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Launch of the Global Power System Transformation (G-PST) Consortium

Apr 21 2021, 12:00 UTC - Apr 21 2021, 13:15 UTC

Apr 21 2021, 08:00 EDT - Apr 21 2021, 09:15 EDT

The Global Power System Transformation (G-PST) Consortium is honored to host its formal launch event on April 21st at 8 a.m. US EDT, convened in association with US Climate Action Week. U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and U.K. Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Secretary of State Kwasi Kwarteng, together with several executives of power system operators and institutions from around the world, will officially launch the G-PST Consortium, a bold and innovative public-private partnership to accelerate transitions to net-zero emission, reliable power systems, and support economic growth.



The event will also showcase the G-PST Consortium’s inaugural research and teaching agendas. These agendas respectively identify research areas that must be addressed to bring the highest levels of clean and renewable energy to the grid as well as key needs for curriculum development and improvement to support university graduates and power engineering professionals in meeting the challenges posed by these power system transitions. Learn more about the G-PST Consortium at www.globalpst.org.

Speakers

- Honorable Jennifer Granholm – Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

- Honorable Kwasi Kwarteng - Secretary of State, U.K. Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

- Fintan Slye – Director, U.K. National Grid Energy System Operator (ESO)

- Zulkifli Zaini – CEO, Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) Indonesia

- Martin Keller – Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

- Larry Culp – CEO, General Electric (GE)

- Elliot Mainzer - President and CEO, California Independent System Operator (CAISO)

- KVS Baba - Chairman and Managing Director, Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO)

- André de Ruyter - CEO, Eskom Holdings

- Thomas Egebo – CEO, Energinet

- Liam Ryan – Chief Innovation and Planning Officer, EirGrid

- Michael Gatt – COO, Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)

- Moderator - Christie Ulman - President of Sequoia Climate Fund