and supporting international standardization public organizations (specifically IEC). |
URL | https://edna.iea-4e.org/ |
Description | Response to Ofgem/BEIS call for evidence on energy system flexibility |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
URL | http://www.ukerc.ac.uk/news/ukerc-response-to-beis-ofgem-call-for-evidence-on-a-smart-flexible-energ... |
Description | Condition Monitoring for Large Si IGBT Modules |
Amount | £200,306 (GBP) |
Organisation | Alstom |
Sector | Private |
Country | France |
Start | 08/2017 |
End | 11/2018 |
Description | Energy Revolution Research Consortium - Core - EnergyREV |
Amount | £9,063,173 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/S031863/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 12/2018 |
End | 03/2023 |
Description | Gas insulated lines for electrical power transport |
Amount | £15,000,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Government of Wales |
Department | Welsh European Funding Office |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 05/2016 |
End | 07/2020 |
Description | HOME-Offshore: Holistic Operation and Maintenance for Energy from Offshore Wind Farm |
Amount | £3,048,221 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/P009743/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 11/2016 |
End | 04/2020 |
Description | High Current Module and Technologies Optimised for HVDC |
Amount | £1,016,809 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/L021579/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 02/2014 |
End | 12/2018 |
Description | IGBT Health Management |
Amount | ¥1,700,000 (CNY) |
Organisation | CRRC Corporation Limited |
Sector | Private |
Country | China |
Start | 06/2016 |
End | 09/2017 |
Description | Innovation in high voltage electrical insulation of electrical energy systems" |
Amount | £17,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2012 |
End | 12/2014 |
Description | LCE-05-2017 - Tools and technologies for coordination and integration of the European energy system |
Amount | € 4,000,000 (EUR) |
Funding ID | 774309 |
Organisation | European Commission H2020 |
Sector | Public |
Country | Belgium |
Start | 09/2017 |
End | 03/2021 |
Description | Real-time Condition Monitoring and Prognostics technology of IGBT Modules for engineering application |
Amount | £243,388 (GBP) |
Organisation | CRRC Corporation Limited |
Sector | Private |
Country | China |
Start | 05/2016 |
End | 12/2017 |
Description | The Active Building Centre |
Amount | £35,947,427 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/S016627/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 08/2018 |
End | 03/2020 |
Description | The National Grid Transco High Voltage Research Centre |
Amount | £225,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | National Grid UK |
Sector | Private |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2011 |
End | 12/2013 |
Description | Towards Enhanced HVDC Cable Systems |
Amount | £111,400 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/L021560/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 07/2014 |
End | 07/2018 |
Description | Ultra-high voltage (>30KV) power devices through superior materials for HVDC transmission |
Amount | £726,523 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/P017363/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 06/2017 |
End | 06/2020 |
Description | Underpinning Power Electronics switch optimisation Theme |
Amount | £1,194,288 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/R00448X/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2018 |
End | 12/2020 |
Description | Wireless Power Transfer |
Amount | £365,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Drayson Wireless |
Sector | Private |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 04/2014 |
End | 04/2016 |
Title | CGEN and CGEN+ |
Description | The CGEN and CGEN+ models help network companies and policy makers better understand the complexities and technical implications of interactions between multi-vector energy systems at the transmission level alongside the potential costs and policy strategies.An upgraded model, CGEN+, now includes transmission network expansion planning. In the planning time frame, the model determines the reinforcement of both the gas and electricity transmission networks in parallel (e.g. new gas pipes and electricity transmission capacity) while establishing the optimal location of new generation plants in the system. |
Type Of Technology | Software |
Year Produced | 2016 |
Impact | Prof Jianzhong Wu and his team working in Top and Tail and HubNet created modelling environments for multi-vector energy systems (CGEN and CGEN+) which enabled analysis of performance and planning of future systems and were detailed as a case study for the 2016 Supergen review. The new impact is a £24M demonstration project, FLEXIS, to trial the technologies developed. The demo area is within the Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council area covering a population of 140,000 people. The area has a variety of distributed generation that includes approximately 690 MW of operational onshore wind farms, solar photovoltaics, biomass and gas turbines. A further 2,175 MW of distributed generation is either under construction or consented. This demonstration will investigate the synergies between well-established electricity and gas networks and optional district heating networks, and will also investigate effective business cases between Tata (the largest energy consumer) and the surrounding communities to share/trade electricity/gas/heat and capitalise on the flexibilities generated from such synergies through enhanced grid service provision. |
Title | Decentralised Control for Soft Open Points |
Description | A suite of algorithms and a supervisory control were created for dispatching the real and reactive power of a liar of back-to-back power converter (or a three way connection) so as the balance power flow or correct voltage error among a group of feeders to substations in a low voltage (400V) distribution network. The algorithms are decentralised that they use local measurements predominantly supplemented with a few remote measurements communicated at low bandwidth. |
