Wales Renewable Energy Conference 2006
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Third Annual Wales/Cymru Conference “RENEWABLE ENERGY” 20th November 2006 County Hall, Cardiff |
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‘Renewables and The Nuclear Debate’Sessions will cover:The Energy Review and Hydro PowerThe Nuclear and Hydrogen OptionThe Commercial Reality and Energy ConservationGeo-thermal, Solar and Wind Power, Power to the Grid |
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Programme
| 8.30 - 9.00 | Registration / Coffee / Exhibition |
| 9.00 - 9.10 | Welcome / Introduction of Keynote Speaker |
| Dr Chris Laurence (Vice Chairman, Institution of Civil Engineers, Wales Association) | |
| 9.10 - 9.25 | Keynote Speaker - Andrew Davies |
| (Minister, Enterprise, Innovation and Networks, Welsh Assembly Government) | |
| Session 1: | The Energy Review and Hydro Power |
| 9.25 - 9.45 | The Energy Review and its Implications for the Fuel/Energy Mix - |
| Simon Power (Associate, Environmental Group, Arup) | |
| 9.45 - 10.05 | Implications of 40 years of the La Rance Barrage for the Design of Future Tidal Power Projects - |
| Dr Tom Shaw (Managing Director, Shawater Ltd) | |
| 10.05 - 10.25 | Environmental Similarities and Contrasts between the La Rance and Severn Barrages - |
| Dr Robert Kirby (Principal, Ravensrodd Consultants Ltd) | |
| 10.25 - 10.45 | Taking Tidal Stream Technology Towards Commercial Reality - |
| Peter Fraenkel (Technical Director, Marine Current Turbines Ltd) | |
| 10.45 - 10.55 | Question Session |
| 10.55 - 11.15 | Tea / Coffee / Exhibition |
| Session 2: | The Nuclear and Hydrogen Option |
| 11.15 - 11.35 | Nuclear in Perspective - the Cons and the Pros - |
| Gerald Clark (Secretary General of the Uranium Institute 1994 - 2000) | |
| 11.35 - 11.55 | The Role of the Current Generation of Nuclear Power Stations - |
| Professor Bob Ainsworth (Research Co-ordinator, British Energy) | |
| 11.55 - 12.15 | A Global Perspective on the Next Generation of Nuclear Power Stations - |
| John Earp (President, British Nuclear Energy Society) | |
| 12.15 - 12.25 | Question Session |
| 12.25 - 13.35 | Lunch / Exhibition |
| 13.35 - 13.40 | Chairman for the afternoon - Dr Richard Dun - |
| (Chairman, Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management) | |
| Session 3: | The Commercial Reality and Energy Conservation |
| 13.40 - 14.00 | The Reality of Renewables in the Energy Mix - |
| Julian Carter (General Manager, Renewables North West) | |
| 14.00 - 14.20 | Demand Management - |
| Morgan Parry (Director, WWF Cymru) | |
| 14.20 - 14.40 | Microgeneration and Changing Legislation - |
| Ian Draisey (Director, Dulas Ltd) | |
| 14.40 - 15.00 | Sustainable Development- General Principles and a Guide for Developers and Planners - |
| Trish Andrews (Environmental Building Consultant, Centre for Alternative Technology) | |
| 15.00 - 15.10 | Question Session |
| 15.10 - 15.30 | Tea / Coffee / Exhibition |
| Session 4: | Geo-thermal, Solar and Wind Power, Power to the Grid |
| 15.30 - 15.50 | Heat Pump Principles and Practicalities - |
| Dr Aled W Davies (Director, WDS Environmental) | |
| 15.50 - 16.10 | Photovoltaics - the Present Market and Technical Trends - |
| Dr Tim Bruton (Chief Technology Officer - PV, NaREC) | |
| 16.10 - 16.30 | The Renewables Targets and the Planning System - |
| Huw Smallwood (Managing Director, Tegni Cymru) | |
| 16.30 - 16.50 | Least Cost Grid Integration of Renewables in EU Countries - |
| Dr Hans Auer (Senior Research Assistant, Energy Economics Group, Vienna University of Technology) | |
| 16.50 - 17.00 | Question Session |
| 17.00 | Close |
The Conference will count as one day’s CPD/IPD for ICE or CIWEM |
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