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Wales Renewable Energy Conference 2005

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Second Annual Wales Conference

“RENEWABLE ENERGY”

28th November 2005

County Hall, Cardiff

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The attraction of "Renewable Energy" is based on its reliance on constantly replenished natural sources in our environment - triggered by the sun. This 2nd annual Wales conference will examine four such areas - Biomass, Solar, Tide/Wave and Wind.

Sixteen specialists with international reputations in their fields will examine aspects such as - achieving government targets, the practicalities of harnessing this FREE energy, sources of funding, statutory constraints and the shortage of expertise in the design and manufacture of the equipment in the UK.

The Conference will help to place the current situation and future developments in shaper perspective for those attending.

The associated exhibition will give delegates the opportunity to gather additional information and background details.

Programme

8.30 - 9.00	Registration / Coffee / Exhibition
9.00 - 9.10	Welcome / Introduction of Keynote Speaker
	Chris Gray (Chairman, Institution of Civil Engineers, Wales Association)
9.10 - 9.30	Keynote Speaker -Tamsin Dunwoody
	Deputy Minister, Economic Development and Transport, Welsh Assembly Government

Session 1:	Overviews
9.30 - 9.50	Climate, Carbon and Culture - Cultural Implications -
	Paul Allen (Development Director, Centre for Alternative Technology)
9.50 - 10.10	Linking Wind & Wave Power -
	Tim Golding (Senior Environmental Consultant, ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd)
10.10 - 10.30	Sustainable aspects of the New Wales Assembly Government Building -
	Jerry Williams (Project Director, Taylor Woodrow Construction Ltd)

Session 2:	Tidal / Wave Power
10.30 - 10.50	Signposting the Journey from the Laboratory to the Sea -
	Neil Kermode (General Manager, European Marine Energy Centre, Orkney)

10.50 - 11.10	Tea / Coffee / Exhibition

11.10 - 11.30	Hydro-Power in Wales - a Modern Context -
	Dr Tom Shaw (MD Shawater Ltd)
11.30 - 11.50	Marine Current Turbines -
	Joe Verdi (Commercial Director, Marine Current Turbines)
11.50 - 12.10	‘An Electricity Supply Strategy for the UK’ - the place of the Severn Barrage -
	Dr Robert Kirby (Ravensrodd Consultants Ltd)

Session 3:	Solar Power
12.10 - 12.30	Photovoltaics in the UK -
	Sarah Davidson (Energy Specialist, IT Power)
12.30 - 12.50	Photovoltaic Off-grid Systems -
	Dr Daniel Nuh (Technical Manager, Energy Equipment Testing Services)
12.50 - 13.05	Question Session

13.05 - 14.20	Lunch / Exhibition

14.20 - 14.25	Chairman for the afternoon - Michael Jones -
	(Chairman, Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management)

Session 4:	Biomass
14.25 - 14.45	Biomass - The Reality -
	Prof Tony Griffiths (Centre for Research into Energy, Waste and the Environment, Cardiff University)
14.45 - 15.05	The Practicalities of Heat Generation from Wood -
	Chris Laughton (Chair of Renewable Group IDHEE)
15.05 - 15.25	Biomass- An Integrated Farm System -
	Prof Charles Banks (Professor of Environmental Technology, Southampton University)

15.25 - 15.45	Tea / Coffee / Exhibition

Session 5:	Wind Power
15.45 -16.05	Implementing Technical Advice Note 8 - Welsh Assembly Government -
	Simon Power (Associate, Environmental Group, Arup)
16.05 -16.25	Wind Energy -Technical Aspects -
	Huw Smallwood (Managing Director, Tegni Power)
16.25 - 16.45	Scarweather Wind Farm -
	Jo Kenward (Technical Director, Renewable Group, Hyder Consulting UK Ltd)
16.45 - 17.00	Question Session
17.00	Close

Wales Renewable Energy Conference 2005

Copies of the presentation slides are now available - click here

Programme

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