Centre for Energy Systems Integration

Lead Research Organisation: Newcastle University

Abstract

Energy systems are vitally important to the future of UK industry and society. However, the energy trilemma presents many complex interconnected challenges. Current integrated energy systems modelling and simulation techniques suffer from a series of shortcomings that undermine their ability to develop and inform improved policy and planning decisions, therefore preventing the UK realising huge potential benefits. The current approach is characterised by high level static models which produce answers or predictions that are highly subject to a set of critical simplifying assumptions and therefore cannot be relied upon with a high degree of confidence. They are unable to provide sufficiently accurate or detailed, integrated representations of the physics, engineering, social, spatial temporal or stochastic aspects of real energy systems. They also struggle to generate robust long term plans in the face of uncertainties in commercial and technological developments and the effects of climate change, behavioural dynamics and technological interdependencies.

The aim of the Centre for Energy Systems Integration (CESI) is to address this weakness and reduce the risks associated with securing and delivering a fully integrated future energy system for the UK. This will be achieved through the development of a radically different, holistic modelling, simulation and optimisation methodology which makes use of existing high level tools from academic, industry and government networks and couples them with detailed models validated using full scale multi vector demonstration systems. CESI will carry out uncertainty quantification to identify the robust messages which the models are providing about the real world, and to identify where effort on improving models should be focused in order to maximise learning about the real world. This approach, and the associated models and data, will be made available to the energy community and will provide a rigorous underpinning for current integrated energy systems research, so that future energy system planning and policy formulation can be carried out with a greater degree of confidence than is currently possible.

CESI is a unique partnership of five research intensive universities and underpinning strategic partner Siemens (contribution value of £7.1m to the centre) The Universities of Newcastle, Durham, Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt and Sussex have a combined RCUK energy portfolio worth over £100m. The centre will have a physical base as Newcastle University which will release space for the centre in the new £60m Urban Sciences Building. This building will contain world-class facilities from which to lead international research into digitally enabled urban sustainability and will also be physically connected to a full scale instrumented multi vector energy system. The building will feature an Urban Observatory, which will collect a diverse set of data from across the city, and a 3D Decision Theatre which will enable real-time data to be analysed, explored and the enable the testing of hypotheses.

The main aim of CESI's work is to develop a modular 'plug-n-play' environment in which components of the energy system can be co-simulated and optimised in detail. With no technology considered in isolation, considering sectors as an interlinked whole, the interactions and rebound effects across technologies and users can be examined.

The methodology proposed is a system architect concept underpinned by a twin track approach of detailed multi-vector, integrated simulation and optimisation at various scales incorporating uncertainty, coupled with large scale demonstration and experimental facilities in order to test, validate and evaluate solutions and scenarios. A System Architect takes a fully integrated, balanced, long term, transparent approach to energy system planning unfettered by silos and short term thinking.

Planned Impact

CESI has been designed to maximise the impact of the proposed research on the economy and society. We propose an Impact and Engagement Officer, seconding researchers into external organisations and creating a unique full-scale demonstration facility. The Centre Director time is 40%FTE, around 5% is estimated for impact and engagement networking and the awards from the £1m of "flexible funding" will be based on potential impact. Most of the demonstration facilities will be at Newcastle University's £60m Urban Sciences Building, which includes working space for CESI and its visiting academic, public and private collaborators.

CESI will address the gap between research and large scale deployments with unique full-scale demonstrator facilities. The most comprehensive demonstrator is Science Central which includes integrated smart energy networks and a £60m smart building. The importance that CESI non-academic partners attach to this project is shown by their significant financial support (cash and in-kind) as seen in the attached letters of support, including £7.1m contribution from Siemens. Senior figures from key partners have agreed to serve on our Industrial Innovation Board and our International Scientific Advisory Board. In order to encourage industry and the public sector to benefit from this research, CESI will endeavour to release all tools, models, scenarios and data.

The consortium has put in place routes for CESI to play an important role in influencing energy policy and many of the CESI academics work closely with DECC. For example, Professor Taylor sits on the DECC energy storage steering group. Due to its importance, DECC and the Scottish Government have stated that they wish to collaborate closely with CESI.

A specific route to policy impact is created by CESI's novel co-evolution cycle approach, combined with an energy trilemma evaluation. This will develop future scenarios showing how integrated energy systems can provide solutions for the UK. These findings will be disseminated through five annual policy briefings, covering energy systems integration issues for decision makers and they shall be invited to workshops and demonstrator open days. Academics will be supported in applying to the Royal Society Westminster and MEP-Scientist Pairing Schemes. CESI will embed researchers in Government Departments. Policy impact will also be enabled by CESI's collaboration with the Energy Systems Catapult. CESI will participate in the European Energy Research Alliance Joint Programme in Energy Systems Integration (EERA JP ESI) at a number of levels.

CESI will maximise the potential societal impact by building on our existing, long-term relationships with third sector partners such as National Energy Action and Thames Valley Vision. We will undertake public engagement by opening at least 2 of the 9 demonstrator open days to the public. CESI's work touches on societal challenges, as a result, we expect the research to be of interest to local media and we will publicise the outputs of the research to the local communities. These activities will exploit the Decision Theatre at Science Central to explain complex multi-dimensional decision-making to the public through 3D visualisation.

The CESI consortium will publish and disseminate research in leading journals and through high-profile conferences, including keynote and plenary lectures. To cement the necessary cross-disciplinary methods of working, some consortium researchers and PhD students will spend time at other academic institutions and/or with our industrial and government partners, and we have retained some flexible funding to meet the costs of these activities.

CESI is leveraging international collaboration to ensure that UKRC funding delivers significant international impact. Our international collaboration includes for example, Skoltech (Russia)and NREL (USA).

Organisations

Publications

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Ahangar H (2023) Smart Local Energy Systems: Optimal Planning of Stand-Alone Hybrid Green Power Systems for On-Line Charging of Electric Vehicles in IEEE Access

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Alabi O (2020) Network Investment and Electric Vehicle Rollout Required for 2050 Net Zero : the Importance of Electricity Price Impacts in Driving Policy Trade-offs

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Alabi O (2020) Can the Electrification of Private Transport Lead to Economic Prosperity?

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Alabi O (2021) Understanding the trade-offs involved in driving economic growth in the transition to electric vehicles

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Alabi O (2020) Can spending to upgrade electricity networks to support electric vehicles (EVs) roll-outs unlock value in the wider economy? in Energy Policy

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Ameen M (2023) Experimental study and analysis of a novel layered packed-bed for thermal energy storage applications: A proof of concept in Energy Conversion and Management

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Ameen M (2020) The development of a screen valve for reciprocating heat pump/engine applications in Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

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Ameen M (2023) Demonstration system of pumped heat energy storage (PHES) and its round-trip efficiency in Applied Energy

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Amin S (2019) Combining Private and Public Resources: Captive Power Plants and Electricity Sector Development in Bangladesh in Emerging Markets Finance and Trade

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Andoni M (2021) Analysis of Strategic Renewable Energy, Grid and Storage Capacity Investments via Stackelberg-Cournot Modelling in IEEE Access

 
Description Overall, CESI made strong progress against the ambitious vision. CESI developed models, tools and methods to study ESI at multiple scales, which have contributed significantly to understanding the real-world challenges and how these can be overcome.

During the creation of CESI, Co-evolution cycles were developed, which could be considered one of the main outputs of CESI. They proved to be useful when studying case studies at different scales such as the Findhorn Community Energy System and the North of Tyne Combined Authority energy system.

Another attribute of CESI which can be considered unique is the vast array of validation and cross vector demonstrators that were used within WP 5. Initially the following demonstrators were outlined:

? Urban Science Building (USB)/Newcastle Helix
? ETI/ESCat Smart Systems and Heat
? Findhorn
? Haringey
? Thames Valley Vision
? Cockle Park Farm
? Customer Led Network Revolution (CLNR)

CESI used the USB, ESCAT Smart Systems and Heat, Findhorn, Cockle Park Farm and CLNR demonstrators to good effect in generating data, running experiments and validating and calibrating models. Haringey and Thames Valley Vision were not used as extensively. The demonstrators InTEGReL (Integrated Transport, Electricity and Gas Research Laboratory) and ReFLEX (Responsive Flexibility) were developed after the proposal, and both were used extensively, which was a positive and unexpected boost. Similarly, the Port of Tyne as a Clean Maritime demonstrator was developed and used at the end of 2021 to further validate models created during earlier stages of CESI.

CESI largely adhered to the original vision and ambition set out in the proposal. Particularly, the creation of frameworks to analyse the future UK ESI and scenarios, developing and validating detailed models of large, interconnected energy systems using stochastic programming, systems of systems and agent-based modelling techniques, and lastly the delivery of a variety of engagement activities from workshops, conferences to site visits. CESI also adapted to insights and changes in the energy landscape through consultation with its Industry Innovation Board (IIB), International Scientific Committee Advisory Board (ISAB) and EPSRC as well as by using its flexible funding mechanism. A good example of this is the government announcement in 2019 stating the UK had moved from an 80% reduction in emissions to Net-Zero targets by 2050; CESI aligned its research to encompass useful outputs for this.

The research in CESI is beginning to have an impact in Industry and Government in the UK and internationally and future energy research funding.

Through the work of CESI, the UK is moving away from segregated energy vectors that operate in isolation, and towards a more 'whole systems' approach to energy management. Our research has fed into business plans from Northern Gas Networks, has influenced decision-making within BEIS and Ofgem and is changing how the UK Distribution Network Operators view and manage their networks. Ofgem now require whole systems planning from network operators and require considerations for investments in electricity, heat, gas and transport vectors (see Ofgem RIIO-S Business Plan guidance - https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/riio-2-business-plans-guidance-document). Northern Gas Network's whole systems strategy for Ofgem identifies how the transmission operator will enable whole systems solutions in its business (see https://www.northerngasnetworks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/A14-NGN-RIIO-2-Our-Whole-Systems-Strategy.pdf).

CESI is helping shape the future of energy research in the UK. UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) has published two reports giving an analysis of the UK's existing research landscape (https://www.ukri.org/files/infrastructure/landscape-analysis-final-web-version/) and identifying opportunities to grow the UK's research and innovation infrastructure capacity (https://www.ukri.org/files/infrastructure/the-uks-research-and-innovation-infrastructure-opportunities-to-grow-our-capacity-final-low-res/) in the period to 2030. These reports make recommendations across six broad research sectors (including energy) identified as key to ensuring the UK remains a global leader. CESI was a key author in the energy sections of the reports.

A multi-disciplinary CESI team of researchers from Newcastle University led by Prof Phil Taylor were commissioned by UKRI to consult with the energy community in industry and academia. An important finding from initial consultations was that opportunities to grow future energy research and innovation infrastructure could be classified in seven key themes: Whole energy systems; fuel cells and hydrogen; energy storage; renewable energy sources; alternative fuels; nuclear energy and carbon capture and storage. Our findings and recommendations across these themes are included in the published reports. Of particular relevance to CESI are the recommendations for the whole energy systems theme. These include a new interdisciplinary centre for excellence in energy analysis integration and a decarbonisation of heat demonstrator.

CESI research on blockchain has been widely cited nationally and internationally, including by the US Congressional Research Office for a strategic policy briefing to US Congress. The August 2019 US Congress strategic report "Bitcoin, Blockchain and the Energy Sector"( https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R45863 ), cited the CESI journal paper "Blockchain Technology in the Energy Sector: A systematic review of challenges and opportunities", published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.10.014). This paper is the most downloaded article in this top-ranked energy journal (IF 10.5). This paper has already received over 160 citations since its publication in February 2019.

Professor Karen Turner, Director of University of Strathclyde's Centre for Energy Policy, is PI of a project funded in our first flexible funding call: Modelling the distribution of costs from network upgrades for electric vehicles (EVs) (https://www.ncl.ac.uk/cesi/cesiflexfund/firstcesiflexfundprojects/turn/). Working with Scottish Power Energy Network (SPEN), the project team investigated who would ultimately pay for the cost of upgrading the power network to facilitate the intended rollout of EVs. The project team found that EV uptake has positive impacts for all household incomes and results in increases in GDP and employment. One key finding from the research was that the investment in the electricity network needed to support a 20% uptake in electric vehicles would create 3,000 new jobs. This contributed to a £7.5 million project commissioned by the Scottish Government, following its announcement for accelerated targets to remove the need for carbon emitting cars by 2030 (https://www.gov.scot/news/more-electric-vehicle-charging-points/). The findings of the CESI-funded research are published in Energy Policy (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2019.111117).

The Communities Secretary, Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP, rejected permission for an open cast mine near Druridge Bay in 2020, stating that the proposal "is still not environmentally acceptable". This announcement follows a lengthy decision process and extensive media coverage, including a Public Inquiry and an appeal to the High Court. In his expert witness testimony to the Public Inquiry, CESI's former Director and current Associate Director, Professor Phil Taylor, emphasised the need to take a whole systems view, highlighting CESI's research into an integrated energy system. CESI evidence showed that, by balancing supply and demand on the electricity grid, we can phase out coal and reduce the need to build new power stations. An additional benefit of decarbonising our energy system more rapidly is that this offers the opportunity to also decarbonise our transport and heat sectors.

We have helped Siemens win a large Whole Systems project at Keele University.

Co-Investigator Phil Blythe was awarded the honour of the Order of Commander of the British Empire in the 2022 New Years Honours for services to Science and Engineering in Transport and Government. Phil Blythe is Professor of Intelligent Transport Systems and has made significant contributions throughout the transport sector, including applying information, communications, and computing technology to this industry. Phil also is Vice President IET and former Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Transport (2015-2021). He is involved in the CESI work package on demand.

As of 2021, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) highlight a 'featured article' in their bi-monthly issue. The chosen article is selected by the journal editorial team of IET, specifically selected by the Co-Editors-in-Chief (HongJian SUN and Ram Rajagopal), as noteworthy based on the quality and impact of the research presented. The October 2021 edition of the issue (Volume 4, Issue 5), features a paper researched and written by Dr Zoya Pourmirza, Professor Sara Walker and John Brooke titled 'Data reduction algorithm for correlated data in the smart grid'. The paper, originally published in February 2021, discusses the information and communication technology (ICT) in the smart grid.

