The Future of Gas Networks

1.The transition to a low carbon energy system.- 2.Fundamentals of gas networks.- 3.Impact of wind power generation on the operation of the gas network.- 4.Impact of decarbonisation of the heat sector on gas network.- 5.Alternative use of gas networks.

Dr Meysam Qadrdan is currently a lecturer in Energy Networks and Systems at Cardiff University, UK, after being a research associate for three years at Imperial College London, UK, and at Cardiff University. His research focuses on the operation and expansion planning of integrated gas and electricity supply infrastructure and large-scale optimisation models for multi-vector energy systems. He has been involved in a number of energy-modelling research projects in close collaboration with leading UK universities, industry and government departments. Dr Qadrdan has published more than 20 papers in journals and conference proceedings. Dr Muditha Abeyesekera is a research associate at the Institute of Energy, Cardiff University, UK. His research investigates the future pathways to decarbonise energy supply, gas-network modelling with alternative fuels and the analysis of integrated multi-energy systems. Muditha holds a dual Masters degree in Energy Engineering from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden and Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), Spain and a PhD from Cardiff University. Prof. Jianzhong Wu joined Cardiff University, UK in June 2008 (lecturer 2008; senior lecturer 2013; reader 2014; professor 2015). From 2006 to 2008, he was a research fellow at the University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. He received his PhD in 2004 from Tianjin University, China and then worked there from 2004 to 2006. His final position there was as an associate professor. Prof. Wu researches on smart grid and energy infrastructure (modelling, analysis and design of integrated smart energy supply networks, i.e. integrated electricity/gas/heating/cooling/hydrogen networks). He has contributed to a number of EU and UK funded projects as a principal investigator or a co- investigator. He is a co-author of the book "Smart Grid: Technology and Applications" (2012, Wiley). Prof. Nick Jenkins is the head of the Institute of Energy at Cardiff University,