Critical Technologies for Future Industries: Energy Systems

Technology Scotland is launching a new series of cross-sector events connecting Scotland’s critical technologies community with key local adoption markets. Developed in partnership with relevant sector organisations, the series will bring technology developers together with industry to explore real challenges, accelerate technology adoption and create new opportunities for collaboration and business.

The first event in the series will focus on energy systems and is being delivered in partnership with the Scottish Partnership in Energy and Engineering Research & Innovation (SPEERI). SPEERI works collaboratively with academia, industry, the public sector and government to maximise the impact of Scotland’s energy and engineering research and innovation.

Scotland’s energy system is becoming increasingly complex, connected and data-intensive. Energy operators face growing pressure to improve asset reliability and lifetime, operate in harsh environments, manage increasingly complex infrastructure, make better use of operational data and control costs – all while maintaining security of supply.

At the same time, Scotland has rapidly developing capabilities across critical technologies, including photonics, quantum, semiconductors, sensing and connectivity. The opportunity is not simply to understand these technologies, but to identify where they can solve real industrial problems and where they can be deployed, demonstrated or trialled.

This event will bring together the energy sector and Scotland’s critical technologies community to explore where these technologies are already creating value and how they could help address emerging challenges across energy infrastructure and systems.

The event is designed for professionals working across energy, engineering and critical technologies, particularly those involved in innovation, R&D, operations, asset management, maintenance, future systems and technology strategy.

Join us to discover what critical technologies could do for the energy sector and help shape the collaborations, demonstrations and adoption opportunities that could turn that potential into practical impact.

Agenda:

09:00 – 09:30   Guest arrival, tea & coffee 

09:30 – 09:40   Welcome & Introduction

Technology Scotland

09:40 – 09:50   Introduction

SPEERI

09:50 – 10:00   Energy Sector Challenges

Simon Gill – Director of Grid Innovation Strategy and Knowledge Exchange – University of Strathclyde

10:00 – 10:30    Critical Technology Pitches 

• David Clark – CTO – Clas-sic

• Ryan Warburton – Product Development & Applications Engineer – Photon Force

• Carten Giebeler – Managing Director - Spectrolytic

10:30 – 11:00   Energy Sector Adoption of Critical Technologies – Showcase 

• Daniel Clemments – Innovation and Deployment Engineer, Future Capability – National Grid

• Gianna Huhn – Innovation Strategy & Future Technology Foresight Lead – SSE

11:00 – 11:10   Break 

11:10 – 11:45   Discussion: Understanding the Challenges
What are the key challenges facing the energy sector? What are the barriers to addressing them, and what is the scale of the challenge? 

11:45 – 12:20   Discussion: Critical Technology Solutions & Adoption Pathways
Where can Critical Technologies provide solutions, and what is needed to enable successful adoption and deployment? 

12:20 – 12:30   Closing Remarks 

12:30 – 13:00   Lunch & Networking