Cambridge University Energy Network Easter Seminar: Making Electricity Transmission Smarter

18:30 Wednesday, 29th May 2013. Lecture Room 4, Department of Engineering, Trumpington Street.

The Cambridge University Energy Network is proud to invite you all to our third seminar of this academic year! Dr. Mark Osborne will give a talk on how to make electricity transmission smarter. This is the kick-off event for our Annual Conference on Smart Cities and Smart Energy in June.

Dr. Mark Osborne joined National Grid in 1997 and works in Electricity Transmission Asset Management. Key responsibilities include new technology, innovation and developing a Smarter Transmission strategy incorporating dynamic ratings, wide area monitoring, control and protection in the grid of the future.

*This event is FREE of charge.*

Looking forward to seeing you all on Wednesday!

The CUEN committee

Cambridge University Energy Network Annual Conference 2013

We are proud to announce that the 2013 CUEN Annual Conference on Smart Cities and Smart Energies will be held on 18th June, at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge.

In a world of continuous urbanization, cities are an essential part of a sustainable energy system and a sustainable future more generally. Local governments around the globe strive for a thriving economy, high quality of life and a reduced environmental impact. But individual infrastructure systems are not sufficient to keep up with recent developments. Meeting the challenge of increasing populations and increasingly scarce resources requires new, diverse and smart solutions. In four sessions, the conference will therefore address smart cities, urban planning, smart materials and energy storage and smart grids. Given this highly topical subject, we expect a record attendance, including students, academics and representatives from industry, in addition to a number of distinguished speakers.

Confirmed speakers so far:

• Mr. Martin Powell, Head of Urban Development within Siemens Centre for Cities.
• Dr. Pierluigi Mancarella, Lecturer in Future Energy Networks, Manchester University.
• Dr. Collette Maloney, Head of Smart Cities and Sustainability Unit, European Commission.
• Dr. Dimitri Zenghelis, Visiting senior fellow at LSE and Chief Economist at Cisco Climate Change Practice.
• Professor Elias Siores, Smart Materials and Systems, Bolton University.
• Dr. Panagiotis Papadopoulos, EDF Energy R&D UK Centre.
• Mr. Ian Abbott-Donnelly, IBM European Smarter Cities Innovation.

Cambridge University Energy Network Film Night Lent 2013: Solar Mamas

20:30 Tuesday, 7th May. Clare Hall Bar, Anthony Low Building, Herschel Road (CB3 9AL)

The Cambridge University Energy Network is delighted to invite you all to our next documentary screening!

We will show **Solar Mamas** the 2012 documentary by Jehane Noujaim and Mona Eldaief on the personal story of Rafea, a Bedouin woman who is given the chance to travel to India to attend the Barefoot College, where illiterate grandmothers from around the world are trained to be solar engineers.

’It is beautifully shot, nicely structured and gently uplifting and while it has a political message, it most importantly celebrates the strength of women from around the world befriending each other. -- ScreenDaily

Date: Tuesday, 7th May
Time: 8:30 PM
Venue: Clare Hall Bar, Anthony Low Building, Herschel Road (CB3 9AL)

*This event is FREE of charge.*

Looking forward to seeing you all on Tuesday!

The CUEN committee

Cambridge University Energy Network Lecture Lent 2013: Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)

18:30 Monday, 25th February 2013. Lecture Room 4, Department of Engineering, Trumpington Street.

The Cambridge University Energy Network is proud to invite you all to our second seminar of this academic year! Dr. Chi Kong Chyong, Research Associate at the Judge Business School and Director of the Energy Policy Forum at the University of Cambridge will give a talk on carbon capture and storage (CCS), its real option value and hence potential role in the future electricity system.

"Real options analysis was applied to evaluate the investment in a carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology for a CCGT plant in the UK market and regulatory context. Compared to a traditional valuation analysis (e.g. DCF), the real options approach shows that investment in CCS has a great upside potential, given market and regulatory uncertainties in the UK electricity sector."

The presentation is now available for download.

The CUEN committee

Cambridge University Energy Network Film Night Lent 2013: FLOW

20:00 Sunday, 3rd Febuary. Roger Needham Room, W Block, Wolfson College.

We would like to invite you all to the first Cambridge University Energy Network (CUEN) film night of 2013!

In collaboration with Wolfson Arts Film Society, we will be screening *FLOW: For Love Of Water*, the award winning 2008 documentary film directed by Irena Salina. The documentary concentrates on the privatization of water resources and the prioritization of profits over availability of clean water for the people.

'An astonishingly wide-ranging film. An informed and heartfelt examination of the tug of war between public health and private interests.'- New York Times

Date: Sunday 3rd of February
Time: 8PM
Venue: Roger Needham Room, W Block, Wolfson College (Barton Road)

*This event is FREE of charge.*

For directions to Wolfson College, please visit here

Looking forward to seeing you all on Sunday at Wolfson!

The CUEN committee

EAFES EU mega projects energy competition

For more information about the competition, or the European Agency for Energy Security, please visit their website at http://eafes.eu/?name2=other_events.

Cambridge University Energy Network Michaelmas Seminar 2012: EDF R&D: Creating value today and preparing for tomorrow

17:15 Monday, 12th November 2012. Lecture Room 4, Department of Engineering, Trumpington street.

The Cambridge University Energy Network is proud to invite you all to our first seminar of this academic year!

Dr Filomena La Porta, Head of Smart Energy Supply, will introduce us to the the world of R&D in the energy sector and its challenges for the future:

'We are facing three big challenges in the energy sector: climate change, security of supply and affordability. R&D has an important role in contributing to tackle these challenges. The aim of the talk is to illustrate the role of R&D in our organisation, our activities globally and in the UK along the energy value chain, from generation to transmission, distribution and supply. Examples of how we engage with the players in the UK energy landscape will be given as well as an introduction to the opportunities to be part of our exciting journey.'

See you Monday the 12th of November at 5:15pm at Lecture Room 4, Engineering Department! Refreshments will be provided :)

CUEN committee

Cambridge University Energy Network Welcome Squash

18:30 Monday, 15th October 2012. Lecture Room 4, Department of Engineering, Trumpington street.

For directions to the Department of Engineering, please use the interactive map here.