The CLAVERTON GROUP CONFERENCE – 23 – 25 Oct 2009.

What are the facts about energy, energy security ,low carbon

and Moving Claverton Forward

2045 – 2115 Video  1 – How quickly things can be built in a hurry? – Constructing the Mulberry Harbours – 2,000,000 tonnes of concrete caisson, built and floated to Normandy in 9 months for D day. (Whilst being bombed) Ashford Room

1230 -115    EnergyNet – how an energy expert’s network can best contribute to achieving a swift de-carbonisation of the energy system? Presentation and discussion Robert Webb, Energynet   Ashford Room

515 – 600 The Ups and Downs of Wind power on the UK Grid Jan-October 2009: Dr Fred Starr,  EU Energy Centre, Petten, ex British Gas Ashford Room

800 – 845 Micro generation and how the government has completely lost the plot?  Jeremy Harrison, EON, Ashford Room

1130 – 1145 – Coffee

1145 – 1230    Transport and De carbonisation – Andrew Smith – London Analytics Ashford Room

115 – 145 – Lunch

Conference Chairman: [tbc]
145 – 230    Transmission Access Reform – How The Transmission Connection Queue For New Generators Is Being Overcome Paul Mott, EDF – engineer and CUSC panellist (governing body of transmission): Ashford Room
145 – 230      RET SCREEN  – Richard Hellen –Hermes Energy Services Tone Room
230 – 315    The Renewable energy Study  Uttlesford Derek Taylor, Altechnica,  Ashford Room
315 – 400    (3) How much energy do we really need with cost effective conservation and efficiency measures? David Olivier, Energy Advisory Associates Ashford Room

400 – 415 – Tea

415 – 500    How  500 MWe  existing diesels already  support the National Grid and a further 20 GWe  could be made available  to assist  expanded intermittent sources  Dave Andrews, DAEC  Ashford Room
500  – 545  Small Biomass  CHP 2 MWe– 80 MWe – Dave Andrews,  Ashford Room

Claverton Conferences at Wessex Water. These now legendary weekend meetings, kindly hosted by Wessex Water (but Independent from) , are a great way to meet people who really know what is going on in the energy world, hear expert speakers, and make actually useful business contacts. We now have a number of corporate sponsors, and a number of high net worth individuals who will be attending, looking for good projects to invest in.

Buses leave behind Bath Spa Station (Walk south under railway, over river footbridge, walk 50 yards left, cross half dual carriage way to bus lay-by on the short link road) at 16.05, and then approx every 20 mins, until 18.20, up to Wessex Water. 01225 526000 – Wessex switchboard..