Type Of Technology | Software |
Year Produced | 2016 |
Impact | The FUN-LV project run by UK Power Networks, with Imperial College as a partner, was a field trial of power electronics solutions to releasing capacity in low voltage networks. The project stemmed from work conducted by Prof Tim Green in Top and Tail and before that, FlexNet. It was used as an impact case study in last year's Supergen review. Since then the trial has reached a successful conclusion and gone on to win various awards including the Institute of Engineering Technology (IET) "Power Innovation Award in 2016" and Business Green "Green IT Project of the Year 2017" (having previously won a Utility Week Industry Innovation Award in 2015). |
Description | :LVPN and Raas |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Welsh Gov meeting |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | ? Keynote Speech entitled "Future Energy Supply Networks" in IEEE 2nd International Electrical and Energy Conference (CIEEC2018) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | IEEE 2nd International Electrical and Energy Conference (CIEEC2018), Beijing, China, 4th - 7th Nov, 2018. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | BEIS Heat Pump Ready Discussion - NPT |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Explore research collaboration opportunities |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Beijing University of Science and Technology |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | J Wu gave a key note speech |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | COP26 Social Workshop hosted by BSWN |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Supergen workshop on COP26 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | CSA Catapult Visit/Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Meeting to develop research collaboration with the CSA Catapult |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Cardiff-Toshiba Energy Research Day (Virtual) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | A discussion between academic researchers and industrial partners for current and potential collaboration opportunities |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Chair of Panel "Applied Energy Global UNiLAB of Multi-Energy Microgrids" in 10th International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE), Hong Kong, 24 Aug, 2018. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Chair of Panel "Applied Energy Global UNiLAB of Multi-Energy Microgrids" in 10th International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE), Hong Kong, 24 Aug, 2018. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Delivering Net Zero Workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Workshop to discuss delivering Net Zero targets |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | ENC workshop: Strategic Plan |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Strategic Plan workshop for the Electricity Network Commissioner's Consult and Review Group. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | EPSRC Engineering Heads of Department Meeting_ Wed 16th Nov 2022 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | To discuss UKRI Strategic plan |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | EPSRC Workshop - Leveraging LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) for achieving Net Zero in the Built Environment: Challenges and Directions for Future Research". |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Professor Wu participated in this workshop. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Energy Systems Research Institute workshop, Zero Carbon Energy: From Research to Impact |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | JW spoke as part of the 'systems management' session. This would involve a twenty-minute presentation and ten minutes Q&A and discussion. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | European Control Conference 2022 in London |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Prof Wu gave a talk gave in the workshop "Machine learning in smart energy systems |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Flintshire LVPN |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Meeting with Gethin Well from Welsh Government to discuss collaboration |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Future Energy Wales Conference |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Professor Wu gave a talk at this conference. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://future-energy.wales/ |
Description | GW4 Net Zero Ambassadors' meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Explore research collaboration opportunities among GW4 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Hohai University presentation |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Prof Wu gave a talk to disseminate our research |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Horizon Europe Call |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Explore research collaboration opportunities |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Horizon Europe Multi Vector Project Discussion |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Explore research collaboration opportunities |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Horizon Europe proposition |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Explore research collaboration opportunities |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | ICAE Panel discussion. Speaker. Women in Applied Energy |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Prof Wu gave a talk |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://applied-energy.org/icae2022/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ICAE-2022-Program-Book-V2_2022-08-09.... |
