BWEA Cymru 08

Session 1: The Road Ahead for Renewables

1. Welcome: Maria McCaffery, Chief Executive, BWEA
2. Jane Davidson AM, Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing
3. Vincent Kane, Chairman, Windpower Wales - Core sponsor address
4. John Woodruff, Chair of BWEA Cymru & Natural Power Consultants Ltd

Session 2: Planning Decision Trends and Cumulative Impacts
Chaired by Conrad Trevelyan, Vice-Chair of the BWEA Cymru Steering Committee & Dulas Ltd

1. Julian Boswall, Eversheds LLP: Update on planning decisions and analysis of trends
2. Jacob Hain, Renewables Developer, npower renewables: Introduction to the cumulative impacts posed by developing wind farms within the SSAs
3. Simon Power, Arup: Approaches & acceptable impacts
4. Andrew Bullmore, Hoare Lee Acoustics: Assessment of cumulative noise

14.00-15.00

Session 3: Delivering the mid-Wales grid
Chaired by Paul Vernon, West Coast Energy

1. Graham Denison Smith, National Grid: Findings of the mid Wales grid study
2. Dr Maggie Hill, Regional Director, Countryside Council for Wales: Co-operating to make things happen
3. Conrad Trevelyan, Dulas: From feasibility to delivery

Session 4: The journey ahead - evaluating the Renewable Energy Route Map - pitch, panel debate & question time
A panel debate chaired by television/radio presenter Sarah Dickins, presenter of, among other programmes, BBC Radio Wales’ flagship news programme, ‘Good Morning Wales’

• Leanne Wood AM
• Alun Pugh, Director of Cymdeithas Eryri and Chief Executive of the Vestri Foundation
• Ron Loveland, Head of Sustainable Energy and Industry, Welsh Assembly Government: Outlining the Welsh ambition
• Mike Batt, Carbon Trust Wales: Carbon savings potential from renewable technologies
• John Woodruff, Natural Power Consultants - The industry's perspective
• Peter Davies, Sustainable Development Commission Wales - The Severn Barrage debate