CIGRE UK Technical Webinar – January 2021

System development for a Net Zero future: keen, green and secure An Online Technical Webinar Wednesday 13th January 2021 | 12.30 to 13:30 The decarbonisation of the electricity network is…

CIGRE UK A2/D1 Liaison Meeting

The purpose of the meeting is to provide a high-level overview of the ongoing activities in CIGRE related to Study Committees A2 (Power Transformers & Reactors) led by UK Regular…

CIGRE UK B5 Technical Liaison Meeting

CIGRE UK B5 liaison meeting The purpose of the meeting, led by UK Regular Member John Wright, is to provide a high-level overview of the ongoing activities in CIGRE related…

CIGRE UK December Technical Webinar

New Constraint Management Techniques for Meshed Transmission and Active Distribution Networks An Online Technical Webinar Wednesday 9th December 2020 | 12.30 to 13:30   Constraints on the Transmission network are…

Researchers from CIGRE UK & Austria NGN share their research on Lightning Phenomena and Power System Transients

Dr Lukas Schwalt, Post-Doc Researcher at Graz University of Technology, and Dr Diptargha Chakravorty, vice chair of CIGRE UK NGN and Senior Consultant with TNEI Services, shared their research outcomes…

CIGRE UK November Technical Webinar

WPD Primary Network Power Analysis (PNPQA) Project Interim Findings An Online Technical Webinar Wednesday 4th November 2020 | 12.30 to 13:30    Western Power Distribution’s (WPD’s) Primary Networks Power Quality…

Annual General Meetings & Technical Presentations

Join us online on the 11th November 2020 for the Next Generation Network Annual General Meeting and the Wider CIGRE UK Annual General Meeting which will be followed by a series…

CIGRE UK Webinar Series – October 2020

Optimising Power Transmission & Distribution from the Sky to the Sea An Online Technical Webinar Wednesday 14th October 2020 | 12.30 to 13:30 To celebrate the contributions of UK young…

CIGRE UK B1 Technical Liaison Meeting

Study Committee B1 scope Within its technical field of activity, Study Committee B1 addresses topics throughout the asset management life-cycle phases; from conception, through research, development, design, production, deployment, operation,…

Dealing with Stress & Anxiety in Uncertain Times – An Online Webinar

Have you ever… Over-thought a decision? Over-reacted to a situation? Felt nervous? Beat yourself up for making a mistake? Felt stressed? If you have answered yes to any (or all)…

Offshore Wind Energy Webinar

Offshore Wind Energy Webinar A Joint webinar organised by the CIGRE UK NGN & the CIGRE Denmark NGN Friday 2nd October 2020 | Online Webinar | 14:00 – 15:00  …

CIGRE UK Webinar Series – September 2020

Coordination of Transmission and Distribution data exchanges for renewables integration in the European marketplace through Advanced, Scalable and Secure ICT Systems and Tools (TDX-ASSIST) An Online Technical Webinar Wednesday 9th…

Distinguished CIGRE experts sharing their insights on energy challenges and opportunities

Rob Stephen, President of CIGRE, previously master specialist for T&D technologies at Eskom and Adam Middleton, chair of CIGRE UK, CEO at Siemens Energy B.V., shared their insights on energy…

CIGRE UK NGN Intro and Mentoring Scheme

‘Career Management and Grid Modernization Workshop – With a relaunch of the CIGRE UK Young Members Mentoring Program’ was held successfully, with 163 registrations and 237 participants. We hope you…

Webinar: Chartership and Career Path

Webinar: Chartership and Career Path Date: 5th August 2020 Time: 2pm -3.30pm (UK Local Time) Type: Webinar Organisers: IEEE PES SBC UoM, CIGRE NGN UK The webinar has been hosted…

CIGRE UK Webinar Series – August 2020

MVDC Grid Feasibility Within Distribution Networks an Online Technical Webinar Wednesday 5th August 2020 | 12.30 to 13.30     This webinar, present by Dr Samual Jupe, will highlight the recent Study…

Celebrating the amazing work of scientists and engineers in a pandemic

CIGRE UK NGN is excited to announce the creation of Educational Demonstration, a new online programme of inspirational video contents aimed at children aged 9-14. Join us as we hear…

CIGRE NGN Joint Wind Energy Webinar

On Wednesday 17th, June 2020, 14:00 – 16:00 (BST), the CIGRE UK and CIGRE Ireland NGN came together to have their first joint, online webinar on wind energy. The event…

CIGRE NGN Young Member Showcase Competition

In anticipation of the upcoming Global Young Member Showcase event in CIGRE Paris Session in August 2020, the NGN Committee of CIGRE UK hosted a presentation competition at the University…

CIGRE UK NGN Young Member Showcase Competition 2021 – Deadline Extension!

The CIGRE Paris Session is a leading international event in the power industry, gathering worldwide experts to discuss and learn about the industry’s future. The CIGRE Centennial Paris Session, celebrating 100 years…

Joint webinar on “Offshore Wind Energy” with Young Cigre Denmark

Our webinar about “Offshore Wind Energy” jointly organized with Young Cigre Denmark was held successfully with over 170 attendees on Friday 2nd October. We hope you had a good time to…

CIGRE NGN Visit to St John’s Wood Substation, London, England

On Tuesday 26th November 2019, members of the CIGRE UK NGN visited the St John’s Wood substation in London, one of most compact and complex substations operated by National Grid….

CIGRE NGN Visit to Neilston Substation, Glasgow, Scotland

On Tuesday 10th Sep 2019, the CIGRE UK NGN hosted an event in Glasgow. The whole day event was composed of a series of technical presentations, from both industry and…

CIGRE NGN-IEEE Student Branch Joint Event, University of Manchester, UK

On Wednesday 17th July 2019, the IEEE Student Branch UoM and the CIGRE UK NGN co-hosted an event at The University of Manchester. The event attracted 24 attendees, mostly new…

CIGRE NGN Visit to Boskalis’ Cable Barge, Vlissingen, Netherlands 

On Thursday 3rd May 2018 a group of 14 Cigre-UK NGN members travelled to the Netherlands for a unique opportunity to visit Boskalis’ Giant 7 cable barge. The day started with…

CIGRE Paris Session 2018 Young Member (YM) Showcase

On Tuesday 20th February the Young Member (YM) Showcase competition was held at Manchester University to select 4 candidates to be put forward to the international round of the competition. The…

10 Years of NGN Evening Event

In October 2017 we celebrated 10 years since CIGRE’s first Next Generation Network was set up here in the UK. The event was kindly hosted by Siemens UK in Manchester…

CIGRE UK NGN Hunterston B Power Station Event

On 28 June 2017, the CIGRE UK NGN had a successful event at the Hunterston B Power Station.  Our guest speakers Colin Foote and Alan Davenport from Scottish Power Energy…