This page contains information from our past events (please contact us if you’d like further information):
March 2023
1 – 3 March 2023: ACDC 2023
Location: Glasgow
February 2023
22 February 2023: SIF Show and Tell webinars – Effective Renewable Integration
January 2023
25 – 27 Jan 2023: Introduction to RTDS ® (Training Course)
September 2022
28-29 September 2022: Energy Innovation Summit (Event). For more details, click here. For presentations, click here
August 2022
28 August to 02 September 2022: CIGRE Session 2022 (Event). For more details, click here
June 2022
21-22 June 2022: 2022 Annual HVDC Operators’ Forum. For presentations, click here
February 2022
15 February 2022: HVDC Technology Choice for AC Grid Reinforcements to register click here
November 2021
Webinars held as part of the COP26 event are listed below. For presentations and videos, click here
1 November 2021 at 14:00 GMT: HVDC & Climate Change – What is HVDC and why is it important to achieving net-zero.
3 November 2021 at 14:00 GTM: Offshore Coordination – How a coordinated approach enables net-zero.
5 November 2021 at 13:00 GMT: Building a Better Network -A Technical discussion on how HVDC can enable a more stable network whilst integrating renewable generation.
9 November 2021 at 14:00 GMT: Networking for a Net Zero Future (Led by SSEN Transmission and supported by Hitachi Energy).
11 November 2021 at 13:00 GMT: HVDC R&D Strategy for Coordinate Offshore – Exploring the innovations required to meet net-zero.
December 2020
Friday, 4 December (to be confirmed). Event: Launch of the 2021 HVDC Centre Research programme. Led by the HVDC Centre. Contact info@hvdccentre.com to register your interest for this event.
November 2020
Tuesday, 3 November at 9:00 CST: RTDS User Spotlight Series Week 10, for further details and to register https://www.rtds.com/events/uss-week-10/.
24- 26 November. Training Course (to be confirmed): Enhanced FST requirements for HVDC, FACTs and Protection in an invertor dominated system. Led by the HVDC Centre. Contact info@hvdccentre.com to register for this event.
October 2020
20 – 22 October. Training Course (to be confirmed): RTDS advanced training. Led by the HVDC Centre. Contact info@hvdccentre.com to register for this event.
27 – 29 October. Training Course (to be confirmed): PSCAD advanced training. Led by the HVDC Centre. Contact info@hvdccentre.com to register for this event.
September 2020
Tuesday, 8 September at 9:00 CST: RTDS User Spotlight Series Week 2, for further details and to register https://www.rtds.com/events/uss-week-2/.
Wednesday, 9 September at 13:00 BST. Virtual Demonstration Events: Demonstration of DC Grid Protection – Interoperability, Primary and Back-up Protection. Hosted by the HVDC Centre and PROMOTioN WP9 Partners. Click here to register and click here for further information.
August 2020
2 – 6 August. Conference: IEE PES Conference, paper and presentation: Techniques and insights associated with de-risking HVDC. Presented by the HVDC Centre. For more details visit IEEE PES.
Thursday, 20 August (to be confirmed). Webinar: ‘How to’ series; Understanding invertor dominated voltage instability. Hosted by the HVDC Centre. Contact info@hvdccentre.com to register for this event.
24 August – 4 September. Conference: CIGRE Paris symposium virtual conference, paper publication: Multi-vendor extension of existing HVDC Schemes. Presented by the HVDC Centre. For more details visit Cigre
July 2020
Wednesday, 8 July. Technical Webinar: ‘Considerations for the Development and Integration of HVDC in GB’ . Presented by the HVDC Centre and hosted by CIGRE UK on 8th July 12.30-13.30 (UK time). Registration open. Click here for the presentation.
Thursday, 16 July. Webinar (postponed): ‘How to’ series; Sub synchronous damping solutions, effect of SCL change. Hosted by the HVDC Centre. Contact info@hvdccentre.com to register interest for this event.
June 2020
Thursday, 11 June. Webinar (to be confirmed). ‘How to’ series; Frequency sweep and small signal analysis steps in PSCAD. Hosted by the HVDC Centre. Contact info@hvdccentre.com to register for this event.
Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 June. Training Course: Caithness- Moray Operator. Led by the HVDC Centre. Contact info@hvdccentre.com to register for this event.
Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 June. Event (to be confirmed): We have decided to postpone our HVDC Operators’ Forum; we plan to run some virtual sessions on these dates, and hope to reschedule the event later in the year.
