As the UK attempts to accelerate the decarbonisation of the economy in order to meet its net zero objectives, the need for greater electrification of buildings, infrastructure and vehicles is increasingly apparent. But how well placed is the UK’s National Grid in terms of being able to deal with the exponential increase in electricity demand? Are bottlenecks in supply already emerging? And how will this impact different real estate sectors and buildings?


Chair:
Lucy Greenwood, Director – Residential Research, Savills

Panellists:
Marija Simpraga, Infrastructure Strategist, LGIM Real Assets
Michael Lock, Associate Director, Savills Energy




Lucy Greenwood, Director – Residential Research, Savills
Dr Lucy Greenwood is a Director within the Residential Research Consultancy team at Savills.  She joined Savills in 2013 and specialises in UK wide development research.

Lucy spends much of her time working on bespoke strategic, development and investment reports for a wide range of clients.  This involves answering a broad range of questions from potential absorption rates on sites and suitable mixes of tenures to buyer profiles and the impact of placemaking. 
 
Before joining Savills she completed a PhD in Geology at the Open University after studying Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge.

Michael Lock, Associate Director, Savills Earth
Michael manages the Utilities Infrastructure Consultancy team in Savills Earth. Michael has 16 years of experience delivering gas and power, grid assessments, utility network analysis, grid resilience, metering and data strategy and utility due diligence reporting for building assets (acquisition/disposal).
 
Having constant communications at both Distribution and Transmission level enables us to provide strategic advice to customers who are looking to develop their portfolios to become more sustainable and enable future proofing.  

Marija Simpraga, Infrastructure Strategist, LGIM Real Assets
Marija Simpraga is responsible for LGIM’s view formation and thought leadership on infrastructure investment opportunities, as well as contributing to fund strategy and the development of new investment products. Marija Simpraga joined LGIM in 2017 from Bloomberg where her primary responsibilities included research coverage of the European utility sector. Marija graduated with an MSc from London School of Economics and was awarded CFA charter in 2016.



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