Emerging Climate And Energy Emergency? - What Are Likely Solutions

4th CLAVERTON ENERGY GROUP CONFERENCE 24th to 26th October 2008 Wessex Water has kindly let us have their magnificent low energy Headquarters building again for the next Claverton Conference. Provisional Title"

The intention is to bring together numerous experts who can give numerical details of the potential scope, cost and other attributes of energy issues and technologies and more importantly how each can fit into an overall picture, for the UK, Europe and the World. Talks will be short and punchy giving bare essentials. By running parallel streams, delegates can pick out which talks they need to go to, and avoid material they already know. Some talks will be repeated as necessary.

The Claverton Group has organised 3 previous similar conferences, and carries on continuous on line dialogues,between 250 experts - this is in the manner of Interlock Research<http://energydiscussiongroup.wikispaces.com/Interlock+Research>. Further info about the Claverton Group see http://energydiscussiongroup.wikispaces.com/

Further conference details at foot of this note:

Confirmed Speaker list so far: (please feel free to volunteer yourself or suggest others.)

*We typically start Friday evening about 6.00 for a couple of short light hearted sessions; have a meal, then continue Saturday and Sunday breaking up about 4.00.*

We cope with multiple speakers by running parallel sessions since there are plenty of rooms. There are a lot of new people so it would be good to have some input from them - don't be shy. This is only a provisional list.

*Speakers confirmed so far:*

1. Nick Mitchell,- Senior Manager, Wessex Water - food waste to energy - the water company view.
   
2. Dr Graham Sinden, Oxford Environmental Change Institute, the implications of the Eu's 20/20/20 directive on renewable electricity generation requirements in the UK, and the potential role of offshore wind power in this context. (Graham Sinden has published a number of papers looking at the effects of integrating variable/intermittent generation into the generation mix)
   
3. 3. Dr. Fred Starr - ex EU Energy Centre at Petten. Scene setting - a history of UK Energy Policy fiascoes - (title may change) Claverton 2008 FStarr Presentation 10th April 2008.ppt<http://energydiscussiongroup.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/Claverton+2008+FStarr+Presentation+10th+April+2008.ppt>
4. Brian Hurley - ex Chief Scientist Airtricity - World wind power resources- - ( who were planning a 10 GW wind farm and inter-connector in the North Sea.)
   
5. Jeremy Harrison Innovation Consultant E.ON Engineering micro CHP and all Micro generation technologies to provide context/comparison.
   
6. Jerome Guillet - Investment banker financier of off shore wind - Paper on same topic
   
7. Professor Lewis Lesley, John Moore's University...."sustainable light rail" ......(Apparently there is enough potential biogas to run an entire public transport system in the UK - Ed)
   
8. Graeme Bathurst - Technical Manager at TNEI Services Ltd - Long distance HVDC cables - costs and impacts (hopefully)
   
9. Martin Alder - MD - wind turbine developer and operator- RE support mechanisms
   
10. Chris Cook - Financial Expert "Beyond 'Peak Credit' - asset-based Energy Financing".
    
11. Bernard Quigg - Senior Electrical Engineer - Title (to be confirmed)- Developments in collecting renewable generation'
    
12. Dr Bob Everett - Open University. . Transport without petroleum - a peculiar pictorial history'. This is a fairly light-hearted trawl through the picture archives
    
13. Professor David Elliot, Open University - Review of Upcoming Renewables - Wave and tidal energy
    
14. Neil Crumpton / William Orchard - city-wide heat grids or integration of CHP and very large renewables. (Neil is working with William on this. They have looked at hollow kerbs made from recycled plastic - designed to any X-section they could carry two eight inch heat pipes, fibre optic broad band and heavy duty electricity cables - could reduce costs and increase convenience and public interest in deploying large scale CHP replacing cast-iron gas grid )
    
15. David Olivier - Energy Advisory Associates - energy efficiency
    
16. Tim Helweg-Larsen - Director - Public Interest Research Centre "Climate Code Red" The very latest reading of the climate emergency we have entered.
    
17. David Olivier - Energy Advisory Associates - energy efficiency existing buildings.
    
18. Martin Alder - MD - wind turbine developer and operator - on-site wind generation
    
19. Dr Bob Everett - Open University - 'Peak Oil, Gas, Coal, Phosphorus, Money, etc' - (the situation doesn't get any better)
    
20. Dave McGrath - Managing Director ReGenTech Ltd - Fuel Cell Power Solutions "the Role of Hydrogen in a declining fossil supply era"
    
21. Dave Andrews - How the National Grid is already controlled to deal with sudden loss of large amounts of power generation, intermittency and variability, how diesels are already in widespread use for this purpose
    
22. Anthony Battersby - Mendip Hydro power Group - scope for micro hydro in the UK

*Sunday only:*

1. Polly Higgins - Concentrating Solar Power/DESERTEC talk (update on the Med Solar Plan under the Union for the Mediterranean and all other progress etc).
   
2. Dr Dave Toke - Birmingham University - 'Why peak oil is not a good argument for renewables' (This talk in doubt now, any volunteers?)

*CONFERENCE VENUE* Wessex Water Headquarters Claverton Down Road Claverton Down BATH BA2 7WW England United Kingdom (*Note* - post articles to c/o Jerrry Williams)

*VENUE WEBSITE* http://www.wessexwater.co.uk

*VENUE RECEPTION* Telephone from outside UK : +44 1225 526 000 Telephone from inside UK : 01225 526 000

*HOW TO GET THERE* <http://www.wessexwater.co.uk/operationscentre/sub_opscenter.aspx?id=345> The conference venue is approximately 1.25 miles South East of Bath Spa train station. A taxi fare from the train station is about £7

*GOOGLE MAP* http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=BA2+7WW

*CHEAP ACCOMMODATION* http://www.bedandbreakfasts.co.uk In the "Hotel Search" box, type "BA2 7WW" and click the "Search" button

*RECOMMENDED CHEAP ACCOMMODATION* The White Hart Inn Widcombe Hill Bath, BA2 6AA +44 (0) 1225 313985 http://www.whitehartbath.co.uk

*COSTS* Conference Cost : £25 for the whole weekend. This does not include accommodation or food.

Notes

- Book - we are anticipating that the papers will be published as per a previous book "Renewable Electricty and the Grid" Pub. Earthscan to which many of the speakers and Claverton Group contributed. ISBN -13: 978-1-84407-418-1 - IT - under no circumstances can any IT belonging to Wessex be used, in particular no pen drives or other drives are to be inserted under any circumstances into any Wessex IT equipment apart from screens and projectors. - Please do not stray beyond the central core of the building into clearly office space. - Cost - £25 pounds Stirling, although students free, and coporates may wish to pay more. - Food - this will be at extra but at cost - buffet lunch during day, hot meal at night to your order - Feel free to bring any posters, or literature. (One of the main purposes of these meetings is of course to meet other experts) - Chatham House rules apply - comments in discussion can be reported / repeated but not attributed - Speakers do not represent the views of the Claverton Group or of other speakers - Claverton Energy Group* see http://energydiscussiongroup.wikispaces.com/ - Deadline for synopsis - 30th September - please email them to me, or preferably add to the wiki page (address as above) - Attendance - please email your attendance to : dave.andrews@energyresearchgroup.eu and fill in on wiki page at Registration and catering<http://energydiscussiongroup.wikispaces.com/Registration+and+catering> - Location, Claverton Down Road, Claverton Down, 1.25 miles ESW of Bath Spa Station. BA2 7WW - Cheap hotels - **http://tinyurl.com/6ptgoq

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