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Power and Opportunity

BWEA's 3rd annual Wave & Tidal Energy Conference

Wednesday 8 February 2006

The Sage, Gateshead

Pre-conference reception
Tuesday 7 February at
BALTIC Centre for
Contemporary Art.
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Conference Programme

09.30-11.00: Power & Opportunity
Chair: Alan Moore, BWEA Board Member leading on Marine Technologies
  1. Welcome – Alan Moore
  2. Sponsor's view – Guy Madgwick, Head of Development, npower renewables
  3. Malcolm Wicks MP, Minister of State for Energy
  4. Ben Bradshaw MP, Minister for Local Environment, Marine and Animal Welfare

11.00-11.30: Coffee Break and Displays

11.30-13.00: The Future of Power in the UK
Chair: Peter Waller, Director of Energy Industries and Technologies Unit, DTI

  1. Stephen Tindale, Executive Director, Greenpeace UK: Climate Change, Energy Security and Marine Renewables
  2. Dr Gordon Edge, Head of Offshore, BWEA: The Politics of Support and the Challenges Ahead
  3. Graham Sinden, Researcher, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford: Marine Renewables and Grid Utilisation
  4. Brian Wilson, Former UK Energy Minister: UK Energy and Marine: My Vision

13.00-14.00: Lunch Break and Displays

14.00-15.30: Project Development: Support through Experience
Chair: John Roberts, Head of Marine and Waterways Division, DEFRA

  1. Dr Steve Hill, Deputy Chief Executive, The Environment Council: Stakeholder Engagement and its Importance
  2. John Houghton, Bond Pearce: EIA for Marine Projects
  3. Guy D Nicholson, Chief Executive, Econnect Group: Grid Considerations for Marine Project Development
  4. Phil Smith, Managing Director, Camcal: Supply Chain Synergies in Wind and Marine Renewables
  5. Dr David Bean, Director, PMSS Ltd: Project Management for Marine Renewables

15.30-16.00: Coffee Break and Displays

16.00-17.30: Panel Debate – Marine Renewables: The UK’s role in this emerging global industry
Chair: Alan Moore, BWEA Board Member leading on Marine Technologies

  1. Peter Booth, National Organiser - Manufacturing, Transport and General Workers Union
  2. Mark R Draper, Chief Executive, Ocean Power Technologies
  3. Andrew Mill, Chief Executive, NaREC
  4. Michael Rea, Director of Strategy and Markets, The Carbon Trust
  5. Dr Jochen Weilepp, Head of Entrepreneurial Projects, Voith-Siemens Hydro Power

17.30: Closing Remarks: Alan Moore, BWEA Board Member leading on Marine Technologies

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BWEA's hugely successful second annual marine conference was held on Thursday 3 March 2005 in the IMAX Theatre at the Science Museum, London, sponsored by ScottishPower Renewables. Click to read all about it.

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