Preparing for the grid of the future: Panel Session Q & A

Abstract

The event will focus on the data collection activities of network operators in preparation for the grid developments of the future.

Communities

Control

Power

Mr Daniel Hollingworth

EA Technology

EA Technology. Daniel manages the Smart Grid team, part of EA Technology’s Future Networks department. He has technical responsibility and is a key contributor to EA Technology’s low carbon project portfolio; to date this includes the Customer-Led Network Revolution (CLNR) (Northern Powergrid), My Electric Avenue (EA Technology/SSEPD) and Thames Valley Vision (SSEPD) and SAVE (SSEPD). The core focus is on the ability to transfer the outputs from projects into DNO Business as Usual activity.
David Hawkins

LIG Consulting, Partner at LIG Consulting

David Hawkins is an innovative energy industry expert with over 30 years of experience of transmission and distribution networks, providing strategic and technical energy consulting to network companies, suppliers, generators, Government and regulators. David has recently worked at General Electric and at Parsons Brinckerhoff, where he gave advice on network innovation, smart metering and smart grids and transmission and distribution projects. He is a Chartered Engineer and member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIET). One smart grid patent application pending (management of power distribution constraints). Specialties: Smart grids, network innovation, operation and design of power transmission & distribution networks including in response to Electric Vehicles, Renewable technologies...and the Low Carbon Customer.
Peter Wall

University of Manchester