In September 2021, CESI and partners namely Port of Tyne, Siemens, Connected Places Catapult and North-East LEP, were successful in the Department for Transport's Clean Maritime Demonstration call for ""Clean Tyne, UK Roadmap to Decarbonisation". The Clean Tyne project is part of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition, funded by the Department for Transport and is delivered in partnership with Innovate UK. The above stakeholders will work together to create a real-time digital platform which will facilitate planning and feasibility studies and help to gain a better understanding on future power needs of Port of Tyne. Outcomes of the project will be used as a data-driven evidence base to establish how a multi-vector renewables port can drive operational transition and wider compliance to deliver on the Governments Clean Air Strategy (2019), Clean Maritime Plan (2020), Maritime 2050 Strategy and Net-Zero (2050). The project uses tools developed by CESI researchers.
Exploitation Route This is already happening. For example:

Government Impact: Clean Tyne Project
The Clean Tyne Project was developed as part of the Governments call for event as part of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition in 2021. The 6-month project was successful in its bid and the consortium included CESI academics, WP5 lead Haris Patsios and Senior Research Associate Adib Allahham and industry partners Port of Tyne, Siemens, Energy Systems Catapult and North East LEP. The main aims of the project were to help determine the future power needs of the Port of Tyne by deploying a real-time digital platform for scenario planning and feasibility studies, which made of use of some CESI tools. The project delivered outputs that show real benefits to decarbonisation across the UK Port Sector and informed the Governments ten-point plan for a green industrial revolution. As part of the dissemination activities of this project, the Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps commented: 'I would like to congratulate those involved with the Clean Tyne Project, for not only seeing it to completion but developing a technology that will lead to more efficient, clan and profitable ports across the country. You've not just created a blueprint for what maritime must do to decarbonise, but how we do this.'
Sectors Energy
URL https://www.ncl.ac.uk/cesi/
 
Description The research in CESI is beginning to have an impact in Industry and Government in the UK and internationally and future energy research funding. Through the work of CESI, the UK is moving away from segregated energy vectors that operate in isolation, and towards a more 'whole systems' approach to energy management. Our research has fed into business plans from Northern Gas Networks, has influenced decision-making within BEIS and Ofgem and is changing how the UK Distribution Network Operators view and manage their networks. Ofgem now require whole systems planning from network operators and require considerations for investments in electricity, heat, gas and transport vectors (see Ofgem RIIO-S Business Plan guidance - https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/riio-2-business-plans-guidance-document). Northern Gas Network's whole systems strategy for Ofgem identifies how the transmission operator will enable whole systems solutions in its business (see https://www.northerngasnetworks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/A14-NGN-RIIO-2-Our-Whole-Systems-Strategy.pdf). CESI is helping shape the future of energy research in the UK. UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) has recently published two reports giving an analysis of the UK's existing research landscape (https://www.ukri.org/files/infrastructure/landscape-analysis-final-web-version/) and identifying opportunities to grow the UK's research and innovation infrastructure capacity (https://www.ukri.org/files/infrastructure/the-uks-research-and-innovation-infrastructure-opportunities-to-grow-our-capacity-final-low-res/) in the period to 2030. These reports make recommendations across six broad research sectors (including energy) identified as key to ensuring the UK remains a global leader. A multi-disciplinary CESI team of researchers from Newcastle University led by Prof Phil Taylor were commissioned by UKRI to consult with the energy community in industry and academia. An important finding from initial consultations was that opportunities to grow future energy research and innovation infrastructure could be classified in seven key themes: Whole energy systems; fuel cells and hydrogen; energy storage; renewable energy sources; alternative fuels; nuclear energy and carbon capture and storage. Our findings and recommendations across these themes are included in the published reports. Of particular relevance to CESI are the recommendations for the whole energy systems theme. These include a new interdisciplinary centre for excellence in energy analysis integration and a decarbonisation of heat demonstrator. CESI research on blockchain has been widely cited nationally and internationally, including by the US Congressional Research Office for a strategic policy briefing to US Congress. The August 2019 US Congress strategic report "Bitcoin, Blockchain and the Energy Sector"( https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R45863 ), cited the CESI journal paper "Blockchain Technology in the Energy Sector: A systematic review of challenges and opportunities", published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.10.014). This paper is the most downloaded article in this top-ranked energy journal (IF 10.5). This paper has already received over 160 citations since its publication in February 2019. Professor Karen Turner, Director of University of Strathclyde's Centre for Energy Policy, is PI of a project funded in our first flexible funding call: Modelling the distribution of costs from network upgrades for electric vehicles (EVs) (https://www.ncl.ac.uk/cesi/cesiflexfund/firstcesiflexfundprojects/turn/). Working with Scottish Power Energy Network (SPEN), the project team investigated who would ultimately pay for the cost of upgrading the power network to facilitate the intended rollout of EVs. The project team found that EV uptake has positive impacts for all household incomes and results in increases in GDP and employment. One key finding from the research was that the investment in the electricity network needed to support a 20% uptake in electric vehicles would create 3,000 new jobs. This contributed to a £7.5 million project commissioned by the Scottish Government, following its announcement for accelerated targets to remove the need for carbon emitting cars by 2030 (https://www.gov.scot/news/more-electric-vehicle-charging-points/). The findings of the CESI-funded research are published in Energy Policy (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2019.111117). The Communities Secretary, Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP, rejected permission for an open cast mine near Druridge Bay in 2020, stating that the proposal "is still not environmentally acceptable". This announcement follows a lengthy decision process and extensive media coverage, including a Public Inquiry and an appeal to the High Court. In his expert witness testimony to the Public Inquiry, CESI's former Director and current Associate Director, Professor Phil Taylor, emphasised the need to take a whole systems view, highlighting CESI's research into an integrated energy system. CESI evidence showed that, by balancing supply and demand on the electricity grid, we can phase out coal and reduce the need to build new power stations. An additional benefit of decarbonising our energy system more rapidly is that this offers the opportunity to also decarbonise our transport and heat sectors. We have helped Siemens win a large Whole Systems project at Keele University. Co-Investigator Phil Blythe was awarded the honour of the Order of Commander of the British Empire in the 2022 New Years Honours for services to Science and Engineering in Transport and Government. Phil Blythe is Professor of Intelligent Transport Systems and has made significant contributions throughout the transport sector, including applying information, communications, and computing technology to this industry. Phil also is Vice President IET and former Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Transport (2015-2021). He is involved in the CESI work package on demand. As of 2021, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) highlight a 'featured article' in their bi-monthly issue. The chosen article is selected by the journal editorial team of IET, specifically selected by the Co-Editors-in-Chief (HongJian SUN and Ram Rajagopal), as noteworthy based on the quality and impact of the research presented. The October 2021 edition of the issue (Volume 4, Issue 5), features a paper researched and written by Dr Zoya Pourmirza, Professor Sara Walker and John Brooke titled 'Data reduction algorithm for correlated data in the smart grid'. The paper, originally published in February 2021, discusses the information and communication technology (ICT) in the smart grid. In September 2021, CESI and partners namely Port of Tyne, Siemens, Connected Places Catapult and North-East LEP, were successful in the Department for Transport's Clean Maritime Demonstration call for ""Clean Tyne, UK Roadmap to Decarbonisation". The Clean Tyne project is part of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition, funded by the Department for Transport and is delivered in partnership with Innovate UK. The above stakeholders will work together to create a real-time digital platform which will facilitate planning and feasibility studies and help to gain a better understanding on future power needs of Port of Tyne. Outcomes of the project will be used as a data-driven evidence base to establish how a multi-vector renewables port can drive operational transition and wider compliance to deliver on the Governments Clean Air Strategy (2019), Clean Maritime Plan (2020), Maritime 2050 Strategy and Net-Zero (2050). The project uses tools developed by CESI researchers.
First Year Of Impact 2017
Sector Energy,Environment,Government, Democracy and Justice,Transport
Impact Types Economic,Policy & public services
 
Description CEP team responded to the Open Letter Consultation on the approach to setting the next electricity distribution price control (RIIO-ED2)
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health
URL https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/open-letter-consultation-riio-ed2-price-control
 
Description CESI Blockchain research - Policy citation
Geographic Reach Multiple continents/international 
Policy Influence Type Citation in other policy documents
URL https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R45863
 
Description Chris Dent - Member of Advisory Board for Newton Gateway to Mathematics
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
Impact Newton Gateway coordinates mathematics knowledge transfer to industry and government
 
Description Chris Dent - Member of BIG Mathematics Initiative Implementation Group
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
Impact Providing guidelines for mathematics knowledge transfer across all sectors - I led a paper specifically on best practice for Maths schools in this
URL http://www.cms.ac.uk/wp/the-big-mathematics-initiative/
 
Description Chris Dent - member of Modernising Energy Data Access expert group
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
Impact Expert group advising innovation activity on making energy data more widely available.
URL https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/19m-modernising-energy-data-access-competition
 
Description Gave verbal evidence to Scottish Parliament Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee Energy Inquiry
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
URL http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=12434&mode=pdf
 
Description Membership of Scottish Hydroelectric Transmission Ltd RIIO2 User Group
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
URL https://www.ssen-transmission.co.uk/talk-to-us/user-group/
 
Description Ofgem and Northern Gas Networks - Whole systems approach
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health
Impact Through the work of CESI, the UK is moving from away from segregated energy vectors that operate in isolation, and towards a more 'whole systems' approach to energy management. Our research has fed into business plans from Northern Gas Networks, has influenced decision-making within BEIS and Ofgem, and is changing how the UK Distribution Network Operators view and manage their networks. For the UK to move towards a secure, reliable, and renewable-friendly energy system, it is vital that we move beyond electricity and consider the integration and interdependencies of heat, gas and transport systems. This is the underlying rationale for CESI, and we have been pushing forward this view with BEIS and Ofgem over three years during industrial advisory board meetings, through consultation responses and in private meetings with Ofgem. To make the case for taking a whole systems approach to Ofgem, we used results from the modelling and simulation of coupled gas and electricity networks and used the research carried out on the full-scale gas and electricity demonstrator, InTEGReL. CESI developed the simulation tools over a period of two years, with models populated with data from industry and real-world cases. Recently Ofgem responded to this by explicitly insisting that the gas and electricity distribution operators make it clear in their GD2 and ED2 plans under the RIIO framework how they are plan to take a whole systems approach in order to deliver value for customers and assist the low carbon transition (see Ofgem RIIO-S Business Plan Guidance - https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/riio-2-business-plans-guidance-document). This has changed the approach of Ofgem and the network operators: Ofgem now ask for whole systems planning from network operators and require considerations for investments in electricity, heat, gas and transport vectors. Prior to this they only considered one vector in isolation. These investments are estimated to be in the billions of pounds in the next decade. This is evidenced in Northern Gas Network's (NGN) whole systems strategy for Ofgem (https://www.northerngasnetworks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/A14-NGN-RIIO-2-Our-Whole-Systems-Strategy.pdf) , which forms a section of its business plan for the next price control, Revenue=Incentives+Innovation+Outputs 2 (RIIO-2). In line with Ofgem guidance, this business plan includes information on NGN's whole systems strategy (https://www.northerngasnetworks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/A14-NGN-RIIO-2-Our-Whole-Systems-Strategy.pdf, identifying how the transmission system operator (TSO) will enable whole systems solutions in its business. CESI helped NGN to write this strategy, which is heavily influenced by the Centre's research into whole energy systems. CESI Director, Prof Phil Taylor, provided a letter for support for NGN's whole systems approach. In this, he cited the importance of CESI collaborative research projects undertaken with NGN. Of particular relevance here are those undertaken at the CESI demonstrator, InTEGReL, for example exploring multi-vector control rooms of the future and the use of hydrogen and coupled electrical and gas distribution networks. Through these projects it has been possible to demonstrate the value of taking a whole systems approach and the resulting long-term customer benefits.
URL https://www.northerngasnetworks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/A14-NGN-RIIO-2-Our-Whole-Systems-St...
 
Description Royal Society of Edinburgh Inquiry: Scotland's Energy Future
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
URL http://www.rse.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Energy-Report-for-Web-2.pdf
 
Description Submission from Dr Sara Walker in the Call for Evidence from BEIS on decarbonisation of domestic heat from the 'post-pandemic economic growth' inquiry
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
 
Description UKRI UK Research and Innovation Infrastructure Roadmap - Energy
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
Impact CESI is also helping shape the future of energy research in the UK. UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) has recently published two reports giving an analysis of the UK's existing research landscape (https://www.ukri.org/files/infrastructure/landscape-analysis-final-web-version/) and identifying opportunities to grow the UK's research and innovation infrastructure capacity (https://www.ukri.org/files/infrastructure/the-uks-research-and-innovation-infrastructure-opportunities-to-grow-our-capacity-final-low-res/) in the period to 2030. These reports make recommendations across six broad research sectors (including energy) identified as key to ensuring the UK remains a global leader. A multi-disciplinary CESI team of researchers from Newcastle University led by Prof Phil Taylor were commissioned by UKRI to consult with the energy community. The extensive consultation process involved four facilitated workshops, two questionnaires and over 100 one-to-one interviews with energy experts from industry and academia. An important finding from initial consultations was that opportunities to grow future energy research and innovation infrastructure could be classified in seven key themes: Whole energy systems; fuel cells and hydrogen; energy storage; renewable energy sources; alternative fuels; nuclear energy and carbon capture and storage. Our findings and recommendations across these themes are included in the published reports. The Landscape Analysis report provides a snapshot view of existing energy infrastructure, of regional, national and international importance. The Opportunities to Grow our Capacity report makes recommendations for progressing the energy themes and highlighted case studies for each. The CESI Demonstrator, InTEGReL (https://www.ncl.ac.uk/cesi/research/demo/integrel/), is referenced on several occasions in this report as an example of the type of facility needed in future and in the case study for demonstrating a whole-systems approach to UK energy use. Of particular relevance to CESI are the recommendations for the whole energy systems theme. These include a new interdisciplinary centre for excellence in energy analysis integration and a decarbonisation of heat demonstrator.
URL https://www.ukri.org/files/infrastructure/
 
Description Written evidence to the UK House of Commons Treasury Select Committee Inquiry
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
URL https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/treasury-committee/inqui...
 
Description (ENSYSTRA) - Energy Systems in Transition
Amount € 4,067,521 (EUR)
Funding ID 765515 
Organisation European Commission 
Sector Public
Country European Union (EU)
Start 09/2017 
End 09/2021
 
Description Alan Turing Institute Partnership Project Scheme
Amount £403,000 (GBP)
Organisation Alan Turing Institute 
Sector Academic/University
Country United Kingdom
Start 09/2018 
End 10/2018
 
Description Alan Turing Institute Strategic Priorities Fund
Amount £64,000 (GBP)
Organisation Alan Turing Institute 
Sector Academic/University
Country United Kingdom
Start 11/2018 
End 03/2019
 
Description BF2RA (Biomass & Fossil Fuel Research Alliance) - Energy storage for large biomass plant flexibility
Amount £47,000 (GBP)
Organisation BF2RA 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
Start 08/2019 
End 09/2022
 
Description Biochar Demonstrator Addressing Key Deployment Barriers for Carbon Sequestration
Amount £4,389,134 (GBP)
Funding ID BB/V011596/1 
Organisation Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 04/2021 
End 10/2025
 
Description Centre for Digital Built Britain Research Network
Amount £46,990 (GBP)
Organisation Digital Built Britain 
Sector Private
Country United Kingdom
Start 06/2018 
End 12/2018
 
Description DecarbonISation PAThways for Cooling and Heating (DISPATCH)
Amount £1,401,881 (GBP)
Funding ID EP/V042955/1 
Organisation Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 08/2021 
End 09/2024
 
Description Decarbonisation of the steel industry
Amount £808,000 (GBP)
Organisation Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions 
Sector Academic/University
Country United Kingdom
Start 03/2020 
End 02/2023
 
Description EPRSC Flexible Research Fund call as part of the UKERC Phase 4 Programme
Amount £298,128 (GBP)
Funding ID EP/S029575/1 
Organisation University College London 
Sector Academic/University
Country United Kingdom
Start 08/2021 
End 09/2023
 
Description INTEGRATE: Integrating seasoNal Thermal storagE with multiple enerGy souRces to decArbonise Thermal Energy
Amount £1,445,832 (GBP)
Funding ID EP/T023112/1 
Organisation Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 08/2020 
End 09/2023
 
Description Integrating Seasonal Thermal Storage with Multiple Energy Sources to Decarbonise Thermal Energy (INTEGRATE)
Amount £1,422,975 (GBP)
Funding ID EP/T023112/1 
Organisation Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 03/2020 
End 03/2023
 
Description Linking Whole Energy System Models to the Real World
Amount £250,000 (GBP)
Organisation University of Edinburgh 
Sector Academic/University
Country United Kingdom
Start 05/2020 
End 06/2023
 
