by Vance Tan | Jul 28, 2014 | Energy, Prizes & Awards
This talk was awarded Best Presentation Prize at the conference amongst more than 1000 presentations. Abstract With a legally binding commitment of 80% CO2 reduction by 2050, UK’s energy system warrants a deep decarbonisation drive within decades. Past UK energy...
by Vance Tan | Jul 27, 2014 | Influencing policy
ITRC’s work on geo-hazards and on national scale risk analysis of interdependent network infrastructure failures due to extreme hazards informed the Review of the resilience of the transport network to extreme weather in July 2014. The Review was commissioned by...
by Vance Tan | Jul 20, 2014 | Energy
Abstract Direct use of fossil fuels is the main source of space heating in the UK and this drives a major part of national greenhouse gas emissions. Climate stabilisation therefore implies a systemic change in approaches to space heating, involving some combination of...
by Vance Tan | Jul 14, 2014 | Network risk analysis, Prizes & Awards
Scott Thacker was the recipient of the conference’s ‘Young Scientist Award’ for this paper. Abstract This paper presents a methodology for the characterization of vulnerability within current and future configurations of large-scale electricity network systems. We...
by Vance Tan | Jul 14, 2014 | Infrastructure systems
Abstract Governments worldwide are paying increasing attention to the role of infrastructure systems in promoting economic growth and environmental sustainability. However, infrastructure planning and provision tend to be addressed in sector-specific silos which...
