How the transition to net zero can succeed – Videos & Presentations

  On Monday June 26th 2023, delegates joined us for a collaborative webinar organised by CIGRE UK NGN and CIGRE Austria NGN on ‘How the transition to net zero can…

CIGRE Joint B3 & A3 Colloquium: Brief Report

Enabling the Transition to Net Zero

IEEE PES Women in Power UK & Ireland together with CIGRE UK’s Next Generation Network & Women in Energy Sections have invited four speakers to present current industrial and academic…

Data Science and Next Generation Communications in Electricity Networks

CIGRE UK is planning a conference, kindly hosted by ARUP in London, on the subject of Data Science and Next Generation Communications in Electricity Networks. We are looking for presenters…

CIGRE SC A2 & 6th ICTRAM Joint Colloquium 2023

The Croatian National CIGRE branch in cooperation with the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing in Zagreb and the Centre of Excellence for Transformers in Zagreb is organising the CIGRE…

Call for Papers: CIGRE Paris Session 2024

Although August 2024 may seem a long way away it is now time to start preparing the synopsis for any paper that you wish to submit for the 2024 Session. You…

Report on CIGRE UK A2/D1 Liaison Meeting

On 17th January the annual CIGRE UK A2/D1 Liaison Meeting took place as a hybrid event at The University of Manchester and online. More than 40 experts in person and…

CIGRE UK Technical Webinar 18th January 2023 | Presentations & Video

Development of Grid Forming Convertors for Secure and Reliable Operations of Future Electricity systems Held Online| Wednesday 18th January 2023 | 12:30 – 13:30  – About this event: In this…

Joint IEEE UK & Ireland and CIGRE UK Technical Webinar | Tuesday 7th February 2023 | 13:00 – 15:00 |

Presentation Abstracts: Transient Stability Enhancement of Large-Scale Power Systems Using Maximum Energy Balance Control. Prof. Wu’s presentation is concerned with the nonlinear adaptive control of a large-scale power system. Its…

19th International Conference on AC & DC Transmission

The electrical power system is changing and we face new challenges   ACDC, an Institution of Engineering and Technology conference, is the meeting point for power transmission engineers to learn…

MatPost 2023

MatPost2023, 7th International Substation Equipment’s conference and exhibition will gather many companies in the field, from different countries.   The aim of this conference is to bring together academics and…

CIGRE Session 2022: SC A2 (Power Transformers & Reactors) Recap

CIGRE UK A2 elected regular member Zhongdong Wang during the Group Discussion Meeting in her role as a special reporter (Courtesy of Elizabeth MacKenzie). From 28 August to 02 September…

CIGRE UK General Meeting | AGM Presentations/Minutes/Awards & Technical Presentations

  Members (Individual and Collective) of CIGRE UK joined our General Meeting Day on Tuesday 22nd November with took place at the IET Austin Court Birmingham, and was followed by a series…

CIGRE UK B5/D2 Technical Liaison Meeting 2022 – Presentation Material

The purpose of the meeting, kindly hosted by the University of Birmingham, led by UK Regular Members John Wright (B5) & Thomas Charlton (D2) and supported by Professor Gareth Taylor,…

Joint Working Group C6/B4.37 – Medium Voltage DC Distribution Systems Webinar

Tuesday 18th October 2022 12:00 – 13:30 BST Power Electronics is a critical enabler for an accelerated transition to achieve a net-zero carbon electricity network. Such a technology provides controlled…

C4 Website Link

To see more news and information about Study Committee C4 click here

iMechE Conference: Switchgear – Life after SF6

CIGRE UK is supporting an event, organised by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, on the subject of the future of SF6 in switchgear.  The event will take place on Monday…

CIGRE SC B4 Newsletter: September 2022

Edited by Hani SAAD, Rebecca OSTASH, Joanne HU this B4 newsletter is brimmed full of content (see below) including an introduction from Maryam Saeedifard an active B4 contributor and member…

CIGRE UK TECHNICAL MONTHLY WEBINAR PRESENTATION

In advance of the annual CIGRE B1 UK Technical Liaison Meeting which is planned for later this year James Pilgrim, UK Regular Member for Study Committee B1, held a short online…

CIGRE Paris Session 2024

CIGRE releases an important new Technical Brochure: Medium Voltage DC Distribution Systems

CIGRE B4 Global Newsletter: June 2022

– Greeting from SC B4 German Regular Member: Joerg Dorn –   Dear SC B4 Colleagues,  As German SC B4 representative I feel honoured to have the opportunity to provide…

CIGRE UK Reception at Paris Session 2022

Should you be attending Paris Session 2022 in person as a fully registered UK session delegate, you will receive an email inviting you to register to attend CIGRE UK’s evening reception…

Speak-Up Policy

Dear CIGRE UK member, As an organisation it is very important that we are open to feedback in the way we operate and that we listen to our members views…

Cutting Edge Technologies Towards a Net Zero World

CIGRE NGN UK and CIGRE NGN Australia would like to invite to a webinar where two top speakers will present current research activities and applications regarding the impact of cutting…

B4 Global Newsletter: December 2021

 – New Year Greetings from Cigre B4 SC Chair: Joanne Hu – Dear Colleagues Hope you and your families have been doing well! We lived through another year more or…

– Grid Forming Technologies for the Net Zero Power Network –

A CIGRE UK NGN and Study Committee B4 Collaboration. Grid Forming technology is one of the potential solutions that can support zero carbon operation of GB’s electricity network. CIGRE UK…

– December Edition of ELECTRA –

If you are a member of CIGRE (Individual or part of a Collective) you have access to December’s ELECTRA publication.  As a non-member you have the opportunity to subscribe too….

