The role of instrumentation and measurement in delivering the energy system of the future
The urgency to deliver major reductions in global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is increasing significantly in response to climate change and the growing number of extreme climate events. The scientific community is clear that the speed at which net zero emissions is achieved will be crucial. As one of the major sources of global GHGs, the energy sector has a critical role to play in driving innovation and the rapid deployment of novel low carbon technology solutions and services to support the delivery of net zero emissions across power, heat and transport.
The transition to a net zero energy sector will require some very profound changes to the way that energy is generated, distributed and consumed, and new approaches to ensuring system robustness and resilience will also be required. Increasing interactions between the different parts of the energy system (electricity, heat and transport) is highly likely, and data – its collection, processing and utilisation - will be at the centre of this transformation.
With a panel of leading industry and academic experts, this plenary session will explore how instrumentation and measurement will be able to contribute to the growth of data provision and use in the energy sector, how this relates to the different parts of the energy sector, and how the innovation community can support industry to accelerate new instrumentation and measurement solutions to support the delivery of net zero emissions.
Session Participants:
- Chair
- Richard Knight, Director for Strategy & Technology, PNDC (University of Strathclyde)
- Panelists
- Federico Coffele, Professor of Practice, PNDC (University of Strathclyde)
- Dr Bruce Stephen, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (Strathclyde University)
- Luís Caseiro, Embedded Systems Engineer and Product Owner (Eneida)