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A smarter more flexible grid is the beating heart of the net zero transition. Through time of use tariffs and demand response services, a flexible grid is already accessible for households and businesses alike. But how can organisations of all types prepare for a more flexible grid and maximise the many opportunities it offers, including the huge potential to curb carbon emissions and energy bills at a time when energy costs are rising fast.
This summer BusinessGreen is to host a webinar in partnership with Energy Networks Association (ENA) exploring the crucial role flexibility will play in driving the decarbonisation of the energy system, and the technology and policies that can enable the rapid development of a smarter grid.
You can sign up now to attend this interactive webinar, hear from expert speakers, and gain an invaluable insight into the fast-evolving flexibility sector. The session will also provide an overview of how flexible grids are enabling clean tech deployment and explore the opportunities for all organisations to get involved in the market.
The event will bring together stakeholders from across the energy network sector to jointly discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by moving to a more flexible energy system, and what this means in practice. Attendees will also have a chance to ask questions about the future of the grid and what new functionality and services could mean for their organisations.
Additionally, the session will provide an update on the ENA’s Open Networks' Flexibility Consultation, which will launch on the 1 August 2022. Stakeholders have until the 12 September to submit their responses. Attendees at the event will be able to hear further information about the consultation process and how they can submit a response.
Panellists
Dr Avi Aithal is the Technical Lead for the Open Networks project at Energy Networks Association. Utilising his expertise in laying the foundations of a smart grid in Great Britain, Avi works closely with the network operators, Government, stakeholders, and industry in shaping the roadmap for a Net Zero future.
Avi is a Chartered Electrical Engineer with a masters in Electrical Energy Systems and a PhD in Smart Grid. He has more than 12 years of experience working in the energy sector, eight of which were in the UK future energy system landscape.
Avi began his career in power systems working in original equipment manufacturing for five years, after which he began working on several Network Innovation Allowance/Competition projects for UK Distribution Networks Operators as a researcher and consultant.
Simon is a policy lead at the UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, within the Smart and Secure Electricity Systems teams. Simon leads policy development for energy smart appliances, ensuring that these appliances are cyber secure and interoperable in the future.
Tom Luff is a senior advisor at the Energy Systems Catapult focusing on electricity markets, policy and regulation. An energy strategy and policy expert, Tom has led teams in government to reform various aspects of policy, including electricity network policy at DECC, financial incentives for renewable electricity at BEIS and energy security at the National Security Secretariat. As Energy and Infrastructure Counsellor at the UK Embassy in Tokyo, Tom facilitated investments into the UK and helped UK energy businesses export to Japan.
I have a career spanning more than 20 years in commercial, legal, and business development within National Grid, serving both the electricity and gas industries. I am now working in the DSO Transition team at ElectraLink. My current role is to create value for ElectraLink by providing new data services for our DNO shareholders and the industry. With a proven track record of building and leading talented teams that achieve results and create value for customers, regulators, and wider stakeholders. I am creative and a commercial problem solver who seeks to find new opportunities and ways to improve with extensive industry and commercial knowledge. I am focused and work collaboratively building long standing relationships for success today and in the future.
Nisha is Flexible Markets Manager for SSEN, working on Project LEO and TRANSITION which are two of the UK’s most ambitious, wide-ranging and innovative energy trials, and SSEN’s largest innovation projects. Prior to joining SSEN, Nisha has been an Energy Market Analyst for Thames Water and National Grid. Nisha has also worked as a Network Policy Analyst at Ofgem, including looking at the role of aggregators in behind the meter flexibility and previous to this Nisha worked in the generation part of the business for EON UK. She holds a Degree and PhD in Chemistry from the University of Bristol.
James Murray is Editor-in-Chief of BusinessGreen, having launched the site in October 2007. He is responsible for BusinessGreen's leading news, opinion and analysis, and also contributes to the brand's expanding events' programme. James is one of the UK's leading commentators on the low carbon economy. He writes occasionally for The Guardian newspaper and has also reported for BBC Radio on a number of green technology stories. James reports daily on a wide range of green business issues, with a particular focus on low carbon policy, economics and technology. In March 2011, James was voted number eight in the Press Gazette's list of the top 50 environmental journalists in the UK. Prior to launching BusinessGreen, James spent five years as a technology journalist working on a variety of IT titles.
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