RGI - Fire Watch: How can the grid help prevent wildfires?



The sixth webinar in our `Energy & Nature` series explores how different approaches, technologies and proactive management techniques reduce risk of wildfire ignition and make the grid an asset for the early detection and prevention of wildfires.

The expert speakers in the webinar are:
Joseph Lake – Director of the UMS Group`s `International Wildfire Risk Mitigation Consortium` – giving an overview of the issue, sharing experiences from Australia & California and presenting the various solution responses
Jose Moreira, Senior Expert Asset Management from Portuguese grid operator, REN; Carlos Viegas, Invited Assistant Professor, University of Coimbra; and Rui Roda, Business Coordinator at software development provider, whereness. These colleagues collaborate on the rePLANT project and will present "Decision Support Systems for the Management and Resilience of REN`s Gas and Electricity Infrastructure Facing the Risk of Forest Wildfire".
Maurizio Marini – Head of Digital Solutions – Innovation & Market Solutions from the Italian grid operator, Terna, presenting their work on a monitoring system for power lines to increase electrical system resilience in response to climate change.