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SUMMARY:Online Webinar - Renewable Energy. How to Balance the Electric Gri
 d - Professor Peter Tavner\, Durham University
DTSTART:20201126T183000Z
DTEND:20201126T193000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Prof Peter Tavner\, former Head of Engineering at Durham Unive
 rsity\, describes how renewable electrical energy source variability can b
 e balanced within the European electrical grid.   He shows the changing im
 pact of wind\, solar and other renewable sources on the market and technic
 al operation of the grid.  In this context he explains the relative import
 ance of generation diversity and the roles of grid control and of storage.
 \n\nPeter Tavner is an Emeritus Professor of the School of Engineering and
  Computing Sciences at Durham University.  He received an MA in Mechanical
  Sciences from Cambridge University\, a PhD from Southampton University\, 
 studying electromagnetism and a DSc from Durham University.  Following his
  PhD he worked for the UK Electricity Supply Industry. He then held senior
  research\, development and technical positions in manufacturing industry 
 including working as Group Technical Director of FKI Energy Technology\, a
 n international business manufacturing electrical machines\, drives and wi
 nd turbines  in the UK\, Holland\, Italy\, Germany and the Czech Republic.
 \n\nAfter joining Durham University he became Principal Investigator of th
 e Supergen Wind Consortium\, http://www.supergen-wind.org.uk/ and Principa
 l Investigator of the Sino-British Future Renewable Energy Network Systems
  (FRENS) Consortium\, www.reliable-renewables.com/.  \n\nHe is a Fellow of
  the Institution of Engineering Technology.\n\nPlease make a booking at  h
 ttps://communities.theiet.org/communities/events/item/229/10/26313 Open to
  everyone.  Access details will be emailed nearer the date of the event.\n
LOCATION: Webinar  (via Zoom online)- link to follow
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