Achieving Net Zero: Flexibility from EV Charging

Head of Future Networks

Yogendra is the Head of Future Networks  at EA Technology Australia and is responsible for helping networks and businesses on their transition towards net zero through the design and delivery of innovation and transformation programs.

With over 20 years of experience in the planning and delivery of both network and non-network solutions, Yogendra has worked extensively with leading electricity Transmission and Distribution networks across Australia. His expertise has been applied to build a resilient and more sustainable clean energy future through network asset management, the integration of distributed energy resources and strategic energy industry transformation projects.

Throughout his career, Yogendra has led high-impact projects that have shaped the evolution of the energy sector. Developing programs that enhance network efficiency and reliability, his work is instrumental in addressing challenges towards energy decarbonisation, grid modernisation, and increasing the adoption of renewable energy technologies. 

Yogendra is a Chartered Engineer, a fellow member of IEAust, and a senior member of IEEE. He holds both a Doctorate and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (India).

Head of Net Zero Transition

David is a Chartered Engineer and has been working with the electricity networks, energy users and renewable developers globally to provide power systems consultancy for more than 10 years.  He brings a strong technical background in power networks along with an entrepreneurial approach to the development of consultancy teams and business.

He is driven to accelerate the decarbonisation agenda and leads a team identifying opportunities and methods to overcome technical and commercial constraints in their Net Zero Transition.

Senior Consultant, Net Zero Transition

Esther is a Senior Consultant in the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure team.  She is a Chartered Engineer with over a decade of experience in the power engineering sector, focusing on low carbon technologies such as electric vehicles and energy storage.  She has a particular interest in the integration of electric vehicles with the energy system.  Recent project experience includes acting as technical lead for Electric Nation : Electric Nation, a large trial of domestic smart charging which demonstrated how this technology can be used with high customer acceptability to manage increased demand on electricity networks relating to EV charging.  She is currently overseeing the integration of transport model data within the ConnectMore tool on the Charge project.  ConnectMore will allow stakeholders to understand demand for EV charging, and the available network capacity within a single tool, facilitating the roll-out of EV charging infrastructure.

 Esther is also actively involved in promoting STEM and engineering to a diverse audience, including recently completing a project with the Queen’s School in Chester, and presenting her work on Electric Nation to the LGBT STEMinar.

Team Lead - Capacity

Tim is a Chartered Engineer, with more than 15-years’ experience working in highways, aerospace and energy sectors. His background provides a strong capability of both technically leading projects and managing multi-million-pound programmes in multiple industrial sectors, including highly regulated environments. Since joining EA Technology, he has project managed several of our ground-breaking innovation projects, including My Electric Avenue, the first in the UK to directly control domestic customer EV Charging, and OpenLV, which directly led to the deployment of our Low Voltage Monitoring, VisNet Hub. More recently, he has managed delivery of the ConnectMore tool as part of the Charge Project, designed to enable customers to immediately generate quotations for a new network connection.

His focus is on achieving a sustainable, zero carbon energy network to support global decarbonisation targets, whilst improving the effectiveness of the systems and tools used to undertake work within the team.