Description | ICAE chair keynote |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | 13th International conference on Applied Energy. T he theme of ICAE2021 was "Sustainable Energy Solutions for a Post-COVID Recovery towards a Better future". Professor Wu chaired Keynote speech by Prof. Peter Crossley entitled "Future of Low-carbon Transmission Network". Professor Wu gave a speech at an expert panel entitled "Integrated Energy Networks Enabling a Carbon Neutral Future" |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://applied-energy.org/icae2021/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Program-Book-V3.pdf |
Description | IEEE WG/TF on Power System Restoration |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | IEEE working group meeting |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | IET Wiley virtual event on Carbon Emissions: Pathway Energy Systems of Grid Development under Carbon Neutrality |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Professor Jianzhong Wu gave a presentation on Scenarios of the UK Energy System Transition |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2948361741370996236?source=SocialMedia&utm_source=twitter&... |
Description | INCOSE Energy Systems Interest Group Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Community Engagement |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | INCOSE UK Energy Systems Interest Group 7th working meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Presented on Net Zero South Wales (with Meysam Qadrdan) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://incoseuk.org/Groups/GPG/Main?GNID=22 |
Description | International Green Energy Conference |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | keynote plus session chair |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | http://www.iage-net.org/igec2021-plenary-speaker |
Description | Invited Speech entitled "Future Energy Supply Networks" to the National Assembly for Wales Cross Party Group on Sustainable Energy, Cardiff, UK, 13th June, 2018 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Invited Speech entitled "Future Energy Supply Networks" to the National Assembly for Wales Cross Party Group on Sustainable Energy, Cardiff, UK, 13th June, 2018 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Invited Speech entitled "Integration of the Networks" in the Wales Energy Conference 2018, Cardiff, UK, 16th May, 2018 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Invited Speech entitled "Integration of the Networks" in the Wales Energy Conference 2018, Cardiff, UK, 16th May, 2018 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Invited Speech entitled "Multi-Vector Innovation" in Utility Week Live, Birmingham, UK, 22nd May, 2018 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Invited Speech entitled "Multi-Vector Innovation" in Utility Week Live, Birmingham, UK, 22nd May, 2018 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Invited Speech entitled "Smart Local Energy Systems" in IEEE 2018 International Conference on Power System Technology (PowerCon 2018) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Invited Speech entitled "Smart Local Energy Systems" in IEEE 2018 International Conference on Power System Technology (PowerCon 2018), Guangzhou, China, 6th - 8th Nov, 2018. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Jianzhong Wu met with Welsh Government and Costain to discuss the potential cooperation between the 'Local Virtual Private Networks (LVPN)' development in Flintshire (North Wales) and the 'Resilience as a Service (RAAS)' |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Jianzhong Wu attended and presented at a meeting with Welsh Government and Costain to discuss the potential cooperation between the 'Local Virtual Private Networks (LVPN)' development in Flintshire (North Wales) and the 'Resilience as a Service (RAAS)' which is an NIC project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Joint Technical Panel & CEG Technical Subgroup meeting (Northern Powergrid) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Northern Power Grid ED2 review meeting |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Joint meeting between CEG Technical Subgroup & NPg Technical Panel |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Workshop to discuss the ED2 plan of Northern Powergrid. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Joint meeting between CEG Technical Subgroup & NPg Technical Panel |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Workshop to discuss the ED2 plan of Northern Powergrid. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Keynote Speech entitled "Decarbonisation of Heat Supply Using a Multi-Energy Approach" in the Applied Energy Symposium 2019: Low Carbon Cities and Urban Energy Systems, Xiamen, China, 16-18 October, 2019 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The event consisted of two-day symposium and one-day lab/site tours for sharing the most recent progress of research and developments in urban energy systems. CUE2019 was held on October 16-18, 2019 in the city of Xiamen, China. Prof. Jianzhong Wu from Cardiff University was invited to give a keynote speech entitled "Decarbonisation of Heat Supply Using a Multi-Energy Approach". |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Keynote Speech entitled "Decarbonisation of Heat/Cooling Supply Systems Using a Multi-Energy Approach" in the 3rd International symposium on smart grid methods, tools and technologies, Jinan, China, 16-19 September 2019 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | The aim of this symposium was to explore the engineering and applications of smart grid and to further stimulate the international collaborations in this field. The organisation committee comprises The University of Manchester (UK) and Shandong University. We are bringing together the leading scientists from around 10 countries in North America, Europe and Asia. Prof Jianzhong Wu from Cardiff University gave a keynote speech entitled "Decarbonisation of Heat/Cooling Supply Systems Using a Multi-Energy Approach". |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | http://www.intesgmt.sdu.edu.cn/index.htm |
