EPICS will develop the tools needed for a 100% emissions-free power grid.
EPICS will develop the tools needed for a 100% emissions-free power grid. Imperial College London is leading the UK arm of a global effort to create 100% renewable energy power grids worldwide. The new Electric Power Innovation for a Carbon-free Society (EPICS) centre, based at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in the US, brings together international partners in the UK, US, and Australia to decarbonise the global energy sector. A global transition towards net-zero electricity grids is vital to tackle the climate crisis, but there are challenges we need to address to make this happen. Professor Mark O'Malley Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Imperial is leading the UK's involvement in the centre, which is funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), and will be working alongside academics at University of Edinburgh , Newcastle University and University of Strathclyde. The £6.67 million project will provide answers about the innovations and changes needed in today's power grid management and institutions to meet the demand of a grid with 100 per cent renewable energy that is sustainable, affordable, reliable and resilient. Professor Mark O'Malley , UK lead of EPICS and Leverhulme Professor of Power Systems at Imperial's Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering , said: "A global transition towards net-zero electricity grids is vital to tackle the climate crisis, but there are challenges we need to address to make this happen.
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