In a warming world, the need for resilience of critical infrastructure against extreme weather events, especially wildfires, is growing. While this topic has immediate urgency for those in fire-prone areas, climate adaptation is crucial for system stability and security, even at more Northern latitudes. Thankfully, mitigation measures are available, and many solutions are in development. These include: - Modernisation of grid assets in high-risk areas to minimise risk of faulty equipment causing an arc and potentially igniting vegetation.
- Optimisation of grid maintenance and remote monitoring tools to detect and isolate risks from faulty equipment in the network.
- Innovation in vegetation management to remove potential sources of ‘fuel’ and trees which could fall onto the line, thus also creating ‘fire breaks’ in the landscape.
The sixth webinar in our 'Energy & Nature' series explores how different approaches, technologies and proactive management techniques reduce risk of wildfire ignition and make the grid an asset for the early detection and prevention of wildfires. Join us on Thursday 27th April, 14:00 - 15:30 CET in conversation with: - Joseph Lake – Director of the UMS Group’s ‘International Wildfire Risk Mitigation Consortium’ – sharing an overview of the issue, experiences from Australia & California and presenting various solution responses;
- Maurizio Marini – Head of Digital Solutions from the Italian grid operator, Terna, presenting their work on a monitoring system for power lines to increase grid resilience in response to climate change.
- Jose Moreira, Senior Expert Asset Management from Portuguese grid operator, REN; Carlos Viegas, Invited Assistant Professor, University of Coimbra; and Rui Roda, Business Coordinator at software development provider, whereness. They collaborate on the rePLANT project and will present "Decision Support Systems for the Management and Resilience of REN's Gas and Electricity Infrastructure Facing the Risk of Forest Wildfire"
After the presentations, we will have an open Q&A round for 30 minutes. |
