Day One - 10 Feb 2016 | Day Two - 11 Feb 2016 |
Conference Programme 10 Feb 2016
Conference Programme 10 February 2016
Opening session 9:30 - 11:15
Keynote
Chair - Guy Smith, Vice-President, NFU
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The Paris climate talks - what's the plan? - James Court, Head of Policy & Public Affairs, REA
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The continued shift from centralised fossil fuels to renewables and the opportunities available - Merlin Hyman, Chief Executive, RegenSW
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What next for the RHI? - Jane Pierce, Head of Policy & Communications, Ofgem
Panel sessions 12:00 - 13:30
Biomass
Chair - Miles Dearden, Partner, MFG Solicitors LLP
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Biomass Suppliers List – does sustainability mean quality? - Helen Bentley-Fox, Manager, Woodsure
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Using straw as fuel - Mike Giffin, General Manager, AF Biomass
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Monitoring the performance and maximising the efficiency of your biomass heating system - Mark Crowther, Technical Director, Kiwa
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Biogas
Chair - Dr Kiara Zennaro, Head of Biogas, REA
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AD planning, permitting and the community engagement - Mandy Stoker, E4enviroment
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Towards a subsidy free future - Mike McLaughlin, Managing Director, Envitec Biogas
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Balancing performance, profitability and sustainability - Lucy Hopwood, Lead Consultant – Bioenergy & Anaerobic Digestion, NNFCC
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Hydropower
Chair - Simon Hamlyn, Chief Executive Officer, BHA
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Developing low-cost micro hydropower schemes - Garry Sharples, Environmental Consultant, National Trust
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Financing hydropower schems with little subsidy support - James Miller, Environment Team, Triodos Bank
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Practical tips on hydropower: what can you do to encourage a successful scheme? Ted Stowell, Chief Engineer & CEO, Allied Hydropower
Solar
hair - Reza Shaybani, Chairman, BPVA
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What's next for the UK solar sector? - Ray Noble, co-chair of UK Solar Strategy Group, DECC
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What does the future hold for land management of UK solar farms? - Philip Pateman, Land Manager, Lightsource Renewable Energy
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Solar without subsidies - is it viable? - Dr Jonathan Scurlock, Chief Advisor, Renewable Energy & Climate Change, NFU
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Panel sessions 14:30 - 16:00
Wind (small to medium scale)
Chair - Gemma Grimes, Director of Policy – Consents and Intelligence, RenewableUK
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Lessons learned from developing on farm wind energy projects and the impact of my Nuffield Scholarship on how I view the future of the sector - Alex Fowlie, Nuffield Scholar, Muirden Energy
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How wind energy can still work for you & how technologies are adapting to a low-subsidy environment - Ivo Arnus, Director, Business Development, Norvento
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Wind turbine planning: an overview - Dominic Cooney, Planning Consultant, Less Co2 Ltd
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Energy Efficiency
Chair - Andrew Kneeshaw, Farm Energy Centre
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Why should businesses look at current efficiency measures? - Marcus Stewart, Business Development Director, Agron-LED
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Developing an effective energy efficiency strategy for your farm and/or rural estate - Alexander Creed, Partner Head of Resources & Energy, Strutt and Parker LLP
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Virtual power plants: unlocking full energy market value for generators - Erik Nygard, co-founder, Limejump
Grid Connection
Panel Chair - Bob Weaver, Company Director & Grid Connections Consultant, PowerCon (UK) Ltd
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Quicker and more efficient electricity distribution connections - Olivia Powis, Senior Manager: Electricity Connections and Constraint Management, Ofgem
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The distributed generation (DG) process and impact of low carbon technologies on the distribution network - James Bennett, Innovation & Low Carbon Network Engineer, Western Power Distribution
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The smart grid storage solution - Dr Marc Stanton, Commercial Director, Clean Power Solutions
Energy Crops
Panel Chair - Lucy Hopwood, Lead Consultant - Bioenergy & Anaerobic Digestion, NNFCC
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Understanding the economics of growing miscanthus - George Robinson, Managing Director, Terravesta
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Launch of the sustainable fuel register (SFR) for non-woody biomass - Kevin Lindegaard, Director, Crops for Energy Ltd & Jon Swain, Senior Engineer, Farm Energy Centre
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An overview of energy crop research within the Cropping Carbon programme at Rothamsted Research - William Malcapine, Research Scientist, Rothamsted Research
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