Grid – ‘Connecting Europe’ - 1 and 2

Offshore Connectivity

This whole stream has been organised by SQW Energy and WSP Environment & Energy

Thursday 20 May - 09:00-10:30 - FORBES

• Introduction by chair: Mike Barlow, System Manager, Scottish Hydro-Electric Transmission Ltd (SHETL) who will chair the first two sessions
• Deliverability - Malcolm Garrity, Head of Offshore Wind, Senergy Alternative Energy [ presentation ]
• Technology development & standardisation - Matthew Knight, Head of Business Development, Siemens T&D [ presentation ]
• Challenges for OFTOs - Morris Bray, Development Manager - National Grid Offshore [ presentation ]
• Q&A and discussion

• Keynote address: Georg Adamowitsch - European Coordinator  [ presentation ]
• Working to deliver Scotland's energy – Mike McElhinney, Head of Energy Projects, The Scottish Government; and Dr Patrick McWilliams, ISLES Project Manager, Energy Markets, The Scottish Government [ presentation ]
• Working with all parties to achieve connection targets - Martin Marais, The Crown Estate [ presentation ]
• Q&A and discussion

Grid – ‘Connecting Europe’ - 3

The Smart Grid

Thursday 20 May - 13:45-15:15 - FORBES

Introduction by chair: Andris Bankovskis, Associate Director, SQW Energy

• Smart meters do not a smart grid make - Simon Harrison, Principal Consultant, Engage Consulting [ presentation ]
• Solutions to enable and improve access for small-scale generation - Bob Currie, Operations Director, Smartergrid Solutions [ presentation ]
• Duncan Burt, Customer Services Manager, Trnsmission, National Grid [ presentation ]
  Q&A and discussion

Grid – ‘Connecting Europe’ - 4

Grid Security

Thursday 20 May - 15:45-17:00 - FORBES

• Introduction by chair: Jeremy Sainsbury, Director, Natural Power
• After sorting Connect and Manage, the next issue is Transmission Charging - Dr Keith MacLean, Policy and Public Affairs Director, Scottish and Southern Energy [ presentation ]
• Future Networks - Duncan Burt, Customer Services Manager, Transmission, National Grid [ presentation ]
• Dr Keith Bell, Senior Lecturer, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde [ presentation ]
• Q&A and discussion