Cleantech iWater: Veolia on moving towards sustainable wastewater treatment
At iWATER 2012 in Cambridge on 13 November, after an opening address from Lord Smith, Environment Agency Chair, and a talk on innovation from Anglian Water, Kieran Healey of Veolia will expound upon sustainable wastewater treatment. Energy cost inflation and the need to meet carbon emission standards is focusing the water industry's efforts...
Shaping the next industrial revolution
Having successfully developed and commercialised its flexible plastic display technology based on plastic electronics, Plastic Logic is now preparing to lead the next drive in HVM. CEO, Indro Mukerjee will deliver a presentation of the strategy for this at the 10th Anniversary High Value Manufacturing Summit at Cambridge University on 14th November.
'Your bits will be ready Tuesday, sir' or 'Building UK regenerative medicine'
'Building a UK manufacturing industry in Regenerative Medicine' is the strapline of this punchy title for Richard Archer's return to the High Value Manufacturing Conference at its 10th Anniversary summit on November 14th. It is hoped that there will be a fine prelude earlier in the day from Sir John Gurdon, who has been awarded the Nobel Prize for work leading to this emergent industry.
ToneJet CEO Ray Southam at 10th HVM 2012 Summit - "Can print, can scale!"
On 14 November, Tonejet's CEO, Ray Southam, will take the HVM 2012 delegates from invention to the world's first industrial full colour, photographic can printer. The talk will look at both the philosophy behind that development and the actual processes used by Tonejet and how value has been generated for the customer, Tonejet’s shareholders and the economy.
Triple conference Cleantech & HVM whammy in Cambridge 13-14 November!
The iHEAT, iWATER Cleantech and 10th Anniversary High Value Manufacturing Conferences take place in one month's time at Cambridge University! Don't miss your chance to join these excellent conferences and exhibitions.
Sir Michael Marshall speaks on High Value Manufacturing successes
Marshall of Cambridge was founded in 1909 and has been a high value manufacturer and exporter for many years. The company’s manufacturing capabilities and skills have gained a worldwide reputation and are backed by a highly capable design organisation, together with a robust ethos of training, which provides employees with skills, in depth and breadth. Sir Michael Marshall will speak at the…
Original Cambridge cluster map celebrates 6th birthday
CIR Strategy developed the original dynamic map of all Tier One high-tech companies in the Cambridge cluster and region back in 2006. It did so without any public sector, taxpayer money, with the aid of a crack young programmer intern. The map is still available today.
Rising star speaks for UK Power Networks at Cleanpower 2012
Renewable generation is at the heart of the UK Low Carbon Transition Plan. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has set an ambitious target for 30% of the UK's electricity to be generated from renewable energy sources by 2030 and UK Power Network’s Flexible Plug and Play Low Carbon Networks project will play an important part in enabling this goal. Its director, Cristiano Marantes,…
Mathys & Squire supports innovation at Smart Grids this week
With the 4th Annual Smart Grids and Cleanpower Conference 2012 approaching this Thursday (June 14th), Mathys & Squire are delighted to announce their support of this cleantech conference with its Environmental Technology practice in Intellectual Property.
Cyan advanced metering infrastructure technology showcased at Smart Grids 2012 14 June
A presentation in the Smart Grids stream at this week's SGCP2012, the 4th annual conference on the topic by CIR Strategy, reports on a smart grid pilot deployment in India that uses AMI technology from the Cambridge (UK) company, Cyan.
Cambridge companies partner to promote High Value Manufacturing 2012
Qi3 Accelerator and the HVM Conference Series of CIR Strategy are pleased to announce a partnership in promoting High Value Manufacturing in the Cambridge area and beyond. Qi3 Accelerator is running the UK’s first HVM bootcamp in July 2012, for which entries close tomorrow (31 May). Its purpose is to help a group of HVM businesses to become more investable by providing them with three days of…
Sentec CEO to discuss metering for grids at Smart Grids & Cleanpower
Sentec's CEO, Dr Mark England, will discuss smart metering of various kinds, the SMETS system, and update delegates on future trends in metering and technologies at Smart Grids and Cleanpower on 14 June.
Ofgem new approach to regulation for offshore wind at Cleanpower
The Government expects between 11 to 18 gigawatts of offshore wind to be connected by 2020, and some £15 billion of new transmission cables will be required to connect this. Ofgem is using a new approach to regulation to deliver this infrastructure. The presentation "Connecting Offshore Wind to the Grid – a new regulatory model" updates on the program to date and highlights some of the…
Beart of AlertMe shows 'Big Data for Real People' at Smart Grids Cambridge
Pilgrim Beart, Founder Director of AlertMe, will speak in the opening session on the smart meter rollout at the Smart Grids & Cleanpower Conference Cambridge on 14 June. He will explain how smart home services in the consumer gateway will grow, resulting in "Big Data for Real People".
