Oliver Burstall will talk about Origami Energy and its objective of developing the technology and financial mechanisms (i.e. the marketplace) that are required to connect, control and actively manage a large network of existing energy generating / energy using / energy storing assets connected to the electricity grid.

By increasing the utilisation of existing assets new revenue streams can be generated, the marginal capacity of the network increased, security of supply improved and carbon emissions lowered by reducing the need for “dirty” peaking generation plants and enabling more renewables to be connected to the grid.

Oliver Burstall is CTO & COO of Origami Energy (www.origamienergy.com) and has held director-level technical and operational roles in the energy technology sector. He has been responsible for the development and commercialisation of products including power management solutions and high current remote disconnect smart meters. An experienced PRINCE2 Practitioner, Oliver has managed major product developments from initial paper concepts through to deployment in volumes of over 100,000 units per month, including management of local and global supply chains.

Date: Thursday 18 May 2017

Time: Tea served from 6.00pm. Talk starts at 6.30pm. Ends around 8.00pm following discussion.

Venue: Lecture Theatre 0, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ (directions).

Parking: Parking on the CUED site is limited.

All welcome. Free to attend. Booking required. See the IET Cambridge page for more information and to book http://www.theiet.org/events/local/245450.cfm

This event is organised by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Cambridge Network.