A collaboration between Imperial College London and energy technology company GE Vernova will address critical challenges facing the global power sector.
A new framework agreement between the two organisations aims to accelerate research in key energy technologies and strengthen the pipeline of talent for the power sector. The agreement creates a platform for collaboration across research, education and professional development.
Working with Imperial College London's world-class researchers and students gives us an opportunity to advance research in technologies that can help address some of the energy sector's most important challenges. Dr Krishna Jonnalagadda CTO at GE Vernova
GE Vernova, which is headquartered in Massachusetts, USA, will collaborate with Imperial College London on research projects, student fellowships, and internships.
This aims to help create a more reliable, sustainable and secure energy system by addressing industrial challenges such as integrating new power sources into existing infrastructure and using digital technologies to optimise power networks.
Under the agreement, Imperial students will gain hands-on experience at GE Vernova sites in the UK, and leaders and engineers from the company will have access to Imperial's education and professional development programmes.
Krishna Jonnalagadda, Chief Technology Officer at GE Vernova, said: "Working with Imperial College London's world-class researchers and students gives us an opportunity to advance research in technologies that can help address some of the energy sector's most important challenges. Together, we will help develop the next generation of leaders and shape the workforce that will define the future of energy."
Professor Mary Ryan, Vice-Provost (Research and Enterprise) at Imperial College London, said: "Innovations in electricity distribution will be vital to transitioning to a zero-pollution society. They'll also help to build electrified and resilient economies by powering the AI revolution and enabling high tech industry and infrastructure.
"The agreement we've signed with GE Vernova signals our intent to collaborate widely with one of the leading global players in this space. We're pleased to provide our multidisciplinary academic expertise and to help the company access the talent of some the world's brightest students."
Initial research themes include carbon management solutions, power grid stabilisation and control, digitalisation, energy systems to support AI, fuel cells, and advanced energy system modelling. Early projects will cover grid oscillation damping, fast zonal grid control, power supply for hyperscale data centres and more efficient medium voltage direct current power distribution systems.