Description Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies
Amount £30,000 (GBP)
Organisation Government of Scotland 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 09/2021 
End 03/2022
 
Description National Digital Twin Programme CLimate Resilience Demonstrator
Amount £1,000,000 (GBP)
Organisation Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 03/2021 
End 03/2022
 
Description Net Zero Geothermal Research for District Infrastructure Engineering (NetZero GeoRDIE)
Amount £1,276,276 (GBP)
Funding ID EP/T022825/1 
Organisation Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 08/2020 
End 09/2023
 
Description Optimal network upgrade investment timing and the wider economy returns for the EV roll-out
Amount £84,000 (GBP)
Organisation Scottish Power Ltd 
Department Scottish Power Energy Networks
Sector Private
Country United Kingdom
Start 11/2019 
End 05/2020
 
Description Scottish Funding Council support for University of Edinburgh research during Covid: DDI Beacon Data Platform
Amount £600,000 (GBP)
Organisation Government of Scotland 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 11/2020 
End 07/2021
 
Title Integration of economy-wide and whole system methods 
Description Over the last couple of years the CEP team has been developing expertise and capacity in applying dynamic economic systems modelling approaches to complement and add value to energy systems analyses in considering energy challenges in both a public policy and 'whole systems' context. Since our 2015 launch, this has involved developing the type of multi-sector economy-wide computable general equilibrium (CGE) models (used for policy evaluation by national policy actors such as HM Treasury, Scottish Government and international ones such as the World Bank and OECD) for economic system analyses of energy policy actions. This has primarily been via an EPSRC 'Working with the [EUED] Centres (grant ref: EP/M00760X/1 - working with CIED, University of Sussex), where the modelling focus is on the economic system side via CGE model development. We have begun the process of considering how our Scottish and UK CGE models may interact with TIMES energy system models via two Scottish Government ClimateXChange (CXC) fellowships held by the CIs Figus and Calvillo. To date, this has been in the context of energy efficiency. Through this flexible funded project we have made novel developments in interacting CGE and TIMES models - largely limited in the existing literature to higher level macroeconomic impacts (e.g. GDP) triggered by and/or driving energy system changes - at a sectoral and market level. 
Type Of Material Improvements to research infrastructure 
Year Produced 2020 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact The project team found that EV uptake has positive impacts for all household incomes and results in increases in GDP and employment. One key findings from the research was that the investment in the electricity network needed to support a 20% uptake in electric vehicles would create 3,000 new jobs. These research findings were widely reported in print and online media, including television and radio broadcasts. 
URL https://www.ncl.ac.uk/cesi/news/newsitems/evsysteminvestment.html
 
Title 2016 Social Account Matrix (SAM) for EV rollout 
Description This is a 2016 UK Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for use in projects aiming to explore the rollout of electric vehicles (EVs) in the UK economy, including a specialised UK sector manufacturing them. In the current version the new EV manufacturing sector is assumed to be identical, in terms of its supply chain and production technology, to the existing UK sector manufacturing cars and other vehicles. 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2021 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact This research dataset, has enabled advancement with our modelling work and analyses,with notable impact around using more recent national accounting tables (2016) produced by Office of National Statistics (ONS) for calibrating our economy-wide UKENVI computable general equilibrum (CGE) model. Noting that our previous research used 2010 estimates.This has played an important role in drawing out clearer insights on the economy-wide implications of enabling and reasling the rollout of electric vehicles (EVs) in the UK. 
 
Title Data for: Building as a Virtual Power Plant, Magnitude and Persistence of Deferrable Loads and Human Comfort Implications 
Description Data in summary: 1- Building total B side: This is metered data from one of two mains busbars that supplies all none-emergency services and HVAC equipment 2- Building total A side: This is metered data from the second of two mains busbars that supplies all emergency services including fire safety, comm rooms, emergency lighting and public announcement. It also is connected to a PV array with peak electrical supply of around 33kWe. 3- Half hourly building demand and deferrable load breakdowns: This is processed data that includes building total and HH instances of deferrable loads for all sub-categories of loads considered in this work. It also includes HH instances of PV generation, and outside air temperature. 4- Early morning ramp rates following plant start-up: This is a file containing the difference between two instantaneous recordings of total building electricity consumption that shows the continuous fluctuation in total electricity demand in the building. 5- CO2-raw (Typical office): This files contains actual CO2 data in an office that represents typical space occupant density in the case study building. 6- CO2-raw (worst case): This files contains actual CO2 data in a teaching space that represents the highest observed space occupant density in the case study building. 7- Warming and cooling rates in the worst case zones: This file include actual data describing the operational temperature in the worst case zones most prone to overheating in summer and excessive heat loss in winter. 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2020 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact This data supports the journal output "Building as a Virtual Power Plant, Magnitude and Persistence of Deferrable Loads and Human Comfort Implications" 
URL https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/g523kyy4v7/1
 
Title Respondent transcripts 
Description Key interview transcripts used for quotations in the journal paper "Green hope or red herring? Examining consumer perceptions of peer-to-peer energy trading in the United Kingdom" 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2020 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL https://data.ncl.ac.uk/articles/dataset/Respondent_transcripts/12800648
 
Title Respondent transcripts 
Description Key interview transcripts used for quotations in the journal paper "Green hope or red herring? Examining consumer perceptions of peer-to-peer energy trading in the United Kingdom" 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2020 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL https://data.ncl.ac.uk/articles/dataset/Respondent_transcripts/12800648/1
 
Description Academic and industry collaboration 
Organisation Scottish Power Ltd
Department Scottish Power Energy Networks
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution Throughout the project on Modelling the distribution of cost from networks upgrades for electric vehicles (SPEN) we have collaborated with SP Energy Network (SPEN) Strategic Stakeholder Group. This collaboration has developed through our shared aim to develop on respective previous works by SPEN (on estimating likely impacts of infrastructure development on consumer bills) and our Strathclyde Centre for Energy Policy (CEP) work (funded through the EPSRC H2FC Hub, Grant Ref: EP/J016454/1) on potential wider supply chain impacts of hydrogen and other EV solutions. Our contribution to the collaboration involved investigating and providing key insights on who would ultimately pay for the cost of upgrading the power network to facilitate the intended rollout of EVs. We investigate the nature, extent and distribution of a range of potential wider economy returns (including key political economy indicators such as jobs and GDP) resulting from different levels of investment to support the projected EV roll-out (given varying extents of smart centralised charging systems). This is set in the context of energy indsutries aiming to deliver required infrastucture to enable the EV roll out and the transition of the UK's transport system.
Collaborator Contribution SPEN are keen to see their work challenged and extended in an independent academic research context, and to learn how they can realise internal value through engaging with public policy research. SPEN's contribution have included discussing and challenging the modelling assumptions to ensure that our analysis is robust
Impact Policy brief paper, titled, Who Ultimately Pays for and Who Gains from the Electricity Network Upgrade for EVs? Journal paper, titled, Can spending to upgrade electricity networks to support electric vehicles (EVs) roll-outs unlock value in the wider economy?
Start Year 2018
 
Description CSSC Visiting Student - Shangdong University 
Organisation Shangdong University
Country China 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution We hosted a CSSC funded visiting student for one year, working on topics closely relevant to our CESI work
Collaborator Contribution The students conducted some valuable modelling work which built on several of our outputs from CESI. This has formed the start of an ongoing collaboaration with Shangdong University
Impact Two papers have been submitted
Start Year 2019
 
Description Consultancy on GB Electricity Capacity market 
Organisation National Grid ESO
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution Ongoing consultancy on modelling methodology to support the GB Electricity Capacity Market. Value of order of £10k per year.
Collaborator Contribution Implemented methods arising from our research in practical studies.
Impact Contribution is described in NGESO's annual Electricity Capacity Report at https://www.emrdeliverybody.com/CM/Capacity.aspx
Start Year 2011
 
Description Ofgem consultancy on decision analysis 
Organisation Ofgem Office of Gas and Electricity Markets
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution Consultancy report on methods for decision support for capital planning decisions
Collaborator Contribution Series of workshops associated with this report
Impact Report available athttps://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/decision-making-future-energy-systems
Start Year 2020
 
Description Siemens CESI support 
Organisation Siemens AG
Department Siemens plc, Keele
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution The open and consolidating CESI approach will be extremely useful to Siemens and our other partners to unify the vast amounts of data already in the public domain. We will provide Siemens with access to the CESI demonstrators to test-bed and evaluate and novel interventions.
Collaborator Contribution To ensure the three proposed co-evolution cycles within CESI are as accurate as possible Siemens will share real world data from the following Siemens' divisions: 1) Power and Gas, 2) Wind Power and Renewables, 3) Energy Management (encompassing solutions for power transmission and distribution as well as technologies for smart grids), 4) Mobility and 5) Building Technologies (encompassing technologies for the efficient application of energy in commercial, public and residential buildings). Siemens will take an active role in the CESI's Industrial Innovation Board as well as provide a Chair.
Impact Outcomes to follow
Start Year 2016
 
Title Stand_and_Adapt_Bend Julia code 
Description This code solves a power system investment planning problem with a time horizon of 15 years. The deterministic version of the problem has 3 decision nodes: one refers to decisions to be taken at present time, one to decisions in 5 years time, and one to the decision in 10 years time. The stochastic version is obtained by modelling different possible scenarios for the future of the system in 5 and 10 years. At each node, we also compute the cost of operating the system for the following 5 years for given installed capacity. We consider a construction time of 5 years, so new assets installed at present time will only be available in 5 and 10 years, and new capacity installed in 5 years will only be available in 10 years. We model a set twelve of technologies: six thermal units, three storage units, and three renewable generation units. The investment problem can be solved with two algorithms: Algorithm 1 ( Stand_Bend) and Algorithm 2 ( Adapt_Bend). Both Algorithm Stand_Bend and Adapt_Bend are presented in ''Benders Decomposition with Adaptive Oracles for Large Scale Optimization''. 
Type Of Technology Software 
Year Produced 2020 
Open Source License? Yes  
URL https://zenodo.org/record/4117799
 
Title Stand_and_Adapt_Bend Julia code 
Description This code solves a power system investment planning problem with a time horizon of 15 years. The deterministic version of the problem has 3 decision nodes: one refers to decisions to be taken at present time, one to decisions in 5 years time, and one to the decision in 10 years time. The stochastic version is obtained by modelling different possible scenarios for the future of the system in 5 and 10 years. At each node, we also compute the cost of operating the system for the following 5 years for given installed capacity. We consider a construction time of 5 years, so new assets installed at present time will only be available in 5 and 10 years, and new capacity installed in 5 years will only be available in 10 years. We model a set twelve of technologies: six thermal units, three storage units, and three renewable generation units. The investment problem can be solved with two algorithms: Algorithm 1 ( Stand_Bend) and Algorithm 2 ( Adapt_Bend). Both Algorithm Stand_Bend and Adapt_Bend are presented in ''Benders Decomposition with Adaptive Oracles for Large Scale Optimization''. 
Type Of Technology Software 
Year Produced 2020 
Open Source License? Yes  
URL https://zenodo.org/record/4117798
 
Description 1st CESI Bootcamp 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact This bootcamp workshop was a multi-disciplinary review of the whole energy systems research challenge. The full day event included all the CESI co-investigators, RAs and PhD's involved with the Centre as well as some specially invited contributors. A series of presentations were given by experts with the discipline to provide detail. The group then discussed and brainstormed the elements of their work that could be evolved/improved to include these elements.

Introduction to the highRES model - a temporally and spatially detailed energy model (Dr James Price, UCL Energy Institute)
Modelling gas networks (Keith Owen, Head of Systems Development and Energy strategy, Northern Gas Networks)
Statistics and uncertainty (Professor Michael Goldstein, Professor of Statistics in the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Durham University)
Policy landscape (Professor Gordon MacKerron, Professor of Science and Technology Policy, University of Sussex)
Generalised Test Environment (Professor Phil Taylor, Siemens Professor of Energy Systems, Newcastle University)
Big Data (Professor Paul Watson, Professor of Computing Science, Newcastle University)
Multi-agent modelling (Dr Valentin Robu, Heriot Watt University)
Sociology of Energy Science (Dr Simone Abram, Co-Director in the Durham Energy Institute, Durham University)

The main outcome from this event was for the researchers to learn from other disciplines about what the challenges of the CESI research will be. Also they learned techniques in how to embed this multi-disciplinarity whole systems approach into their research.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL http://www.ncl.ac.uk/cesi/events/launch/bootcamp/
 
Description 2nd International Conference on Energy Systems Integration - March 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 2nd International Conference on Energy Systems Integration, London - programme included presentation sessions & research discussion session
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.esig.energy/event/second-international-conference-on-energy-systems-integration/
 
Description ACDC 2023, The 19th International Conference on AC and DC Power Transmission, Glasgow 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Sara Walker chaired two sessions on Reliability Considerations for the Design and Maintenance and Operation and Testing Considerations for HVDC Systems and was on a panel speaking about Is a Whole System Approach the Way Forward?
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://acdc.theiet.org/
 
Description Advisory Board meeting with industry and academic stakeholders 
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 Advisory Board meeting with industry and academic stakeholders - delivered presentation and facilitated discussions
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description All Energy Conference 2019 - invited speaker 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact All Energy Conference - invited panellist - The net-zero challenge: emerging solutions debate session - System efficiency and integration
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.all-energy.co.uk/
 
Description Alumnus Visit to Helix & USB 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Alumnus Visit to Helix & USB
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Amy Wilson presentation at ISBA 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Presentation at International Society for Bayesian Analysis on statistical model emulation with limited model runs
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Asian Conference on Energy Power & Transportation Electrification (ACEPT) 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Asian Conference on Energy Power & Transportation Electrification (ACEPT) 2019 - invited keynote
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://erian.ntu.edu.sg/NE/Pages/Events-Detail.aspx?news=5369be8e-f334-4951-966e-ce346a6754a5
 
Description Attend Advisory Board Meeting, London - Energy Storage for Low Carbon Grids - 12/1/2017 
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 Participation in Advisory Board Meeting for Energy Storage for Low Carbon Grids at Royal Academy of Engineering, London.
Reviewed progress on the project. Discussions included options for future research, horizon scanning, contribution to white papers, a call for evidence by BEIS / Ofgem and next steps.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL http://www.es-lcg.com/
 
Description Attendance at Siemens University Event, 2/11/2017, University of Lincoln 
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 Attended Siemens University Event - "Our Digital Future" on future plans of Siemens. Included presentations by Neil Corner, Managing Director, Siemens Industrial Gas Turbines; Toby Peyton Jones, HR Director, Siemens; Juergen Maier, Siemens CEO and Adam Cartwright, Head of Open Innovation, Siemens. Topics covered included plans for future collaboration with Siemens University partners, Mindsphere innovation network and an opportunity to provide feedback on the impact of digitalisation and the future of work.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Attendance at UK-US Smart Grid Summit, Cambridge University - 30-31/1/2018 
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 Attended invite UK-US Smart Grid Summit at Cambridge University, 30-31/1/2018. The event was jointly organised by UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, University of Cambridge, UK Science & Innovation Network and Cambridge Cleantech. Purpose of meeting to allow select group of UK SMEs to develop meaningful commercial relationships with potential US partners, while contributing to the development of policies supporting UK access to the US energy market. Included briefings on latest developments in UK & US energy systems; exploration of policy incentives & regulations in UK & US and how new technologies will shape the energy system; workshops with network companies on innovations & commercial opportunities; networking workshops to facilitate collaboration. Attended by UKs smart grid energy companies; UK Energy Catapult, BEIS, Ofgem, Electric Power Research Institute (US), UK & US grid technology companies & industry technology suppliers; policymakers & regulators, academic experts in energy systems and electricity grid innovation
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description BBC News Interview: How energy flexibility can save us money and cut carbon 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact BBC News Interview: How energy flexibility can save us money and cut carbon
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-58898999
 
