IET Scotland North Events

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In-Person

Hydrogen In Distilleries

Overview of using Hydrogen as a fuel in Scotland's whisky distilleries.
Speaker:
Christina Smitten
Date/Time:
Tuesday 18th November 2025 @ 5:30 PM
Location:
Park Inn, Aberdeen, AB11 6EQ
Hosted By:
IET Scotland North
In-Person

Christmas Night Out

Curry & Social Evening at Travancore Indian Restaurant. Self funded, please confirm attendance 2 weeks prior to event to secure booking.
Speaker:
N/A
Date/Time:
Wednesday 26th November 2025 @ 6:30 PM
Location:
Travancore, Aberdeen, AB10 6BS
Hosted By:
IET Scotland North
**** Only 3 places left - book now! ****
In-Person

Caithness-Moray-Shetland 320kV HVDC project

Insight to C-M-S (Caithness-Moray-Shetland) 320kV HVDC project Overview of our HVDC Engineering function and current 525kV HVDC project portfolio
Speaker:
Matthew Green
Date/Time:
Wednesday 26th November 2025 @ 7:00 PM
Location:
Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness
Hosted By:
IET Scotland North
In-Person

CPD/Professional Development Workshop

Setting aside time to update/log our CPD and for those looking to register IPD & progress applications. Attendees are free to drop in or out as it suits them and light refreshments will be provided.
Speaker:
N/A
Date/Time:
Thursday 4th December 2025 @ 5:30 PM
Location:
Sir Ian Wood House Wood, Aberdeen, AB12 3LE
Hosted By:
IET Scotland North

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Speaker:
Dr Maria Nicassio UKAEA
Date/Time:
Wednesday 12th November 2025 @ 12:00 PM
Venue:
Online via Zoom
Hosted By:
Nuclear Engineering TN
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Speaker:
Steve Markham
Date/Time:
Wednesday 19th November 2025 @ 7:30 PM
Venue:
Online via YouTube
Hosted By:
IET Surrey
In-Person

Technological advances in WW2 airborne radar

Following the independent development of radar in many countries from 1934-9 there was a need to efficiently achieve high power microwave energy to enable the transition from land based into airborne radar. The presentation will feature cavity magnetron based radars as used in naval corvettes, B17 flying fortress bombers as well as introduce the British H2S radar.
Speaker:
Professor Peter Grant
Date/Time:
Wednesday 12th November 2025 @ 2:00 PM
Location:
Napier University Craiglockhart Campus, Edinburgh, EH14 1DJ
Hosted By:
IET Scotland South East
In-Person

The Annual Higginson Lecture 2025

The Annual Higginson Lecture 2025, this year given by Clark MacFarlane, former UK Chairman and European CEO, Siemens Gamesa entitled 'Offshore Wind in the UK, the backbone or spineless, sustainable - but how?'
Speaker:
Clark MacFarlane
Date/Time:
Wednesday 26th November 2025 @ 5:00 PM
Location:
Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE
Hosted By:
IET Northumbria
Details:
https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/engineering/events/higginson-lecture-series/higginson-lecture-2025/