Eurec Alumni Forum

Overview: Some news from EUREC, the Master, the development of a new master track, and maybe some results of the survey. About the Speaker: Full Name:    Nathalie  Richet Company/Organization:   EUREC Address : Belgium  Phone:   + 3225461930 Email Address:   richet@eurec.be

Overview: "The presentation will be focus mainly in the last UN Climate meetings and the results of the last Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Assessment Report.  Through a chronological trip since the foundation of UNFCC until the Climate Week New York 2014, it will be shown the importance of achieving a Global Climate Agreement in Paris 2015 and the key role that renewable energies play on it. " About the Speaker: Full Name:   Florencia Tamanini Company/Organization:   Bontam Carbon Credits Address :  Trierer 41,  Köln, Germany Phone :  + 4915777398131 Email Address:   flor.tama@gmail.com

Overview: West Normandie has real assets enabling it to seize the opportunities of Energy Transition and to transform them into a major economic and social success. By 2030, the region will generate an excess of 10GW and 35TWh in electricity with the development of nuclear and tidal energy. Meanwhile, 19TWh of fossil fuel is still imported for transport and heating. Hydrogen becomes a solution as it can bridge between electricity, heat and gas networks.  About the Speaker: Full Name:   Thierry Ha Company/Organization:   Energy Hydro Data 2020 Address : France Phone :  + 33 695708266 Email Address:  thierry .ha@gmail.com

Overview: The current development of technologies generally goes towards a more complex system. This requires more advanced technology to keep the system running (e.g. renewable energy in the grid requires smart grid). This trend makes our society more vulnerable (e.g. a problem on the electrical grid, paralyzes a modern society). To improve our society's resilience, going “low-tech” is an opportunity: simple technologies based on systems that can be built, used and maintained locally can be more reliable, accessible and improve people's autonomy. Analyzing this context and some examples, it appears developing "low-techs" can help towards a technically sustainable civilization.   About the Speaker: Full Name:   François   Veynandt Company/Organization:   Ecole des Mines d'Albi Carmaux Address : France Phone :  + 33632176416 Email Address:   francois.veynandt@gmail.com

  Overview: The NICE GRID project, a demonstrator of the French DSO ERDF, is testing islanding an a commercial district, i.e. the disconnection of a district form the main grid during 4 hours, and the supply with only batteries and PV generators. This will be done on a scheduled and unforeseen way. Presentation will decribe the islanding process and the works on site, as well as the laboratory tests About the Speaker: Full Name:   Thomas Drizard Company/Organization:   ERDF Address : France Phone:   + 33 663567230 Email Address:   thomas.drizard@gmail.com

Overview: The presentation will give an overview of research activities assessing whether the (UK) natural gas grid can be converted to carry either a hydrogen/natural gas mix, or pure hydrogen. The presentation will draw on a limited number of studies which have assessed the possibility of injecting hydrogen, and determined possible boundary levels. The assessment of converting the network completely to hydrogen refers to personal research undertaken at University College London. Possible challenges and benefits will be discussed briefly, and further areas for investigation will be highlighted. About the Speaker: Full Name:    Stephanie    Demoullin Company/Organization:   Shell/NAM Address :  Groningen, Netherlands Phone:   +31 616219196 Email Address:   stephanie.demoullin@shell.com

Overview: Operation and maintenance play an important role order to reduce the levelized cost of electricity of wind energy. This presentation will introduce the current trends in operation and maintenance in wind turbines and the use of condition monitoring systems for the wind turbine drive train. About the Speaker: Full Name:   Diego Alejandro Coronado Guzman Company/Organization: Fraunhofer IWES Address : Am Seedeich 45, Bremerhaven, Germany Phone:   +49 47114290 363 Email Address:   diego.coronado@iwes. fraunhofer.de Previous participation in Eurec Alumni Forums:  Reliability and its Importance in Offshore  W ind Park  P rojects, Alumni forum Paris 2013

Overview:  Analysis of the potential of the passengers vehicles as a dispatchable, distributed energy storage resource to provide load shifting in a smart grid. The Vehicles represent both a demand for energy and a possible storage medium that could supply power to utilities. About the Speaker: Full Name:   Juliana Montoya Cardona Company/Organization:  Hanze University Address : Oude Ebbngestraa, 61 Groningen, The Netherlands Phone:   +31 617434951 Email Address:  juliana.montoya.cardona@gmail.com