Sir Ian Chapman is a physicist and the Chief Executive of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.  Helpfully (for us) he is also an ex-Elizabeth College pupil, and a director of Guernsey Electricity.  Sir Ian has kindly agreed to speak to CIGPE about his work – particularly his work on advanced fusion energy projects.

There is increasing interest around the latest research into Fusion Energy as a long-term part of the energy generation mix, bearing in mind recent and ongoing challenges in the global energy markets. Ian will outline the challenges still to overcome to deliver fusion, as well as explaining the next steps in the field.

As a director at Guernsey Electricity Sir Ian has also been involved with the formulation of the island’s Energy Strategy.  (The States is due to be debating this soon.)  He will be presenting some elements of this strategy, and Guernsey Electricity will be inviting comments and feedback from the local engineering community as part of their public engagement work.

We will be using the Harry Bound Suite at Les Cotils, which has seating for 180 people.  We expect that this talk will generate a good deal of interest, but there should enough space for everybody.  There is no need to get a ticket or book a seat.

2023 Flyer – April – Sir Ian Chapman