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BWEA’s 29th annual conference and exhibition was the single most successful event held by the Association. Sponsored by ScottishPower Renewables, the event was held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow and attended by 1,600 senior industry figures from the UK, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, India, Ireland, Kingdom of Bahrain, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, USA and elsewhere.
Over 100 speakers took to the platform, from government ministers to champions of industry, to highlight the urgent need to invest in wind, wave and tidal power and the opportunities this will bring to the UK, and to address the remaining barriers facing the continued growth of the industry. The conference proceedings, sponsored by OrbisEnergy, are now available for anyone to view online.
The main conference sessions:
Opening session
Chaired by Adam Bruce, UK Chief Executive, Airtricity and BWEA Chairman
- Malcolm Wicks MP, Minister of State for Energy
- Jim Mather MSP, Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism, The Scottish Government
- Charles Hendry MP, Shadow Minister for Energy, Industry and Postal Affairs
- Reijo Kemppinen, Head of the European Commission Representation in the UK
- Keith Anderson, ScottishPower Renewables (core sponsors of BWEA29)
Panel debate – 2020 Vision
Chaired by Stephen Sackur, journalist and broadcaster
Panellists in this session debated their vision for renewables in 2020, looking at onshore and offshore wind, wave and tidal energy, biomass and hydropower. Panellists included Nicol Stephen MSP (Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrat Party), James Wilde (The Carbon Trust), Keith Anderson (ScottishPower Renewables), Maria McCaffery (BWEA), Paul Hunt (E.ON), Robert Hull (Ofgem) and Adrian Abbott (British Hydropower Association).
Other conference sessions addressed new technological developments, onshore and offshore transmission issues, wave and tidal energy, future offshore, delivering 6GW of onshore wind by 2010, economics and financing, small systems, aviation, offshore licensing and decommissioning, turbine supply, working at height, international policy, wildlife and conservation issues and much more.
Leading players in attendance
Over 120 companies exhibited at BWEA’s largest exhibition to date, including market leaders Airtricity, E.ON, npower renewables, RES, ScottishPower Renewables, Siemens and Vestas. For further details about the exhibition, please click here.
Networking opportunities
A number of networking events were organised to run alongside the more formal conference proceedings. These included a civic reception, hosted by the Lord Provost of Glasgow, a networking reception at the Glasgow Science Centre, sponsored by npower renewables, and the annual Gala Dinner, sponsored by E.ON.
Conference proceedings
The conference proceedings, sponsored by OrbisEnergy, are now available for anyone to view online.
The detailed conference programme can be viewed here.
See who attended BWEA29 - view delegate list..
Sponsors
BWEA would like to extend huge thanks to all BWEA29 sponsors:
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