Feeding Renewable Policy

A 1 day conference presented by the University of Birmingham and the Claverton Group of Energy Experts.

This event coincides with the passage through Parliament of the Energy Bill implementing Electricity Market Reform (EMR) which is concerned with giving priority to a low-carbon electricity strategy. This event will focus on policies needed to underpin a feed-in tariff system for funding renewable energy and also the sort of policy environment that is needed to ensure maximised expansion of renewable energy.

The Conference will also provide a focus for the independent sector (both large and small) who are vitally important to achieving anticipated growth in renewable energy deployment.

A mixture of expert speakers and participants from industry, government, environmental NGOs, and academia will discuss the details of the issues and options available.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Martin Alder (Optimum Energy Ltd)
• Dave Andrews (Claverton Group)
• Rachel Cary (Senior Policy Advisor, Green Alliance)
• Graeme Cooper (Policy Regulatory & Compliance Manager at Fred Olsen Renewables)
• Nigel Cornwall (Managing Consultant and Director, Cornwall Energy)
• Gaynor Hartnell (Chief Executive of the Renewable Energy Association)
• David Hirst (Independent Inventor and Consultant)
• Doug Parr (Chief Scientist, Greenpeace UK)
• Dave Timms (Energy and Climate Campaigner, Friends of the Earth)
• Alan Whitehead M.P. (Chair of the Parliamentary Renewable and Sustainable Energy Group)

Further information

Time: Registration from 10.15 for 10.50 start. The event will close at around 5pm

Cost:

• £200 corporate/commercial organisations
• £50 other organisations
• FREE Charity/Voluntary sector organisations
• FREE University of Birmingham staff, students or alumni

Venue: Lucas House (University of Birmingham Conference Park), University of Birmingham, 48 Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham B15 2RA

For further details about the venue and booking arrangements contact Ann Bolstridge email: a.bolstridge@bham.ac.uk or if you would like to learn more about the content of the day and research in this area at Birmingham contact David Toke email: d.toke@bham.ac.uk.