Description BBC R4 The Bottom Line interview 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact Interview for BBC R4 The Bottom Line "Net Zero in the House"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000s9s9
 
Description BBC Radio 4 - NetZero Interview 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Discussed heat pumps and governments NetZero strategy
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bottom-line/id264340697?i=1000509739372
 
Description BBC Radio Newcastle Interview on Commission on Climate Change (CCC) Report 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact BBC Radio Newcastle Interview on Commission on Climate Change (CCC) Report - achieving net zero emissions
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description BBC Radio Newcastle Interview: Alfie & Joey at Breakfast - March 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact BBC Radio Newcastle Interview: Alfie & Joey at Breakfast; Discussion on demand for coal in light of a planning application of a new opencast mine on the outskirts of Newcastle
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description BEIS / Energy Systems Catapult Workshop - 11/6/2018 
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 BEIS / ESC Workshop on 2050 calculator - London
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description BEIS Digital Twin steering group 
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 Member of advisory group for a Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy-funded pilot project at Energy Systems Catapult
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2022
 
Description BEIS POWERful Women Energy Leaders Reception - 23/5/2018 
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 BEIS POWERful Women Energy Leaders Reception, House of Lords
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description BaPP Industrial Advisory Committee meeting 
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 BaPP Industrial Advisory Committee meeting, Newcastle
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description BaPP Kick off meeting with Industrial Advisory Committee 
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 BaPP Kick off meeting with Industrial Advisory Committee, Newcastle
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Beijing interview for Chinese news 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Prof Sara Walker was interviewed by Chinese media about the energy crisis facing UK households this winter, along with other experts. Her input raised the problems being faced by a lot of low income households in light of the rise in energy costs. "Anyone in a low-income group, or living in a poorly insulated house, will struggle with their energy bills in the winter."
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://m.bjnews.com.cn/detail/166212554114358.html?shareuser=162289886516970
 
Description Beyond climate change mitigation: the role of low carbon initiatives in growing jobs and the economy 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Karen Turner presented the project findings and implications to network spending and EV roll out on the wider econony in a presentation titled 'beyond climate change mitigation: the role of low carbon initiatives in growing jobs and the economy' at the opening plenary session at the All-Energy Conference in May 2019. The First Minister of Scotland and CEO of Committee on Climate Change (CCC) were in attendance.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://reedexpo.app.box.com/s/zl8ggyrdf82sreem2ao5q47n41us6pqr/file/473111229418
 
Description Bid consortium 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 Funding bid meeting with academic and industry partners. Bid finalised.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Blog article on energy modelling 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Blog article on good modelling practice, as part of a University of Edinburgh series relating to the Scottish Government's energy strategy
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/global-environment-society-academy/2017/05/22/energy-systems-modelling-mod...
 
Description Borderlands Energy Masterplan Board 
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 Invited chair of Borderlands Energy Masterplan Board Meetings
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020,2021
 
Description British High Commissioner, Singapore Visit to Newcastle 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact British High Commissioner, Singapore Visit to Newcastle - energy research talk
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Building back better: Construction post covid19 
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 Invited attendance - Northumbria University: Building back better: Construction post covid19 - MOBIE Applications Launch - with industrial partners IC3, cene, Dynamo North East, One Voice, CIC North East, MOBIE
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description CBI Energy Opportunity Conference 
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 CBI Energy Opportunity Conference - invited attendance
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016,2019
URL https://www.cbi.org.uk/events/the-energy-opportunity/
 
Description CBI Energy Opportunity Conference - invited panellist 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact CBI Energy Opportunity Conference - invited panellist "Skills of the Future" session
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.cbi.org.uk/events/the-energy-opportunity/
 
Description CBI/BEIS virtual roundtable 
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 On 9th November 2020, Dr Sara Walker took part in a CBI/BEIS virtual roundtable on Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy. Included in the roundtable were representatives of from academia, industry and government.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description CEP economy wide modelling: research base and capacity to inform HMT Net Zero Review 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Karen Turner (PI) presented and discussed the results of the project to HM Treasury in the context of the net-zero review
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description CESI Blog -How far does the Ofgem Decarbonisation Action Plan support the transition to a net zero UK? 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact CESI Blog: How far does the Ofgem Decarbonisation Action Plan support the transition to a net zero UK? - Co-authored with Prof Janusz Bialek
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/cesi/2020/03/31/how-far-does-the-ofgem-decarbonisation-action-plan-support-t...
 
Description CESI Blog: Achieving net-zero in the UK through an integrated energy system 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact CESI Blog: Achieving net-zero in the UK through an integrated energy system - Blog by Dr Sara Walker on the announcement by the Communities Secretary to reject the permission for an open cast mine near Druridge Bay. CESI Associate Director, Prof Phil Taylor appeared as an expert witness in the Planning Inqury for mine, citing CESI's whole systems approach to energy systems integration.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/cesi/2020/10/09/achieving-net-zero-in-the-uk-through-an-integrated-energy-sy...
 
Description CESI Blog: A CESI researcher's secondment journey to the Government - Dr Zoya Pourmirza 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Blog by Dr Zoya Pourmirza on secondment with OZEV
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/cesi/2021/01/20/ozev-secondment-dr-pourmirza/
 
Description CESI Blog: Achieving net-zero targets under uncertainty: A framework to support decision making in an increasingly integrated energy system 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact CESI Blog by Dr Hamid Hosseini on recently published research journal paper
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/cesi/2021/02/05/achieving-net-zero-targets-under-uncertainty-a-framework-to-...
 
Description CESI Blog: Approaching equality, diversity and inclusion within research teams 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Blog by Dr Sara Walker & Laura Brown
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/cesi/2020/10/19/research-edi/
 
Description CESI Blog: Optimal planning and operation of multi-vector energy networks: A systematic review 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact CESI Blog by Dr Hamid Hosseini on recent research paper - Optimal planning and operation of multi-vector energy networks: A systematic review
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/cesi/2020/09/18/optimal-planning-and-operation-of-multi-vector-energy-networ...
 
Description CESI Blog: Where is the value in cost, carbon and resilience in taking an energy systems integration approach to the UK's energy future? 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact CESI Blog: Where is the value in cost, carbon and resilience in taking an energy systems integration approach to the UK's energy future? - Blog by Dr Adib Allahham on a recent research paper
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/cesi/2020/09/25/techno-economic-environmental-evaluation-framework-for-integ...
 
Description CESI ESI Stakeholder Workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Stakeholder workshop to discuss ESI questions and CESI Models. Chaired meeting and delivered talk
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description CESI Flex fund project workshop - invited attendance 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited speaker at Workshop hosted by CESI Flex fund project on Interdisciplinary research for energy systems integration;
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description CESI Industrial Innovation Board Launch Event (Tues 11th October, 2016) 
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 At this launch event, we held a very constructive workshop consulting our Industrial Partners (47 representatives from these organisations) on what they see as the key challenges of energy systems integration. We collated the findings and grouped these under the broad headings of Affordability, Security, Sustainability, Societal, Operational and Policy.

One strong outcome from the feedback is the need for a literature review to provide a 'state of the art' understanding to use as a starting point for our project. This is already a key early deliverable of the Centre and each work package will deliver a specific review. Horizon scanning exercises will also be carried out as preparation for the first co-evolution cycle.
From the outputs of this and our ISAB meeting, we will introduce multi-vector, multi-disciplinary working at the very outset of the Centre's research by kick-starting our collaboration with a defined programme of seven Task and Finish groups. These are based on the academic and industrial partner suggestions, and with consultation with our ISAB. These short term projects will bring together different academic and industrial partners to address critical challenges/opportunities within the energy system with delivery over the next 3 to 6 months.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL http://www.ncl.ac.uk/cesi/events/launch/
 
Description CESI Industrial Innovation Board Meeting 
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 CESI Industrial Innovation Board Meeting - presented on CESI activities
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description CESI Industrial Innovation Board Meeting & Dinner - November 2019 
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 CESI Industrial Innovation Board Meeting & Dinner
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description CESI Internatioanl Scientific Advisory Board - November 2019 
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 CESI International Scientific Advisory Board
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description CESI International Scientific Advisory Board 
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 Delivered update on CESI activities followed by discussion
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description CESI International Scientific Advisory Board 
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 CESI International Scientific Advisory Board - discussed and presented on CESI activities
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description CESI International Scientific Advisory Board - 29/1/2019 
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 Delivered update on CESI activities followed by discussion
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description CESI North of Tyne Energy System Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact CESI North of Tyne Energy System Conference - Event chair
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description CESI North of Tyne Post Pandemic Energy Futures Workshop 
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 Workshop to discuss Post Pandemic Energy Futures Workshop with energy stakeholders
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description CESI Research Conference 2019 - Conference & Session Chair; presentation award panel 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact CESI Research Conference 2019 - Session Chair & presentation award panel; delegates included representatives from RenewableUK, Committee for Climate Change; EnergyREV, Supergen Hubs, UKERC, CREDS, IDLES
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description CESI Research Conference 2019 - July 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact CESI Research Conference 2019 - Session Chair & presentation award panel; delegates included representatives from RenewableUK, Committee for Climate Change; EnergyREV, Supergen Hubs, UKERC, CREDS, IDLES
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description CESI Research Dissemination: Evaluating hydrogen & electric energy systems as decarbonisation options for transport 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Panellist - with speakers from University of Cambridge, Department of Transport, Heriot-Watt University
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.ncl.ac.uk/cesi/events/webinars/#cesiwebinarseries
 
Description CESI Stakeholder workshop - ESI Questions 
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 Stakeholder workshop to discuss ESI Questions and CESI Models
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description CESI Team meeting with Siemens, 15/2/2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Meeting & working lunch with Siemens. Discussed opportunities for further collaboration
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description CESI WP6 ESI Question Stakeholder workshop: Defining ESI Questions 
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 Presentation of multi-agent systems based modelling approaches.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description CESI Webinar: Approaches to modelling a decentralised, integrated energy system 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Presentation of modelling approaches at a webinar
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.ncl.ac.uk/cesi/events/webinars/#cesiwebinarseries
 
Description CESI Webinar: Approaches to modelling an integrated energy system 
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 Attended webinar hosted by CESI, with talks by CESI academics and researchers from Heriot-Watt University and Newcastle University
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.ncl.ac.uk/cesi/events/webinars/#cesiwebinarseries
 
Description CESI Webinar: Digitalisation for Net Zero - How the UK will meet its net zero ambitions by 2050 by taking an ESI approach 
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 Attended webinar hosted by CESI, with speakers from Cardiff University, Newcastle University and Siemens
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.ncl.ac.uk/cesi/events/webinars/#cesiwebinarseries
 
Description CESI Webinar: Panel Discussion - How the UK will meet its Net Zero ambitions by 2050 by taking an energy systems integration approach 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Chaired panel discussion with speakers from National Grid, Newcastle University and the Coal Authority
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.ncl.ac.uk/cesi/events/webinars/#cesiwebinarseries
 
Description CESI Workshop: Interdisciplinary working for ESI 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact CESI Workshop: Interdisciplinary working for ESI; talk on "The CESI Approach"; followed by Q&A and networking; delegates included representatives from Scottish Government and BEIS
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description CESI Workshop: Interdisciplinary working for ESI - June 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact CESI Workshop: Interdisciplinary working for ESI. Delivered talk on "The CESI Approach"; followed by Q&A and networking; delegates included representatives from Scottish Government and BEIS
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description CESI Workshop: Multi-criteria decision analysis 
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 on MCDA methods + discussion on their use by CESI
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.ncl.ac.uk/cesi/events/item/cesiworkshopmulti-criteriaanalysis.html
 
Description CESI Workshop: New framework for evaluation of scenarios 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Chaired workshop on energy scenarios
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description CESI Workshop: What is energy systems integration for? - talk 27/9/2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact CESI ESI Workshop, Durham University - delivered talk
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description CESI- GHD meeting 
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 Discussion regarding potential collaboration; delivered a presentation on CESI activities
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description CESI-DEI Webinar: CESI Case study on integrated zero-carbon hub 
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 Attended webinar jointly hosted by CESI and Durham Energy Institute, with talks by CESI academics and researchers from Durham University on a CESI Case Study
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.ncl.ac.uk/cesi/events/webinars/#cesiwebinarseries
 
Description CESI-IDLES Modelling 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 share models developed by CESI and IDLES consortia
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description CESI-IDLES Modelling 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 share models developed by CESI and IDLES consortia. A multi-agent systems model was presented at the workshop.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description CESI-MEDA meeting 
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 Discussion regarding potential collaboration; delivered a presentation on CESI
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description CIBSE Energy Performance Group Power Hour - presentation 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact CIBSE Energy Performance Group Power Hour, London - presentation by Peter Davison
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description CIBSE Resilient city event 
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 CIBSE Resilient cities webinar: Modelling, master planning and urban design - a holistic and fair response to a climate emergency
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://youtu.be/KZlUZiYDXkM
 
Description CKI, Hong Kong 5/5/2018-10/5/2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Meetings with CKI, Hong Kong - 5/5/2018-10/5/2018;
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description CLNR Workshop, Northern Powergrid - 23/4/2018 
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 CLNR Workshop - 23/4/2018 - to discuss impact of CLNR & present findings
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description COP26 Interview of Sky News 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact Hydrogen interview on Sky news during COP26 has led to various research meetings for further followup
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description COP26 next steps interview for National TV 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Interview for ITV to be aired on National news discussing COP26 and what has been put into action following the event in Glasgow in 2021
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description CREDS Energy Demand Networking Hub event - May 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 CREDS Energy Demand Networking Hub event, Birmingham - invitation only
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/energy-demand-networking-hub-tickets-57082888456#
 
Description CREDS webinar: Demand side flexibility - beyond price & technology 
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 Attended CREDS webinar
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description CREDS webinar: Policy and impact - how does research make a difference? 
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 Attended CREDS webinar
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.creds.ac.uk/government-policy-and-impact-in-creds/
 
Description Centre for Life Climate Matters Video 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Sara Walker shared her knowledge on the specialised equipment of the Urban Science Building as part of the Climate matters video series for the Centre of Life.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.life.org.uk/climate-matters
 
Description Chair at UKERC annual conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Chair of conference session, for UKERC annual conference
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Chairing sessions at ACDC 2023 
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 Dr Sara Walker chairing two sessions on Reliability Considerations for the Design and Maintenance and Operation and Testing Considerations for HVDC Systems and is on a panel speaking about Is a Whole System Approach the Way Forward?
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://acdc.theiet.org/programme/
 
Description Changeworks meeting 
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 Discussion on potential collaboration
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Chi Onwurah MP visit - USB 14/12/2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Chi Onwurah MP visit - USB
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Chris Dent and Amy Wilson presentations on capacity markets and uncertainty quantification at the Isaac Newton Institute Mathematics of Energy Systems programme 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Presentations to mixed audience of researchers, industry and policy - part of origin of subsequent consultancy work on decision support for energy network planning.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Chris Dent tutorial talk at N American Electricity Reliability Corporation Probabilistic Analysis Forum 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Invited talk at major N American workshop on resource adequacy assessment
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Citizen's Assembly Oversight Panel Meeting 
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 North of Tyne CA Citizens' Assembly Oversight Panel - invited membership
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Climate Conversation event 
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 Climate Conversation event - delivered presentation
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Clmate Conversation event 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Delivered talk at Climate Conversation Event, Newcastle University
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Closing plenary talk at UKES 2016 Conference, Birmingham 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact UK Energy Storage Conference 2016 brings together senior and early career researchers in academia, representatives from industry and policy makers across the whole field of energy storage.
Gave the closing plenary talk on 2/12/2016, entitled "Energy storage as an integral part of whole energy systems", highlighting Newcastle and CESI research in this area,
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL http://ukenergystorage.co/
 
Description Collaborated with ITV Tonight program to investigate how a UK family might benefit from Smart Meters in their homes. 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact Working with the Storey's - a family of four from West Denton, in Newcastle - Professor Taylor was part of an ITV investigation into the real cost of the government's smart meter programme.

