Regen SW

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 UKs 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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Programme
09.00 Registration, 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) Welcome
Kevin McCullough, Chief operating officer, RWE Innogy How should we respond to the new EU renewables target?
Philip Sellwood, Chief Executive, Energy Saving Trust Strategies to create behavioural change on energy
Greg Barker MP, Conservative Shadow Environment Minster How can government overcome the barriers to local deployment of renewable energy? 

11.10 Break: refreshments and networking

11.30 Morning Workshops
1. Renewable heat: delivering reliable biomass supplies.  (Bristol two)
Chair Stephen Green, Regen SW
Paul Barker, Bristol City Council Delivering wood fuel solutions: the success of local innovation
Keith Richards, Thames Valley Energy Supplying large-scale biomass plants: vision and opportunities

2. Achieving low carbon housing: now and in the future.  (Rome Suite) 
Chair Charles Couzens, Ecos Trust
Anthony Morgan, NewForm Energy Advances in low carbon solutions
Stephen Passmore, Energy Saving Trust Meeting the Code for Sustainable Homes

2. Energy Efficiency: where are the opportunities for the future? (Berlin Suite)
Chair Ian Hutchcroft, Energy Saving Trust
Chris Farrell, Zenex Technologies Ltd Energy efficiency and the heating market
Toby Parker, Sustain Ltd The UK energy efficiency perspective

3. Offshore wind: can the SW become a major player? (Conservatory)
Chair Duncan Ayling, BWEA
npower renewables Development opportunities in the south west
Mike Hay, The Carbon Trust Accelerating the development of offshore wind
 
12.30 Lunch, networking and exhibition

14.00 Afternoon Seminar
1. Microgeneration: where is the market going? (Bristol two)
Chair Simon Roberts, Centre for Sustainable Energy
Jon Slowe, Delta Energy and Environment How does the UK compare to other countries?
Robert Harper, npower UK trends in microgeneration adoption

2. Marine Renewables: always on the horizon? (Rome Suite)
Chair - Prof George Smith, PRIMARE
  Ken Street, Orecon Are 300 MW wave farms possible by 2020?
  George Gibberd, Tidal Generation Ltd - Could tidal stream generate 1 TWh in 2020?

3. Renewable heat: the role for district heating.  (Berlin Suite)
Chair Tony Norton, Regen SW
Pete West, Dorset County Council District heating in new build
Michael King, Aberdeen Heat and Power Company Opportunities for retrofit district heating

4. Merchant wind: using wind to reduce energy costs. (Conservatory)
Chair Colin Palmer
Patrick Kearon, Bristol Port Company The process of developing on your own land
Adrian Scholtz, Green Peninsula Different business models for merchant wind

15.00 Break: refreshments and networking

15.15 Afternoon Plenary: Making the most of the opportunity
Simon Roberts (Chair)
Ben Cook, Senior Manger, Barratt Homes How should we respond to the new EU renewables target?
Cheryl Hiles, Head of Programmes, Regen SW Where will we be in 2020?
Colin Hood, Chief Operating Officer, Scottish and Southern Can big utilities survive in a decentralised energy market?

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EXHIBITION STANDS
All exhibition stands have now been taken

EXIBITOR PROFILE

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)

EXHIBITION LAYOUT

To view the layout of the exhibition, visit:

http://www.regensw.co.uk/downloads/RegenSW_224.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