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Renewable Futures is South West England's biggest renewable energy conference.

Renewable Futures 2008: Stepping up a gear, will be held on the 26 November 2008 at the Bristol City Centre Marriott hotel. The conference and exhibition will bring together a diverse range of individuals and organisations with interests in the south west sustainable energy sector. The programme will address topical issues, and in particular it will focus on how the south west can meet that the challenges that will arise from the UK’s 2020 renewables targets.

Among the high profile speakers will be Kevin McCullough, chief operating officer at RWE Innogy, the RWE management company for renewables, and Colin Hood, chief operating officer at Scottish and Southern Energy.  There will be individual workshops on offshore wind, district heating, low-carbon housing, energy efficiency, the microgeneration market, marine renewables, biomass power, and merchant wind.

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PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME (subject to change)

09.00   Registration, and tea and coffee
09.15   Regen SW AGM (members only)
10.00   Morning plenary: the nature of the big change - Kelvyn Derrick, Regen SW chair; Kevin McCullough, chief operating officer, RWE Innogy; and others TBC

11.10   Break: refreshments and networking

11.30   MORNING WORKSHOPS
1. Renewable heat: delivering reliable biomass supplies
2. Achieving low carbon housing: now and in the future
3. Energy efficiency: where are the opportunities for the future?
4. Offshore wind: the implications of the SW becoming a major player

12.30   Lunch and networking

14.00   AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS
1. Microgeneration: where is the market going?
2. Marine Renewables: always on the horizon?
3. Renewable heat: the role for district heating
4. Merchant wind: using wind to reduce energy costs

15.00   Break: refreshments and networking
15.15   Final plenary: making the most of the opportunity - Ben Cook, senior manager, Barratt Homes; Colin Hood, chief operating officer, Scottish and Southern; and others TBC
16.30   End

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EXHIBITION STANDS
There will be 21 exhibition ‘pods’ available in the main networking areas (the corridor outside of the main plenary area and in the main breakout area where refreshments will be served. Each stand will cost £480+VAT for members and £580+VAT for non-members, and INCLUDES TWO DELEGATE PLACES.

The price will include a fully branded ‘pod’, which will have:
• a variety of graphics
• a work top with monitor stand and flat screen monitor
• two chairs
• a base unit
• plug socket/power

It is expected that Renewable Futures 2008 will attract a similar profile of exhibitors to those that exhibited in 2007, which included: British Hydropower Association, Centre for Sustainable Energy, Dunster Wood Fuels, Faber Maunsell, Ocean Power Technologies, Severn Wye Energy Agency, South West of England Regional Development Agency, Sungift Solar, Triodos Bank, Westwave (Eon UK Ltd)

Exhibitor benefits include:
• the opportunity to network with and put across their message to up to 350 delegates
• company details included in the Renewable Futures 2008 information pack
• access to all sessions (plenary and workshops)
• free lunch

Exhibition layout

To view the layout of the exhibition, visit:

http://www.regensw.co.uk/downloads/RegenSW_206.pdf

SET-UP

Set-up will start at 07.00, conference registration opens at 09.00, and the event ends at 16.30.

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TRAVEL  INFORMATION  

Train:  The Marriott Hotel City Centre is 1 km from Bristol Temple Meads station. This is a 15 minute walk, 5 minute cycle, 5 minute taxi ride.
Bus:  Bristol Bus Station is 1 km from The Marriott City Centre,
Bicycle:  Cycle parking is available outside the hotel. For Bristol cycle routes please see www.bristol.gov.uk.
Walk:  The Marriott City Centre is within walking distance of the city centre, Temple Meads and the bus station.
Car:  For park and ride services see www.bristol.gov.uk . There is an NCP car park next to the hotel; charges are as follows 0.60p for 15 minutes, 7.80 for up to 9 hours, 9-24 hours is £11.50