For the last ten years anti-wind farm campaigners have been attending the annual All-Energy conference in Aberdeen for an invaluable insight into the wind industry’s aspirations for Scotland. We’ve seen enormous change from an event dominated by onshore wind to an ever-dwindling presence as other forms of renewable energy, particularly offshore wind, gain ground.
This year’s conference only has three events devoted to onshore wind but they have attracted some of the biggest names in wind development in Scotland. For the first time workshops on PR – how to sell wind developments to hostile communities – are missing, and an item on decommissioning is included.
Tickets are free, but you have to register in advance. Many wind developers and allied organisations exhibit, and sessions usually contain space for Q&As, so there is plenty of opportunity to ask questions.
Apart from the usual star turns by Ed Davey and Fergus Ewing, highlights include:
Onshore Wind 1 – Planning and Long Term Certainty 23 May 2013, 10:30 – 12:15
Chair: Joss Blamire, Senior Policy Manager, Scottish Renewables
Planning for Onshore Wind – Maintaining Investor Confidence, Marcus Trinick QC, Partner, Eversheds LLP
Judicial Reviews: Should Developers Worry? Neil Collar, Head of Planning Law, Brodies LLP
The Acceptability of Wind Farms – Who Decides?
Dr Martin Sales, Partner, Infrastructure, Environment & Transport, DWF Biggart Baillie
A National Plan for Onshore Wind Energy?
Marc van Grieken, Landscape Architect, Principal of LUC
Scottish Windfarm Bird Steering Group:
An Update, Professor Colin Galbraith, Chairman of the Scottish Windfarm Bird Steering Group
Onshore Wind 2: Visualisation and Maximising Efficiency in Development and Operation 23 May 2013, 13:30 – 15:00
Chair: Gemma Grimes, Director of Onshore Renewables, RenewableUK
Visualisation
Wind Farm Visualisation Guidance – Update, Brendan Turvey, Policy and Advice Manager – Renewables, Scottish Natural Heritage
Future Visualisation Techniques, Crispin Hoult, Director, Linknode
Cumulative Effects Assessment, Peter Dunmow, Landscape Technical Lead, Sinclair Knight Merz
Maximising Efficiency in Development and Operation
Get the Dumb Stuff Right First, and Give the Clever Stuff a Chance, Peter Clive, Renewable Energy Consultant, SgurrEnergy Ltd
Forests – A Challenge for the UK Market, David Hilbert, Wind & Site Engineering / Advanced Flow Modeling, REpower Systems SE
Restoration and Decommissioning of Onshore Windfarms, Kenny Taylor, Renewable Energy Policy and Advice Officer, Scottish Natural Heritage, and Jean Welstead, Technical Director, SLR Consulting Ltd
Renewables for the Farming Community, 22 May 2013, 16:00 – 17:30
Chair: Dr Elaine Booth, Director, Bruxiehill Wind Energy Ltd, Ednie Wind Energy Ltd, Greenside Wind Energy Ltd
On-farm Renewable Energy Production:
A Comparative Study of Scotland, the Czech Republic and Germany, Kirsty L Holstead, Research Assistant and Lee-Ann Sutherland, Senior Social Scientist, Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences, The James Hutton Institute
Farmers are at the Core of an Extraordinary Potential to Decentralise and Democratise the Energy Systems of the World, Maitland Mackie
Investment Possibilities Even at Small Scale, John Gallacher, Sales & Marketing Director, Gaia Wind Ltd
Further details can be found at: http://www.all-energy.co.uk/en/
1 Comment
Elaine · May 22, 2013 at 9:34 am
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Caribbean islands are passing laws stimulating foreign investment in Pv Cell Kws.
However, we will move quickly on the next big biofuel
project? We may attempt to liquidate these bonds, using
our revolver, and potentially delaying the expansion.