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NETWORK / 17 / JULY/AUGUST 2018 ZIV has moved its premises from Jarrow (Newcastle) to new and larger facilities in Gateshead (Newcastle). The larger facilities will enable ZIV to increase its production capacity, pre-sales and after-sales support services for the full range of ZIV products to local utilities and EPCs. The new plant is part of ZIV's expansion plans for the UK market, where ZIV has been present for more than 20 years Headquartered in Spain, ZIV was established in 1993 to provide innovative technological solutions for the electric energy industry, with a flexible and open-minded attitude and a strong commitment to teamwork. ZIV is a reliable partner and a leader in smart grid solutions, thanks to a unique mix of knowledge in protection, control, communication and metering technologies. Today, ZIV is a team of around 500 professionals, with worldwide presence, serving the needs of both industrial consumers and utilities. ZIV offers a full range of products with in-house developed technology and related engineering services for HV, MV & LV power systems. ZIV has references in five continents (85 countries) and supports customers from its 15 worldwide support centres. For more information please contact: ZIV Automation UK Ltd, 5 Bamburgh Court, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE11 0TX. Tel: +44 191 425 5200 email: sales.uk@zivautomation.com I N D U S T RY I N S I G H T ZIV opens new factory in Newcastle consulting with experts in industry, academia and govern- ment working in energy to assist in identifying future needs and existing gaps. Where we are now We are now three months into this process. To date, we have carried out a series of work- shops and conducted many interviews with energy industry experts, including scientific advisors to the government, researchers in academic institu - tions, and senior representatives from the energy industry. These open dialogues have covered the breadth of the UK's existing energy infrastructure while con - sidering the future challenges. We have discussed what the experts feel the infrastructure required for the energy system of the future will be as well as the risks to the UK of not ad - dressing these challenges. The initial output from this consulta- tion has been a list of facilities and infrastructure felt to be required. Next phase The next phase of our ac- tivities will prioritise this list of facilities and infrastructure in reference to their significance in helping meet the 2.4 per cent UK GDP investment in R&D by 2027 ambition. To assist in this prioritisation effort we are consulting with specialised working groups, each tackling their specialised area of the proposed energy sector roadmap. These more fo - cused consultations will provide more detail on the specific areas requiring strategic investment. The outcomes will be sum - marised and fed into the wider UKRI RIIR assessment program. Have your say If you work in the energy field and would be interested in join- ing the consultation exercise on the UKRI Research and Innova- tion Infrastructure Roadmap in Energy, you can register your interest by contacting us. Visit www.ukri.org AUTHORS: l Professor Phil Taylor, CESI Director, Head of Engineering and Deputy PVC of SAgE, Newcastle University l Dr Sara Walker, CESI Deputy Director, Senior Lecturer in Engineering, Newcastle University l Dr Damian Giaouris, Senior Lecturer, Engineering, Newcastle University l Dr Hamid Hosseini, CESI Researcher, Newcastle University l Dr Zoya Pourmirza, CESI Researcher, Newcastle University References: [1] https://www.ukri.org/news/ infrastructure-roadmap/ The Energy Storage Test Bed at Newcastle University's Urban Sciences Building Martin Feeney