Description | Keynote Speech entitled "Green Energy and Energy Sharing" in the 180th XiaoGuWei Forum, Guangzhou, China, 23rd June, 2019 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Prof Jianzhong Wu from Cardiff University was invited to give a keynote speech entitled "Green Energy and Energy Sharing" in the 180th XiaoGuWei Forum, Guangzhou, China, 23rd June, 2019 to the general public. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Keynote Speech entitled "Local Peer to Peer Energy Balancing and Sharing" in the Annual Conference of the China Electrotechnical Society, Guangzhou, China, 21st June, 2019 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Prof Jianzhong Wu at Cardiff University gave a keynote speech entitled "Local Peer to Peer Energy Balancing and Sharing" in the Annual Conference of the China Electrotechnical Society, Guangzhou, China, 21st June, 2019 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Keynote Speech entitled "Low-Carbon Local Energy Systems" on 22nd Oct 2018 in Global Engineering Conference (GEC), 22nd - 26th Oct 2018 in London |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Keynote Speech entitled "Low-Carbon Local Energy Systems" on 22nd Oct 2018 in Global Engineering Conference (GEC), 22nd - 26th Oct 2018 in London. GEC is part of our ICE 200 bicentenary programme, the 50th anniversary of WFEO and the UK Government's Year of Engineering. GEC brought together more than 2000 engineers from around the world to London to share ideas of how to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Keynote Speech entitled "Smart Local Energy Systems" in the Workshop on Nexus of Smart Energy, Intelligent Manufacturing and Transportation Systems, |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Workshop on Nexus of Smart Energy, Intelligent Manufacturing and Transportation Systems, Leeds, UK, 24-25 Jan 2019. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Keynote Speech entitled "State-of-the-art analysis and perspectives for peer-to-peer energy trading" in the 18th Annual Power Symposium 2019 Power & Energy Section, The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Hong Kong, 14th June 2019 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Prof. Jianzhong Wu from Cardiff University gave a keynote speech entitled "State-of-the-art analysis and perspectives for peer-to-peer energy trading" in the 18th Annual Power Symposium 2019 Power & Energy Section, The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Hong Kong, 14th June 2019 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Keynote in Beihai |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Keynote Speech entitled "Robust Analysis of Smart Distribution Networks" in 2nd International symposium on smart grid methods, tools and technologies, Weihai, China, 4-7 July, 2017 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Keynote talk to Nanjing Normal Univerity workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Prof Wu gave a presentation |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Ktrakow Universoty of Technology KUT Lecture |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Prof Wu invited to give a talk to dessiminate our research |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Launch Net 0 Go |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Prof Wu the Ambassador of Cardiff Energy Research. GW4 activity |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.netzerogo.org.uk/s/ |
Description | Meeting to discuss the Whole Energy System Simulator (set up by Birmingham) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Explore research collaboration opportunities |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Meeting with Celsa |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Collaboration meeting |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Meeting with Eric Brown - Grid Scientific |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | A meeting to discuss research collaboration with the Energy Systems Catapult |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Meeting with Phil Hourahine to discuss the collaboration with South Wales Engineers Institute |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | regional research collaboration |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Nexperia Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Collaboration meeting |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Northern Power Grid Technology Day |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Professor Wu participated in this workshop |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Northern Powergrid - Strategic Technology Day |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Inform industrial development |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Northern Powergrid - Technical Panel |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Workshop to discuss the ED2 plan of Northern Powergrid. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Northern Powergrid - Technical Panel |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Workshop to discuss the ED2 plan of Northern Powergrid. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Northern Powergrid - Technical Panel |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Workshop to discuss the ED2 plan of Northern Powergrid. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Northern Powergrid - Technical Panel |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Workshop to discuss the ED2 plan of Northern Powergrid. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Northern Powergrid - Technical Panel (August II) - Climate Change Adaptation |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Workshop to discuss the ED2 plan of Northern Powergrid. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Northern Powergrid - Technical Panel (September II) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Workshop to discuss the ED2 plan of Northern Powergrid. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://engage.northernpowergrid.com/events/past-events/NetZero-exploring-pathways-for-decarbonisati... |
