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CIGRE UK Monthly Technical Webinar | January 2025 |Presentation & Video
‘How far does the power need to go? GB transmission network development to accommodate renewables’. The Government’s ‘clean power’ action plan towards 2030 has made clear the amount of…
CIGRE UK A3/B3 Technical Liaison Meeting 2025 | Recap and Presentations
About this Event This meeting, attended by 70 delegates each of the two days in Manchester, provided a high-level overview of the ongoing activities in CIGRE related to Study…
CIGRE UK SC-C4: Developments and Challenges in Grid Integration and Power Systems Stability: Recap, Presentations & Video
The 2025 CIGRE UK Study Committee C4 Technical Liaison Meeting, focused on “Developments and Challenges in Grid Integration and Power Systems Stability”. This hybrid event took place at the Scottish…
CIGRE UK NGN Section Committee Election Results
As my tenure as Chair of the CIGRE UK NGN comes to an end, I am pleased to announce the results of the 2025 CIGRE UK NGN elections. It…
CIGRE UK A2/D1 Technical Liaison Meeting 2024: Report & Presentations
MEETING REPORT CIGRE-UK held a two-day event on 27-28 November 2024 at the University of Manchester. The event was dedicated to exploring the latest developments in power transformers,…
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 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…
Post Session 2024 Technical Conference: Report & 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 Monthly Technical Webinar | Wednesday 27th November 2024 | Presentation & Video
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 extruded...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 | November 2024
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 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 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 Study Committee A2/NGN Factory Visit: November 2024
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, Loughborough...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…
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 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…
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
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…
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 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…
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 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…
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…