Episode 2

Special Episode - Storms

Almost 500,000 households lost power across the UK on Friday

18th February. An army of thousands of dedicated and hardworking engineers

have were sent out to fix massive damage to our high voltage networks. This

special episode explores how the networks get ready for storms, and the massive

task of getting the lights back for everyone.  

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Brian Moorhead

Brian MoorheadMEng MIET Assoc CIPD Is currently lead Grid connections manager at eSmart Networks, heading up their UK wide grid consultancy team.

Brian is a former power academy scholar and has spent his whole career in the power industry across a range of roles focused on connecting renewables, battery storage, EV charging and industrial electrification to the grid. Brian is also a member of the local Northern Ireland IET committee.