Description | Northern Powergrid - Technical Panel (September) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Workshop to discuss the ED2 plan of Northern Powergrid. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://engage.northernpowergrid.com/events/past-events/DG-Owner-Operator-Forum |
Description | Northern Powergrid - Technical Panel (Whole Systems and DSO) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Workshop to discuss the ED2 plan of Northern Powergrid. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Northern Powergrid 2nd Science and Technology Advisory Panel Meeting (NPg) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Inform industrial development |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Our Grid Team Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Talk to industry regarding collaboration |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | PH- Collaboration - our new project HI-ACT, Meeting with colleagues at Monash.edu |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | For research collaboration |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | PPP Thai Rail Roundtable Discussion |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Cross country collaboration on Rail |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Participated in the Energy Technologies 2030: Heat Workshop at the World Economic Forum - Wu, J. - 27 Nov 2019, London |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Energy technology and energy transition modelling and scenarios are both politically and economically influential, since governments and investors use the information for polic ymaking, infrastructure planning, business strategy and investments. In the past, forward looking projections made regarding key energy technologies, for example for wind and solar PV, have often significantly underestimated their potential in terms of capacity, cost and contribution to the energy generation mix. At the November 2018 Annual Meeting in Dubai, the Global Future Council (GFC) on Advanced Energy Technologies discussed that energy technology assumptions, such as expected price and performance trajectories, are critical to ensure these scenarios reflect the real potential of these technologies. Rather than contributing to further studies, the Council members are creating an Energy Technologies 2030 platform and invite participation of the various organizations, academics and companies producing scenarios and insights to join in the workstream activities. The full-day workshop brought together key energy scenario producing organizations, as well as energy technology manufacturers and operators to create a vision on the energy technology trajectory which is both fact-based and achievable by 2030. The focus was on cost and performance from a technology and providing a systemic view. Participants analysed the historic developments of low carbon heating technologies and formed a consensus of the potential by 2030 in terms of cost, performance and supply potential. Insights from this workshop contributed to a larger platform portfolio being developed by the GFC on Advanced Energy Technologies. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | RAEng: Research Committee Away day |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Hosted the Royal Adademy of Engineering Research Committee Away day and their regional engagement event in Cardiff, for Fellows of Royal Adademy of Engineering. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | SGN Proposal Workshop - Cardiff/Sitigrid |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Gas Distribution Networks. Collaboration meeting between academia and industry |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | SPEN Net Zero collaboration meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | to inform industrial development |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Science and Tech Advisory Panel (STAP) Npowergrid |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Introductory meeting ahead of the panel |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Scottish Power Energy Networks Challenge Group |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | industrial engagement |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Scottish Power Energy Networks Challenge Group Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Inform industrial development |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Session Chair of the CSEE JPES Forum on Architecture & Model of Sustainable Power & Energy Systems, Mälardalen University, Sweden, 14th Aug 2019 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Prof. Jianzhong Wu from Cardiff University was the Session Chair of the CSEE JPES Forum on Architecture & Model of Sustainable Power & Energy Systems, Mälardalen University, Sweden, 14th Aug 2019. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Strategic Stakeholder Panel - England & Wales |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Title - Strategic Stakeholder Panel - England & Wales Location - Online - |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Strategic partnership on power electronics (CSA Catapult and Cardiff University) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Collaboration Meeting |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Supergen / Bristol Cyber Security Group |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Explore research collaboration opportunities |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Supergen/Kenya Collaboration Workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | workshop |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Talk at University of Macau Conference. Smart Energy. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Professor Wu gave a presentation. "Peer to peer energy trading to facilitate the net zero transition" |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Tata Steele visit |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Collaboration Meeting |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee 'role of hydrogen in achieving Net Zero'. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Oral evidence |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/event/4451/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session |
