IET London Events

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In-Person

Net Zero Vs The Data Centres

How the rise in demand for data and computing effects our aspirations for a Net Zero energy system. Now with the meteoric introduction of AI applications, Data Centres are outgrowing their humble beginnings. Massive scale up is underway to support ever more powerful AI, requiring vast Data Centre campuses, large enough to justify their own nuclear reactors. Where does all this leave our plans for Net Zero?
Speaker:
Bob Hicks
Date/Time:
Wednesday 9th April 2025 @ 6:00 PM
Location:
IET Savoy Place/Faraday Centre, London, WC2R 0BL
Hosted By:
IET London
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In-Person

Engineering Circular Solutions: The Waste2Energy AD System for Biodegradable Waste Treatment and Energy Recovery

This talk will provide real world examples of Waste2Energy Anaerobic Digestion System applications that eliminate biodegradable waste from landfills and pave the way to achieving net-zero.
Speaker:
Mani Vannan
Date/Time:
Tuesday 15th April 2025 @ 7:00 PM
Location:
Novotel London West 1 Shortlands Hammersmith, London, W6 8DR
Hosted By:
IET London
In-Person

The World of Manufacturing: Products, Technologies & Insights

Manufacturing is critical to our lives: economy, health, environment, security and resilience. Industry leaders and leading companies will explore the importance and the place of the UK in Global Manufacturing, discuss Trends, Challenges and Opportunities and showcase some exciting Products and Technologies.
Speaker:
Halil Bedevi
Date/Time:
Wednesday 14th May 2025 @ 6:00 PM
Location:
IET Savoy Place/Faraday Centre, London, WC2R 0BL
Hosted By:
IET London
In-Person

Nuclear power supporting net zero by 2050?: Using cogeneration to maximise contribution of wind and solar

This talk describes how nuclear cogeneration (nuclear heat and electricity for diverse applications) can be used to enable wind and solar power to maximise their contribution, while preventing power cuts.
Speaker:
Professor Juan Matthews
Date/Time:
Tuesday 20th May 2025 @ 7:00 PM
Location:
Novotel London West 1 Shortlands Hammersmith, London, W6 8DR
Hosted By:
IET London
In-Person

Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence in Geotechnics and Construction

Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are revolutionizing the geotechnics and construction industries by enhancing efficiency, accuracy, and decision-making.
Speaker:
Eur Eng Dr Mohammad Azarafza PhD CEng IntPE
Date/Time:
Thursday 22nd May 2025 @ 6:00 PM Local time (BST/CET/ UTC +1 hours)
Location:
Harrow College, Harrow on the Hill, HA1 3AQ
Hosted By:
IET London
In-Person

"Wind to Wheel": How does the wind drive an electric vehicle

This talk investigates how the kinetic energy of the wind is converted to kinetic energy to drive an electric vehicle via a 2.5 MW wind turbine placed in the London Array through multiple convertors and step down and step up transformers to the electrical grid to charge an electric vehicle located in a home in central London.
Speaker:
Dr Rich Baker
Date/Time:
Tuesday 17th June 2025 @ 7:00 PM
Location:
Novotel London West 1 Shortlands Hammersmith, London, W6 8DR
Hosted By:
IET London

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Online

Autonomous Sailing Boats

An online event, Anahita Laverack will talk about how these vehicles can endure multi-month missions, and how their compact size makes deployment straightforward: a ten-strong constellation of C-Stars can be launched from a small fishing vessel. These robots allow users to harness the power of mass-deployed ocean sensor networks to unlock breakthrough insights in climate and weather research, industry operations, and marine domain awareness.
Speaker:
Anahita Laverack
Date/Time:
Wednesday 23rd April 2025 @ 7:00 PM
Venue:
Online via Microsoft Teams
Hosted By:
IET Solent
Details:
https://events.theiet.org/events/autonomous-sailing-boats/
Online

Weather Resilience in Rail

An inside view on how the rail industry is preparing and delivering with respect to climate change
Speaker:
John Lawrence
Date/Time:
Tuesday 20th May 2025 @ 12:00 PM
Venue:
Online via Zoom
Hosted By:
Railway TN
In-Person

Cable failure investigations in the power industry

Cables are an increasing vital part of the electricity supply industry from HVDC interconnects between the UK and Europe, to the export and inter-array cables of offshore wind farms. This talk will consider why cable owners carry out failure investigations and how the conclusions can be used to improve asset management.
Speaker:
Simon Sutton
Date/Time:
Tuesday 15th April 2025 @ 6:30 PM Local time (BST/CET/ UTC +1 hours)
Location:
Fulton Building University of Sussex, Falmer Brighton BN1 9QT
Hosted By:
IET Sussex
In-Person

UK Power Networks DSO: 2 years on

UK Power Networks DSO (Distribution System Operator) was established in 2023 with responsibility for ensuring that sufficient and timely network capacity is available at lowest cost to UK Power Networks customers, using customer flexibility, data and digital technologies. This talk will explain how UK Power Networks DSO is fulfilling the roles defined by the Regulator, Ofgem, and the progress made two years since its inception.
Speaker:
Zivanayi Musanhi
Date/Time:
Tuesday 6th May 2025 @ 6:30 PM Local time (BST/CET/ UTC +1 hours)
Location:
Longely 2 building at Crawley College College Road, Crawley West Sussex, RH10 1NR
Hosted By:
IET Sussex