Events

Future Electricity series:
Power from Fossil Fuels report launch

22 April 2013, Portcullis House, Westminster

Baroness Worthington and Charles Hendry MP released the first report of the Future Electricity Series, examining the role of coal and gas generation in the UK's future electricity mix. A cross-party panel of Parliamentarians discussed the findings of our latest independent research alongside speakers from the Department of Energy and Climate Change and the Government’s independent advisors on carbon targets.

Chairs:
Charles Hendry MP
Baroness Worthington

Panel Speakers:

Prof Jim Skea – Committee on Climate Change & IPCC
Jonathan Holyoak – Head of Fossil Fuel Generation and CCS, DECC
Tom Greatrex MP – Lab: Shadow Minister for Energy & Climate Change
Peter Lilley MP – Con: Member of the Energy & Climate Change Select Committee
Lord Teverson – Lib: Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Committee on DECC

Future Electricity Series:
Power from Fossil Fuels launch conference

30th January 2013, One Birdcage Walk, Westminster

Carbon Connect launched it's 2013 research inquiry, the Future Electricity Series, with a discussion and debate event on the future role of fossil fuels in the UK power sector. Attendees heard from five pannelists before joining smaller seminars to examine the future of fossil fuel power, Carbon Capture and Storage and shale gas.  

Panel members:

Ravi Gurumurthy - Director of Strategy, DECC
Prof Jim Skea - Committee on Climate Change
Dr Jeff Chapman - Chief Executive, Carbon Capture & Storage Association
Dr Keith MacLean - Director of Policy & Research, SSE
Prof Mike Stephenson - Head of Science, British Geological Survey

Report Launch:
Distributed Energy: from Cinderella to Centre Stage

5 December 2012, Palace of Westminster

Carbon Connect's 2012 research programme culminated in the Parliamentary launch of our report looking at how government and business can encourage the uptake of distributed generation and the implications of having more distributed generation in the energy mix. 

Speakers:
Baroness Worthington, Opposition Whip, House of Lords
David Purdy, Head of Energy Efficiency Deployment Office, DECC
Miriam Maes, Chair of Ministerial Distributed Energy Working Group

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Collaborative Working for Sustainability: 
A showcase at the Crystal

11 October 2012, The Crystal, London

Carbon Connect, in partnership with the Institute for Collaborative Working (ICW) and the Westminster Sustainable Business Forum (WSBF) successfully held an event exploring good practice in collaborative working for sustainability. The event was hosted by Siemens in their new flagship building, the Crystal. Located in East London, it is home to the world's largest exhibition on urban sustainability. 

Are Distributed Energy and Energy Efficiency the ‘squeezed middle’ of the power debate?

5 July 2012, Manchester Central Conference Centre

Following two Carbon Connect research programmes on these issues – the latest carried out jointly with Impartial College London – this seminar explored how, by promoting greater roll-out of energy efficiency measures and localising energy generation, the UK can create a far more resilient and resource efficient system. Our expert panel brought to the table a myriad of perspectives and interests on the agenda, and addressed the question of whether our energy future is in need of a radical re-think.

Panel members:
Peter Jones, Director at Policy Connect and Independent Expert
Vincent Thornley, Smart Grid Division, Siemens UK
David Massingham, Director, Covanta
Mark Anderson, Associate Energy Consultant, Arup