Virtual Power Plant with Artificial Intelligence for Resilience and Decarbonisation (VPP-WARD)
Lead Research Organisation:
DURHAM UNIVERSITY
Department Name: Engineering
Abstract
Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) are small, modular energy generation and storage units, e.g., wind turbines, photovoltaics, batteries, and electric vehicles, that could be connected directly to the power distribution network. DERs play a critical role in achieving Net Zero. Presently there are over 1 million homes with solar panels in the UK. With the green energy transition well under way in the UK, by 2050 there could be tens of millions of DERs connected to the UK power grid.
Although DERs have many benefits, e.g., a reduced carbon footprint and improved energy affordability, they present complex challenges for network operators (e.g., low DER visibility, bi-directional power flow, and voltage anomalies), creating a major barrier to Net Zero. Meanwhile, natural hazards and extreme events are an increasing threat not only to humans but also power grid resilience - a direct impact is the power cuts, e.g., Storms "Dudley", "Eunice" and "Franklin" in February 2022 left over a million homes without electricity.
How best to manage millions of DERs is still an open question, especially for improving the grid resilience to natural hazards and extreme events, e.g., storms and heatwaves. This project will develop innovative physics-informed Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions for enabling Virtual Power Plants (VPP), capable of aggregating and managing many diverse DERs; not only improving decision-making for network operators but also enhancing the grid resilience to natural hazards and extreme events. These could also lead to reduced energy bills for millions of UK energy consumers, less power cuts during extreme events, to greater adoption and more efficient management of DERs, and ultimately to enable rapid progress towards Net Zero.
Although DERs have many benefits, e.g., a reduced carbon footprint and improved energy affordability, they present complex challenges for network operators (e.g., low DER visibility, bi-directional power flow, and voltage anomalies), creating a major barrier to Net Zero. Meanwhile, natural hazards and extreme events are an increasing threat not only to humans but also power grid resilience - a direct impact is the power cuts, e.g., Storms "Dudley", "Eunice" and "Franklin" in February 2022 left over a million homes without electricity.
How best to manage millions of DERs is still an open question, especially for improving the grid resilience to natural hazards and extreme events, e.g., storms and heatwaves. This project will develop innovative physics-informed Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions for enabling Virtual Power Plants (VPP), capable of aggregating and managing many diverse DERs; not only improving decision-making for network operators but also enhancing the grid resilience to natural hazards and extreme events. These could also lead to reduced energy bills for millions of UK energy consumers, less power cuts during extreme events, to greater adoption and more efficient management of DERs, and ultimately to enable rapid progress towards Net Zero.
Organisations
- DURHAM UNIVERSITY (Lead Research Organisation)
- Karlstad University (Collaboration)
- Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University (Collaboration)
- Princeton University (Collaboration)
- TNEI Services Ltd (Project Partner)
- DNV Services UK Limited (Project Partner)
- Northumbrian Water Group plc (Project Partner)
- Northern Powergrid (Project Partner)
- CFMS Services Ltd (Project Partner)
- Siemens plc (UK) (Project Partner)
- NATIONAL GRID PLC (Project Partner)
- Equinor UK Ltd (Project Partner)
- Mithrasol ltd (Project Partner)
- Kinewell Energy (Project Partner)
- DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL (Project Partner)
Publications
Singh A
(2025)
Scalable and Reliable Data Framework for Sensor-Enabled Virtual Power Plant Digital Twin
in IEEE Journal of Selected Areas in Sensors
Rajasekaran J
(2025)
Online Bad Data Detection in Compressed Sensing-Based Distribution System State Estimation
in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
| Description | In this project, we discovered: Smart AI tools that understand real physics can make predictions about renewable energy (like wind and solar power) much more accurate. This helps everything run more smoothly and efficiently, especially when lots of these renewable sources are linked together and managed as one big "virtual power plant" (think of it as a smart network that coordinates many small home solar panels, batteries, etc., to act like a single large power station). As more people drive electric cars, these vehicles can actually help make the electricity grid stronger and more reliable. Using a technology called vehicle-to-grid (V2G), cars can send some power back to the grid when it's needed most, kind of like letting your car battery help power the neighborhood during peak times, and this can be done carefully so the car's battery still lasts a long normal lifetime. We haven't studied enough how natural disasters (storms, wildfires, floods, etc.) really affect the power grid in detail. Being able to analyse their impact in real time and use that information to guide grid decisions would make the whole electricity system much tougher and better able to recover quickly. With more and more small, local energy sources (like home solar panels, small batteries, wind turbines, and electric car chargers) getting connected to the power grid, we urgently need better, bigger systems for handling all that data. |