Fitting the family home with a smart meter and IHD - an In-Home Display which works with the meter to give you information about your energy use - Prof Taylor says they saw the family's behaviour change so that in the space of just a month the Storey's were already saving themselves £1/week.

(ITV Tonight Energy Bills: Can We Be Smarter? Series 19 - Episode 2 )
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL http://www.itv.com/hub/tonight/1a9757a0066
 
Description Collaboration Exchange Face-to-Face meeting at NREL, Colorado 28/2/2017-2/3/2017 - with UK Science & Innovation Network 
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 Invited speaker at initial workshop hosted by NREL in Colorado, organised by UK Science & Innovation Network to review global research landscape on grid research, share info on research capabilities and expertise and to discuss areas for possible future collaboration. Attended by 20 people. Delivered talk on global landscape review of energy systems in UK & Europe. Included a tour of NREL facilities. Meeting agreed actions to be completed and discussed topics / additional participants of future meetings.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Collaboration opportunmities with SP Group 03/09/2018 
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 Meeting with Singapore Power Group re potential collaboration
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Collaboration workshop with industry partner 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Workshop to discuss collaboration with Siemens Gamesa
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Community Energy Modelling Workshop 
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 Regional specifics of household and building characteristics, and geography-related challenges and opportunities to low-carbon retrofit at scale, can be difficult to characterise within modelling studies. The work of this CESI Flex Fund aimed to address this through a period of engagement and elicitation with a range of stakeholders with detailed understanding of how future scenarios may be implemented at community scale, and how this may vary with different communities. The first part of this project involved a series of semi-structured interviews identifying key themes to structure a workshop exercise around: i) Occupants and inequality, ii) Buildings, iii) Energy System, iv) Governance, and v) Practical obstacles. The workshop then brought focus group-style sessions together to discuss how these five themes need to evolve to meet the challenge of creating low (and zero) carbon communities.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Conference call with UK Power Networks 
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 Conference call re potential collaboration
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Consortium next steps 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 Consortium next steps meeting re InTEGReL
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Customer Energy Village Board Meeting 
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 Customer Energy Village Board Meeting
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description DecarboN8 Launch Event 
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 Attendance at DecarboN8 Launch Event - Place-based decarbonisation for transport
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.n8research.org.uk/decarbon8-reducing-transport-carbon-emissions-north/
 
Description Delegate attending COP26 Blue Zone 
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 Attending COP26 in Blue Zone, took part in briefing sessions and talks. Offered professional opinions and asked questions leading to increased activity across the Supergen project website and social media outlets.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Delivered MPEE Lecture to 6th form students - 12/10/2017 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact Invited speaker at NUSTEM 6th form evening lecture. Lecture entitled "Keeping the lights on". Talked about how the electricity system works and electricity & renewables policy. Event attended by 6th form students from across Tyneside. Lecture forms part of a programme of outreach activities organised by Northumbria University.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL https://nustem.uk/eveninglectures/
 
Description Delivered talk at 5th UNI-Set Energy Clustering Conference, KU Leuven - 1/6/2017 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Delivered talk at 5th UNI-Set Energy Clustering Conference, KU Leuven - 1/6/2017. Talk entitled "Energy Systems Integration Research & Education - Challenges and Opportunities". Aim of conference series is to discuss & stimulate the development of innovative research & education programmes in the energy field. The 2017 conference addressed various aspects of renewals integration to the energy system. Conference hosted by KU Leuven and organised by FP7 UNI-Set Project. Attendance at conference led to inviation to review and comment on documents being prepared for submission to the EU Commission
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL http://www.eua.be/activities-services/events/event/2017/05/31/default-calendar/5th-uni-set-energy-cl...
 
Description Delivered talk at RCUK Energy Programme Regional Meeting - 30/3/2017 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Delivered talk at RCUK Energy Programme Regional Meeting in Leeds on research being undertaken by CESI. Programme covered impact & exploitation, equality & diversity, international research opportunities and the use of funds allocated to universities
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rcuk-energy-programme-regional-meeting-tickets-31353655628
 
Description DfT Science Advisory Committee on Hydrogen 
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 Dft Science advisory committee on hydrogen - invited attendance
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description DfT Science Advisory Council (SAC): Decarbonisation of the transport system - June 2019 
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 DfT Science Advisory Council (SAC): Decarbonisation of the transport system - Invitation only event
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Durham County Council Energy Event 
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 Attended Durham County Council Energy Event; took part in minewater from heat discussion
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Durham University Energy CDT Talk 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Invited talk to Durham Energy CDT
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description EEGR Southern North Sea Conference 2020 Smart Generation: Transition to 2050 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Panellist & presentation in day 2 opening session: Energy Systems: Future integration to support the energy tranistion & potential solutions. Presentation: How can a whole systems apporach help the UK meet its 2050 targets post COVID
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description EIHK-Hydrogen Power Seminar - invited speaker 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact EIHK-Hydrogen Power Seminar - invited speaker; Talk title "Latest development in the UK Green Hydrogen". YouTube video of slides and talk available via the link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsppWvmYbwA&list=PLQgnpKh1NZIARRVgQ75hyr2Bw7ru123_V?dex=3&t=0s
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsppWvmYbwA&list=PLQgnpKh1NZIARRVgQ75hyr2Bw7ru123_V&index=3&t=0s
 
Description ENA Conference, Hilton Newcastle Gateshead - 25/5/2018 
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 Invited speaker at ENA Conference, Hilton Newcastle Gateshead - 25/5/2018; conference hosted by Northern Powergrid. Delivered talk ion Energy Technology Challenges in session on Engineering Challenges.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description ENA Visit 16/8/2018 
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 Meeting with Energy Networks Association
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description EPSRC EUED Tech Panel 
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 Member EUED Tech Panel - attended panel meeting to review proposals
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description EPSRC Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund information event - 19/4/2018 
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 Industrial strategy challenge fund - transforming construction - information event- 19/4/2018
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description EPSRC Strategic Advisory Network 
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 EPSRC Strategic Advisory Network
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description EPSRC Strategic Advisory Network - Conference call 17/01/2019 
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 EPSRC Strategic Advisory Network - Conference call
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description EPSRC Strategic Advisory Network Meeting 06/11/2018 
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 EPSRC Strategic Advisory Network Meeting
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description EPSRC strategic conference 
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 EPSRC strategic conference
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description ESI Conference Scientific Committee 30/8/2018 
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 ESI Conference Scientific Committee - dialled into imeeting, hosted by Imperial
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description ESIG Webinar: Consumer preferences and energy system integration 
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 ESIG Webinar with talk by Dr. Linda Steg, Professor of Environmental Psychology, University of Groningen
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-consumer-preferences-and-energy-system-integration/
 
Description Energy & Climate Attaches Conference - invited Reception, London 26/2/2018 
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 Reception held at FCO - Hosted by Director for Economic Diplomacy
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Energy & Climate Event 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Public engagement event on climate change in North Tyneside; delivered talk
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Energy Data Taskforce 
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 Energy data taskforce meeting, London, attended by Mehdi Pazhoohesh
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Energy Futures Lab: Smart & flexible electric heat 
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 Attended Energy Futures Lab: Smart & flexible electric heat briefing paper launch
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/122281/smart-and-flexible-electric-heat-briefing-paper-launch/
 
Description Energy Institute North East Branch - invited talk 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Energy Institute North East Branch - invited talk
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Energy Storage Workshop: Understanding the Risks and Opportunities, Imperial College London, 1/11/2016 
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 60 people attended the event, which focussed on the impact of energy storage on the safety of life and property on land and in the air.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Energy Systems Catapult / EPSRC Energy Innovation 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 Discussant in detailed strategic thinking on planning the way forward for R&D of the ESC with the assistance of EPSRC
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Energy Systems Catapult Visit to Newcastle 6/3/2017 
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 meeting at Newcastle with Energy Systems Catapult. Discussed research being carried out ESC and CESI and areas for potential collaboration. Attendees from ESC: Eric Brown (Head of Innovation); Gordon Graham; John Batterbee; Emma Harrison; Phil Lawton. Meeting followed by tour of labs. Newcastle / CESI attendees: Sara Walker; Martin Feeney; Damian Giaouris; Neal Wade; Haris Patsios; Sam Neill; Laura Brown
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Energy Systems Catapult industry and Academia Workshop on Whole Energy Systems Methodology 
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 Scope out meeting to discuss the plans for future research and development in the area of Whole Energy Systems Research and Development for within the UK. BEIS, ESC and EPSRC planning a research call for Industrial and also Academic studies in this area. This meeting was to scope how this call might look and what priorities should be considered.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Energy Systems: Storage 2018 - 5/11/2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Panel member for RenewableUK at Solar Trade Association Report launch, London
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Energy Theme meeting with North of Tyne Mayor 
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 Newcastle University representative for Energy Theme meeting with North of Tyne Mayor-request made for further information from Newcastle on energy related research
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Energy industry-hosted away 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 Energy industry hosted away day on markets & clients
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description EnergyREV 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 EnergyREV meeting and visit to Newcastle
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016,2019
 
Description Engagement meeting with iiESI - 5/10/2016 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Engagement meeting with iiESI - 5/10/2016
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Engineering Net Zero Showcase-Glasgow 
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 Professor Walker spoke at a panel session on 'Delivering Net Zero" and chaired the session on 'Responding and Adapting to the New Normal: Energy Transition Implications from COVID-19 in the UK'
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Equiwatt PhD meeting 20/11/2018 
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 Equiwatt PhD meeting - outcome of previous meetings
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Establishing a regional hydrogen economy 
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 Launch event hosted by industry partner on establishing a regional hydrogen economy
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Expert Witness to Public Inquiry into proposed opencast mine at Highthorn, Northumberland - 16/6/2017 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Appeared as expert witness against planning permission being granted for the proposed Highthorn open cast mine in Northumberland. The mine had previously been granted planning permission by Northumberland County Council, but was referred to Public Inquiry on environmental grounds by the Secretary for State for Communities and Local Government, and resulted in local and national media coverage. The Secretary for State is to announce his decision on the outcome of the public inquiry at the start of March 2018.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL https://www.ft.com/content/343c7cb8-75d9-11e6-bf48-b372cdb1043a
 
Description FGSA Steering group meeting 11/9/2018 
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 Prep for IGEM conference
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Faraday Grid - tel con - 4/5/2018 
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 Faraday Grid - tel con - 4/5/2018
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Filmed interview for Integrated Transport Electricity Gas Research Laboratory (InTEGReL) - 26/7/2017 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Filmed interview included in video made by Northern Gas Networks entitled "Pioneering an integrated energy future" about Integrated Transport Electricity Gas Research Laboratory (InTEGReL). Spoke about the need to carry out research to solve the difficult energy trilemma of cost / security / low carbon. Also spoke about the reasons for approaching this trilemma through a whole a whole systems approach. Video highlighted collaboration at the site between Northern Gas Networks, Northern Powergrid and CESI researchers at Newcastle University. Video aimed to demonstrate the value of research being undertaken at the site, the questions this research aims to answer, that the intention is that the site will be open - which can be used by other businesses / organisations - and to attract potential UK and international investors to the site.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL https://vimeo.com/233108551
 
Description Filmed interview for Northern Powergrid - 12/12/2017 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Filmed interview in the Smart Grid Lab of the Urban Sciences Building for Northern Powergrid. Interviews were included in set of videos shown in a panel session lead by Phil Jones, CEO of Northern Powergrid at the NPg's parent company group annual conference - Executive Leadership Conference 2018. The entire set of videos are all available on YouTube; interview included in video number 1, video 7 - Smart Grids; video 11 - Foresight Project.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL94rWuj3fAYKmelC_Dsrm6uxCjM3O05lg
 
Description Fleet World: Industry roundtable: decarbonising transport 26/11/2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact Fleetworld: Industry roundtable: decarbonising transport - summary of roundtable discussion on how transport can be decarbonising in the future through work at InTEGReL
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://fleetworld.co.uk/industry-roundtable-decarbonising-transport/
 
Description Flexitricity Meeting 
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 Meeting with Flextricity in Newcastle
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Forbes article: What contains 3 times more energy than gasoline, but produces zero CO2? 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact Interviewed for Forbes article on potential for renewable hydrogen: What contains 3 times more energy than gasoline, but produces zero CO2?
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2020/08/21/what-contains-3-times-more-energy-than-gasoline...
 
Description From Newcastle COP26 Podcast 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Study participants or study members
Results and Impact For Social and Environmental Justice' Izzy sits down with our world-leading researchers to explore how their work is challenging inequalities and promoting a fairer society.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://podcasts.ncl.ac.uk/fromnewcastle/
 
Description From Newcastle blog on energy and Net Zero 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Professor Sara Walker, Director of the National Centre for Energy Systems Integration, discusses the role of the energy sector in the transition to net zero.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://from.ncl.ac.uk/research-energy-sector-role-in-net-zero-transition
 
Description Future Build Conference 
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 Future Build Conference - discussed InTEGReL
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Future Networks Conference, Birmingham - 18/4/2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Future Networks Conference, Birmingham - 18/4/2018 - conference chair & opening plenary; agenda stored in UN173614
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description GO Science masterclass 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Invited "Masterclass" by Chris Dent on modelling in public policy to the Government Office of Science Data Science Stream
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Global Observatory on Peer-to-Peer, Community Self-Consumption and Transactive Energy Models (GO-P2P) Market Layer Working Group 
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 Participation in working group looking at Peer-to-Peer, Community Self-Consumption and Transactive Energy Models and the market layer
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019,2020,2021
 
Description Global Observatory on Peer-to-Peer, Community Self-Consumption and Transactive Energy Models (GO-P2P) Power System Working Group 
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 Participation in working group looking at Peer-to-Peer, Community Self-Consumption and Transactive Energy Models interactions with the physical networks and power systems
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019,2020,2021
 
Description Grid Scale High Temperature Storage 
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 Discussion with technology provider about grid scale high temperature storage options for InTEGReL
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Grid Scale High Temperature Storage 
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 Discussion with technology provider about grid scale high temperature storage options for InTEGReL
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Grid Scale Storage 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 Grid scale storage workshop
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Groningen Energy Telcon 
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 Groningen Energy Telcon to discuss potential collaboration
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Growth / commercialisation workshop (Siemens + NU) 
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 Growth / commercialisation workshop (Siemens + NU)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Hosted a visit from CEO Alan Dunn from Strathclyde University's Power Networks Demonstration Centre 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Discussed in detail the opportunities of collaboration between CESI's Smartlab and the PNDC. Agreed to work on future collaboration activities and also sign-post any contacts to each others Centre's as and when the opportunities arose.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Hosted a visit from the Director of the International Institute for Energy Systems Integration (iiESI), Professor Mark O'Malley 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Dr. Mark O'Malley is the Director of iiESI and a Professor of Electrical Engineering at University College Dublin (UCD). He is the founding Director of the Electricity Research Centre and Director of the UCD Energy Institute, a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional, industry-supported research activity. Dr. O'Malley is recognized as a world authority on energy systems integration and has authored over 300 academic papers and supervised 22 Ph.D.s to completion. He is a member of the European Academy of Sciences Advisory Council Energy Panel, a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), and a Member of the Royal Irish Academy. He graduated with a B.E. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the National University of Ireland.
Prof O'Malley was keen to induct CESI into the iiESI consortium. This would increase the International impact
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL http://iiesi.org/who.html
 
Description Hosted industry visit and workshop at InTEGReL 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Hosted industry visit and workshop at InTEGReL on collaboration opportunities
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Hosted industry visit to InTEGReL 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Visit by industry contacts to InTEGReL; delivered talk on InTEGReL
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Hosted industry visit to InTEGReL 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Hosted visit by NGN customer engagement group to InTEGReL. Reviewed NGN business plan prior to submission to Ofgem price control period
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Hosted meeting by Singapore university 
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 Hosted meeting in Newcastle with colleagues from Singaporean university
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Hosted meeting with Derek Lickorish, Secure Meters & gave tour of Urban Sciences Building - 16/8/2017 
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 Meeting with Derek Lickorish, Non-Executive Director of Secure Meters and Suket Singhal, Group CEO, Secure Meters re smart meter DNO data & potential future collaboration. Gave a tour of the newly opened Urban Sciences Building in Newcastle, including a tour of the energy systems laboratories.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Hosted schools visit to InTEGReL 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact Hosted schools visit to InTEGReL; also attended by industry partners. Delivered talk on career opportunities across the consortium.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Hosted visit by Nanyang Polytechnic - 12/3/2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Hosted visit by Nanyang Polytechnic - 12/3/2018 - Welcome talk, tour of Merz Court labs
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Hosted visit from Employment Minister, Damian Hinds to CESI's Smartgrid laboratory and Energy Storage Test Bed facility. 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Newcastle University hosted a visit from Employment Minister Damian Hinds who was in the North East to mark the release of the latest labour market figures.

