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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 Monthly Technical Webinar | Wednesday 24th July 2024 | 12:30-13:30 (BST)
About this Technical Webinar: Synopsis | The energy industry is evolving quicker than it has for decades. Sources of generation are changing, and new connections are being made to…
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 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 June Technical Webinar |Voltage Control for the Low Carbon Grid | 19th June 12:30-13:30
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…
CIGRE UK’s Evening Reception Sponsorship Opportunities – 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 – 8.30pm…
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
The CIGRE UK NGN is delighted to share a review of the recent successful Training Session on Substation Fundamentals: Secondary Systems, held on Tuesday, 12th March 2024. The event, hosted...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…
CIGRE UK Technical Webinar – Process of Innovation: Presentation & Video
About this Webinar Developing an idea into a tangible product that customers’ want, and value is challenging. The idea is a promise about a new function, feature or capability…
CIGRE UK NGN AGM – Update & Election Results
Successful Hosting of CIGRE UK NGN’s 2023 AGM The CIGRE UK Next Generation Network (NGN) is proud to announce the successful hosting of its 2023 Annual General Meeting…
CIGRE UK AGM & Technical Conference: Update & Presentations
Members of CIGRE UK were welcomed to our AGM & Technical Conference that took place on Tuesday 14th November 2023, at the IET Austin Court Birmingham. The theme of…
Young Members Showcase Competition 2024 – Call for Abstracts Extended
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 place…
CIGRE NGN UK & NL Webinar – Data Interoperability & Common Information Model |Presentation & Webinar video
As we move towards the energy transition the data ecosystems, data landscape is changing so drastically, there is more crucial need for data co-ordination, exchanges and collaboration between different actors…
An Introduction to SSEN’s HVDC Project Aquila and its Concepts
In this webinar you will hear what Project Aquila is, how it came about, and the specific vendor agnostic approaches to DC network delivery, control and testing it is seeking…
CIGRE UK Membership Survey 2023 | Win an iPad mini
CIGRE UK Membership Survey CIGRE UK wishes to hear from its members to improve on what it does. If you are part of CIGRE UK as an Individual Member (including…
CIGRE UK Webinar | LV Engine: Hybrid AC-DC Networks | Presentation & Webinar Video
SP Energy Networks have been conducting a uniquely innovation project, LV Engine, using power electronic technologies within secondary substations to deliver different functionalities which are key for transition to Net…
Call for Presenters: CIGRE UK Monthly Webinar Series 2024
| 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…
CIGRE UK Technical Webinar – Improve Operations with AI/ML Powered Analytics | Presentation & Webinar Video
During this session current techniques commonly used to manage grid operations and system alarms was reviewed and how incorporating AI/ML techniques could be used to gain additional value from data…
CIGRE B1/D1 Liaison Meeting |3rd October, Hybrid Event – London & WebEx
About: The annual Cigre B1 UK Technical Liaison meeting will be held as a Hybrid Meeting on October 3rd. The purpose of the meeting is to provide a high level…
CIGRE UK B4 Liaison Meeting | 4th October 2023 | Now Just Online
About: The purpose of the meeting, is to provide a high-level overview of the ongoing activities in CIGRE related to Study Committees B4 (DC Systems & Power Electronics) led by…
Hold the Date!
CIGRE UK Annual Meeting Day 2023 | Tuesday 14th November 2023 | 11:00 – 18:30 Venue: The IET Austin Court, Birmingham Outline for the day Annual General Meeting | Networking…
Programme for the Preparation of Papers for Paris Session 2024
Find below the schedule to be followed for the preparation of papers for Paris Session 2024. For questions please contact John Finn at secretary@cigre.org.uk
Collaboration in the North Sea Powerhouse (Part 3): Germany Energy Security
About this Event With the signing of the Esjberg declaration in May 2022 by Belgium, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands collabo- ration in the North Sea has become reality. A…
NGN UK & Ireland Webinar – Hydrogen and Energy Storage | Presentations & Video
Hydrogen and Energy Storage, Enabling the Net Zero Transition Online| Wednesday 19th July 2023 – Presentations Downloads & Video Professional from the energy storage and Hydrogen industry discussed the…
National Grid Control Room Visit – CIGRE UK NGN | Visit Report
National Grid Control Room Visit – CIGRE UK NGN Summary This was the first in-person event that the CIGRE UK NGN committee has organised, post pandemic, and was successfully delivered in…
CIGRE UK Webinar: Report on A3/B3 Joint Colloquium | Presentation & Video
The CIGRE UK National Committee invited CIGRE Study Committees B3 & A3 to hold a joint Colloquium in Birmingham between the 9th and 12th May 2023 at the IET…
SC B4 Newsletter – June 2023 edition
Another edition of the B4 Newsletter brimmed full of information (see the table of contents below). To read the Newsletter click on the link below B4 Newsletter June 2023
Data Science and Next Generation Communications in Electricity Networks: Event Presentations
CIGRE UK’s conference on Data Science and Next Generation Communications in Electricity Networks, kindly hosted by Arup, took place on Friday 30th June in London. The event featured expert speakers who discussed…
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…
Collaboration in the North Sea Powerhouse (Part 2) – Video & Presentations
Collaboration in the North Sea Powerhouse (Part 2) Regulatory Challenges and Opportunities Video & Selected Presentations – ABOUT THIS EVENT The development of renewables in the North Sea is…
CIGRE UK Technical Webinar May 2023 – Presentations & Video
Protection of Future Power Networks Dominated by Converters: Recent Learnings on Challenges and Potential Solutions Held Online| Wednesday 17th May 2023 | 12:30 – 13:30 – ABOUT THIS EVENT: To…
Collaboration in the North Sea Powerhouse (Part 1): Presentations & Video
Collaboration in the North Sea Powerhouse (Part 1) Online Webinar Presentations & Video | Wednesday 6th April 2023 | 12:00 – 16:00 BST – ABOUT THIS EVENT: With the signing…
CIGRE UK Technical Webinar – 12th April 2023
Building the Grid of the Future Through Innovation & Collaboration Online| Wednesday 12th April 2023 | 12:30 – 13:30 – ABOUT THIS EVENT: The energy transition is accelerating with four…