Supergen FlexNet : Cardiff Assembly 2010

Cardiff Assembly 2010

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Conference Centre - Cardiff University

The third FlexNet assembly took place on the 5th and 6th May at the University of Cardiff. The assembly was attended by research assistants, post graduate students, staff and investigators working on the FlexNet programme as well industrial sponsors. The programme comprised meetings for the Steering Committee, Management Executive and Industrial Sponsors, as well as presentations, discussions, workshops and a poster session.

Day 1	Wednesday 5th May
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee and Registration
11:00 – 11:30	Welcome to Cardiff – Prof. Nick Jenkins Welcome to the FlexNet Assembly – Prof. Tim Green Keynote speech – Offshore wind farm projects, Mr. Mervyn Sara, Technology Manager, Siemens Transmission & Distribution Ltd.
11:30 – 13:30 (including cold buffet lunch from 12:00)	Poster session/demonstrations of validation and showcases Posters will be split into two groups (A and B) in the exhibition room. 11:30 – 12:00 Group A stand by poster; Group B circulate 12:00 – 12:30 Group B stand by poster; Group A circulate 12:30 – 13:00 Group A stand by poster; Group B circulate 13:00 – 13:30 Group B stand by poster; Group A circulate
10:30 – 12:00 Tea 15:30	How to achieve the Low Carbon Transition Plan and what FLEXNET can feed into achieving the 2020 targets? Chair: Prof. Nick Jenkins 13.30 – 14.00: Keynote – Prof. Peter Pearson, Director, LCRI. 14.00 – 16.00: Three groups (20-25 each) will discuss I – Network regulatory and economic issues (led by Matt Leach) II – Connection issues (led by Gareth Harrison) III – Operational issues (led by Raj Agrawal) Structure of session – Group leader sets out what needs to be done and suggests a list of questions that should be addressed. These are discussed and agreed. The group is then split into 2 sub groups of around 10 each to discuss some (or all) of the questions and to prepare a 5-minute presentation for the plenary session.
16:00 – 17:00	Report from small groups and plenary discussion (6 presentations, one from each sub-group, 5 minute presentation, 5 minute discussion)
17:00	Dinner at Aberdare Hall, Corbett Road, Cardiff.

Day 2	Thursday 6th May
9:00 – 9:30	Chair – Dr. Janaka Ekanayake, Main Hall. Keynote speech – Mr. Karl John, Business Development, Ricardo UK
9:30 – 12:00 (Including tea/coffee 10:30)	Workshops based on Annual Report themes* 1. Intermittency – led by Goran Strbac – Room 4 2. System Operation – led by Graeme Burt – Room 3 3. HVDC – led by Jun Liang – Room 5 4. More Electric Future – led by Nick Jenkins – Exhibition area 5. Visions and Scenario – led by Richard Green – Room 6 6. Customer Participation – led by Jacopo Torriti – Room 2 7. Active Distribution – led by Tim Green – Room 1 Each workshop should comprise 2 presentations by RAs or PhDs about their work and discussion. The discussion will focus on; How each student can share their work with fellow students? Are there synergies between any of the projects? What are the impacts of each of the projects being undertaken under this theme – both medium and long–term Prepare a presentation for the afternoon session indicate the impact of the work being undertaken under each theme in the medium and short term * Room allocation will follow Registration.
12:00 – 13:00	Management meeting - Room 3. Researchers meeting – Main Hall. Chair: Prof. Tim Green Abi Sankaran –Iyer / Dr. Gareth Harrison.
13:00 – 14:00	Hot lunch - refectory.
14:00 – 15:30 (Tea and Coffee to follow 15:30).	What is the impact of each work stream on the medium term and on the longer term? Chair: Prof. Nick Jenkins Presentation by each theme (from morning sessions), 5-minute presentation followed by 5-minute discussion. Contributions from each leader (from morning sessions) Final discussion and questions
15:30 – 16:00	Concluding Panel Chair: Prof. Tim Green Four (RA, PhD Student, Investigator and Industrial sponsor) 5-minute summary presentations on what the individual has gained from participating in the FlexNet Assembly. Conclusion - Prof. Tim Green