EON to weigh up energy innovation opportunities at Smart Grids Conference
Smart Grids Conference 2012 notes that the future UK generation portfolio will look very different to today. Changes in the production and use of electricity will necessitate changes in the way the UK energy market operates. Will it be all about producing energy? Or primarily providing capacity, balancing, and stability? This talk will look at the value and increasing importance of these services…
Powering the unGrid! CEO Eight19 Simon Bransfield-Garth features at Smart Grids 2012 14 June
Twenty-two per cent of the world's population - 1.6 billion people - are unconnected to the grid and, despite governmental efforts, the number in Africa is still rising. Eight19's Indigo pay-as-you-go solar combines mobile phone and solar technology to provide off-grid power as a service, providing clean power without the up-front cost of a traditional solar power installation.
'Clean Energy: at What Price?' Professor John Miles keynotes Cleanpower 2012
An analytical keynote talk by Professor John Miles of the Engineering Department at Cambridge University in the opening session of the Cleanpower Conference on 14 June at Murray Edwards College, will look at the possibilities for generating clean energy in the UK in pursuit of the Government 2050 goals. In particular, the cost of supplying energy from these sources will be commented on and some…
Lord Oxburgh keynotes on ‘Shale Gas – Curse or Boon?’ at Cleanpower Conference 14 June
Shale gas is natural gas that, unlike conventional gas, never escaped from the source rock within which it was formed because the source was too impermeable. Modern technology has allowed this gas to be exploited by a combination of detailed sub-surface imaging, precisely controlled directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing.
Cambridge Director completes fearsome double ski marathon challenge for children
Justin Hayward, Founder & Director of CIR, which celebrated 10 years of business in strategy consulting and conferences on 7 March 2012, has completed both charity ski marathons and returned to base. This type of challenge has recently been mirrored by royalty (Pippa & James Middleton) and BBC producers.
One down, one to go for fund-raiser in ski marathons
Justin Hayward, founder and director of Cambridge Investment Research (CIR), is half way to completing his back-to-back cross country ski marathons to raise money for the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children). Cambridge Network members are encouraged to dig deep to support his fund-raising efforts.
Cambridge director in back-to-back charity ski marathons
Justin Hayward, founder and director of Cambridge Investment Research (CIR), is in training for back-to-back cross country ski marathons to raise money for the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children).