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Eur Ing J.N.Baker - Manager of the New Energy Technologies Team - EA Technology Consulting
Eur Ing Baker holds the position of Manager of the New Energy Technologies Team, at EA Technology Consulting. He has wide ranging and extensive knowledge of the energy, power utility and energy technology sectors, in general, and of electrical energy storage, in particular.
In the mid-1990s, he was instrumental in launching the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) Annex IX electrical energy storage work programme and, as an adjunct to this, served as Conference Chairman for the organisation and delivery of the inaugural EESAT Conference, in Chester, June 1998. Subsequently, he has led EA Technology’s activities on various storage assignments, including those for the DTI, ITI-Energy, MoD, Scottish Enterprise, TUV-NEL, selected power utilities and financial institutions. He has an active and ongoing interest in the application of electrical energy storage systems in the power utility, electric vehicle and associated sectors.
Eur Ing Baker also discharges the Operating Agent role for Annex I of the IEA Implementing Agreement on Electrical Networks Analysis, Research and Development (ENARD).
Dr John Bingham - Manager Low Carbon Technologies - NEL
Building on a career in engine development and thermal engineering, John is now responsible for developing NEL’s low carbon technologies business which covers interests in renewable energy and sustainable transport systems. Recent project activity has addressed issues in wind and marine power, fuel cells and hydrogen, biomass systems and a range of microgeneration technologies. John is currently leading several initiatives in the application of energy storage including a proposed demonstrator at the Myres Hill wind turbine test site, systems for the built environment at the Energy Technology Centre and options for charging electric vehicles from wind power using storage to remove intermittency.
Frank Clifton - Project Development Manager, NINES - SSE
Frank is the Project Development Manager for Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution’s Northern Isles New Energy Solutions project (NINES) which aims to support Shetland in creating a sustainable energy future. Frank has worked in the energy industry since 1986, beginning in electricity generation. By 1994 he had overall responsibility for all large new electricity connections in the north east of Scotland. Since 2001, Frank has been part of the team developing SSE’s involvement in new energy markets, including independent pipeline operation, multi utility projects and energy services. In 2008, Frank was appointed as Business Development Manager, championing SSE’s business activities in central Scotland. In his current role he heads up the development of NINES on Shetland, which involves active network management, frequency and demand response and some of Europe’s largest embedded energy storage facilities, including a 1MW NaS battery and up to 6MW of thermal storage.
Esther Dudek - Consultant, New Energy Technologies Team - EA Technology Consulting
Esther Dudek is a Consultant within the New Energy Technologies team at EA Technology. She has contributed to a number of specific storage assignments including those for TUV-NEL, the UK and overseas power utility sectors and in support of the development of the technology.
Esther also has project experience in electric vehicles, Smart Appliances and Demand Side Management. She has presented to both the IMechE and IET on the subject of electric and hybrid vehicles. Prior to joining EA Technology, Esther worked as a Transport Planner, with a particular interest in Sustainable Transport. Esther graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Lancaster University, where she contributed to the development of a vertical axis water turbine and carried out research into lifecycle analysis of cars.
Ross Gazey - Researcher - Robert Gordon University
Ross Gazey has shown a strong commitment to the future development of hydrogen and renewable technology in a career spanning over 10 years in the industry. He has a wealth of experience in renewable, hydrogen and fuel cell technologies and has been involved in the installation of many hydrogen and fuel cell systems in the UK.
Ross is currently working towards his doctorate in “Increasing the penetration of renewables by stabilising the grid through the use of energy storage and fuel cell technologies” at the Robert Gordon University. The research is sponsored by the Environmental Technology Partnership (ETP), the Pure Energy Centre and the Robert Gordon University through IDEAS.
Richard Knight - Strategy Manager - Energy Technologies Institute LLP
Richard is a Chartered Electrical Engineer with over 20 years’ experience in the energy industry from within the utility and manufacturing sectors. Since June 2008 he has been part of the Strategy Development Team within the Energy Technologies Institute LLP, with specific responsibilities for developing and defining the ETI’s technology investment programme across a range of low carbon energy technologies. Richard is specifically responsible for the development of the ETI’s Energy Storage & Distribution Programme which is focussed on identifying, developing and demonstrating novel technologies that will contribute to the long-term development of the UK’s energy infrastructure.
John Taylor - Sales Manager UK - Saft Ltd
John Taylor is Saft Ltd’s Sales Manager responsible for Industrial Batteries in the UK and Ireland. He has been a board Director of Saft Ltd for the past 13 years. John joined Saft straight from school gaining qualifications in engineering and business studying part-time. He has fulfilled various sales and marketing roles both in UK and France and has conducted business and travelled extensively in North and South America.
John has a specific responsibility to develop sales of Saft Industrial Batteries to the Energy Storage market.
