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Call for Presenters: CIGRE UK Webinar Series 2025

| The Opportunity | CIGRE’s primary purpose is to allow engineers, specialists and thought leaders from all around the world to exchange information and enhance their knowledge related to power…

Honourable Mention for a UK Entry to the NGN Paris Showcase Competition

  Haonan Yang, a PhD student at the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department of The University of Manchester, was successfully chosen and sponsored by CIGRE UK, to attend the CIGRE…

CIGRE UK A3/B3 Technical Liaison Meeting | 15th & 16th January 2025

  About this Event This meeting is to provide a high-level overview of the ongoing activities in CIGRE related to Study Committee A3 (Transmission & Distribution Equipment) and B3 (Substations…

CIGRE UK Monthly Technical Webinar | Wednesday 11th December 2024 | 12:30-13:30

  About this Technical Webinar: Synopsis | T&D equipment using SF6 as insulation gas is used since the 1960ies (HV) or 1980ies (MV). Due to the advantages of the technology, it…

Digitalisation and Data Science Conference – Enabler for Net Zero |Report & Presentations

  About this event The CIGRE UK D2 Digitalisation & Data Science – Enablers for Net Zero Conference took place on Friday, 6th December 2024, kindly hosts at Imperial College London. This…

Call for Papers: CIGRE 2025 International Symposium – Montreal, Canada

  The Symposium Organising Committee has decided to extend the Call for Papers deadline to the 27th January 2025, due to requests to extend until after the holiday seasons. For more…

CIGRE UK NGN Committee 2025: Vote for your candidates!

  We need a little more information about you to validate your NGN status. So we are having to re-run the voting. If you had previously voted please vote again….

Post Session 2024 Technical Conference: Update & Presentations

 On Thursday 14th November 2024, CIGRE UK held a post Paris Session Technical Conference at the IET Austin Court in Birmingham.  70 members attended the Conference and heard from individuals…

CIGRE UK A2/D1 Meetings |27th – 28th November – University of Manchester

  About this event: We are excited to invite you to a premier two-day event dedicated to exploring the latest developments in power transformers, reactors, materials, and emerging test techniques….

CIGRE UK Monthly Technical Webinar | Wednesday 27th November 2024 | 12:30-13:30

  About this Technical Webinar: Synopsis | The drive to higher capacity connections has led to the expansion of the HVDC cable market sector and pushed the voltage ratings higher. 525kV…

University of Birmingham Distinguished Lecture Series | 28th November 2024

  Lecture Abstract:  Power System Protection is critical to the stability, reliability and security of any electrical infrastructure. The power grid dynamics are changing; from a synchronous machine based, unidirectional…

CIGRE UK B5/D2 Technical Liaison Meeting | Thursday 21st November – GE Vernova, Stafford

About this event: This is the annual Technical Liaison Meeting, kindly hosted by GE Vernova, where attendees interested in the activities of CIGRE Study Committees B5 (Protection and Automation) and…

Uniting Academia and Industry for Net Zero Ambitions: Presentations & Videos

CIGRE UK Women in Energy is committed to advancing knowledge within the energy sector, fostering professional connections, and championing diversity within our community. We were thrilled to organise this event,…

CIGRE UK’s AGMs, Networking Reception and Awards Dinner

  Members are invited to attend CIGRE UK’s Annual General Meetings and then join a Networking Reception, followed by an Awards Dinner, being held at the IET Austin Court Birmingham…

CIGRE UK Monthly Technical Webinar | Wednesday 23rd October 2024 | 12:30-13:30

  About this Technical Webinar: Synopsis | Centralized cybersecurity is a cybersecurity management strategy that consolidates security features and data into a single location for monitoring and response. Conventionally, the cybersecurity…

CIGRE UK Next Generation Network Committee Nominations 2024

Dear CIGRE UK NGN Members,  It is that time of year again when we invite members to step forward and contribute to the future direction of our growing network by…

