Webinar: Online Panel session: EV charging infrastructure for the UK – challenges and technologies by MA Business

Online Panel session: EV charging infrastructure for the UK – challenges and technologies

About

With sales of all new fossil-fuelled vehicles due to stop by the end of this decade, and the number of hybrid or electric cars expected to reach 25.5 million by 2040 the UK is on course to be one of the fastest nations in the world to decarbonise road transport.

This rapid transition to e-mobility is driving one of the most profound changes to the UK’s transport and energy infrastructure in decades and in this online panel session – hosted by The Engineer and UK electronics manufacturer Megger – we will consider the infrastructure challenges that lie ahead and explore some of the enabling technologies and innovations that will be required to enable a smooth transition to a new era of e-mobility.

With the help of an expert panel of EV charging and electricity distribution stakeholders from across industry this discussion will examine the progress that has been made on the charging infrastructure, explore the practical engineering challenges of installing a nationwide charging network that works for everyone and consider development in areas such as smart, fast charging and renewables connectivity

Discussion areas / Agenda

Progress on EV charging infrastructure
Advances in charging technology
The challenges of working around existing infrastructure
Demands on local electricity infrastructure posed by more EV charging
Renewables and charging infrastructure
Test and safety
Utility challenges & the grid
Government & policy – the electric vehicle infrastructure strategy

Presenters

Jon Excell

Editor & Publisher - The Engineer

Dr Ahmed El-Rasheed

Industry Director, Megger

Ahmed El-Rasheed is an Industry Director at Megger with over 15 years’ experience in electrical engineering. He gained his PhD specialising in electrical testing, sensor systems and artificial intelligence from the University of Liverpool, UK. Several Megger products have been developed with his leadership over the past eight years. He is also a member of several international Standards organizations such as IEC and BSi where he works on committees that are responsible for many electrical testing standards. He has published papers on Ground Testing, Insulation Testing, and multi-sensor integration using AI.

Damon Mount

Head of Business Development, Megger

Damon has been with Megger for 22 years following a career as an Approved Electrician in the private sector. He has worked with customers in the power industry in several strategic leadership roles in International Sales and Marketing, representing the full Megger product range from Megger’s global manufacturing sites. He is experienced in High Voltage and Low Voltage testing applications and now, as Director of Business Development, heads the Product Management team responsible for the next generation test equipment from the Dover factory. Damon has written several published articles on electrical testing applications and holds an MBA from the University of Kent at Canterbury

Dan Clarke

Head of Innovation Energy Networks Association

Dan is the Head of Innovation at ENA providing a collaborative environment for Gas and Electricity Networks to identify strategic and technical challenges, provide solutions to these challenges through the development of innovation projects and initiatives, and collectively progress towards Net Zero. The team provide expertise across the key areas of Network Innovation, Low Carbon Technologies, and Data and Digitalisation, and works closely with Ofgem, Government and key stakeholders.
Dan is currently leading ENA’s work on several key initiatives including the National Energy System Map, Digitalisation of Connections, and the development of the Smarter Networks Portal.

Shira Lappin

Innovation Project Lead UK Power Networks

Shira Lappin is Innovation Project Lead at UK Power Networks, where she works on how electricity distribution networks can facilitate the uptake of electric vehicles, with a focus on public charging. An economist by background, she develops innovative approaches to incentivise investment in public charging through regulation, collaboration and new commercial models.

Jonathan Murray

Policy & Operations Director, Zemo

Jonathan is the Policy and Operations Director at Zemo Partnership and has responsibility for formulating the policy objectives of the Partnership, in conjunction with government departments and members, ensuring the work programme reflects those policy objectives and disseminating the outputs of the Partnership’s work programme to policy makers. Jonathan has direct responsibility for co-ordinating the Electric Vehicle Energy Taskforce and delivery of the work programme and liaison with Taskforce stakeholders. He also has responsibility for operational aspects of the Partnership's activities.

Jonathan is an environmental economist with over thirty years of experience working in the transport, automotive and energy sectors for companies including the Energy Saving Trust, the Motor Industry Research Association (MIRA) and Total Oil among others. His experience involves developing policy, designing and implementing programmes to promote markets for environmental vehicles, technologies and fuels working closely with the UK Government and EC during the last two decades.

In 2003 he was awarded the Green Fleet Award for Personal Achievement for helping kick-start the market for clean fuelled vehicles in the UK.

Albena Ivanova

Albena completed her studies at Imperial College London with an MSc in Environmental Technology. She started her career at Veolia UK in 2016 working on a number of innovation projects, with a main focus on industrial battery storage, energy flexibility and electrification of fleets.

In May 2020, Albena moved to Octopus Energy Group, starting at Octopus Electric Vehicles as a Project Manager for the government funded innovation project Powerloop, aiming to introduce Vehicle- to-Grid into the domestic sector. In October 2021 she started as Innovation Project Manager in the Generation team focusing on renewable generation projects.

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