| Exploitation Route | About the use of AI, we are engaging with DESNZ to explore more use cases. About Virtual Power Plant operation, we engaged with Northern Power Grid about its benefits and challenges. About Natural Hazards, we secured further funding - UKRI SAT-Guard to work with social scientists and environmental scientists to study natural hazards further. |
| Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software) Energy Environment Government Democracy and Justice |
| Description | Findings have been used in a written evidence to the Government https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/123378/html/ Findings have been used by Durham HPC team to plan renewable energy solutions for operating HPC clusters Findings have been used to develop a web-based software showing interactions between natural hazards and power grid impact. Findings have been used to develop case studies by DESNZ about how AI can be used in power systems. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2025 |
| Sector | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Energy,Government, Democracy and Justice |
| Impact Types | Economic Policy & public services |
| Description | Arrow Innovation Advisors - Hongjian Sun, Anas Bisu |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | Contribution to DESNZ's development of case study on the use of AI |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | Nissan renewable energy work |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to new or improved professional practice |
| Impact | An in-depth discussion was also held to advise their microgrid system design for decarbonising their manufacture plants in Sunderland, including their energy demand, wind/solar curtailment problems, and potential solutions. Advice was given and further collaboration to follow up from this conversation - mainly about future system planning and sizing optimisation. |
| Description | Written evidence submission |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/123378/html/ |
| Description | Community Hydrogen, Emissions Trading, and Renewable Energy for Inclusive Net-Zero Transition |
| Amount | € 931,860 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 101299919 |
| Organisation | Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | Global |
| Start | 05/2026 |
| End | 05/2030 |
| Description | DT-Show: Digital Twins-enabled Smart hydrogen-power integration |
| Amount | £429,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Durham University |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2024 |
| End | 06/2026 |
| Description | Regional Energy Strategic Modelling |
| Amount | £130,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2024 |
| End | 05/2024 |
| Description | SATURN-SAR: Satellite connected UAV with Radio-frequency and thermal sensing for search-and rescue |
| Amount | £12,206 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Durham University |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2026 |
| End | 08/2026 |
| Description | Satellite-Aided Technologies for advancing resilience - Guarding energy services under climate hazards, risks, and disasters (SAT-Guard) |
| Amount | £998,267 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/Z50578X/1 |
| Organisation | Durham University |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2025 |
| End | 12/2026 |
| Description | SustainAIRA6G |
| Amount | £399,441 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2024 |
| End | 09/2025 |
| Title | Cyber-physical system testbed |
| Description | A cyber-physical system testbed was developed to test how ultra-advanced wireless connectivity interacts with real-time power system dynamics, both under normal operation and under stress (cyberattacks, faults, extreme renewable penetration, etc.). It consists of BubbleRAN for testing wireless systems, and RTDS for power system's real-time simulations. |
| Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
| Year Produced | 2025 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | This testbed can bridge between existing smart grid prototypes and the truly intelligent, ultra-resilient, data-driven cyber-physical energy systems. It lets researchers safely "break" the power grid in simulations, both electrically and cyber-wise, under next-generation connectivity assumption, to test various scenarios where data and connectivity will play a critical role. |
| Description | Collaboration with Intelligent Electrical and Renewable Energy Systems group, Karlstad University, Sweden |
| Organisation | Karlstad University |
| Country | Sweden |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We had several online exchanges and planned towards collaborative outputs. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Outputs in preparation |
| Impact | Outputs in preparation |
| Start Year | 2025 |
| Description | Partnership with Amrita University in India |
| Organisation | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Organised several meetings including in-person and online meetings to present research outcomes from the award; MoU signed to jointly establish Joint Centre of Excellence for Energy Resilience and Decarbonisation , and encourage staff & researcher exchange. Over 30 staff and researchers presented their research and established collaborations. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partner arranged in-person visits to Durham, and organised their faculty staff to join the meetings from 10+ campuses in India. |
| Impact | This partnership started recently, with work/papers submitted but not published yet. |
| Start Year | 2025 |
| Description | Princeton University collaboration |
