Teams from Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Manchester, Southampton and Strathclyde Universities will work with NGET colleagues on topics related to NGET’s work maintaining the electricity network in England, Scotland and Wales.
The five-year partnerships are intended to help enable the transition to a cleaner electricity system through knowledge sharing and creation of a culture of innovation, both between NGET and individual universities and as an entire collective.
The collaborations will also focus on new approaches to NGET’s day-to-day management of the network, calling on the knowledge and expertise of the universities to ensure a continued focus on resilience and security of supply. Other focus areas include low-emissions technologies and new power electronics applications, as well as increasing the digitalisation of the power system, through the use of artificial intelligence and data management and analysis.
The partnerships will help to develop and...