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The Low Carbon Transport Transition - Panel Debate

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Event
  • Session
  • Wednesday, 22 May 2019
  • 12:22 - 12:22
  • Duration: 1 hr 7 mins
  • Publication date: 10 Jun 2019
  • Location: Keynote, NEC
  • Part of event Utility Week 2019

About the session

Panel debate: "Will the low carbon transport transition be hamstrung by the energy system?”

The government has placed the low-carbon economy at the heart of the UK’s industrial strategy. This need to cut carbon is driven by the need to limit the potentially disastrous impacts of climate change, not only on our country, but globally. A key plank in this strategy is cutting the emissions coming from the transport sector, an area which up until recently has been a carbon laggard. However, attitudes are rapidly shifting gear, and green solutions are springing up and there are aims for ambitious adoption.

Keywords:
  • EV
  • car
  • cars
  • cyber security
  • decarbonisation
  • digital
  • electric vehicles
  • electricity
  • grid
  • low carbon
  • power
  • smart infrastructure
  • smart meter
  • utilities
  • zero emissions

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Speakers

  • Ian Cameron

    Ian Cameron

    UK Power Networks, Head of Innovation

    Ian Cameron has over 20 years’ international experience in the electricity distribution networks industry. His background is in network operation, capital construction and connections, with a specific focus on renewable energy and system optimisation, this focus is supported through his Electrical and Mechanical degrees.As Head of Innovation for UK Power Networks, Ian’s role includes management of the central team of highly skilled engineers providing support to the business and industry through developing innovative solutions to strategic key focus areas. These focus areas being readiness of the distribution network for the low carbon transition, future business / operating models and efficient and effective delivery of existing business outputs. Furthermore, Ian has overall accountability for innovation delivery programmes and innovation strategic direction.Ian’s career started in Eskom South Africa, where he left the position of Senior Technical Specialist, he then joined UK firm Freedom Group Power Projects division as Regional delivery manager. Since joining UK Power Networks Ian has overseen the delivery and connection of over 230 large renewable distributed generation sites, adding over 4GW to the grid in three years before moving on to his current role as head of the industry-leading Innovation Team.
  • CM

    Conor Maher-McWilliams

    Kaluza, Head of Flexibility

    Conor has over 6 years’ experience in EnTech. Joining OVO Energy in 2013, Conor played a fundamental role in the company’s energy trading team and later led OVO’s industry-recognised Forecasting Performance arm. Conor then spearheaded OVO's groundbreaking work on the domestic half-hourly settlement.At Kaluza, OVO Group’s intelligent energy division, Conor has been crucial in the development of the technology. Driving the transition to a smart, zero-carbon energy system, the Kaluza platform securely coordinates and optimises millions of connected devices, including electric vehicles, heating systems, and home energy storage batteries. As Head of Flexibility, Conor collaborates with Energy Traders, TSOs and DSOs to resolve grid challenges with flexibility, helping to realise the industry’s goal of a sustainable and renewable energy ecosystem. Conor has a PhD in Physics from University College London.
  • GC

    Graeme Cooper

    Electric Vehicles, National Grid, Project Director

    Graeme leads National Grid’s work on electric vehicles/decarbonisation of transport by leading and coordinating all the work relating to the UK regulated business of National Grid.In April 2019, National Grid legally separated Electricity System Operation (ESO) from the Transmission Ownership (TO). Graeme will be representing the TO business of National Grid.His work helps the Government, the energy and automotive industry’s transition towards zero emission vehicles. With over a decade in communications infrastructure and over a decade in low/zero carbon electricity, Graeme is a well-known and highly respected energy industry expert.Graeme is a graduate of Oxford Brookes University (BSc 1997) and Bi Norwegian Business School (MBA Energy 2016).Graeme takes his decarbonisation work home with him as he drives a PHEV and BEV and heats his home using ground source heat pumps.
  • AE

    Andy Eastlake

    LowCVP, Managing Director

  • FH

    Fiona Howarth

    Octopus Electric Vehicles, CEO

  • Jane Gray

    Jane Gray

    Utility Week, Assistant Editor

    Jane joined Utility Week in 2014. Over the past three years she has worked on the development of features and news for the energy networks and energy retail sectors and in 2016 was instrumental in the launch of Utility Week’s sister title Network magazine.Before joining Utility Week, Jane was editor of The Manufacturer magazine, an engineering and advanced manufacturing publication.Jane is also a trustee for the Design and Technology Association and takes a keen interest in industry skills and vocational talent challenges.
  • AE

    Andy Eastlake

    LowCVP, Managing Director

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