Are Electricity Substations ready for Net-Zero?

This presentation will focus on the range of substation specific challenges facing utilities and engineers in developing energy networks fit to support a net zero carbon economy. This will consider transmission and distribution systems and the range of opportunities to address external drivers around system access, technology evolution, engineering resource and smarter operations.

Speaker

Mark Osborne

Dr. Mark Osborne is a Chartered Engineer and joined National Grid in 1997. He works in Electricity Transmission in the Engineering and Asset Management sector. Key activities include substation life-cycle design and development to incorporate new concepts in technology to meet the challenges facing the Electricity supply industry. He is active in the CIGRE B3 Substations Study Committee as a Strategic Advisory Group member, Special Reporter and UK Regular Member.