Building sustainable networks 2009

How do you as an innovator build a sustainable energy network
and create success in a new business paradigm?

Date 22 October 2009

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Time

09:00 - 17:30

Location

IET Birmingham: Austin Court, UK

Introduction

What are the great challenges faced by regulators, network owners and operators? How can you increase profitability and meet performance requirements? How will the energy sector meet customer demands and engage end-users to boost profitability in this new era of sustainable energy?

Energy organisations face increased pressures to meet the demands of the regulators, European targets, economic turbulence and rising network costs. With projects costs looking to surmount £100-150 billion by 2020, the industry also requires new ways of approach to these new issues. These pressures require innovators to ask new questions and face new concerns in today’s sustainable energy sector.

About the event

Building Sustainable Networks is a one day, pan-European seminar featuring dynamic sessions focused on topics currently keeping the midnight candles burning in the energy sector. This seminar presents case-studies and keynote sessions from senior executives delivering experienced-based solutions to the economic, regulatory, technical and consumer demands.

Speakers include

Steve Hargreaves, Corporate Strategy Director, EDF Energy
Hannah Nixon, Director of Regulatory Review, OFGEM
Edgar Goddard, Electricity Network Investment Manager, National Grid
Mark Drye, Director of Asset Management, CE Electric
Christine Ohman, Interactive Institute, Sweden

Topics include

The Economics for Sustainable Strategic Planning and the Regulatory Incentives
Increasing Profitability and Improving Performance - the View from National Grid
Transmission and Distribution Investments: Trends, Issues and Best Practices
Optimising Performance and Increasing Profitability – Distribution Network Operator
Limiting the impact of Maintenance Operations and New Infrastructure
Engaging Effectively with the Customer
Developing and Renewing Networks
The Foundations of Smart Grids and its fit with Smart Metering Programs

Why attend?

Avoid work related barriers at this one day event dedicated to building sustainable and flexible networks
Hear key speakers from industry, including OfGEM, Distribution Network operators, Suppliers, and Manufacturers
Examine the issues, business benefits and barriers to increasing the reliability of existing networks, and implementing new technology to enable networks which are smarter and self healing
Network with senior industry leaders at this intimate business opportunity
Learn from international case studies and avoid their costly mistakes

Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities

To feature as a sponsor or exhibitor at this event, please contact:

Mandy Mercer
Sponsorship Executive
The IET

Tel: +44 (0) 1438 765 571
Email: mmercer@theiet.org

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Programme

08:30	Registration
09:00	Chair's welcome
09:10	Decarbonising the Grid – Challenge & Opportunity Our view and analysis of the current network environment Broad outline of the challenges and opportunities How we overcome the barriers which exist How DNO operators view the future Fitting into the Government's 2020 vision Steve Hargreaves, Corporate Strategy Director, EDF Energy
09:50	An outline of the economic viewpoint, sustainable strategic planning, regulatory incentives and the economics OFGEM forward vision Investment plans and creating incentives for change Economics behind the future network Investment issues and the incentives needed for improvements Hannah Nixon, Director of Regulatory Review, OFGEM
10.30	Increasing profitability and improving performance - the view from National Grid Reducing the energy/technical losses Examining new technology – new network architecture, control & monitoring systems and communications Connecting networks The role of automation devices Edgar Goddard, Electricity Network Investment Manager, National Grid
11.00	Refreshments
11:40	Optimising performance and increasing profitability – distribution network operator Technical losses – how do we reduce them? The impact of generators connected at 11kV and 400V level Coping with large numbers of small generators connected to a radial distribution feeder The role of automation devices Mark Drye, Director of Asset Management, CE Electric
12:20	Engagement with the end customer A major feature for the future especially if smart meters provide the gateway to the smart home (intelligent appliances, home automation, power export, demand management etc) Does the smart home require smart customers? What is a smart customer? How can customers be encouraged to become engaged in energy issues? Christine Ohman, Interactive Institute, Sweden
13:00	Lunch
14:00	Future challenges for electricity networks The Low Carbon Transition Plan - implications for networks Policy for smart grids - developing the vision and route map Research, development and deployment - designing and implementing solutions Giles Scott, Technical Director Future Electricity Networks, Department of Energy and Climate Change
14:40	Smart grids for electric vehicles transport Incorporation of transport and heat sectors into electricity system Challenges for grid management Need for and benefits of Smart Grid concepts and technologies Goran Strbac, Professor of Electrical Energy Systems, Imperial College
15:20	Refreshments
15:40	The impact, challenges and opportunities of intermittency on market prices How load factors and operating profiles of conventional generation will alter Examine the possibility of wind generation 'cannibalising' its own revenue Hear how investment incentives for the required new conventional generation will be challenged Understand how market rules will come under pressure What are opportunities for active demand side participation coming to the fore Stephen Woodhouse, Director, Pöyry Energy Consulting
16:20	Smart metering and the environment Smart Metering - who wants it? Smart Grid - cause or effect? Open access and data protection A European perspective Martin Pollock, Sales and Marketing Director, Siemens Metering Services
17:00	Building sustainable networks panel discussion
17:30	Conference ends

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