ERIIP Showcase - Renewable energy, nuclear and power systems
A showcase of NERC funded innovation projects which take the outcomes of existing research and translate these into industry-relevant information, tools to help UK infrastructure identify environmental risks, assess their impacts on infrastructure and develop solutions. The webinar will focus on Renewable Energy, Nuclear and Power sectors.
Background
Decision-makers are increasingly faced with the challenge of making our infrastructure resilient and mitigating the effects of extreme weather events and climate change. There is a wealth of data, knowledge and expertise in the UK research base which could address this challenge but this valuable resource is often difficult to access and requires translating to be more readily used.
The Environmental Risks to Infrastructure Innovation Programme is a five-year, £5m initiative, which will be driven by the needs of the business community and decision-makers. It will provide sound evidence for the identification and assessment of environmental risks and their impacts on infrastructure, translating the latest research into industry-relevant outputs.
More information on the programme is available here on the NERC Environmental Risks to Infrastructure webpage.
This event will showcase recently completed projects that tackle environmental risks to the renewable energy, nuclear and power sectors.
Why attend
- Hear directly from the academics involved in ERIIP funded projects, and have an opportunity to ask questions about the projects
- Examine the impact funded projects have had on industry to date
- Have an opportunity to identify project outputs that may be transferable to their businesses
- Develop understanding of what academics are working on outside of the ERIIP programme
Programme
12.30 Welcome & overview of the NERC ERIIP Programme
12.35 Climate Science support for robust decision making in wind energy
investments and policies
Prof Douglas Crawford - Brown, University of Cambridge
12.50 Volcanic ash hazard to UK nuclear generating facilities
Dr Jeremy Phillips, University of Bristol
13.05 Environmental hazards and electricity infrastructure (title tbc)
Dr Sean Wilkinson, Newcastle University
13.15 Q & A
13.30 Close
Who should attend
Asset Managers, Asset Owners, Risks Engineer, Resilience Managers, Consultants
When
6 October 2016
12.30 - 13.30
Fees
FREE to attend
Booking
If you are having problems registering for this event online please contact Patrick Williams on 020 7549 3300 or email [email protected].