The first PSCAD/EMTDC Workshop to be hosted at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh in conjunction with the Energy Academy on the 10th, 11th and 12th of April 2017. PSCAD/EMTDC is one of the most renowned power system computer aided design programs, used throughout the power system industry and research facilities for the simulation of electromagnetic transients (EMT) and HVDC systems.