The GB Energy System and market are rapidly changing due to an increased demand for capacity. The energy network will need to plan for a future of electrified transport, heat, and digital assets, as well as foster the vision of the country to become a tech and science superpower.
Alongside the Autumn Statement, the Treasury published the outcome of the Pro-innovation Regulation of Technologies Review, led by Sir Patrick Vallance. It recommended that stakeholders report major constraints in accessing grid connections and there is estimated to be up to 320GW of capacity currently in the queue for a connection. A primary reason is the existing connections process which has not kept pace with technology.
The connections process was designed 20 years ago at a time when connection applications were made by a small number of large fossil fuel generators; it was not designed for the volume of applications we see today across a variety of low-carbon generation technologies.
In this workshop we will work with members to define techUK’s short- and long-term recommendations on how to address connection issues and energy capacity for the future.
We will work together with energy intensive industry representatives, data centre operators and energy companies.
Chair: Rich Hampshire - Vice President Consulting Expert at CGI and Chair of techUK's Smart Energy and Utilities Steering Board
Agenda
14:00 – Welcome and introduction
- Richard Hampshire - Chair Smart Energy and Utilities Steering Board techUK
- Luisa Cardani – Head of Data Centres, techUK
14:10 – Scene setting – Rich Hampshire
- techUK’s strategy and action plan – Luisa Cardani
14:20 – Scoping session 1 – Moderated by Rich Hampshire
- Ofgem open letter proposals
- Ofgem recommendations review and feedback
- National Grid report
15:00 – Scoping session 2 - Moderated by Rich Hampshire
- techUK’s position – tech industry view
- Members’ barriers to grid connectivity and capacity
- techUK recommendations
15:40 – Overview of action plan and Q&A
15:50 – Final remarks
16:00 – End
Luisa C. Cardani
Luisa C. Cardani
Luisa C. Cardani is the Head of the Data Centres Programme at techUK, aiming to provide a collective voice for UK operators and working with government to improve business environment for the data centres sector.
Prior to joining techUK, Luisa worked in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as the Head of International Data Protection, where she led on the development of elements of the UK's data protection and privacy policy. In her role, she was also the UK official representative for the EOCD Privacy Guidelines Informal Advisory Group.
She has held a number of position in government, including leading on cross-cutting data provisions in the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, and in high priority cross-departmental projects when working in the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
She holds an M.Sc. from University College London's Department of Political Sciences.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 07587 210 799
- Website:
- www.techUK.org
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/luisacardani
Teodora Kaneva
Teodora Kaneva
Teodora’s rich background varies from working in business development for a renewable energy lobbying association in Brussels to the fast moving technology innovation startup scene in the UK.
She has designed the market strategy for a German renewable energy engineering scale up for the UK, listed on Nasdaq private market, and now one of the fastest growing scale ups in the world. Previous experience also includes managing a renewable energy startup in London, which has built a small-scale biomass CHP power plant. Teodora is passionate about cross-industry collaboration and working together with academia to inform the design of future educational models and skill building.
Most recently Teodora has ran the commercial activities and business development at Future Cities Catapult, focusing on innovation in cities, digital health and wellbeing, mobility, and infrastructure. Teodora is a passionate STEM Ambassador and a vocal advocate for women in tech.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 020 7331 2016
- Twitter:
- @Teodora_K
- Website:
- www.techuk.org
- LinkedIn:
- https://uk.linkedin.com/in/teodora-k-2969b021
