Section News
Event Review | IEEE Power and Energy Hybrid Seminar – Control Interaction Studies In Connecting HVDCs, Wind Farms, and Power Electronics Based Devices to Electrical Networks
This event was organised by IEEE PES UK&I Chapter and hosted locally by the IEEE Student Branch PES Chapter at the Imperial College London, also co-organised by all other UK&I PES Student Branch Chapters.
Call for Officer Nominations | UK and Ireland Power Electronics Society Chapter
The UK and Ireland Section Chapter of the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) is calling for nominations for the following five officer positions to be appointed by 31 July 2024.
Event Review | Community Engagement Meeting with Student Branches at the University of Edinburgh – April 2024
The UK and Ireland Section Section organised a Community Engagement Townhall Meeting in Edinburgh on 25 April kindly hosted by the IEEE Student Branch (SB) at the University of Edinburgh.
Event Review | IEEE Power and Energy Distinguished Lecture – Electric Vehicle Battery Charging Using Plug-in Solutions
This Distinguished Lecture presented by Prof Emil Levi gave a detailed overview of the latest developments and challenges regarding electric vehicle charging.
Section ExCom and Annual General Meeting – April 2024
On April 26th, the 2024 IEEE UK and Ireland Section ExCom meeting was held in-person at the Delta Hotel, Edinburgh with the Annual General Meeting held virtually on the same day.
In Memoriam | C Reginald Russell
C Reginald Russell, known as ‘Reg’, the former Region 8 Director has died at 98 years of age. He was the last link to the group of volunteers that established Region 8 as a viable and thriving part of the new transnational IEEE that emerged in the 1980/1990 era.
Applications Invited | IEEE UK and Ireland PES Chapter Best PhD Thesis Competition Award 2024 – Deadline Extended
The IEEE UK and Ireland Chapter invites video submissions for the PhD Thesis Competition Award to showcase PhD projects to the entire power and energy community.
Call for Papers | 18th IEEE International Conference on Application of Information and Communication Technologies (AICT2024)
Submissions are invited based on original research paper(s) to the 18th IEEE International Conference on Application of Information and Communication Technologies (AICT2024)
Watch Again | IEEE Power and Energy Webinar – Interconnection and Interoperability of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) in North America following IEEE 1547-2018
This webinar introduces the IEEE 1547-2018 Interoperability Requirements, and highlights use cases for DER and communications deployment architectures for DER integration.
Applications Invited | IEEE PELS UK and Ireland Doctoral Thesis Award 2023/24 – 2nd Call
Applications are invited for the UK and Ireland Power Electronics Chapter's Doctoral Thesis Award 2023/24. The award is intended to promote, recognise and support eligible PhD students conducting outstanding research within the IEEE Power Electronics Society's fields of interest.