A framework for climate adaptation and the electricity distribution network
Time: 3:30 pm
day: DRIVING INNOVATION TO BUILD RESILIENCE & REACH CLEAN GROWTH AMBITIONS
Details:
- Understanding the impact of weather on the ENW distribution network to support operational forecasting
- Climate projections and future risk to distribution infrastructure
- How can infrastructure owners and operators be resilient to changes in climate and identify vulnerability and risk to assets
Speakers:
Dr Emma Ferranti holds an EPSRC Fellowship at the University of Birmingham. She works on a range of projects with national and international stakeholders to examine the impact of weather and climate on infrastructure and the built environment. She is an author on the Infrastructure chapter of the forthcoming UK Climate Change Risk Assessment, specialising…Read more
Daniel is currently a PhD student at the University of Birmingham where he is conducting research related to advanced analytics for risk and resiliency assessment of power systems. His background is in the utility industry, having previously spent seven years working at a large United States utility, Southern California Edison (SCE). At SCE he held…Read more