Next Generation Networks - Transition to DSO

Session
Wednesday, 12 October 2016
10:12 - 10:12
Duration: 1 hr 29 mins
Publication date: 26 Oct 2016
Location: NA, Manchester Central, Manchester, United Kingdom
Part of event Low Carbon Networks & Innovation Conference 2016

About the session

The 2016 Low Carbon Networks & Innovation Conference provides an opportunity to explore the key learnings from electricity and gas network innovation projects. The programme will provide unparalleled networking opportunities in addition to project focused presentations and workshops.

Co-hosted by Electricity North West and taking place at the iconic Manchester Central, the LCNI Conference will be held on 11-13 October 2016. The conference and exhibition will be the UK's must-attend electricity and gas network innovation event for 2016.

Keywords:: DSO

carbon emissions

energy

gas

low carbon

power

power networks

solar

solar storage

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Speakers

Steven Gough

Western Power Distribution, Innovation & Low Carbon Networks Engineer

Steven has been closely involved with Western Power from his first year at Southampton University being the first undergraduate to be sponsored by Western Power through the then new Power Academy. Steven spent his next two summers doing placements in various departments throughout the business. After he graduated he started Western Power’s Graduate Training scheme after doing a two month international placement in Turkey. During his graduate training he expanded on his distribution knowledge by spending time with Network Services and Major Projects for operational experience but also Primary System Design. From this, he started a Development Role as a Design Engineer in Primary System Design but soon moved into an Asset Management Engineer role in the same department managing the network model. Steven’s most recent position is in the Future Networks Team as an Innovation and Low Carbon Network Engineer. In this role he manages LCNF projects which include projects focusing on integration of Distributed Generation onto the network and has been rolling out Alternative Connections into main business. He has been involved in projects spanning from community demand side response through to reactive power support on rural networks and investigating battery storage for renewable generation.
James Bennett

Western Power Distribution, Innovation & Low Carbon Networks Engineer

James MEng AMImechE is an Innovation and Low Carbon Networks Engineer for Western Power Distribution. After graduating James joined the company as a Trainee Planner and has progressed through the business covering a number of planning functions. Under E.ON Central Networks he spent time designing capital replacement and Competition in Connections schemes across the East Midlands area. Following the takeover by Western Power Distribution James then undertook design for housing, commercial and industrial loads, generator connections up to 5MW and 11kV network strategy in the Stoke-On-Trent area.James started in the Future Networks Team in 2014 and is responsible for rolling out three Active Network Management Zones in order to release additional generation capacity in areas which would otherwise need to wait for extensive reinforcement. He is also involved in a number of innovation projects including Time Series Data, FlexDGrid and Airborne Inspection.

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