at South West Water’s ‘Lakeside’, Roadford Lake, Broadwoodwidger
Monday March 27th 2006
With Devon’s extensive coastline, countryside and farmland, we have the potential to be leaders in the field of sustainable energy. What difference could maximising the uptake of sustainable energy make to our economy and how can it be achieved? What changes can we make in our businesses and homes to realise the dream? And how can DSEN best support every sector in Devon to achieve such ambitious goals?
This conference provided a chance for us to begin exploring these questions. Expert speakers from Devon and beyond served to inspire us and provoke our thoughts, and the extensive expo highlighted the range of companies with sustainable energy at the forefront of their goals.
Conference follow up:
The conference was a great success and served to inform, educate and bring together some of the major players in the field of sustainable energy in Devon and beyond. Many thanks go to our excellent speakers, competent organisers and generous sponsors - South West Water, without whom the day would not have happened.
Please find below links to speaker presentations and / or websites and other resources relating to the conference. Please feel free to download this content for your personal information, but if all or any part of these documents are to be used in any other context, please be sure to fully reference and acknowlege the author and their company. If you are unsure of how to do this please contact Jo, or contact the author directly.
Speakers:
John Sunderland, Chief Executive - North Devon District Council:
John Sunderland is a Devon Authority Chief Executive, and our chair at DSEN. He introduced the conference and welcomed everyone, and gave a brief background on the formation and development of DSEN.
Download Johns presentation (PDF format - 68.6KB)
David Gale - Gale and Snowden Architects:
David was the architect behind the development of 35 cutting edge EcoHomes in South Molton for Devon & Cornwall Housing Association. The development won a Green Apple award before it was even built, and in June 2005 won Best Social Housing Development of 2005 in the National Homebuilder Designer Awards. David spoke about sustainable energy in the domestic sector and also what it means to his business to specialise in sustainability.
David's presentation is not available for download, but further information on his company, 'Gale and Snowden Architects', can be found on their website at http://www.ecodesign.co.uk/
or you may contact David directly.
Mick Company - Woking Borough Council:
Woking Borough Council have been leaders in the field of sustainable energy for several years now, most notably for being one of the first to adopt a comprehensive climate change strategy, for developing a town centre energy station and an innovative sustainable energy fuel cell which provides heat and power to Woking’s main swimming pool and park. In 2005 the achievements of this council were nationally recognised by the awarding of Beacon Council status. Mick gave us some background on the projects which helped achieve this, and sustainable energy in the Public Sector in general.
Download Mick's presentation (PDF format - 2.4MB)
Matthew Spencer, Chief Executive - Regen South West
Regen SW is the renewable energy agency for the South West of England and a not for profit organisation which has responsibility for driving forward the Regional Renewable Energy Strategy. Regen achieve this through giving independent advice to decision makers and developers, offering business advice to renewable energy projects and stimulating an informed public debate about renewable energy. Matthewgave us a clear and informed view on the current situation in Devon, and how the future might look for renewable energy in the county.
Download Matthews presentation (PDF format - 1.55MB)
Mark Hodgson - Renewable Energy for Devon
A late addition to our programmes, Mark Hodgson representing Renewable Energy for Devon outlined what the project will mean to Devon and delivered the exciting news that the funding to take this initiative forward has finally been approved.
Download Marks presentation (PDF format - 190KB
Download Marks presentation (Powerpoint - 2.7 MB)
Workshops:
The conference included a choice of 3 workshops in the afternoon, of which delegates could attend two.
Workshop one was around 'Getting Renewable Energy into Policy, and Turning those Policies into Practice' and featured Cheryl Hiles from Regen SW giving an overview of national, regional and local policy, and Councillor John Travis talking about the progress at North Devon District Council and the development of their renewable energy action plan. The workshop was managed and facilitated by Paul Baker of DARE.
Download outcomes of this workshop
Download a policy update from Cheryl Hiles
Workshop two was introduced and facilitated by Tony Norton of the University of Exeter, and was about financing for renewables. Tony provided an overview of some of the places to look for funding for renewable enegy technologies, and introduced participants to ways to calculate the fesability of renewable energy technologies such as payback periods etc.
Workshop three was led by Alan Burgess, Energy Manager of South West Water. Alan gave a presentation on some of the renewable energy technologies South West Water are currently using, including those at the venue, Roadford Lake, and the power they produce for the county.
Visit South West Waters website.
Conference documents:
Please note these documents are for hisorical purpose only and the event has already taken place on March 27th 2006.
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CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A BOOKING FORM (PDF)
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A BOOKING FORM (word)
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AN EXHIBITOR APPLICATION FORM (PDF)
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AN EXHIBITOR APPLICATION FORM (word)
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A MAP TO THE VENUE
This event was organised by the Devon Local Energy Support Team and was jointly funded by South West Water and the Local Energy Support Team