| Organisation | Princeton University |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Arranged our researchers Dr Anish Jindal (CoI) and Dr Ankita Garg (Postdoc Researcher) to visit Princeton for 2 months, established collaboration |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provided host office and arranged events for building collaborations with Princeton researchers |
| Impact | Manuscript submitted, but not published: Two-stage uncertainty modeling for temporal energy scheduling in extreme weather conditions |
| Start Year | 2025 |
| Title | Wearable Energy Harvesting kit |
| Description | It is a wearable energy harvesting system, that can operate without batteries, powered instead by harvested ambient energy. It is capable of harvesting: • Radio frequency (RF) signals • Indoor lighting • Background electromagnetic energy The system converts ambient energy into usable electrical power to support: ? Always-on wireless sensors ? Low-power connected devices ? Sustainable, maintenance-free IoT deployments |
| Type Of Technology | Physical Model/Kit |
| Year Produced | 2026 |
| Impact | Demonstrated in MWC 2026 in Spain. |
| URL | https://www.linkedin.com/posts/chenguang-liu-48a3611b3_a-great-week-at-mobile-world-congress-barcelo... |
| Description | A research talk in AI for NetZero Webinars |
| 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 | A research talk focused on Virtual Power Plants was delivered on the YouTube channel "AI for NetZero Webinars," where I discussed my research findings and insights. The intended purpose of the talk was to share knowledge, raise awareness, and engage with researchers, industry professionals, and the broader audience interested in sustainable energy solutions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/live/t7YMduloL6I?feature=shared |
| Description | AI for NetZero Webinars |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Several Webnars delivered on the YouTube channel "AI for NetZero Webinars," where several researchers presented research findings and insights. The intended purpose of the talk was to share knowledge, raise awareness, and engage with researchers, industry professionals, and the broader audience interested in net zero and AI. Presenters were: Hongjian Sun (Cheddar, VPP-WARD), Goyal Awagan (VPP-WARD), Pratik Harsh (Cheddar, VPP-WARD), Jinjie Liu (Cheddar, VPP-WARD), Andrei Dobrisan (VPP-WARD project) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024,2025 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/@ai4netzero |
| Description | Chair International Workshop on "Blockchain for Secure Software-defined Networking in Smart Communities" |
| 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 | Addressing the need for a secure network architecture that adapts to the diverse requirement of smart communities, this workshop aims to serve as a platform for researchers from academia and industry, to present their new developments, related to the usage of blockchain for Secure software defined networks. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://globecom2024.ieee-globecom.org/workshop/ws-21-workshop-blocksecsdn-blockchain-secure-softwar... |
| Description | Co-chair AI for Net Zero conference in Decemeber 2024 |
| 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 | Working with other 6 AI for Netzero projects, we organised a conference AI for Net Zero in Exeter with many researchers presenting their latest research, and many attendees joined the conference. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://netzeroplus.ac.uk/ai-for-net-zero-conference/ |
| Description | Conference Presentation - ISGT Asia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | I attended the Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) Asia conference, a four-day event featuring thought-provoking talks and panel discussions on advancements in smart grid technologies. During the conference, I delivered a presentation on my research ideas and results, which generated strong interest and led to engaging discussions with attendees. Following my presentation, I had the opportunity to network with researchers and industry professionals interested in my work. These interactions facilitated discussions on potential collaborations and new research ideas. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://ieee-isgt-asia.org/ |
| Description | Engagement with Nvidia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | On 27 Feb 2024, we organised a meeting with Nvidia (2 staff) and several of our researchers to discuss our research projects particularly VPP-WARD project and CHEDDAR project, and training and collaborative research opportunities. The discusions were about AI/ML and how data could be used in energy systems for supporting decision makings. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Expert panel member for ECO2COP28 school conference for Durham County |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Based on the theme of COP28, this conference was attended by thousands of children from 120 schools across the world! It led to many questions by school pupils on the topics related climate change. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://eco2smartschools.org.uk/eco2cop27schoolsclimateconference-2/ |
| Description | Expert panel member on the the talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | 90 undergraduate and postgraduate students at St. Chad's college Durham attended the panel discussion on 'Future of the AI' which led to fruitful discussions among the panelists and the audience engaged with the panelists by the means of asking questions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.stchads.ac.uk/college/the-outside-the-box-programme-at-st-chads/ |
