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DESCRIPTION:[]\n\nIEEE Seminar: Navigating the Path to Net Zero: Challenges
  and Opportunities\n\nSpeaker: Owen Wilkes\, FIET\, Network Development Ma
 nager\, National Grid\n\nTime: 12:00 pm – 13:00 pm\, 10th February 2025\
 n\nVenue: G33\, Mechanical Building (Y3 on the Map)\, University of Birmin
 gham &amp; Online via Teams\n\nAbstract:\n\nAn insightful webinar delivered by
  the Network Development Manager at National Grid\, who is leading the cha
 rge in designing the future of the UK’s transmission network. The Uk is 
 preparing for a once-in-a-generation opportunity to revolutionise the grid
  in the face of new challenges and complexities\, as we race towards achie
 ving Net Zero.\n\nLike it’s predecessors\, the design for the future tra
 nsmission network must embrace and enable the needs of society for today a
 nd the future\, whilst anticipating and integrating advanced systems like 
 HVDC\, FACTS devices\, and large-scale wind farms into the existing networ
 k. The webinar will explore how this modern design must balance social and
  economic factors\, reliability\, resilience\, and security of supply—al
 l while ensuring the network remains operable and that its capabilities ca
 n be effectively leveraged by system operators.\n\nOwen will share insight
 s into overcoming uncertainties and design challenges\, highlighting how w
 e can create a future-proof network that supports the UK’s Net Zero ambi
 tions. This is an opportunity to understand the pivotal role of network de
 sign in shaping a sustainable energy future.\n\nSpeaker’s info: https://
 www.linkedin.com/in/owen-wilkes/\n\nHosts: School of Engineering\, Univers
 ity of Birmingham\; Birmingham Energy Institute\n\nOrganiser: IEEE PES UK&amp;
 I Chapter\n\nCo-organisers: IEEE PES Student Branch Chapters at:\n\n- Univ
 ersity of Birmingham\n- University of Manchester\n- University of Sheffiel
 d\n- University College Dublin\n- Imperial College London\n- University of
  Strathclyde\n\nCo-sponsored by: School of Engineering\, University of Bir
 mingham\; Birmingham Energy Institute.\n\nSpeaker(s): Owen Wilkes\, \n\nRo
 om: G33\, Bldg: Mechanical Engineering Building (Y3)\, University of Birmi
 ngham\, Birmingham\, England\, United Kingdom\, B15 2TT\, Virtual: https:/
 /events.vtools.ieee.org/m/464544
LOCATION:Room: G33\, Bldg: Mechanical Engineering Building (Y3)\, Universit
 y of Birmingham\, Birmingham\, England\, United Kingdom\, B15 2TT\, Virtua
 l: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/464544
ORGANIZER:audiche@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:43
SUMMARY:IEEE Seminar: Navigating the Path to Net Zero: Challenges and Oppor
 tunities
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/464544
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 tools_ui/media/display/9343f365-9833-4a5e-ba02-ec62d5049f9e&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=
 &quot;900&quot; height=&quot;455&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNo
 rmal&quot;&gt;IEEE Seminar: Navigating the Path to Net Zero: Challenges and Opport
 unities&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Speaker: &lt;strong&gt;Owen Wilkes\, &lt;/strong&gt;
 FIET\, Network Development Manager\, National Grid&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNorma
 l&quot;&gt;Time: 12:00 pm &amp;ndash\; 13:00 pm\, 10&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; February 2025&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;
 p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Venue: G33\, Mechanical Building (Y3 on the Map)\, Uni
 versity of Birmingham &amp;amp\; Online via Teams&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;n
 bsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Abstract:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;An ins
 ightful webinar delivered by the Network Development Manager at National G
 rid\, who is leading the charge in designing the future of the UK&amp;rsquo\;s
  transmission network. The Uk is preparing for a once-in-a-generation oppo
 rtunity to revolutionise the grid in the face of new challenges and comple
 xities\, as we race towards achieving Net Zero.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
 Like it&amp;rsquo\;s predecessors\, the design for the future transmission net
 work must embrace and enable the needs of society for today and the future
 \, whilst anticipating and integrating advanced systems like HVDC\, FACTS 
 devices\, and large-scale wind farms into the existing network. The webina
 r will explore how this modern design must balance social and economic fac
 tors\, reliability\, resilience\, and security of supply&amp;mdash\;all while 
 ensuring the network remains operable and that its capabilities can be eff
 ectively leveraged by system operators.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Owen wil
 l share insights into overcoming uncertainties and design challenges\, hig
 hlighting how we can create a future-proof network that supports the UK&amp;rs
 quo\;s Net Zero ambitions. This is an opportunity to understand the pivota
 l role of network design in shaping a sustainable energy future.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p c
 lass=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Speaker&amp;rsquo\;s info: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/
 in/owen-wilkes/&quot;&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/in/owen-wilkes/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p clas
 s=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;
  style=&quot;mso-ansi-language: EN-US\;&quot;&gt;Hosts: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;School of Engin
 eering\, University of Birmingham\; Birmingham Energy Institute&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p cl
 ass=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Organiser&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;IEEE PES UK&amp;a
 mp\;I Chapter&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;
 mso-ansi-language: EN-US\;&quot;&gt;Co-organisers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US
 &quot; style=&quot;mso-ansi-language: EN-US\;&quot;&gt;:&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;IEEE PES Student Branc
 h Chapters at:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;University of Birmingham&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Universit
 y of Manchester&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;University of Sheffield&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;University Col
 lege Dublin&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Imperial College London&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;University of Stra
 thclyde&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;
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