May 2020
Thursday, 7 May (postponed). Webinar: Protection validation techniques in an inverter and FACTS dominated network. Hosted by the HVDC Centre. Contact info@hvdccentre.com to register for this event.
Wednesday, 13 May (12:30-13:30 UK Time). Webinar: Demonstration of DC Grid Protection – PROMOTioN WP9 Updates. Hosted by the HVDC Centre and PROMOTioN WP9 Partners. Click here for the Presentation and further information.
Tuesday, 26 – Thursday, 28 May. Event: PROMOTioN Project Final Dissemination. Hosted by the HVDC Centre. Contact info@hvdccentre.com to register for this event.
Friday, 29 May. Webinar (postponed): Guidelines for inverter-dominated network study. Hosted by the HVDC Centre. Contact info@hvdccentre.com to register for this event.
April 2020
Tuesday, 7 April.Training Course (postponed): Caithness-Moray Operator training. Led by the HVDC Centre. Contact info@hvdccentre.com for more information.
Thursday, 16 April (3pm – 4:15pm UK Time). Webinar: Practical Use of Real Time Simulation for De-risking HVDC Integration. Hosted by the HVDC Centre and RTDS Technologies. *FULLY BOOKED – additional date added on 24 April*: The Presentation and videos of the presenters, and a summary of the Q&As, can be found here
Friday, 24 April (3.15pm – 4:30pm UK Time). Webinar: Practical Use of Real Time Simulation for De-risking HVDC Integration. Hosted by the HVDC Centre and RTDS Technologies. Click Here to Register NOW.
Thursday, 30 April (postponed). Webinar: Development of Stability Pathfinder test bed models. Hosted by the HVDC Centre and National Grid Electricity System Operator. Contact info@hvdccentre.com to register for this event.
March 2020
Monday, 9-12 March. Conference: IET’s Developments in Power System Protection Conference, Paper and presentation on DC circuit protection: 1) RTDS HiL environment testing and 2) Multi-vendor multi-terminal interoperability tests. Presented by the HVDC Centre; EPRI & PROMOTioN Project Partners. For more details visit IET’s web site.
Friday, 20 March (11:30 – 12:30 UK Time). Webinar: HVDC challenges in meeting current GB Grid Code in a weak network. Hosted by the HVDC Centre and Cardiff University. Click Here to Register NOW.
February 2020
Thursday, 13 February. Webinar: Black Start from VSC-HVDC and the impacts on AC protection coordination. Hosted by the HVDC Centre & EPRI. Registration is now open – Click Here to Register NOW.
Thursday, 27 February. Webinar: Stability assessment and mitigation of HVDC converter interactions. Hosted by the HVDC Centre & the University of Strathclyde. Registration is now open – Click Here to Register NOW.
January 2020
Monday, 20 January. Conference: CIGRE UK B4 (DC Systems & Power Electronics) Liaison Meeting: 11.30 – 17.00; 20th January 2020 ; WSP at The Mailbox – Birmingham. For speaker profiles go to: https://cigre.org.uk/events/technical-liaison-meetings/
December 2019
4th December 2019: HVDC Centre publishes report on ‘Maximising HVDC Support for GB Black Start’, commissioned by the Scottish Government. Click here for full report.
Also, a summary article of the HVDC black start report published in Networks Magazine is available here.
November 2019
12th November 2019: Technical Seminar on Impact of Converter-based Technologies on Power System Stability. Click here for presentation.
5-7th November 2019: Introduction to RTDS® – Training Course. For more information click here. To register click here.
October 2019
30-31st October 2019: Presenting at the LCNI Conference
September 2019
17th September 2019: HVDC Black Start Industry Consultation. Click here for presentation. Also, draft agenda is available here.
5th September 2019: Introduction to HVDC – Training Course. For more information click here.
August 2019
22nd August 2019: PROMOTioN (WP9) Meshed Grid Protection Demonstration
July 2019
4–5th July 2019: RTDS® Basics – Training Course
June 2019
26–27th June 2019: 2019 Annual HVDC Operators’ Forum. For presentations, click here. For details on the 2020 Operators’ Forum, click here.
April 2019
30th April–2nd May 2019: Introduction to RTDS® – Training Course. For more information click here.
March 2019
30th March 2019: Caithness-Moray Grid Integration Knowledge Sharing