Description | UK Green Taxonomy - Energy Working Group |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The Energy Working Group (EWG) will be made up of technical experts that advise HMG on the development of Technical Screening Criteria (TSCs) in the energy sector for the UK Green Taxonomy. This will be to help ensure that proposals put forward by HMG are science-based, technology neutral, and aligned with plans for net zero in the UK by 2050. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-independent-group-to-help-tackle-greenwashing |
Description | UK Taxonomy Energy Working Group - Scope and Electricity Thresholds |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | The Energy Working Group (EWG) will be made up of technical experts that advise HMG on the development of Technical Screening Criteria (TSCs) in the energy sector for the UK Green Taxonomy. This will be to help ensure that proposals put forward by HMG are science-based, technology neutral, and aligned with plans for net zero in the UK by 2050. Membership: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-expert-group-appointed-to-advise-government-on-standards-for-green-investment/energy-working-group-membership-list The Energy Working Group (EWG) is made up of technical experts that advise HMG on the development of Technical Screening Criteria (TSCs) in the energy sector for the UK Green Taxonomy. This will be to help ensure that proposals put forward by HMG are science-based, technology neutral, and aligned with plans for net zero in the UK by 2050. Role and remit The UK taxonomy will build off existing international taxonomies, as the UK is committed to promoting alignment in international standards, and significant work and consultation have gone into existing international taxonomies that the UK can utilise. However, to develop Technical Screening Criteria (TSCs) that underpin the UK taxonomy, HMG will need to ensure coherence with UK policy. This may include adjusting the criteria and thresholds at which economic activities become low-carbon, and in certain cases, developing new TSCs. This will require technical input. Therefore, the EWG will provide independent advice on key technologies prior to HMG consulting on the TSCs. The EWG will be focused on the environmental objective of climate change mitigation, with a mandate to consider the delivery of net zero by 2050 in the UK. The TSCs in the energy sector cover the production of electricity, heat, and fuels, as well as energy storage and networks. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | UKIERI workshop, SPARC, Under Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration Ministry of Education, Govt. of India, UKIERI sponsored workshop on Net Zero Emissions in Power Sector |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Workshop on research collaboraiton |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | UKRI GCRF Workshop on "Researching Solutions to the Climate-Development challenge |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Academic engagement |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | UNiLAB Panel |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Chair of Panel "UNiLAB of Distributed Energy and Microgrids" in International Symposium of Renewable Energy Integration through Mini/Microgrids (REM), Cardiff, UK, 19th Oct, 2017. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | UNiLAB panel in Beijing |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Chair of Round Table "Applied Energy UNiLAB" in 2017 China International Electrical and Energy Conference, Beijing, China, 26th Oct, 2017. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Urban Innovation in Brazil Partnership Building Visit |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Invited by the InnovateUK and Scottish Power Energy Networks, joined the "Urban Innovation in Brazil Partnership Building Visit" organized by Newton Fund and KTN, and as one of the 14 UK delegated, visited Sao Paulo and Belo Horizonte during 21st - 27th Jan 17 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Visit to University of Illinois and University of Wyoming |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | For research collaboration |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Wales Future grid discussion |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Welsh Govt meeting. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Welsh Future Energy Grid for Net Zero - Expert engagement |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Acting as expert advisry capacity for project development |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Workshop on Modelling of Integrated Multi-Energy Networks - Current Practices and Innovation Gaps, London, 5th April, 2019. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | With an excellent line-up of invited participants from government, industry and academia, this one-day workshop was aimed at sharing current best practices in multi-energy system modelling and discussing how to address the barriers and identifying the innovation gaps. This invitation-only workshop was jointly organised by INCOSE UK Energy Systems Interest Group and the EPSRC Supergen Energy Networks Hub (https://www.ncl.ac.uk/supergenenhub/), with support from Energy Systems Catapult (https://es.catapult.org.uk/) and the UK Energy Research Centre (http://www.ukerc.ac.uk/). Prof Jianzhong Wu from Cardiff University was the Chairman of this workshop. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Workshops for net zero review with BEIS |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Discuss with policy makers |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | incose Energy Systems Interest Group: June Meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Interest group meeting |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://incoseuk.org/Documents/Group_Documents/Energy%20Systems%20Interest%20Group/ePreview%20-%20En... |