Distribution Management

and Metering Solutions for

Smart Grids
Ensuring The Reliable System Implementation and Grid Operation

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • 21st – 23rd July 2010

In the News:
“Smart grid projects are ‘one of the top revenue streams inside Smarter Planet’”
- Allan Schurr, IBM, Vice President of Strategy and Development in Reuters, May 7, 2010

“Asia’s spending on smart grids is expected to outpace the United States, with China alone
seen investing $7.3 billion in the sector this year,”
- Reuters, March 7, 2010

“…there is a growing consensus around the world that the time of the smart grid has
come.”
- Energy Market Authority, Singapore, November 19, 2009
Course Facilitator:
Mr John Peters
Managing Director
Engage Consulting Limited Capitalize on Expert Knowledge to Gain Maximum
Value on These Vital Issues
27 years experience spanning a variety of
senior roles in the electricity industry EXPERIENCE how to improve grid reliability and increase the supply quality
LEARN about current standards to guarantee the interoperability of the grid systems
Selected Clients:
and their technologies
• Siemens
GAIN INSIGHTS into innovative technology architectures
• British Gas
• Eon Uk EXPLORE latest technologies for measuring and monitoring the power flow
• npower
• Petro Canada EVALUATE the opportunities for successful smart grid implementations
• Scottish & Southern Energy
• Scottish Power
UNI training courses are thoroughly researched and carefully structured to provide practical and exclusive
• Sustainable Energy Ireland
training applicable to your organization.
• Japanese Market
Benefits include:
• Electricity Retail Association • Thorough and customised programmes to address current market concerns
• Illustrations of real life case studies
• Comprehensive course documentation
Selected Projects: • Strictly limited numbers
• Siemens Metering Datacare: Peformance
Improvement Official Hotel Corporate Partner Proudly Organised by
• Training & Education - Scottish Power
• ERA: Supplier Requirements for Smart
Metering
• ERA: Smart Metering Roll-Out Options
npower Performance Enhancement
Project
Agenda
Workshop Overview
With smart solutions on the rise this workshop takes the participants
beyond the ordinary. Rich of practice-oriented approaches and
technology-centred solutions the course delegates will not only be
prepared for the successful implementation of smart grid solutions
but also foresee challenges and perspectives of the new market.
The workshop enables its participants to ensure a cost-efficient
and frictionless transformation bridging the current grid structures
by adapting interoperable smart technologies and introducing
sophisticated solutions to manage the complexity and challenges
of multidirectional power supplies and consumer patterns.
DAY 1 | 21st July 2010
SMART METERING – ENABLER OF SMART GRIDS
INTRODUCTIONS & OBJECTIVES OF PARTICIPANTS
Engage Consulting Introduction & Background in Smart
Metering / Smart Grids
Capture Delegates’ objectives from Workshop
KEY DRIVERS TO CREATE A ‘SMART’ WORLD
Environmental / Efficiency drivers
Legal / Regulatory drivers
Supports innovation – provide other services e.g. Health,
Safety etc.
Role of Enabler for Smart Grid
Convergence of objectives of consumer, utility (supply &
Network Operator)
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY A SMART METER
Typical Components – Communication module facilitating
2-way communication;
Links to in-home appliances and back to Utility and other
parties
What do you want to store and where?
Human Interface – links to householder
SMART METER SOLUTIONS
Storage of power and integration of alternative energy
sources
Dynamic forward pricing
Case study I – Time of Use example
Case study II – Control example (if available)
DAY 2 | 22nd July 2010
SMART GRID TECHNOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE, AND
INFRASTRUCTURE
THE PHILOSOPHY OF SMART GRIDS
Grids currently have some intelligence – Transmission etc.
Passive v Active management of grids (20th Century v 21st
Century)
Entering the era of smart grids – why do we need them?
Impact of unpredictable renewable energy
Load follows Demand v Demand follows Load
Role of ICT in delivering smart grids
How Smart Grid can offset investment in generation and grid
infrastructure
Benefits and Potential of the new power distribution and
supply (Refer to examples of this e.g. Imperial College work
done for Energy Networks Association in UK)
Smart grids as a catalyst for Renewable Energies
links to Passive v Active management of grid
BUSINESS PERSPECTIVES AND MARKET
OPPORTUNITIES
National decision or company / regional?
What sort of justification is needed for smart metering / smart
grids?
Little or none – roll into rates applied to customer?
Cost Benefit Analysis justification needed?
Key Players Role
Governments: The political pull – frameworks and
conditions
Technology: Technological developments and possibilities
Economics: Push to reduce costs
Consumer: Public awareness and consumer needs. How
does this fit into overall picture
GRID SECURITY & PRIVACY ISSUES
Why need to focus on Security for a Smart Grid?
Physical v Cyber Attacks
Video of Hackers
Weakness points discussion
Privacy – Is it a Concern in Asia?
US focus on Security for Smart Grids
European obsession with Privacy (and Security) for Smart
Grids
Where does Asia fit into this Security v Privacy debate?
How to deal with implementing appropriate Security & Privacy
‘Bake’ into system from start – Cost implications if incremental
Danger of losing consumer confidence
SUMMARY
Discussion: outlook and perspectives for Asia
Q&A session
Overview of the next workshop day
DAY 3 | 23rd July 2010
SMART GRID: DELIVERING END-TO-END CONTROL
COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE TO DELIVER
RESPONSE NEEDS
Dedicated or shared communication – implications
Views of Delegates on their national preferences
Can your grid support ‘instantaneous’ response (latency) and
do you need it?
Implications on Communication infrastructure of different
latencies for different key processes
Is their a common Asian approach or are there market national
differences?
INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN CURRENT AND FUTURE
POWER GRIDS
Connecting the current power grids with future technologies
Standardization and norms – smart meters & smart grids
Case study: implementation of a smart grid (Example to be
decided)
IMPLEMENTATION OF MONITOR AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
Distributed intelligent agents
Analytical tools: integrating software algorithms and high-
speed computers
Supervisory control and data acquisition
Case study
SUMMARY
Final Q&A Session
Share learning highlights and perspectives
Revisit delegates Objectives of Workshop to see if achieved
Closing
 Agenda