| Description | Going Underground exhibition at the Exchange, Birmingham |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Attended by >150 visitors from all over the UK, this family-friendly drop-in, focused on how AI is revolutionising engineering, archaeology, geology, ground engineering and more with interactive displays, demonstrations, and talks led by University of Birmingham academics. The exhibition was aimed at a wide range of ages and organised and delivered by academics from School of Engineering, School of Physics and Astronomy, and UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing, at the University of Birmingham, and included interactive exhibition that offered a unique look at how quantum technology is transforming our ability to map, monitor, and manage subsurface environments - from urban infrastructures to natural geological formations. Visitors learned about the hidden world beneath our feet, some centuries old, with hands-on activities, displays, demonstrations, and talks from University of Birmingham experts. This event was part of the AI Futures at The Exchange, University of Birmingham running from February to November 2024. The organisers received numerous written, formal and verbal feedback from attendees, and since then there have been several follow up activities as a result of this exhibition which further enhanced the impacts. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/the-exchange/ai-futures/going-underground |
| Description | Guest speaker for online Faculty Development Program on "Evolving Trends in AI-Empowered Smart Sustainable Microgrids" at NIT Patna, India |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The Faculty Development Program (FDP) on "Evolving Trends in AI-Empowered Smart Sustainable Microgrids" was organised for academicians, research scholars, post graduate students, and industry researchers to understand, investigate and appreciate the latest developments in the domain of smart sustainable power systems. The FDP enabled the participants across various engineering disciplines to explore the emerging trends in the applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning in smart grids. It was organized and funded by Electronics and ICT academy at National Institute of Technology Patna, India. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| Description | Host DESNZ visitors at Durham lab |
| 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 | 25+ visitors from DESNZ visit Durham lab, where researchers from both Cheddar hub project and VPP-WARD project presented and demonstrated their research using lab facilities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.durham.ac.uk/research/institutes-and-centres/durham-energy-institute/about-us/news/enhan... |
| Description | Host visitors from Peking University |
| 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 | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | over 10 visitors from Peking University visited Durham in October 2024, where VPP-WARD and Cheddar projects' researchers gave overview presentations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Invited Talk at OPAL-RT about Electrical Power Research at Durham |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | I attended a talk at the invitation of OPAL-RT - link: to discuss our electrical power research at Durham University. I used this talk as an opportunity to introduce VPP-WARD and also discuss the way we used real-time simulation in past projects for controlling micro-grids. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Invited talk on "Role of Electric Vehicle in Smart Cities" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This talk focused on the role of Electric Vehicle in Smart Cities to manage their energy demands in a sustainable way. The intended purpose of the talk was to share knowledge, raise awareness, and engage with researchers and faculty of Auckland University of Technology. This talk sparked good questions and discussion afterwards which helped to improve the proposed scheme's scope for future applications. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Keynote speech in 2023 ABCP Annual Conference: Climate Change, Energy and Sustainability |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Gave a keynote speech with the title of Energy Data: Empowering a Sustainable Future |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://abcp.org.uk/abcp2023-climate-energy-sustainability/#day2 |
| Description | Keynote talk in 4th IEEE International Workshop on Smart Computing for Smart Cities, 12th June 2023. |
| 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 a keynote talk with the title of Energy Data: Empowering a Sustainable Future for 4th IEEE International Workshop on Smart Computing for Smart Cities, 12th June 2023. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://coe.northeastern.edu/Groups/wowmom2023/workshops_program.html |
| Description | Linkedin promotion of project news |
| 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 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7077258001052524544?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop Funding news promoted by Durham University's Linkedin account, with 184k followers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7077258001052524544?utm_source=share&utm_medium... |
| Description | MWC25 Barcelona - Pratik Harsh |
| 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 | PDRA Pratik Harsh attended MWC25 Barcelona, presenting innovations in the areas smart grid communications and digital twins, engaged with many industries and specialists such as 1. Piotr Pietryzyk, CEO, 6G World, 6G Academy-Poland 2. Vanessa Wood, Researcher, Queen's University Belfast/ HASC 3. Muhtari Adanan, Director/Head, University of Cambridge/FTH 4. Anthony Page, Manager Automotive & Research Account, Keysight Technologies 5. Radu Lupoaie, Manager 6G and AV Business Dev., Keysight Technologies 6. Michelle Fernandez, Nokia Bell Labs 7. Qualcomm Wireless Innovation, 5G-NR NTN use case 8. Marc Hiemstra, Holoconnects and Hamid El Makhloufi, Sales 9. Balaji Kulothungan, Director, Galore 10. Haeyong Shin, CTO, Tlooto AI |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| Description | Press release by Durham University |
