Speaker Presentations - Wednesday 7th February

Chair - Dujon Goncalves-Collins, Programme Director, RenewableUK

A new way of slashing your electricity costs by 50% with a free wind turbine! Keiran Knowles, Senior Energy Consultant, Eocycle

Can onshore wind projects proceed without subsidies? Jammy Gracoeiro, Marketing Manager, ENERCON GmbH UK

Navigating the planning application process Chris Calvert, Executive Director, Pegasus Group

Sponsored by:

Chair - Kiara Zenaro, Head of Biogas Group REA

AD Certification Scheme Jessica Allan, Environment and Regulation Manager, ADBA and Carl Gurney, Renewable Energy Director, Jelf Insurance Group

Anaerobic digestion of high solid material like farmyard manure Joergen Fink, Country Manager, Xergi

Sponsored by:

Chair - Simon Hamlyn, CEO, British Hydropower Association

Making hydropower work in a subsidy free world, with real life example Sonya Bedford, Partner, Stephens Scown LLP

The challenges of upgrading existing hydropower installations Chris Henshaw, Director, Bluenergy

Chair - James Court, Head of Policy, REA

Improving Farm Productivity scheme - what support can be sought for battery storage systems? David Sillett, Countryside Productivity Team Lead, Rural Payments Agency

Joining the dots - what could the market look like? Dr Simon Le Bond, Swanbarton

Understanding the opportunities associated with battery and STOR energy projects and the related grid issue Mark Newton, Partner, Fisher German

Chair - Jon Swain, Senior Consultant, NFU Energy Service

Independent Energy savings Audit - an End to End cost saving solution Ian Burrow, Head of Agriculture & Renewable Energy, NatWest

Getting the mix right - a case study of a rural project involving solar PV, battery storage and gensets David Streather, Senior Energy Storage Design Consultant, ADAS

Extending the life of electric car batteries through energy storage Jason Cox, Head of UK Sales, Connected Energy

Chair - Julian Morgan-Jones, Chairman, WHA

An update on policy, including the RHI Frank Aaskov, Policy Analyst, REA

Understanding and improving the efficiency of your biomass heating system? Mike Collison, Managing Director, ESP Energy

Firewood and woodchip: Latest on regulations, fuel quality and waste wood Helen Bentley-Fox, Director, Woodsure

Chair - Richard Palmer, Associate Partner, Carter Jonas

Defining the best battery size and managing import offset and grid services by season James Hoare, Managing Director, LHW Partnership

Heat storage techniques Colum Ryan, Commercial Director, Eco Mirage UK

A look at the benefits and challenges of applying storage systems to existing or new renewable energy schemes Hugh Taylor, CEO, Roadnight Taylor