– NGN Election Results –

CIGRE UK NGN committee is pleased to confirm the following elected appointments, effective January 2022. We would like to wish them every success in their new roles: Dr. Ying Xue, Chair…

– Review/Download CIGRE UK Centennial Technical Presentations –

On Tuesday 16th November 2021, members and non-members of CIGRE UK attended a series of Centennial Technical Presentations provided by 13 of the UK’s CIGRE Study Committee Regular Members.  Centennial Technical…

– Net Zero Resource Library –

The objective of this new section of the CIGRE UK website is to collect published information on the subject of Net Zero relevant to power systems and in doing so…

– CIGRE UK B5/D2 Technical Liaison Meeting 2021 –

This is an online meeting. About this event The purpose of the meeting, led by UK Regular Members John Wright & Gareth Taylor, is to provide a high-level overview of…

– CIGRE UK AGM Day 2021 –

Members of CIGRE UK are welcome to join our Annual General Meetings, which will then be followed in the afternoon by a series of technical presentations provided by our UK…

B1/D1 Technical Liaison Meeting 2021

About this event UK liaison meeting The annual CIGRE B1/D1 UK Technical Liaison meeting will be held as a Virtual Meeting on November 4th 2021. The purpose of the meeting…

CIGRE UK NGN Committee Nominations & Voting 2021

Voting closes 12.00 noon on the 16th November 2021 Only CIGRE UK NGN members are eligible to vote   NGN Election Nominated Candidates and Voting On Tuesday 16th November 2021 we will be holding the…

CIRED Porto Workshop 2022

CIRED workshops on specific topics are organized in Europe every two years between CIRED main conferences. In 2022, the workshop will address “E-mobility and power distribution systems“. It will be…

B4 Global Newsletter: September 2021

– Greeting from SC B4 Brazil Regular Member – Antonio Ricardo MATOS TENORIO –    Dear SC B4 Colleagues, When I first received the kind invitation from B4 to prepare…

B1 New Work Update

CIGRE UK B1 Work Update Friday 24th September 2021 | Online | 11:00 – 11:45 In August each year the B1 Study Committee meets to review the progress of existing Working…

International Women in Engineering Day Round Table

CIGRE UK B4 Technical Liaison Meeting: the presentations

Review and/or download the presentation material from the CIGRE UK Technical Liaison Meeting. B4 Study Committee Mission, Technology & Scope Mission To facilitate and promote the progress of engineering and…

B4 Global Newsletter: June 2021

Read the latest edition of the B4 Newsletter……      

CIGRE Virtual Centennial Session 2021- 18th to 27th August 2021

The Virtual Centennial Session will be a unique immersive digital experience, professionally broadcasted from the Palais des Congrès of Paris. Using this technology, the event will run over eight working days, from Wednesday 18th to Friday 27th August. Registration fees…

CIGRE UK Technical Webinar – Wednesday 14th July 2021

HV Cable PD Monitoring – identifying faults before they become failures. This webinar will be introduced by Dave A Roberts and feature subject matter experts from Collective Member, EA Technology,…

– International Women in Engineering Day : Panel Recording –

Listen to our panel from the power systems industry who will discuss their experiences of building a career in the world of engineering. Anna Ferguson kindly volunteered to moderate the…

CIGRE C1 – Webinar on Grid Planning

System & Grid Planning Approaches in an age of Renewable Energy and Storage Growth – the Euro-Mediterranean Experience Monday 7th June 2021 | 12:00 – 14:00 BST AGENDA – Welcome…

Request for Submission of Synopses – Paris Session 2022 Papers

  The call for papers for the CIGRE Paris Session 2022 is now open. The first step in this process is for prospective authors to submit a synopsis for review by…

Latest Update on Paris Session 2021

 – Announcing a Virtual Centennial Session in 2021 now running from the 18th to the 27th of August –   We have now been officially informed about how the CIGRE…

CIGRE Study Committee B1 Webinar

Offshore Generation Cables Connections – Friday 4th June 2021 | 12:00 – 13:00 BST – In recent years the number and size of installed offshore wind farms have increased rapidly…

CIGRE Session Paris 2022

CIGRE Paris Session 2022 is planned to take place from the 28th August to 2nd September 2022 and the date of the submission of final papers to CIGRE Central Office…

International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day 2021 – Inspiring our future leaders CIGRE UK is pleased to support this TNEI webinar which celebrates the achievements of women in engineering and aims to inspire our…