CIGRE B1/D1 Liaison Meeting |17th October 2024, Hybrid Event – London & WebEx

About: The annual CIGRE B1 UK Technical Liaison meeting will be held as a Hybrid Meeting on October 17th kindly hosted by Orsted, London. The purpose of the meeting is to…

CIGRE UK Site Visit: IFA1 HVDC Convertor Station: Event Cancelled

Unfortunately, due to operational restrictions, this visit has had to be cancelled. On Wednesday, 2nd October 2024, starting at 10am, the CIGRE UK NGN committee has organsied an exclusive visit…

SWITCHGEAR 2024 – Life after SF6

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ next Switchgear: Life after SF6 event will focus on the process of establishing alternative gas insulators for switchgear and the associated manufacturing and distribution challenges…

CIGRE Study Committee A2 Factory Visit

  CIGRE UK Study Committee A2 (Transformers) with CIGRE UK’s NGN section in support, has arranged a factory visit, kindly hosted by Brush Transformers at its Loughborough facility (Nottingham Road,…

CIGRE UK Monthly Technical Webinar | Wednesday 18th September 2024 | 12:30-13:30

  About this Technical Webinar: Synopsis | Shunt reactor switching is one of the most arduous circuit breaker applications due to the regular switching duty – often daily – and the…

Why Join CIGRE

You and your organisation need to keep up with the changing world of power system expertise. CIGRE offers members access to the world’s foremost global community and its world leading…

Digitalisation and Data Science Conference – Enabler for Net Zero

  Overview: This one day conference, kindly hosted by Imperial College London, will feature speakers from industry, government and academia.  Current projects/research will be reviewed and discussed, together with updates…

CIGRE Trondheim Symposium 2025 – Call for Papers

International Symposium hosted by the Nordic Regional Council of CIGRE (NRCC) in Trondheim, Norway on May 12–15, 2025 Participating CIGRE Study Committees (SC): SC A3 Transmission and distribution equipment SC…

CIGRE UK Monthly Technical Webinar | Wednesday 14th August 2024 | 12:30-13:30

  About this Technical Webinar: Synopsis | As the power industry evolves towards Net Zero, the significance of Online Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA) in maintaining transformer health and ensuring its reliability…

CIGRE Session 2024 – How the Session is organised video and useful download guide

CIGRE UK member ZIA EMIN kindly recorded this video in 2022 to explain what to expect and how to get the best from your time as a delegate at a…

CIGRE UK Monthly Technical Webinar | Presentation and Video

  About this Technical Webinar: The energy industry is evolving quicker than it has for decades. Sources of generation are changing, and new connections are being made to the transmission…

CIGRE UK’s Evening Reception – Paris Session 2024

  We are excited to confirm that the CIGRE UK Paris Session reception will take place once again at the spectacular Cercle de l’Union Interalliée located at 33, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, 75008 Paris from 6.30pm –…

CIGRE NGN India and UK Collaborative Webinar | Thursday 25th July 2024 | 12:00-13:00 (BST)

About this Technical Webinar: The initial segment of the webinar provides an overview of the history and current state of substation automation. It highlights IEC 61850 standard which created a revolutionary…

Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure and Technologies | Thursday 25th July 2024 | 14:00 – 15:00 | University of Birmingham | Hybrid Event

  Dr Moumita Das received the PhD degree from the department of electrical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India. After completion of PhD she has done…

CIGRE UK Women in Energy Webinar | Embracing Diversity in Engineering for Advancing Towards Net Zero | Video

  To recognised International Women in Engineering Day, a panel from CIGRE Women in Energy discussed embracing diversity in engineering and how this will help in achieving the Net Zero…

CIGRE UK June Technical Webinar |Voltage Control for the Low Carbon Grid | Presentation Video

  About this Technical Webinar: Compliance with statutory voltage levels is fundamental to the efficient operation of electricity systems and part of grid code. Standard methodologies for voltage control were…

2024 Birmingham Decarbonisation Summer School – Accelerating Energy Transition towards Net-Zero | 17th – 21st June, University of Birmingham

  Event Summary: Event: Birmingham Decarbonisation Summer School (BDSS) 2024 Topic: Accelerating Energy Transition towards Net-Zero Date: 17th June – 21st June Venue: School of engineering, University of Birmingham Event…

