Stopping the Dominoes - Preventing large-scale power grid failure [Also viewable online]
About
The GB electricity grid is an amazingly reliable system. Power cuts rarely impact wide areas. There has never been a UK system-wide outage since the formation of the National Grid 90 years ago. However on April 28, 2025, a blackout impacted all of Spain, Portugal, and parts of southwest France, leaving over 50 million people without power.
This lecture will explain why preventing the domino effect of a cascading fault is critical to grid resilience. It will highlight emerging threats to reliability as we transition to a renewable generation dominated system.
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Continuing Professional Development
This event can contribute towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours as part of the IET's CPD monitoring scheme.
20 May 2026
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Organiser
- Surrey Local Network
Registration information
Registration :
https://localevents.theiet.org/881af3 - Live event
https://localevents.theiet.org/5b6a9c - Online viewing
Speakers
Andrew Larkins
CEO - Sygensys
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