Project Outline: Key aspects of the remit, the parties and the oversight

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Wednesday, 20 July 2016
13:20 - 13:20
Duration: 8 mins
Publication date: 27 Jul 2016
Location: Turing Lecture Theatre, IET London: Savoy Place, London, United Kingdom
Part of event Future Power System Architecture Report Launch

About the session

The Future Power System Architecture (FPSA) project was commissioned by the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) and undertaken through a collaboration between the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Energy Systems Catapult. The collaboration has built upon a shared commitment to respond effectively to the challenges presented by the energy trilemma: decarbonisation, security of supply and affordability..

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Eric Brown

Energy Systems Catapult, Head of Strategy and Innovation

Eric combines an electrical engineering background with many years' experience in the telecommunications industry. He began his career in product and technology roles with major international organisations including Nortel Networks and Hewlett Packard. He then worked as an independent consultant with start-up communications network operators in various European countries as they sought to build the infrastructure that would enable them to move from ’national providers’ to deliver services in competitive markets. This led to co-founding a company that supported operators and their partners in defining and delivering Networks and Operations Support Systems solutions to address the demands of substantial technology and business change. More recently he has been working in the GB energy sector, where he has helped lead the thinking in data and communications for power systems to enable the evolution of highly distributed systems and active consumers.Eric joined Innovate UK, the lead government agency for promoting innovation, in April 2014 as Programme Manager of the new Energy Systems Catapult organisation. In this role he supported strategy development and planning and, in addition, led projects to build early capability and presence for the Energy Systems Catapult. In April 2015, when the Catapult was fully established, he became Interim Head of Strategy and Innovation.Educated in Canada, Eric has a BSc in Mathematics and Physics, a BEng in Electrical Engineering and an MSc in Electrical Engineering. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the IET.
Eric Brown

Energy Systems Catapult, Head of Strategy and Innovation

Eric combines an electrical engineering background with many years' experience in the telecommunications industry. He began his career in product and technology roles with major international organisations including Nortel Networks and Hewlett Packard. He then worked as an independent consultant with start-up communications network operators in various European countries as they sought to build the infrastructure that would enable them to move from ’national providers’ to deliver services in competitive markets. This led to co-founding a company that supported operators and their partners in defining and delivering Networks and Operations Support Systems solutions to address the demands of substantial technology and business change. More recently he has been working in the GB energy sector, where he has helped lead the thinking in data and communications for power systems to enable the evolution of highly distributed systems and active consumers.Eric joined Innovate UK, the lead government agency for promoting innovation, in April 2014 as Programme Manager of the new Energy Systems Catapult organisation. In this role he supported strategy development and planning and, in addition, led projects to build early capability and presence for the Energy Systems Catapult. In April 2015, when the Catapult was fully established, he became Interim Head of Strategy and Innovation.Educated in Canada, Eric has a BSc in Mathematics and Physics, a BEng in Electrical Engineering and an MSc in Electrical Engineering. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the IET.

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