Speaker: Werner Kofod Nielsen, Johan Berte & Michael Todman

About this event

Britain has a domestic goal of reducing its CO2 emission levels by 20 percent below 1990 levels by 2010, and to curb CO2 pollution by 60 percent by 2050. All the nations worldwide are rapidly shifting their dependency from Coal, Oil & Gas to renewable energy sources, there is an increased enthusiasm in the industry for exploring new technologies which are energy efficient and renewable. This event will increase awareness about new technologies and growth within the renewable energy sector.

Speakers:

• Werner Kofod Nielsen - Works for Statkraft AS who have successfully developed a technology called ’Osmotic Power’ which generates electricity through the process of Osmosis. The interaction between salt and fresh water has a huge potential for renewable power. For further details please visit www.statkraft.com

• Johan Berte – Works for a Belgium based non-profit organisation called International Polar foundation (IPF). IPF is to design, build and finance a first ‘Zero Emission’ research base in Antarctica. Further details can be found on www.antarcticstation.org

• Michael Todman – Works on the Tidal Stream concept which is designed for deep water. The turbines are mounted on semi-submersible spar buoys tethered to the seabed gravity anchorages by swing-arms. Further details can be found on www.tidalstream.co.uk