Overview

This course aims to understand and clarify what smart grids are and how they are going to shape the future of energy network and it will cover a mix of technical, economic, regulatory, and strategic issues

Who Should Attend

In order to derive the maximum benefit from this course, delegates are invited to fill up a questionnaire on what they hope to learn and achieve, so that the trainer can tailor the course as best as he can to the delegates’ expectations.

Key Organizations

• Energy utility companies
• Electricity / Power Generation companies
• Electricity / Power transmission grid owners/operators
• Electricity / Power distribution companies
• Telecommunication companies
• Energy companies looking to diversify business
• Start-ups on Digital Technology
• Government / Energy Market Authority

Key Job Titles

• Smart grid planning
• Smart metering
• Smart grid solutions
• Smart network planning
• System integrators
• Energy efficiency and conservation
• Network communications
• Network security
• Transmission and distribution
• Data management
• Planning and strategy
• Engineering, operations & maintenance

Head of departments, senior managers, managers, engineers, supervisors and researchers of the following departments

Key Learning Objectives

• GRASP the technical issues involving smart grid
• LEARN the consequences of technical trends on competitive issues and on the market’s structure
• UNDERSTAND the electric/smart grid market to identify new opportunities and the impact on investment
• BE AWARE of the role of environmental issues affecting government policies, standardization, and regulations on the energy market
• EXPLORE the architecture and components of smart grids from production to transmission, distribution and to user
• APPRECIATE the shift in paradigm on the importance of digital technologies on grid network
• EVALUATE the impact of renewable energy on smart grid markets
• RECOGNISE the importance of data management and security
• HARNESS the open data / big data available from operations for various analytics and commercial purposes
• UNDERSTAND the impact of smart grid technologies on existing business on both short and long term

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