About Your Course Facilitator

John Peters, Managing Director, Engage Consulting Limited, is a true Electricity industry expert. His career in operational,
strategic and advisory roles to key utilities companies, market operators, agents and regulators spans nearly 30 years.
He was a significant contributor in setting up and operating the UK’s metering, settlements and trading arrangements and
his knowledge and expertise has taken him to advise enterprises and industry bodies worldwide. John has recently been
advising EdF Energy on their Smart Metering and Smart Grid strategy and also in Nigeria advising on transmission and
distribution infrastructure and market operations.

Engage Consulting Limited has extensive experience in the evolution of the Utilities markets. Their experts have taken this
knowledge and used their skills to tackle problems across other markets & industries, both in the UK and overseas. Engage
Consulting’s strengths lies in the unique blend of ‘hands on’ operational experience, strategic thinking and analytical
expertise coupled with the ability to transfer knowledge to problems. Engage Consulting Limited has combined these
strengths with a generic management and project skills to develop a set of complementary services that are supported by
IT functions. These services have gained a reputation for not only delivering results but also changing the way their clients
operate.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND KEY JOB TITLES

This program is uniquely designed and will be of particular Meter Manager

benefit to Heads of Departments, Staff Officers, Program Distribution Manager
and Project Managers, System and Software Engineers,
Maintenance Manager
Researchers and Operators responsible for:
Business / Industry Development Manager
Metering Project Manager
Technology Power System Manager
Flow control and measurement Planning and Distribution Engineer
Electric system and operations Electrical Engineering
Transmission and distribution Technical Advisor
Communications and information technology Electrical System Designer
Maintenance and power quality disturbance Energy Consultant
Business development
Renewable energies WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND
Today’s challenges of the climate change and the
KEY ORGANISATIONS increasing demand of electricity are putting serious stress
on the electricity network infrastructures around the world.
Power Generators The development and implementation of smart grids are
Renewable Energy Provider the emerging solution to these strategic challenges. This
Transmission Owners & Operators intense workshop offers in-depth insights into technology
solutions and brings together the advancements in the
Distribution Companies
IT and Telecommunications sector to present innovative
Government Bodies strategies for a safer, efficient, reliable and independent
Technology Provider and Developer energy supply system that is cost-cutting, customer-focused
Software Provider and Developer and environmentally friendly. This workshop will enable its
participants to explore of new business models to improve
their energy management services and effectively integrate
In-House Training new energy sources into their structures to reduce costs
Cost effective In-house courses, tailored specifically to your and increase the security and quality of the energy supply.
organisation’s needs, can be arranged at your preferred
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contact our In-house division at iht@unistrategic.com.
(Day 1 - Day 3)
08:30 Registration
PRE-COURSE QUESTIONNAIRE
09:00 Morning Session Begins
To ensure that you gain maximum value from this course, a
10:40 - 11:00 Refreshments & Networking Break
detailed questionnaire will be forwarded to you upon registration
to establish your exact training needs and issues of concern. Your 12:45 Luncheon
completed questionnaire will be analysed by the course trainer 14:00 Afternoon Session begins
prior to the event and addressed during the event. You will receive
15:30 - 15:50 Refreshments & Networking Break
a comprehensive set of course documentation to enable you to
digest the subject matter in your own time. 17:00 Course Ends
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