While touring the University's School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, the Minister will met the teams working with global companies such as Nissan, Siemens and Jaguar Land Rover. This latest project builds on the University's world-leading research in energy and future transport.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/news/2017/01/v2g/
 
Description Hosted visit to InTEGReL 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Hosted visit and site tour of InTEGReL. Follow up discussions informed funding bid development.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Hosted visit to InTEGReL 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Visit to InTEGReL by local councilors. Delivered talk on InTEGReL
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description ICESI London planning - tel con 05/09/2018 
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 Planning for ICESI Conference in London with NREL
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description ICMS Energy Systems Workshop 
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 Scoping workshop on mathematical science research needs in management of energy systems. Linked to Isaac Newton Institute programme on Mathematics of Energy Systems in 2019.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL http://www.icms.org.uk/energynetworks.php
 
Description ICSF Demos bid meeting, InTEGReL - 15/6/2018 
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 Meeting of InTEGReL partners are potential bid
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description ICSF Round Table, London - 9/3/2018 - hosted by UKERC 
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 ICSF Round table, hosted by UKERC "Demonstrating and scaling up low carbon energy systems: what should the research priorities be" - discussions on linking with research priorities with UK Govt Industrial Strategy. Meeting note published on UKERC web site
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL http://www.ukerc.ac.uk/news/meeting-note.html
 
Description IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies 2020 (ISGT-Europe 2020) International Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Presentation of paper "Optimal Residential Battery Scheduling with Asset Lifespan Consideration" by Benoit Couraud, Sonam Norbu, Merlinda Andoni, Valentin Robu, Hani Gharavi, David Flynn. Paper presented virtually by Benoit Couraud.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://attend.ieee.org/isgt-europe-2020/
 
Description IEEE Power & Energy General Meeting 2017, Chicago, 16-20 July 2017 - Invited Speaker 
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 Invited to speak in panel session on 18/7/2017 by Ben Kroposki, Director, Power Systems Engineering Center of NREL at IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) General Meeting 2017, Chicago, 16-20 July 2017 Title of the meeting: Energizing a more secure, resilient and adabptable grid. Session title: Unlocking Grid Flexibility - Energy Systems Integration; talk title: Integrating Gas and Electricity Distribution Networks in Search of Flexibility, followed by questions & discussion session. Other speakers in this session included Hirohisa Aki, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology, Japan; Emililano Dall'Anese, NREL; Xu Yuan, NTU; Eoin Casey, UCD; Geertje Schuitema, UCD; Peerapat Vithaya, International Energy Agency; Steven Heinen, UCD. PES is the largest forum for sharing latest technology developments in the electric power industry and aims to be a leading provider of scientific and engineering information on electric power and energy.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL http://www.pes-gm.org/2017/
 
Description IET Future Power System Architecture event 
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 Attended IET Future Power System Architecture dissemination event
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description ISCF Briefing - Cardiff 
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 ISCF Briefing event Cardiff
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description ISCF Briefing - Leeds 
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 ISCF Briefing, Leeds
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description ISCF Details Designs Briefing event 
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 ISCF Details Designs Briefing event on funding opportunity
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description ISCF Energy System Demonstrator bid meeting - 5/6/2018 
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 ISCF Energy System Demonstrator bid meeting - 5/6/2018 - to discuss SEND project
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description ITV Interview- Dr Sara Walker 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact Dr Sara Walker was interviewed by ITV news to provide her response to the release of the UK Government Hydrogen Strategy
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://mms.tveyes.com/PlaybackPortal.aspx?SavedEditID=7ec82cf6-b674-49f9-a9e9-15d15e53f3d5
 
Description ITV News - North East & Cumbria: Renewable energy tariffs 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact On the 11th November 2020, Dr Sara Walker was interviewed for an ITV News television programme for the North East & Cumbria. The content of the piece was renewable energy tariffs.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description ITV News:COP26: How climate change is thought to be affecting the North East and North Yorkshire 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Discusses personal activities to reduce energy
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2021-11-01/how-climate-change-is-thought-to-be-affecting-the-regi...
 
Description ITV news interview 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Professor Walker was interviewed on ITV Tyne and Tees evening programme, discussing the rise in energy costs
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description IfS Annual Conference "Sustainable Futures: Research, Policy & Practice", London, 8/11/2016 
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 SW gave presentation, "Sustainable buildings: domestic retrofit" . Participated in the panel discussion on how to bring research to policy for the Sustainable Development Goals which followed the presentation session
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/events/conference/
 
Description InTEGREL - NetZeroHeat 
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 Meeting to discuss collaboration on NetZeroHeat using InTEGReL facility
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description InTEGReL - Control rooms of the future, InTEGReL 26/9/2018 
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 Led workshop on control rooms of the future, InTEGReL
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description InTEGReL - discussion re potential research collaboration 
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 Discussion with Teeside University regarding potential collaboration on InTEGReL
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description InTEGReL 5G Discussion 
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 InTEGReL 5G Discussion with telecomms provider
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description InTEGReL Board Meeting 
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 Invited membership of board, discussing planned Customer Energy Village
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description InTEGReL Consortium Meeting on potential funding opportunities 
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 InTEGReL Consortium Meeting on potential funding opportunities
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description InTEGReL Meeting 
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 Meeting about InTEGReL
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description InTEGReL Next steps workshop 
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 InTEGReL Next steps workshop, including representatives from NGN, NPG
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description InTEGReL Next steps workshop - May 2019 
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 InTEGReL Next steps workshop
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description InTEGReL Opportunity & Follow-up Discussion - 26/2/2018 
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 Meeting with L&G at their offices in London re InTEGReL
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description InTEGReL Partnership Meeting - 13/7/2017 
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 with Keith Owen & Sam Neill, Northern Gas Networks at Newcastle University, regarding Northern Gas Networks' Integrated Transport, Electricity & Gas Research Laboratory (InTEGReL) site at Low Thornley. Discussed preparations for launch of the site, potential cross-vector projects that could be demonstrated at Low Thornley and planned future meetings. Laura Brown, CESI Centre Manager, also attended.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description InTEGReL and Customer Energy Village Strategy 
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 Meeting to discuss strategy for Customer Energy Village with industry partners
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description InTEGReL and EnergyREV - telcon with Coventry Uni 
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 InTEGReL and EnergyREV - telcon with Coventry Uni
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description InTEGReL communication plan meeting, Merz Court 13/02/2018 
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 InTEGReL communication plan meeting
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description InTEGReL meeting with industry 
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 InTEGReLmeeting with re industry collaboration
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description InTEGReL meeting, Merz Court, 12/2/2018 
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 InTEGReL meeting with Northern Gas Networks, 12/2/2018
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Inaugural Lecture at Heriot Watt University Edinburgh 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Inaugural lecture partly based on SCORRES project
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM44UDEZvsw
 
Description Indiana University visit 09/11/2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Indiana University visit to Urban Sciences Building
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Industrial Challenge Strategy Fund Round table - 9/3/2018 
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 ICSF Round table, hosted UKERC "Demonstrating and scaling up low carbon energy systems: what should the research priorities be" - discussions on linking with research priorities with UK Govt Industrial Strategy
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund - Tel con - 30/4/2018 
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 Industrial strategy challenge fund - tel con - 30/4/2018
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Industry workshop linked to Isaac Newton Institute proposal 
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 Co-organised industry scoping session associated with a proposal for an Energy Systems programme at the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity Pre-2006,2017
URL https://iaciac.github.io/lobanet/events/
 
Description Infrastructure Roadmap Synthesis Workshop, Swindon 19/6/2018 
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 Meeting to discuss next steps in UKRI
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Innovate UK Conference call 03/10/2018 
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 Innovate UK Conference call: Case for a Energy Transition Council / Leadership Council Consultation
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Integrel Customer Energy Village 
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 Meeting to discuss the Integrel project and its work with CESI and how the Supergen Energy Networks Research can engage
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Integrel meeting re China collaboration 03/9/2018 
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 Meeting to discuss collaboration between NU, NGN, China on InTEGReL
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description International Blockchain Forum 2020, 19 Feb, Rotkreuz, Switzerland - Invited speaker 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited speaker from the UK embassy in Switzerland to present the future potential of blockchain technology for the energy sector in International Blockchain Forum 2020 held in Feb. 2020 in Switzerland. The event was attended by 120 participants including policy makers (UK, US and Canada Embassies), power sector professionals, blockchain developers, start-ups and students.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.ibfr.ch/
 
Description International Input Output Association Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Karen Turner (PI) introduced the project in a presentation titled ''The role of low carbon initiatives in growing jobs and the economy - how much can IO analysis tell us?'' in a panel session at International Input Output Association (IIOA) conference. Oluwafisayo Alabi (CI) presented on the actual research paper in a parallel session. Both presentaiton raised discussion on the need to shift attention to cosnider how the investment in the transition (through low carbon solution e.g EVs) may unlock, sustian and potentiallly increase value generation in different parts of the economy.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description International Scientific Advisory Board inaugural meeting (Tuesday 11th Oct 2016) 
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 This event brought together the Centre's directorate with the members of our International Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) to establish the scientific and technical gaps in our collective knowledge, to set the initial focus of the project and to ensure that our activities are both relevant and timely.

The ISAB members contributed by providing the Board with their thoughts on what they felt to be the 'state of the art' whole system analysis and where they believe the gaps currently were in this field. While the majority of ISAB travelled to Newcastle (from the EU) for the event, our members from the USA and Singapore, teleconferenced in. This meant all our industrial scientific advisors contributed to the discussions. The Centre's research strategy was discussed in detail and suggestions for improvement and evolution proposed.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL http://www.ncl.ac.uk/cesi/events/launch/
 
Description International Women's Day 2020 Panel discussion 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Laura Brown, CESI Centre Manager was an invited panellist, joining a panel comprised of women who work in traditionally male dominated industries
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Interview for BBC One Sunday Politics North East - March 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact BBC One Sunday Politics North East - Dr Sara Walker discusses demand for coal in light of a planning application for a new opencast mine on the outskirts of Newcastle.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Interview for BBC news online article - Climate Change: UK Government to commit to 2050 target 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact Interview for BBC news online article - Climate Change: UK Government to commit to 2050 target
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Interview for Yorkshire Post 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Interview for article in Yorkshire Post on rural power outages after major storms
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politics/move-powerlines-under-ground-to-protect-from-storm-out...
 
Description Interviews relating to Community Energy Modelling 
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 study, described in an accompanying report, is a series of semi-structured interviews with a range of stakeholders (industry and academic) with an understanding of the
challenge ahead for low-carbon communities, the barriers to low-carbon retrofit, and the complex interaction that householders have with new technologies. The results of these interviews are characterised by key themes that emanated from the conversations, and were designed to help understand the value and purpose of community energy modelling to different end-users and/or recipients of such modelling work. The work also fed into a second-stage workshop exercise.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Inteview as part of slot on electric vehicles on BBC Scotland evening news programme 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact Karen Turner (PI) Inteviewed as part of slot on electric vehicles on BBC Scotland evening news programme
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Invited Speaker - Groningen Unviersity Webinar 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited speaker for webinar hosted by Groningen University IREES on Building as a power plant
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.rug.nl/research/irees/calendar/2020/irees-colloquium-building-as-a-power-plant-guest-lec...
 
