Eric Brown
Company: Energy Systems Catapult
Job title: Chief technology officer
Bio:
Eric joined the Energy Systems Catapult when it was established in April 2015. He became Chief Technology Officer in April 2019 having previously been Innovation Director. In his time at the Catapult he has focussed on programmes and initiatives that respond to the challenges and opportunities of energy system transformation.
Eric became involved in the energy sector after having gained many years’ experience in the telecommunications industry where he worked in a variety of roles focussed on defining, designing and delivering systems that respond to the demands of substantial technology and business change.
Educated in Canada, Eric has a BSc in Mathematics and Physics, a BEng in Electrical Engineering and an MSc in Electrical Engineering. He is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of The IET and a Fellow of the Energy Institute.
Seminars:
Roundtable discussions: Tackling the open energy data challenge 12:20 pm
A chance to get together with peers to solve the open energy data challenge, including: What type of data should be made open what are the associated risks? How can we manage the risks and threats associated with open data? How to overcome cultural challenges with open data in risk adverse industries? What can be…Read more
day: 21 September
Data interoperability and the net zero transition of assets 11:20 am
How to remove data silos and ensure accuracy and standardisation The importance of data exchange between distribution system operators and transmission operators for net zero transition of assetsRead more
day: 21 September