Engineering a safer global climate: the power sector’s response
Date 08 September 2008
Time
08:45 - Registration
17:00 - Close
Location
The IET, Savoy Place, London, UK
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About this event
Engineering and technology have a major role to play in managing the risks and costs due to global climate change in an energy hungry world. Come and discuss with experts in the power sector the latest technology developments and initiatives. This will cover not only the main options for reducing green house gas emissions(GHG) but also steps for increasing our capability to cope with climate change.
This event will advance the understanding and application of engineering & technology in the 21st century to climate change and its challenges and opportunities. Delegates will benefit from a raised awareness of recent developments in technology and initiatives to mitigate and adapt to climate change. The seminar will provide a forum for the power industry to show how it is responding to the challenges of climate change and the technological and commercial opportunities that it presents.
Who should attend?
Target delegates will be from the power industry, including;
Decision makers in the power sectors and related stakeholder markets such as CEOs, Directors, Senior and Lead Engineers and Academics
Sectors:
- Transmission companies
- Distribution network organisations
- Power industry manufacturers and their suppliers
- Power market operators
- Generation operators
- Government and regulators
- Customer representatives
- Traders and financiers
- Those with an interest in sustainable electricity supply
Cost
| Standard rate |
Member | £295.00 (+ £51.63 VAT = £346.63) |
Non member | £345.00 (+ £60.38 VAT = £405.38) |
Student* | £105.00 (+ £18.38 VAT = £123.38) |
* Please note that all students must have their applications endorsed by their Professor or Head of Department.
Programme
| 08:45 | Registration |
| 09:15 | Chairman’s welcome Jim McConnach, Principal, Castle Hill Engineering Services & Chair, IEEE Climate Change Technology Working Group |
| 09.20 | Policy and strategy considerations for climate change technology in the power sector Dr Malcolm Kennedy, CBE, Non-Executive Director, NaREC |
| 09:35 | Seminar overview: renewable energy - at what price? Ian Burdon, Head of Sustainable Energy Developments, PB Power |
| Mitigation session: reducing GHG emissions | |
| 10:00 | Energy Efficiency: Watts to be Saved? Chris Twinn, Director, Building London Sustainability Group, Arup |
| 10:30 | Offshore wind: the next steps Danielle Lane, Round 3 Programme Manager, Crown Estate |
| 11:00 | Refreshments Sponsored by PB Power |
| 11:30 | Climate change in an energy hungry world brings new nuclear dawn Dr Sue Ion OBE, Vice President, Royal Academy of Engineering |
| 12:00 | Cleaning up coal power Peter Whitton, Managing Director, Progressive Energy |
| 12:30 | Ocean energy: the wave of the future George Aggidis, Director, Lancaster University Renewable Energy Group & Fluid Machinery Group |
| 13:00 | Lunch Sponsored by NaREC |
| Adaptation session: increasing our capability to cope | |
| 14:00 | Climate change and business adaptation Dr Mo Mylne, Climate Consultancy Manager, Met Office |
| 14:30 | CE Electric UK & National Grid – Response to Flood Threat Anna Trippitt, Asset Management Engineer, CE Electric UK Zac Richardson, Asset Engineering Manager and Mike Fairhurst, Circuits & Transformer Team Manager, National Grid |
| 15:00 | Refreshments Sponsored by PB Power |
| 15:20 | Tackling climate change challenges for network operations Shanti Magithia, Forecasting Strategy Manager, National Grid |
| 15:50 | Developing power equipment to withstand extreme weather Brian McKean, Managing Director, EPS Ltd |
| 16:20 | Panel discussion with speakers |
| 16:55 | Closing remarks from the chairman |
| 17:00 | Close |
Organiser
The Power Trading and Control TPN