Description Invited attendance at Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund & Energy Systems Workshop, Glasgow, 9/10/2017 
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 Invited attendance at Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund & Energy Systems Workshop, 9/10/2017 hosted by University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. Topics of discussions included the Smart Energy Systems Accelerator (SESA) and areas of targeted collaboration across institutions of attendees. Meeting aimed to develop key areas of targeted collaboration. Discussed Smart Energy Systems Accelerator (SESA), an initiative supported by Scottish Power, SSE, Vodafone, UK Power Networks, CISCO, Community Energy Scotland, University of Strathclyde, Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, Fife Council,
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Invited presentations in 2020-21 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Invited presentations to
- International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems
- Energy Regulators Regional Association
- Cambridge Society of Edinburgh
- European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Invited speaker & attended Low carbon networks innovation (LCNI) conference - 6 & 7/12/2017 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Invited speaker at Low Carbon Networks Innovation Conference in Telford - 6 & 7/12/2017. Delivered talk in panel session entitled "Creating whole energy thinking", with representatives from WPD, Northern Powergrid, Ofgem, WMU, Northern Gas Networks. Also delivered talk entitled "Energy System Integration Research: Challenges and opportunities" in the "Views from Academia", alongside representatives from Cambridge, Strathyclyde and Imperial. In addition, represented CESI at its exhibition stand. David Greenwood (RA, Newcastle University); Zoya Pourmirza (RA, Newcastle University), Peter Davidson (RA, Newcastle University), Andrew Jenkins (PhD student, Newcastle University), Luke Burl (PhD Student, Newcastle University), Helen Temple (Research Administrator, Newcastle University) and Alison Norton (CESI Research Support Officer) also atended. Conference is organised annually by Energy Networks Association
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL http://www.lcniconference.org/archive/2017/conference-highlights.html
 
Description Invited speaker - Energy & Climate Attaches Conference , London 27/2/2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Invited speaker in Science & Innovation Session of Energy & Climate Attaches Conference at FCO, London.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Invited speaker - Energy Storage for Low Carbon Grids event at IET in London - 25/1/2018 
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 Gave presentation on key achievements of research & future research needs - highlighting joint projects at Energy Storage for Low Carbon Grids and IMAGES Dissemination event at IET, Savoy Place, London - 25/1/2018. Meeting attended by EPSRC, BEIS, Ofgem, Climate Change Committee, energy storage manufacturers, energy industry and academia from UK and overseas. Other presentations delivered by PIs of other projects.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Invited speaker at Durham Energy Institute event "Power to the people" - 16-17/11/2017 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited talk at Durham Energy Institute (DEI) event - Power to the People: Affordability, Sustainability and Security for Global Energy - 17/11/2017. Invite only event, attended by representatives from N8, industry & policy makers. Intended outcome of meeting to write Global Challenge Research Fund (GCRF) proposal for submission in 2019. Held at Ramside Hall, Durham.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Invited speaker at Fuel Poverty Research Network conference (FPRN#4) - 7/11/2017 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Delivered talk on CESI's research at Fuel Poverty Research Networks annual conference - 7/11/2017. Presentation was entitled "CESI: A whole systems approach", on taking a whole systems approach to the energy trilemma. The conference focussed on research and action around themes of society, technology & fuel poverty. Led to discussion with Eaga about future research collaboration
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL http://www.fuelpovertyresearch.net/fprn4/
 
Description Invited speaker at National Energy Action (NEA) Annual Conference - 13/9/2017 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Delivered talk & joined session panel at National Energy Action (NEA) Annual Conference, Nottingham - 13/9/2017. Spoke in session on Transforming our energy systems, chaired by Jenny Saunders OBE, Chief Executive, NEA.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL http://www.nea.org.uk/conferences-and-seminars/annual-conference-2017/
 
Description Invited speaker at Siemens Meeting on University Collaborations, Digital Catapult, London - 16/1/2018 
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 Invited speaker at Siemens meeting in London on University Collaborations - 16/1/2018. Talk entitled " Energy Systems Integration & AI; other speakers in same session from University of Cambridge (topics Gas Turbine; Distributed Automation & Information Lab).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Invited speaker at wholeSEM Annual Conference 2017 - "The past, present and future of energy modelling" - 3/7/2017 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited speaker at wholeSEM annual conference. The theme of the 2017 conference was "The past, present and future of energy modelling". Delivered presentation entitled "Gas and Electricity distribution infrastructure interaction", in Session 4 - Operation & design of energy systems infrastructure on 3/7/2017. The session chair was Goran Strbac, Imperial; other speakers in this session included Erik Delarue, University of Leuven; Giulia de Zotti, Technical University of Denmark; Florent Le Strat, EDF Research & Development Group. wholeSEM is a multi-institution initiative to develop, integrate and apply state of the art energy models. The annual conference is a major UK and international event. Its purpose is to enable expert practitioners to discuss state of the art in energy modelling design, process and insights. Conference was attended by an invited audience of 120 leading energy modellers from all over the world. Experts were from academia, government, think-tanks, consulting & firm's in-house expertise.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL http://www.wholesem.ac.uk/events/annual-conference/annual-conf-2017/Annual-Conference-2017-Brochure/...
 
Description Invited speaker, IGEM Annual Conference 2017 - Gas Networks: Securing our energy future, Derby, 10 & 11 October 2017 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Invited speaker at Institution of Gas Engineers & Managers (IGEM) Annual Conference 2017: Securing our energy future, 10 & 11 October 2017, Derby. Delivered talk on 11/10/2017, entitled "Whole system approaches to energy system planning & operation", which was followed by questions & discussion. The conference is for the gas industry sector; this year's conference aims to build on the Road to 2050 event series - looking at how to ensure gas remains important in the energy industry and how to transform the sector into a low carbon economy. Other speakers at the conference included representatives from BEIS, Ofgem, UK Energy Research Centre, National Grid Gas Transmission, Cadent, Northern Gas Networks, SSGN, Wales & West Utilities, WrC cng Services, Steve Vick International, Energy Intensive Users Group, Energy Systems Catapult, Leeds City Council, Keele University. The conference was accompanied by an exhibition
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL http://events.igem.org.uk/events/annual-conference-2017
 
Description Involvement in Higher Education Innovation Fund video 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact The National Centre for Universities and Business has produced a new video which showcases how the HEIF has facilitated innovation activities at three different universities: Goldsmiths University of London, University of Birmingham, and us at Newcastle University.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://vimeo.com/635089677
 
Description Joint CESI Industrial Innovation Board / International Scientific Advisory Board Meeting - Feb 2020 
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 Joint meeting of CESI Industrial Innovation Board and CESI International Scientific Advisory Board, where delivered a talk on CESI activities
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Joint CESI Industrial Innovation Board / International Scientific Advisory Board Meeting - Oct 2021 
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 Joint meeting of CESI International Scientific Advisory Board & CESI Industrial Innovation Board, where delivered a talk on CESI activities
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Joint UK-India Clean Energy Centre Strategic Advisory Panel Meeting - 15/3/2018 
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 online meeting of Joint UK-India Clean Energy Centre Strategic Advisory Panel; hosted by Loughborough
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description KTN Energy Study Group, Edinburgh, December 2018 
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 Brainstorming session between mathematical scientists and five industry/government challenges
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2009,2018
URL http://www.icms.org.uk/KTN_Energy_SG.php
 
Description Keynote 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Keynote at the 3rd International Conference of Energy and AI at University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard (France)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description LCNI Conference & Exhibition 2018, Telford 
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 LCNI 2018 Conference & Exhibition - networking at CESI / Supergen EN stand; Werin Launch
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description LCNI Conference, Telford - invited speaker 17/10/2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact LCNI 2018 Conference & Exhibition - delivered talk in View from Academia session; networking at CESI / Supergen EN stand
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Live filmed interview - Sky News - Comment on Committee Climate Change Report launch - 22/11/2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact Live filmed interview - Sky News - Comment on Committee Climate Change Report launch
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Living North interview 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Living North interview on Centre for Energy Systems Integration and Supergen network - Visionaires feature
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.livingnorth.com/northeast/people-places/national-centre-energy-systems-integration
 
Description Lunch'n Think Webinar: Geothermal Success 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Presentation on Repurposing Hydrocarbon wells for Geothermal Use in the UK, which sparked questions and discussions on the opportunities that geothermal energy offer for geo-scientists.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.findingpetroleum.com/agenda/Lunchn-Think-Webinar-Geothermal-Success/a662e.aspx
 
Description Meeting at Ncl with Raph Kortner, Siemens - 22/2/2017 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Meeting with Ralph Kortner, Siemens Global Expert on Distributed Energy Systems & tour of Smart Grid Lab and Joseph Swan Labs
Discussions included collaboration between Siemens & CESI; CHP, Trigeneration & Energy Storage, Renewable thermal energy system design, Alternative fuel use (Biofuel and Hydrogen)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Meeting at Newcastle Research & Innovation Institute Singapore 
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 Newcastle Research & Innovation Institute Singapore meeting & facilities visit
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Meeting between MISTRAL Project Researchers & CESI Researchers - 8/6/2017 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Workshop between Newcastle CESI academics & researchers and academics & researchers working on the ITRC Multi-scale Infrastructure Systems Analytics (MISTRAL) Project, to discuss the research being carried out by both projects & potential for interface / collaboration. Presentations delivered giving an overview of both CESI & MISTRAL, followed by a discussion on potential for collaboration and further meetings. The use of big data and modelling were of particular interest.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Meeting to discuss SEND Demonstrator - June 2019 
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 Meeting to discuss SEND Demonstrator
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Meeting with AME 
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 Meeting with AME to share best practice
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Meeting with BEIS / Ofgem 
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 Meeting with Ofgem & BEIS
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Meeting with Dept for Transport - 10/2/2017 
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 Meeting with representatives from Dept for Transport 10/2/2017. Discussed areas for research collaboration - including possible research fellowship. Laura Brown, CESI Centre Manager, also attended
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Meeting with EPSRC senior staff 
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 Meeting with EPSRC senior staff in Newcastle
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Meeting with Energy Systems Catapult at USB - 15/3/2018 
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 Meeting Energy Systems Catapult
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Meeting with Energy Systems Catapult, Birmingham to plan Newcastle SSH Phase 2 demonstrators - 30/1/2017 
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 Planning / strategy meeting with Energy Systems Catapult on Newcastle SSH Phase 2 demonstrators. Attended by 15 people
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Meeting with GHD - April 2019 
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 Meeting with GHD
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Meeting with Indiana University - 9/11/2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Meeting with Indiana University in Newcastle
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Meeting with James O'Toole, End Use Energy Demand (EUED) Centres Coordinator - 20/1/2017 
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 Meeting with James O'Toole, EUED Centres Coordinator - 20/1/2017 re opportunities research collaboration between CESI & EUED, including joint workshop. Phil Taylor (CESI Director) & Laura Brown CESI Centre Manager also attended
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Meeting with Keele Unviersity on SEND project 
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 Meeting with Keele Unviersity on SEND project
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Meeting with NGN and BEIS re IntEGReL, London - 22/2/2017 
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 Meeting with BEIS to discuss IntEGReL (Integrating Electricity Gas Research Laboratory). Also attended by representatives from Northern Gas Networks & Northern Powergrid. Meeting in London, 22 February 2017
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Meeting with Ofgem - RIIO Price controls - 10/7/2017 
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 Meeting with Jon Parker, Ofgem to discuss RIIO Price Controls with Keith Owen, Northern Gas Networks and Jim Cardwell, Northern Powergrid. Discussed gas and electricity interactions, including potential price control barriers to coordination.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Meeting with Ofgem - The role of the system architect - 10/7/2017 
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 Meeting with Andrew Wright, Ofgem to discuss "The role of the system architect in the whole energy system". Discussed initial findings of CESI research on the benefits of a System Architect approach which embraces whole systems thinking, and the opportunities for value to the sector. Sara Walker (CESI, Newcastle University), Gordon Mackerron (CESI, Sussex University) and Laura Brown (CESI Centre Manager) also attended.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Meeting with Poweroll 
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 Meeting with Poweroll; outcome of enquiry at another event
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Meeting with Ricardo Energy & Environment, who are consulting on behalf of Energy Systems Catapult - 7/7/2017 
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 Meeting at my office in Newcastle with Olivia Carpenter, Senior Consultant - Technical, Energy Practice, Ricardo Energy & Environment (REE), as part of consulting work on behalf of Energy Systems Catapult. Purpose of the meeting: Riccardo wished to hear about CESI and learn more about its research demonstrators, as they are developing an outline business case which describes the requirements for and costs and benefits of multi-vector demonstration and test facilities (likely to be made up of existing and multi-vector test facilities). Discussed CESI Research, its demonstrators and a potential visit to Newcastle. Meeting also attended by Laura Brown, CESI Centre Manager.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Meeting with Siemens re ISEF Activities 
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 Meeting with Siemens re ISEF Activities
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Meeting with UKERC, London - 26/2/2018 
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 Meeting with UKERC re Whole systems networking fund
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Meeting with college 
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 Meeting with college to discuss funding bid. The college was included in the bid.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Meeting with industry partner 
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 Meeting with potential industry partner about funding bid for InTEGReL
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Meeting with industry partner re funding bid 
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 Meeting with industry partner re funding bid
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Meeting with industry re potential collaboration on hydrogen & carbon capture 
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 Meeting with industry on potential collaboration on hydrogen and carbon capture
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Meeting with power station operator 
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 Meeting with power station operator; best practice on control rooms to feed into InTEGReL control room
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Meeting with the Global Head of Siemens Microgrids 
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 Attended a meeting with the Global Unit head of Siemens Microgrids in Nuremberg Germany to discuss the collaboration efforts that Siemens can provide to the CESI Centre. Visited the Siemens Energy Systems Laboratories for discussions on whole energy systems experimentation and demonstration.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL https://www.siemens.com/innovation/en/home/pictures-of-the-future/energy-and-efficiency/smart-grids-...
 
Description Meetings with ANEEL, Brazil and Ofgem re Energy Storage Strategy Project Call - 31/1/2017-1/2/2017 
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 Travel to Brazilia to meet with Agencia Nacional de Energia Electrica (ANEEL), Brazil's Electricity Regulatory Authority and Ofgem to discuss Energy Storage Strategic Project Call. Visted between 31/1/2017-1/2/2017. Meeting attended by 15 people. Follow up actions agreed
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Membership of National Grid Electricity System Operator Technical Advisory Council 
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 Membership of strategic level advisory group reporting to NGESO's board
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.nationalgrideso.com/who-we-are/stakeholder-groups/technology-advisory-council
 
Description Monash Seminar-Looking at Buildings as Virtual Power Plants 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact On the 26th May 2020, Dr Sara Walker delivered an online talk through the Monash Energy Institute to students at Monash University on Buildings as Virtual Power Plants. The talk included discussion of the potential for a building to offer flexibility to the local electricity network by reducing import from, or export to, the network at the point of connection.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.monash.edu/energy-institute/news-events/past-events/events/2020/webinar-looking-at-build...
 
Description Muditha Abeysekera: Westminister Healthcare and Estates Energy Management Conference - July 2020 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact The purpose of the presentation was to share the results of a collaboration between Muditha and the public sector's energy managers.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/agenda/environmental-sustainability-in-healthcare-20-agen...
 
Description N8 Meeting, Leeds - 23/5/2018 
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 N8 Meeting, Leeds - 23/5/2018
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description N8 Meeting: Clean and Productive Business 
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 Newcastle representatives at N8 meeting on Clean and Productive Business
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description NE Energy Innovation Partnership 
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 NE Energy Innovation Partnership - including discussion of energy demonstration assets in NE
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description NECEM International Conference on Energy Materials & Interfaces - July 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact NECEM International Conference on Energy Materials & Interfaces - invited Keynote speaker
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://research.ncl.ac.uk/necem/conference/
 
Description NELEP Minewater Event 
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 Invited attendance; NELEP Minewater launch event
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description NESCOE Association Annual Dinner - invited speaker 
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 NESCOE Association Annual Dinner - invited speaker
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description NESCOE Association Seminar - invited seminar chair 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact NESCOE Association Seminar - invited seminar chair; included presentations from Northern Powergrid, Durham University, GHD Consultants, EDF Nuclear, Lynemouth Power Ltd, Zero Carbon Futures
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description NREL & CESI - tel con 23/8/2018 
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 Tel con catch up between CESI & NREL, hosted US office of UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description NWG Innovation 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 Delivered talk on opportunities at InTEGReL at NWG Innovation Day
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Nanyang Technological University Conference, Sabah 09/10/2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact NTU Conference - delivered talk
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description National Grid Workshop: Future Energy Scenarios - 12/7/2018 
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 Future Energy Scenarios, National Grid - 1 day workshop
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description National Infrastructure Commission Meeting at Ncl University - 13/3/2017 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Meeting with Chris Newitt, National Infrastructure Commission. Discussed overview of work being undertaken by the Commission and the potential for collaboration. Given a tour of Newcastle Smart Grid Lab. Meeting also attended by Sara Walker (CESI Associate Director & Newcastle University), Laura Brown (CESI Centre Manager), Martin Feeney (Newcastle University), Haris Patsios (CESI Researcher & Newcastle University), Sam Neill & Neal Wade (CESI Researcher & Newcastle University)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description NetZero Live - Buildings & Transport session 
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 On 11th November 2020, Dr Sara Walker was a panelist at a NetZero Live Conference 2020 Buildings & Transport roundtable session. The discussion points included Net-zero carbon buildings and transport policy, developing the green office of the future and EVs.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://netzerolive.com/agenda/day-2/
 
Description Network Awards 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Presenting awards at Awards Ceremony hosted by Network Magazine
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Network Awards 2020 
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 Network Awards 2020 - Awards panel
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://networks.online/gphsn/news/1001769/network-awards-2020-entries
 
Description Networks Award 2020 
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 Networks Awards Judge 2020
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Networks Award 2021 
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 Judge of Networks Awards 2021
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Newcastle University Blog Piece 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Dr Sara Walker wrote a blog for the new research focused Newcastle University blog webpage(from.ncl.ac.uk) on 'The energy sector and UK recovery in the wake of the COVID pandemic'. This included the different solutions for the energy sector when undergoing the rapid transformation required to meet national targets for net zero greenhouse gas emissions.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://from.ncl.ac.uk/the-energy-sector-and-uk-recovery-in-the-wake-of-the-covid-pandemic
 
Description Newcastle University Business School Webinar - Professor Natasha Mauthner in conversation with Dr Sara Walker 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited speaker
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://microsites.ncl.ac.uk/nubsstaffblog/2020/11/12/08-december-2020-research-connections-event-en...
 
