Dear all
Please be reminded the next meeting of the RSS Reading local group will take
place on Monday at Reading University, Nike Lecture Theatre.
As always everybody is welcome!
Details below:
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THE ROYAL STATISTICAL SOCIETY READING LOCAL GROUP MEETING
Monday 12th November 2007 at 4:30 pm
Nike Lecture Theatre
Agriculture Building
Reading University
Earley Gate
ALL WELCOME!
Registration and tea from 4pm - Room 101 (Common Room), Harry Pitt Building,
Reading University
MEETING TITLE: Statistics and current energy issues
Two colleagues from the Energy Sector will discuss the role of statistics in
understanding the way we use energy and the drivers that may motivate a
sustainable use of the earth resources.
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Mr Richard Westoby
Pricing and Forecasting Manager
Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)
Understanding drivers for energy saving: a challenge to reduce energy
consumption in the UK.
Abstract:
Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) is running a study on energy metering,
energy tariffs and information provision aimed at investigating factors that
may affect energy consumption behaviour of households in the UK. The
Statistical Services Centre (SSC) at the University of Reading is providing
statistical support in the design and analysis of the trial. This trial is
part of a bigger study conducted throughout the country, funded by
government and energy companies, in an effort to meet targets for energy
consumption and carbon emissions in the future. This talk will look at the
way statistics is contributing in designing the process of evidence
gathering that will enable us to face the challenges posed by the need to
address the long term problem of climate change, the aims of a prosperous
energy industry and the role of the government as a regulator.
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Mr. Shanti Majithia
Forecasting Strategy Manager
National Grid
Statistical issues in reducing the volatility of predicting wind energy as
part of renewable energy.
Abstract:
Wind is widely expected to be the dominant renewable technology to meet
Government targets on renewable energy for 2010 and 2020. What are the
statistical issues and challenges facing the Energy Industry in predicting
power from wind farms? How can these issues be overcome?
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Secretary: Fazil Baksh, Quantitative Biology and Applied Statistics, School
of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Harry Pitt Building, Earley
Gate, Reading RG6 6FN; telephone 0118 378 8034; E-mail
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http://www.reading.ac.uk/RSSlocal/
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