Hello, registrants for the Lister Drive Site Visit!

We are looking forward to meeting you tomorrow no later than 11:20am outside the Nancy Rothwell Building on Booth Street East.

Please see some final information provided by our hosts, Statkraft.

If you are no longer able to attend, please let us know ASAP so we know who to expect.

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We look forward to welcoming you tomorrow.  Below is a basic itinerary of the visit:

Please arrive by 1pm to Lister Steps at The Old Library [tol.org.uk]

1pm                Introduction and Health and Safety Induction. Split into 2 groups.

1.40pm         Group A walk to site for tour / Group B presentations in the meeting room

2.30pm         Group A return, handover of hardhats and safety vests to Group B

2.40pm         Group B walk to site for tour / Group A presentations in the meeting room

3.30pm         All visitors back in the meeting room for final recap

4.00pm         Depart

Please wear sturdy closed toe footwear and suitable warm and waterproof clothing for being outdoors for 1 hour. PPE for the site visit will be provided.

We have not been informed of anyone with mobility issues, please let us know if there is anything we should be aware of.  We also ask that anyone who is pregnant please make themselves known to me in advance of the visit to site, either by email or in person as you arrive.

Below are some links to information for those who may like some advance reading:

Videos

Animation - Why do we need Greener Grid Parks (2 mins) [youtu.be]

Fireside Chat - ABB and Statkraft on power grid stability (20 minutes) [new.abb.com]

Reading

Guy Nicholson - Helping the UK power grid spin back its system inertia [statkraft.co.uk]

The Engineer - grid balancing facility comes online [theengineer.co.uk]

Jason Hill - How Statkraft stabilised GB and Ireland's electricity grid [statkraft.co.uk]

Economist April 2023 - The Physics of rotating masses can no longer define the electricity grid (includes Lister Drive - other articles in this edition dedicated to grid) [economist.com]

Community Benefit Fund from Lister Drive [grantscape.org.uk]

A Statkraft handout guide to Careers in Renewable Energy [acrobat.adobe.com] (QR code below if the hyperlink doesn’t work)