Description Newcastle University Centre for Energy Webinar: Fuel poverty - who is affected and are our policies meeting the needs of families with children 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Chaired panel session, with invited speakers from the Committee on Fuel Poverty
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Newcastle University Workshop on NetZero Report by Committee on Climate Change - June 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Chair - Newcastle University Workshop on NetZero Report by Committee on Climate Change
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Newcastle University-University of California Davis Energy & Efficiency Institute Meeting 
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 Discussion on potential collaboration
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Newcastle University/Northern Powergrid Research Workshop: Transition to a more resilient and decarbonised energy system 
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 Walker attended this workshop with both academics and industry partners, to disseminate learning from finished research, signpost new research and identify new ways that the stakeholders could work together to move towards a decarbonised energy system
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Newcastle-Turing Institute 30/4/2018 
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 Newcastle-Turing Institute - 30/4/2018 - discussion on energy research collaboration
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Niagara 2016 Symposium on Microgrids - 20 & 21 October 2016 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact 150 senior academics and industry representatives from around the world attended the symposium.
I gave a presentation entitled "Automatic Microgrids", followed by a discussion session. I attended other presentations and participated in discussions.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL http://microgrid-symposiums.org/niagara-information/
 
Description Nissan Battery Project Close Down - 1/2/2018 
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 Attended Battery Project Closedown event at Nissan offices, Washington. Heard about project and networking opportunity. Led to invitation to speak at Advanced Propulsion Centre Conference taking place in Coventry
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description North East Energy Catalyst 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 Meeting to discuss potential collaboration; presented on CESI activities
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description North East LEP meeting 
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 NELEP with introduction to North East Energy Catalyst
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Northern Gas Networks H21: Public perceptions of hydrogen webinar 
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 Attended webinar hosted by Northern Gas Networks
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://together.northerngasnetworks.co.uk/events/h21-public-perceptions-of-hydrogen/
 
Description Northern Gas Networks H21: Public perceptions of hydrogen webinar 
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 Attended stakeholder workshop hosted by Northern Gas Networks
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://together.northerngasnetworks.co.uk/events/h21-public-perceptions-of-hydrogen/
 
Description Northern Gas Networks Networking Event, Trinity House, Newcastle - 19/10/2017 
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 Networking event hosted by Northern Gas Networks at Trinity House, Newcastle. Attended by NGN staff, industry / business and professional practitioners.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Northern Gas Networks Networking Lunch 
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 Northern Gas Networks Networking lunch
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Northern Power Women Conference 2019 
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 Northern Power Women Conference 2019 - invited innovation panellist, with NELEP, Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and followed by question and answer session
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Northern Powergrid - Customer Energy Village 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 Discussion with Northern Powergrid on Customer Energy Village
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Northern Powergrid 2019 Stakeholder Summit 
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 Invited panellist, Creating a Sustainable Energy Future for the North, Northern Powergrid Annual 2019 Stakeholder Summit
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creating-a-sustainable-energy-future-for-the-north-tickets-7205251601...
 
Description Northern Powergrid: Distributed Future Energy Scenarios Workshop 
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 invited attendance at workshop
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Northern Rail Meeting 
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 Discussion on carbon neutral railways
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Northumberland County Council Energy Central Campus Workshop 
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 invited attendance at workshop
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Northumbria University Energy Futures Meeting 
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 Attended Northumbria University Energy Futures Meeting: Boilers on the Brink - The future of domestic heating in the UK
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Northumbria Water Group Innovation Festival 2020 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Invited speaker "we built this city"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description OLEV Conference call - May 2019 
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 Conference call with OLEV
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description ORE Catapult meeting on hydrogen 
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 Hydrogen taskforce introductory meeting
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Ofgem Behavioural Insights Seminar 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Dr Sara Walker delivered invited talk on the 13th May 2020 at an Ofgem Behavioural Insights Seminar on Building as power plants and the support buildings can offer networks.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Ofgem RIIO-2 Draft Determinations Stakeholder Call 
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 Ofgem RIIO-2 Draft Determinations Stakeholder Call - attended by CESI Centre Manager, Laura Brown
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Open Energy Forum - 12/4/2018 
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 Open Energy Forum - hosted by Zero Carbon Futures
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Panel Chair and Talk at International Institute for Energy Systems Integration Conference (iiESI), Colorado, USA - 5-6/12/2017 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact International Institute for Energy Systems Integration Conference (iiESI) took place in Colorado, USA - 5-6/12/2017 at US Dept of Energy's National Renewable Laboratory. Conference theme was "Infrastructure for an Integrated Energy System". Delivered a talk entitled "Sector Coupling Solutions" and chaired Panel Discussion Session 1 on "Sector coupling solutions to renewables integration", with panellists: Kevin Harrison, Hydrrogen Systems Engineering Lead, NREL; Chongqing Kang, Tsinghua University; Ning Zhang, Tsinghua University; Leah Kaffine, GE Energy Consulting, USA; Ben Haley, Evolved Energy, USA; Steve Chalk, Dept of Energy, USA. Participating organisations included the World Energy Council, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), International Energy Agency (IEA), European Energy Research Alliance Joint Programme (EEERA JP), Joint Research Centre - European Commission (JRC), Utility Variable-Generation Integration Group (UVIG). Whilst at the conference, visited NREL's world leading Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF). As a result of attending the conference, a number of immediate opportunities for collaboration with NREL and other global ESI researchers were identified. David Greenwood (RA, Supergen Networks Hub) and Laura Brown (CESI Centre Manager) also attended.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL http://iiesi.org/workshop-icesi-12-2017.html
 
Description Panel member for Official London Launch of the Energy Systems Catapult 
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 Nick Smailes, our Head of Business Development at the Energy Systems Catapult led a panel debate at the launch event focusing on Whole Energy System Thinking.
As a panel member, I argued for different needs related to a whole energy system. There were multiple suggestions for other topics, research questions and areas that we should consider including, financial / investment models, ensuring customer / consumer engagement, using demonstrators to de-risk investment and ensuring that future systems are capable of adaption / evolution - all of which will be part of the Energy Systems catapult's thinking going forward.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL https://es.catapult.org.uk/news/official-london-launch/
 
Description Paper for presentation at World Geothermal Congress 2020 (postponed to 2021) 
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 Watson, S.M., Falcone, G. and Westaway, R. Repurposing Hydrocarbon Wells for Geothermal Use in the UK: a Preliminary Resource Assessment. Proceedings of the World Geothermal Congress 2020, Reykjavik, Iceland, 21 - 26 May 2021, 12 pp. Online pre-prints: https://pangea.stanford.edu/ERE/db/WGC/papers/WGC/2020/16024.pdf
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Paper presentation at the European Geothermal Congress 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 Watson, S.M., Westaway, R. and Falcone, G. 2019. A Review of Deep Geothermal Energy and Future Opportunities in the UK. Poster Presentation. European Geothermal Congress 2019, Den Haag, The Netherlands, 11-14 June 2019.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Paper presentation at the European Geothermal Congress 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 Watson, S.M., Westaway, R. and Falcone, G. 2019. A Review of Deep Geothermal Energy and Future Opportunities in the UK. Proceedings, European Geothermal Congress 2019, Den Haag, The Netherlands, 11-14 June 2019, 6 pp
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL http://europeangeothermalcongress.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/158.pdf
 
Description Participate in Northern EnergyTaskforce Meeting, Manchester, 4/12/2016, hosted by Institute for Public Policy Research 
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 Participate in Northern Energy Taskforce Meeting hosted by the Institute for Public Policy Research in Manchester, which sparked discussions. Further meetings planned.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Participate in panel session at launch of NGN Energysing the North Report, Palace of Westminster, 23/1/2017 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Participation and attendance of launch event for "Energising the North" Report at the Palace of Westminster
Event introduced by Andrew Percy MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for the Northern Powerhouse
Panellist in debate session; other panellists Mark Horsley CEO Northern Gas Networks; Robert Hull, Director of Power & Utilities, KPMG; Councillor Lucinda Yeadon, Deputy Leader of Leeds City Council & Executive Member for Environment & Sustainability; Mark Lewis, Low Carbon Consultant, Tees Valley Combined Authority; Patrick Erwin, Policy & Markets Director, Northern Powergrid
36 people attended, including representatives from government / policy makers, industry and media. Andrew Percy MP and Robert Hull gave presentations, which led onto the panel debate session. Event was concluded with media interviews.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Participation in the IET's Future Power System Architecture 2 planning program (in collaboration with ESC) 
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 kick off meeting for a wide-ranging collaborative effort to address the needs of current and future users of the energy system. The collaboration is between the IET and ESC and commissioned by BEIS
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL https://es.catapult.org.uk/news/fpsa2-addressing-needs-current-future-users-energy-system/
 
Description Petroleum Review comment piece: Green hydrogen development from a systems perspective 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact Petroleum Review comment piece: Green hydrogen development from a systems perspective
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://knowledge.energyinst.org/magazines/petroleum-review
 
Description Presentation at 7th London Geothermal Symposium 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Falcone, G., Westaway, R., Watson, S.M., Al Lawati, A. 2019. The Feasibility of Repurposing Hydrocarbon Wells for Geothermal Use in the UK: a Critical Assessment. Oral Presentation. 7th London Geothermal Symposium, The Geological Society, 5th November 2019.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/expired/GSL-7th-London-Geothermal-Symposium
 
Description Presentation at All Energy conference 
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 Watson, S.M., Falcone, G. and Westaway, R. 2019. Repurposing Hydrocarbon Wells for Geothermal Energy Production and Storage: EPSRC-CESI Flexi Fund Research Project. Oral Presentation. All Energy 2019, Glasgow, UK, 15th May 2019.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Presentation at Scottish Ministerial and Universities Scotland Trade Mission to the British High Commission, New Delhi 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Presentation on Energy Research in Scotland to joint delegation audience at the British High Commission in New Delhi on the 3rd of December 2017. The subject was Energy Research in Scotland with a particular emphasis on energy utilisation in buildings. CEDRI and CESI were specifically mentioned due to their potential impact on energy modelling as India invests in new infrastructure in the built environment and smart energy systems.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL http://www.studyinscotland.org/news/2017/scotlands-universities-welcome-india/
 
Description Presentation at the 2020 International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2020) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Presentation of paper "Strategic Decision-Making for Power Network Investments with Distributed Renewable Generation" by Merlinda Andoni, Valentin Robu, Wolf-Gerrit Früh, David Flynn at the 2020 International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2020).

Paper presented virtually by Merlinda Andoni (https://underline.io/lecture/293-strategic-decision-making-for-power-network-investments-with-distributed-renewable-generation)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://aamas2020.conference.auckland.ac.nz/
 
Description Presentation by Jenny Saunders OBE, prior to honorary degree ceremony - 8/12/2016 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact SW attended presentation by Jenny Saunders OBE, CEO of National Energy Action - 8/12/2016, prior to her honorary degree ceremony
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Presented at the Durham Energy Institute Research Symposium 2016 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Presented the research plans for CESI and acted as a panellist on the Energy System Integration session
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL https://www.dur.ac.uk/dei/events/?eventno=30543
 
Description Press release 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact As part of CEP's 5th year anniversary webinar series, Karen Turner discusses the headline research findings on the macroeconomic impacts on the UK economy of electrifying private transport up to 2050 with focus on the crucial question of ''can the electrification of private transport lead to economic prosperity''?
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/centreforenergypolicy/newsblogs/electrificationofprivatetranspor...
 
Description Press release 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact Following the annoucement of sales of new petrol and diesel cars to be 'phased out' in Scotland by 2030 as part of new climate change plan,Karen Turner gives evidence from the research on the impacts of large scale investment for electricity network upgrades and roll out of EVs on economic prosperity in context of the wide net zero challenge.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/12/16/sales-new-petrol-diesel-cars-phased-scotland-2030-part-n...
 
Description Project Meeting, Keele University 
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 Project Meeting, Keele University re potential collaboration. Outcome of an enquiry at another event.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description RAEng Event: Data-driven culture change - 27/11/2018 
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 RAEng Event: Data-driven culture change - invite only event
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description RIE2020 MTR Programme 11/10/2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact RIE2020 MTR Programme - Singapore Energy Programme - panellist, EMA Sinagpore
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description ReFLEX Industry Advisory Group 
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 Invited membership of board
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Research Leaders 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 Attendance at a meeting for Research Leaders - How to lead a large research project, leading to further research collaborations
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Research Questions for Gas & Electricity Coupling Workshop - 28/7/2017 
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 Led workshop attended by Keith Owen & Sam Neill, Northern Gas Networks on research questions for gas & electricity coupling. There were discussions on what questions may be answered through one of CESI Demonstrator sites - Integrated Transport Electricity & Gas Research Laboratory site (InTEGReL) at Low Thornley, operated by Northern Gas Networks - and how they might be answered and what other infrastructure would be required at the site in order to answer them. Also discussed preparation for further meetings, including planned VIP Launch of InTEGReL on 11/9/2017
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Research collaboration meeting with industry 
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 Research collaboration meeting with industry and site visit. Resulted in follow-up discussions on further opportunities.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Research workshop - Institutions for digital energy governance 
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 Attended University of Exeter research workshop - institutions for digital energy governance
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Roundtable event on EVs costs and benefits with Ofgem 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact The activity involved the project team giving a presentation on costs and benefits of EVs rollout that involved demostrating the extent and nature of the wider economy impacts of enabling and realising EV rollouts for net zero to Ofgem (energy regulator for Great Britain). The presentation sparked questions and discussions on the unanticpated cost (i.e cost of living) and price (i.e electricity price) pressures from our research results and type of trade-off emerging crucial for policy makers and regulators thinking and consideration in context of decarbonisation of transport and the net zero challenge more widely.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Royal Society of Chemistry event: Mitigating issues of future wastes - 5/9/2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited speaker. Talk tile: How resilience to resource security may be incorporated into our energy networks
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description SST / SOP - Tel con 4/9/2018 
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 SST / SOP - Tel con 4/9/2018
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Saudi Arabia Delegation 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Professor Walker was responsible for entertaining and presenting work to delegates from Saudi Arabia who were visiting the University
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description School visit, Newcastle 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact Outreach activity, highlighting Newcastle University Energy Research
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Seminar and research discussions at NREL 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Presentation and research discussions at National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Denver, CO, developing common interests in resource adequacy assessment and energy system modelling. Particular topics under energy system modelling are the incorporation of operational constraints into planning models, and uncertainty quantification in plannign models, linking to the Future Conventional Power project.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Seminar at Ofgem on capacity markets and decision support, by Chris Dent, Amy Wilson and Stan Zachary 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Seminar at energy regulator. Part of series of events leading to consultancy on decision support for network planning.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019