Friday 23 May 2025 10:30am to 12:00pm
James Dyson Building, Department of Engineering
About
This is an informal event for students, researchers, and academics interested in energy tech, entrepreneurship and deep tech venture capital.
Join us for a talk and Q&A with Matthew Williams, Founder & CEO of IONATE. Followed by networking over coffee and cakes.
Transforming Power: Hardware-Software Backbone for a Self-Optimising Electricity Grid
IONATE is commercialising a breakthrough in grid-scale power transformer design, bringing to market the world's first Hybrid Intelligent Transformer.
When we think about the future of energy, there are seemingly opportunities to add intelligence and increase efficiency across the entire supply chain from energy generation to transmission and storage.
There is also a growing need to increase the resilience of energy infrastructure to ensure the power supply to critical infrastructure. The grid itself needs to be expanded and upgraded to enable continuing electrification in multiple industries.
At the heart of this are transformers that control the flow of energy across the grid. Many people talk about smart transformers but what are they, how do they work, and what are the electrical and mechanical engineering challenges to be overcome in order to realise them?
https://www.iqcapital.vc/company/ionate
https://www.ionate.energy
Hosted by IQ Capital and Cambridge University Energy Technology Society (CUETS). Get your ticket here: https://lu.ma/22vj0j1m