06/30/2004
Build and deliver wind energy in Manchester, UK
Over 400 delegates will be meeting in Manchester on 7-8 July to discuss progress in the UK wind industry towards building and delivering the Governments targets for renewable electricity.
The event, the industry’s 26th annual conference, comes in the middle of the most successful year for the sector on record, with 118.35 megawatts of new generating capacity already commissioned and a further 200 MW confirmed to start generating before the end of the year. This is record-breaking indeed, superseding in the first half of 2004 the total of 103.22 new MW added to the UK wind portfolio in 2003. Nor are the industry’s achievements confined to new plant; consents have been won for 14 new projects totalling 260+ MW, representing a 85% success rate through planning.
This year’s conference programme includes two new features, reflecting the larger debate currently surrounding the industry. TV and radio presenter Jonathan Dimbleby will be chairing two sessions on the opening day, the first, Any Political Questions, with Andrew Stunell MP, the Liberal Democrat Spokesman for Energy, Laurence Robertson MP, the Shadow Minister for Energy and Stephen Timms MP, Minister for Energy, on the parties energy strategies, and the second, the Wind Energy Debate, featuring representatives of developers Renewable Energy Systems, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, the Campaign to Protect Rural Wales, Scottish Wind Watch and Greenpeace.
In addition, BWEA will also report progress on the key challenges facing the industry in delivering the necessary 16-fold expansion to meet the UK’s challenging targets on climate change, including the grid, finance and the Renewables Obligation, development and construction issues, both on and offshore. Technical workshops will address turbine technical and business developments, offshore health & safety, operation & maintenance and R&D and progress in the regions, the UK supply chain, aviation & MoD issues, and ‘Hearts & Minds.’
A limited numbers of places are available for accredited press only to attend BWEA26. Reply no later than Friday 2nd July to BWEA’s Head of Communications Alison Hill (alison@bwea.com).BWEA would also like to extend an invitation to accredited press to join the industry on a boat trip to the UK’s first large scale offshore wind farm, North Hoyle off the coast of Wales, on the evening of Tuesday 6th July. Buses will leave MICC at 6pm to transport to Liverpool Docks for a departure at 8pm, with the boat returning no later than 11pm. Please call Alison on 020 7689 1966 to reserve a place, which will be done on a ‘first call’ basis.
The event, the industry’s 26th annual conference, comes in the middle of the most successful year for the sector on record, with 118.35 megawatts of new generating capacity already commissioned and a further 200 MW confirmed to start generating before the end of the year. This is record-breaking indeed, superseding in the first half of 2004 the total of 103.22 new MW added to the UK wind portfolio in 2003. Nor are the industry’s achievements confined to new plant; consents have been won for 14 new projects totalling 260+ MW, representing a 85% success rate through planning.
This year’s conference programme includes two new features, reflecting the larger debate currently surrounding the industry. TV and radio presenter Jonathan Dimbleby will be chairing two sessions on the opening day, the first, Any Political Questions, with Andrew Stunell MP, the Liberal Democrat Spokesman for Energy, Laurence Robertson MP, the Shadow Minister for Energy and Stephen Timms MP, Minister for Energy, on the parties energy strategies, and the second, the Wind Energy Debate, featuring representatives of developers Renewable Energy Systems, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, the Campaign to Protect Rural Wales, Scottish Wind Watch and Greenpeace.
In addition, BWEA will also report progress on the key challenges facing the industry in delivering the necessary 16-fold expansion to meet the UK’s challenging targets on climate change, including the grid, finance and the Renewables Obligation, development and construction issues, both on and offshore. Technical workshops will address turbine technical and business developments, offshore health & safety, operation & maintenance and R&D and progress in the regions, the UK supply chain, aviation & MoD issues, and ‘Hearts & Minds.’
A limited numbers of places are available for accredited press only to attend BWEA26. Reply no later than Friday 2nd July to BWEA’s Head of Communications Alison Hill (alison@bwea.com).BWEA would also like to extend an invitation to accredited press to join the industry on a boat trip to the UK’s first large scale offshore wind farm, North Hoyle off the coast of Wales, on the evening of Tuesday 6th July. Buses will leave MICC at 6pm to transport to Liverpool Docks for a departure at 8pm, with the boat returning no later than 11pm. Please call Alison on 020 7689 1966 to reserve a place, which will be done on a ‘first call’ basis.
- Source:
- BWEA
- Author:
- Edited by Trevor Sievert, Online editorial Journalist
- Email:
- press@windfair.net
- Keywords:
- UK, BWEA, Manchester, wind energy, Conference
