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Electrical system resilience: a forensic analysis of the blackout in Lancaster, UK

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Electrical system resilience: a forensic analysis of the blackout in Lancaster, UK. / Kemp, Roger.
In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Forensic Engineering, Vol. 170, No. 2, 31.05.2017, p. 100-109.

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Kemp, R 2017, 'Electrical system resilience: a forensic analysis of the blackout in Lancaster, UK', Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Forensic Engineering, vol. 170, no. 2, pp. 100-109. https://doi.org/10.1680/jfoen.16.00030

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Kemp, R. (2017). Electrical system resilience: a forensic analysis of the blackout in Lancaster, UK. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Forensic Engineering, 170(2), 100-109. https://doi.org/10.1680/jfoen.16.00030

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Kemp R. Electrical system resilience: a forensic analysis of the blackout in Lancaster, UK. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Forensic Engineering. 2017 May 31;170(2):100-109. doi: 10.1680/jfoen.16.00030

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Kemp, Roger. / Electrical system resilience : a forensic analysis of the blackout in Lancaster, UK. In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Forensic Engineering. 2017 ; Vol. 170, No. 2. pp. 100-109.

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abstract = "Great Britain{\textquoteright}s electricity network is undergoing a major transformation as it moves from a system based on burning fossil fuels in central power stations to one dominated by distributed renewable energy; this brings with it a new set of risks. In parallel, the move to electronic documentation and communication is increasing the dependence of society on an {\textquoteleft}always-on{\textquoteright} electricity supply. Assessing the level of dependence is difficult, as full-scale experimentation is not practicable and a desktop analysis of situations involving a large number of human interactions is unlikely to be representative. In December 2015, Storm Desmond resulted in a blackout affecting more than 100 000 people in Lancaster, UK. This provided a unique case study that allowed researchers to investigate how society responds to a widespread loss of the electricity supply.",
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