To follow is a list of the areas of scope relating to sustainability and climate grouped by each of our relevant global Study Committees.

A1  Power generation and electromechanical energy conversion

• High efficiency electrical machines including generators & motors

• E2E use of sustainable and recyclable materials in machine design and operation

• Equipment for SMR nuclear generation plant

A2  Power transformers and reactors

• Impact of severe weather and climate changes on transformers

B1  Insulated cables

• Recycling of cable materials and change to more environmental materials.

• Resilient cable systems will be more adapted to climatic changes.

B2  Overhead lines

• Increased climatic loads and impact on overhead lines reliability and ageing

B3  Substations and electrical installations

• Circular economy in the construction, operation and maintenance of substations

B5  Protection and automation

• Protection and Automation to improve grid resilience related to climate change 

C1 Power system development and economics

• Natural resources depletion and critical materials for system development

C2  Power system operation and control

• Resilience, high impact low probability high impact events

C3  Power system sustainability and environmental performance

• Climate change mitigation (decarbonization & Net Zero) and adaptation (risks & opportunities)

• Environmental & social impacts of power system development and operation

C4  Power system technical performance

• Dynamic modelling of climate-related events and integration into bulk power system performance analysis

C5  Electricity markets and regulation

• Impacts of emission reduction on markets

D1  Materials and emerging test techniques

• Alternative materials with a lower carbon footprint than incumbent options

D2  Information systems, telecommunications and cybersecurity

• Reducing the carbon footprint of telecommunications equipment with consolidation of services on shared equipment through network and server virtualisation technologies

• Use of sensors and wireless IoT communication to detect conditions such as human activity in order to enter low power mode

To follow is our current working groups presented by our Study Committee structure. Working groups culminate with the production of a report, called a Technical Brochure.

Group A – Equipment

A1  Power generation and electromechanical energy conversion

WG A1.75 Large air-cooled turbo-generator – state of the art, limits and perspectives for Small Modular Reactors
 

WG A1.76 Study on Eco-Design, Circular economy and impacts on generator production process
 

WG A1.64 Guide for Evaluating the Repair/Replacement of Standard Efficiency Motors
 

WG A1.60 Guide on economic evaluation for refurbishment or replacement decisions on hydro generators

A2  Power transformers and reactors 

WG A2.56 Power Transformer Efficiency

WG A2.60 Dynamic Thermal Behaviour of Power Transformers  

WG A2.62 Analysis of Transformer Reliability

WG A2/C3.70 Transformer Life Cycle Assessment

A3  Transmission and distribution equipment

WG B3/A3.59 Guidelines for SF6 end-of-life treatment of T&D equipment (>1kV) in Substations

WG B3/A3.60 User guide for non-SF6 gases and gas mixtures in Substations

WG A3/A2/A1/B1.44 Consequence of High Voltage Equipment operating exceeding highest system voltages

WG A3.51 Requirements for HV T&D Equipment operating under Abnormal Weather Conditions

Group B – Technologies

B1  Insulated cables

WG B1/C5.85 Environmental impact of decommission of cables

WG B1.54 Behaviour of cable systems under large disturbances.

WG B1.58 Asset management in MV cable networks

WG B1.68 Condition evaluation and lifetime strategy

WG B1.88 Replacement gas for SF6 in cable accessories

B3  Substations and electrical installations

WG B3/A3.60 User guide for non-SF6 gases and gas mixtures in Substations

B4  DC systems and power electronics

WG B4.94 Application of VSC-HVDC in a System Black Start Restoration

WG B4.89 Condition Health Monitoring and predictive maintenance of HVDC Converter Stations

Group C – Systems

C1  Power system development and economics

WG C1/C4.46  Optimising power system resilience in future grid desig

C4  Power system technical performance

WG C4.47 Power System Resilience

WG B5/C4.61 Impact of Low Inertia Network on Protection and Control

WG B5/C4.79 Protection Roadmap for Low Inertia and Low Fault Current Networks

C6  Active distribution systems and distributed energy resources

WG C6.45 The Impact of DER on the Resilience of Distribution Networks

Group D – New Materials and IT

D1  Materials and emerging test techniques

WG D1.78 Partial discharge properties of non-SF6 insulating gases and gas mixtures

WG D1/B1.75 Strategies and tools for corrosion prevention for cable systems

WG D1.73 Nanostructured dielectrics: Multi-functionality at the service of the electric power industry

WG D1.69 Guidelines for test techniques of High Temperature Superconducting (HTS) systems

WG D1.68 Natural and synthetic esters - Evaluation of the performance under fire and the impact on environment

WG D1.63 Partial Discharge Detection under DC voltage stress

WG D1.62 Surface degradation of polymeric insulating materials