In this episode of Aberdeen, features lead Ryan Duff is joined by Alan McMorran, senior director for digital grid management at Emerson's Aspen Technology Business.

 

The duo discuss the grid and its ever-changing role in the energy transition as utilities feel an increasing need to manage their energy systems. 

 

Although Ryan and Alan are both Scottish, the sports chat was kept to a minimum to avoid bringing down the mood; however, they might have gotten that conversation past McMorran's American colleagues, given their accents. 

 

Instead, they discussed network model management and how Alan's first business developed the technology that allows people in the north of Scotland to report power outages to SSEN and how crowdsourcing will continue to play its part in the evolution of the grid. 

 

All in all, we are going to need a more adaptive and resilient grid as energy production and usage both shift.