| 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 | https://www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/latest-news/2023/06/durham-researchers-awarded-new-funding-to-harness-the-power-of-artificial-intelligence/ Press release from Durham University website |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/latest-news/2023/06/durham-researchers-awarded-new-funding-to-h... |
| Description | Project website |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dedicated project websiste was launched at the beginning of the project, in May 2023. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.vppward.com/ |
| Description | Research Presentation and Collaboration Meeting (University of York) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | I delivered a 40-minute presentation to the Computer Science research group at the University of York, where I introduced my research as part of the VPP-Ward project. My goal was to explore potential collaborations, particularly given their expertise in formal methods, which aligns with key aspects of my work. The presentation was well received and generated strong interest among the attendees. Following the talk, I engaged in an all-day meeting with two members of the research group to discuss potential collaboration opportunities. This meeting was highly productive, leading to ongoing weekly discussions and collaborative work exploring research synergies between energy systems dependability and formal methods for uncertainty mitigation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Research Seminar on Smart Energy Cyber Physical System at the University of Hull |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A research seminar was presented at the University of Hull to a joint group of audience; comprising academicians and postgraduate students. After the talk, there was an open session for questions and discussions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Research seminar with Oracle |
| 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 | We organised a research seminar with about 20 researchers and Oracle visitors to showcase our latest research about wireless communications, machine learning and cloud computing for virtual power plants. This led to fruitful discussions about the role of cloud/distributed computing in future practical applications, including power grid and transportation, and also higher education sector to achieve net zero target. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Risk and resilience day poster presentation |
| 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 | At the Risk and Resilience Day 2024, held in Newcastle, I delivered a 10-minute presentation to a broad audience, introducing my research ideas. This event brought together researchers and academics from multiple universities, including those affiliated with the EPSRC Supergen Energy Networks Impact Hub, which addresses key challenges related to resilience, digitisation, policy, markets, and regulation for energy networks. After the presentations, I engaged in poster discussions with attendees who were interested in my research. This interaction allowed me to provide a more detailed explanation of my research approach, discuss potential applications, and address questions from experts across different institutions. This event provided a valuable opportunity to introduce my research ideas to a diverse academic audience, fostering potential collaborations. The Q&A and poster discussions enabled me to refine my research approach by incorporating insights from experts in the field. Additionally, engaging with researchers from different universities helped me explore connections between my work and ongoing projects in the energy networks domain. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.riskday.co.uk/2024 |
| Description | Towards Resilient and Responsive Energy: D-RES Project Showcase |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This was a stakeholder workshop and project showcase for the D-RES (Provision of distributed grid resilience using EVs during extreme weather events) Project, titled "Towards Resilient and Responsive Energy: D-RES Project Showcase". We gave a presentation on VPP-WARD project objectives and progress and exchanged ideas on how to collaborate on future research activities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/towards-resilient-and-responsive-energy-d-res-project-showcase-ticket... |
| Description | Workshop at Durham |
| 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 | We organised a workshop at Durham on 8th July 2024. About 30 attendees joined this workshop, with 10 industrial experts contributed to the discussions during the workshop. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-power-plant-ai-workshop-tickets-923716309347?aff=oddtdtcreator |
| Description | Workshop on EdgeAI for Distributed Systems and Networks |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This workshop was organised in conjunction with ACM-sponsored 25th International Conference on Distributed Computing & Networking. The workshop had talks on five different research articles. his was followed by open questions and discussion involving audience from different research background. There was a strong interest from the audience in the research domain and held talks. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://sites.google.com/view/edgeai-dsn2024/home |