Collaboration on Energy Transition Across Boundaries: WiE Webinar | 13th June 2024

  CIGRE Netherlands-Women in Energy has the pleasure to invite you for the webinar Collaboration on energy transition across boundaries on the 13th of June from 8.00-11.30 BST.  Please note that…

Artificial Intelligence in the Energy Sector & Understanding Neurodiversity: Videos & Presentations

  We’re thrilled to share the incredible outcome of CIGRE UK’s recent Women in Energy workshop, the first WiE in-person event in four years! This event brought together a diverse…

CIGRE UK April Technical Webinar – Equipping Utilities to Better Understand Weather Related Outages in a Changing Climate: Video Update

  About this Webinar Power system professionals have long considered the impacts of weather and climate in the design and operation of electricity networks. However, this task is growing more…

Listing of Technical Books & References of Relevance to B5 Domain

As part of CIGRE’s mission to be the leading source of information for the electricity industry, this page in CIGRE’s KMS (Knowledge Management System) provides lists considered to be of…

CIGRE UK Ambassador Programme

The Ambassador Programme This program aims to engage individuals within CIGRE UK’s Collective membership (both Companies and Academic Institutions) and recognise them as champions/ambassadors for CIGRE. An ambassador will serve…

CIGRE UK NGN University of Birmingham Hub: HVDC & FACTS Lecture Report

  The CIGRE UK NGN UoB Hub co-hosted a Distinguished Industry Lecture at the University of Birmingham from 2 pm to 5 pm on 4th March 2024. During the lecture,…

Power and energy systems of the future: sustainable, digitalised, & ?

  Hybrid event at the KTH Campus Stockholm, Sweden or online. This event will cover a spectrum of relevant topics within the scope of energy transition & digitalization (to be brought…

CIGRE UK NGN Young Members Showcase | Presentation & Videos

  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. CIGRE Session 2024 will take…

CIGRE UK March Technical Webinar | The importance of transformer specification and supplier selection in managing equipment, network and project delivery risks | Presentation & Video

About this Technical Webinar: Different to other HV electrical plant, transformers are bespoke pieces of equipment specifically designed to meet the customer requirements. Consequently, the correct and clear specification of…

CIGRE UK February Technical Webinar | Whole Energy system Accelerator |Presentation & Video

  About this Technical Webinar: In this webinar, Joseph, Priya and David presented a novel testing and demonstration platform for future power system scenarios, where real households can interact in…

Inauguration Event of CIGRE UK University Hub

  How e-CIGRE Accelerates Research Inauguration Event of CIGRE UK NGN University of Birmingham Hub A CIGRE UK NGN seminar was successfully hosted in University of Birmingham, in the noon…

CIGRE UK NGN Training Session| Substation Fundamentals: Secondary Systems | Review & Presentations

A3/B3 Technical Liaison Meeting – Presentations

A3 -Transmission & Distribution Equipment and B3 -Substations and Electrical Installations Technical Liaison Meeting Held at The University of Manchester | on Wednesday 7th February 2024 In person 9:30 – 16:40 |…

A2/D1 Technical Liaison Meeting – Presentation Material

A2/D1 Technical Liaison Meeting University of Manchester | Tuesday 9th January 2024 | 10:30 – 15:00 About this event The purpose of the meeting was to provide an overview of the…

Renew Your Membership for 2024

Members will soon receive an invoice for their 2024 subscription renewal via email, by the end of December 2023, to the address we have on record.  If you have not…

How to convene & effectively participate in CIGRE Technical Working Groups – Videos and Presentations

   About this event This webinar, organised by CIGRE UK Women in Energy, focused on practical advice and experience on how to convene, chair and effectively participate in CIGRE Technical…

CIGRE B5/D2 Liaison 2023 | Update & Presentations

  About The purpose of the meeting, was to provide a high-level overview of the ongoing activities in CIGRE related to Study Committee B5 (Protection and Automation) and D2 (Information…