South Western and South Wales YPN

Welcome to the South Western and South Wales YPN branch page

Welcome to the South Western and South Wales YPN page.

The SW&SW branch is collaborating closely with the SW&SW YPN to develop activities across the region, particularly in and around Bristol, Cardiff and Oxford. The branch has also recently created a South West Peninsular group, incorporating places such as Exeter and Falmouth. If you would like to join the committee, please do get in touch. We hope to see you at a local event soon.

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Committee contact

To contact the branch, please email ypnswsw@energyinst.org.

Callum Duffy
Position: Chair

Jonathan Ward AMEI
Position: Founding Chairman

Simon Gordon
Position: Treasurer

Ghazi Sarwat
Position: Secretary

Cameron Royle
Position: Events Officer, Oxford

Events

South West and South Wales YPN AGM

16-08-2018
The AGM will provide a great opportunity to see what is going on with the SWSW YPN and how you can get involved in the future to help create a strong network of energy young professionals in the South West and South Wales.

“Re-energising Wales” – Plan for Wales to move to 100% renewable energy

28-02-2019
“Re-energising Wales” is creating a practical plan for Wales to move to 100% renewable energy by 2035. The plan brings together leading thinkers from industry, academia, government and local communities to find and address the barriers that are slowing down renewable energy developments ...

Publications and documents

Energy Poster Comp Flyer 4

11 Jun 2018

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Flyer Template EI SWSW YPN

11 Jun 2018

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South Wales Hub Launch Event Flyer 1

11 Jun 2018

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SWSW South Wales Hub Launch 2

11 Jun 2018

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Latest news

One more coal plant goes down – EDF’s 2 GW Cottam plant to close

12-02-2019
Fifty years of generation at the 2,000 MW coal-fired power station at Cottam in North Nottinghamshire will end on 30 September, as a result of the drive to decarbonise the electricity sector.The decision reflects the challenging market conditions over the last few years – Cottam is understood to hav...

Tesla to build world’s most powerful lithium ion battery in Australia

8-08-2017
Tesla has announced that it will be building the ‘world’s most powerful’ lithium ion battery in South Australia. The battery will be installed at a 300 MW wind farm situated north of Adelaide and will provide grid balancing services as well as back-up power to the state’s power grid.Tesla won the bi...

ISO 50001 for Associated British Ports

1-02-2016
Associated British Ports (ABP) has achieved the international standard for energy management (ISO 50001:2011) after a complete transformation to its approach during 2015, which has enabled the business to deliver improvements in energy efficiency and consumption. With assistance from specialist comp...

Battery storage system will store PV-generated power

1-02-2016
Energy storage technologies – particularly those designed to accept the output from intermittent renewables generators – are an increasingly important area for technology design and testing, with the development of appropriate commercial arrangements not far behind. Now, one of the UK’s first indust...

Battery storage system will store PV-generated power

11-01-2016
Energy storage technologies – particularly those designed to accept the output from intermittent renewables generators – are an increasingly important area for technology design and testing, with the development of appropriate commercial arrangements not far behind. Now, one of the UK’s first...