CIR Strategy provides strategy to serial entrepreneur-founded HVM startup
CIR Strategy is providing validated learning, service design, competitor analysis and routes to value management consultancy to an energy efficiency company that has been spun out of the market leader in the segment after the founder exited his first company.
Smart Grids & Cleanpower 2012: a wholesome and innovative mix
Headlined by ARM plc and Schneider Electric, the 2012 Smart Grids and Cleanpower Conference in Cambridge (New Hall on 14 June), chaired by Dr Sarah Darby and Mr Jeremy Nicholson, plays host to a veritable wholesome and innovative mix of talks. All conferences are in some sense unique, but some are more unique than others and organisers CIR Strategy urge you to join in Cambridge for this special…
Progress & Trends in Standards at Smart Grids Conference 2012 14 June by global telecoms guru
Dr Keith Dickerson, Chair ITU-T WP3/5 ICT & Climate Change, will give a talk entitled 'Progress and Trends in Standards for Smart Grids' at the flagship Smart Grids Conference on 14 June in Cambridge.
Iceland's Verne Global on 'Sustainable Cloud' at Smart Grids & Cleanpower
'The truly sustainable cloud – not just a myth' is the intriguing title of the talk by Tate Cantrell of Verne at the flagship Cambridge Smart Grids and Cleanpower 2012 on 14 June at New Hall, Cambridge. With power-hungry data centres continuously being built to keep up with the growing demands of cloud computing, the cloud is often associated with high carbon costs. In this presentation, Tate…
Amantys CEO on Electronics & the Smart Grid at Cambridge's flagship Grids & Cleanpower Event
At Smart Grids 2012 Cambridge, Bryn Parry, CEO Amantys Ltd, notes that the current market dynamic pits growing demand and global population against the pressure for a reduced emissions and lower dependency on fossil fuels. This introduces instability at both ends of the system. Renewable energy sources are inherently variable, unstable and remote at one end. And meanwhile, consumers are being…
Bianca Forte reviews bioenergy in the East of England at Cleanpower 2012 on 14 June
Taking place within the biomass session of Cleanpower on June 14, this new talk by Bianca Forte of InCrops will showcase some innovative technologies being developed in the East of England, including thermochemical and biological processes for biomass conversion. The combined capabilities in biological sciences, climate change and agricultural R&D found across the InCrops partnership is…
Oxford ECI Low Carbon Futures leader to chair 4th annual Smart Grids Conference
An Oxford Don will join the Cambridge Smart Grids Conference on 14 June at Murray Edwards College as Chairwoman. Sarah Darby is deputy leader of the Lower Carbon Futures programme at the Environmental Change Institute, where she researches behavioural aspects of energy use. She works mainly on demand response, tariffs and customer-supplier relations in distributed electricity systems; smart…
Schneider Electric sponsors Cleantech Conference Cambridge 2012 - Smart Grids
CIR Strategy is proud to announce that Schneider Electric (UK) has become Lead Sponsor of the Cleantech Conference Cambridge Series for 2012. Schneider will be giving a keynote talk on 14 June at the 4th Annual Smart Grids Conference 2012 at New Hall on 14 June.
The outlook for biomass electricity in the UK discussed by Pöyry at Cleanpower
Poyry will note at Cleanpower 2012 Cambridge (14 June) that the government expects electricity generated from biomass to play an important role in meeting the UK's 2020 renewables target. This talk describes the policy and regulatory background affecting biomass electricity developments, including the Renewables Obligation, Electricity Market Reform, and the April 2012 Bioenergy Strategy.
Cambridge and global leader ARM plc sponsors Smart Grids & Cleanpower Conference 2012
ARM has taken Headline Sponsorship of the Cleantech Conference Series in Cambridge in 2012, with a vision of underpinning the smart energy ecosystem with their low energy, efficient chip designs that pervade digital devices globally.
Guru South sees Solar move North to UK at Cleanpower 2012
Alan South, Commercial Director of the Award Winning UK company Solar Century plc, a veteran of the Cleantech Conference Series organised by CIR Strategy, will deliver a talk summarising the changes that have occurred recently in the UK solar market. He will also describe how massive, unsubsidised growth in solar installations has occurred in Spain and now in Holland as this phenomenon moves…