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Visiting Senior Industrial Fellow in Electrical Engineering, University of Bath

Nigel was the DSO and Future Networks Manager at Western Power Distribution until his retirement in 2021, where he led the DSO activity that develops future energy scenarios, identifies future network capacity needs, assesses whether these needs are most economically met by third party flexibility or traditional asset solutions and contracts for flexibility where economic. It also develops and implements operational and SCADA systems to support a smart flexible network, together with the associated data, strategies, policies and innovation activities.

He was a member of several national groups developing technical, commercial, and regulatory aspects of smart grids and chaired the ENA Open Networks steering group. During regulatory price reviews, he led on investment planning, innovation and smart grid strategies.

He now assists the Engineering Faculty at the University of Bath with the development of students and research projects.

Experience

  • –present
    Visiting Senior Industrial Fellow in Electrical Engineering, University of Bath