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Talk Title: ‘Shale Gas and Oil: Risks and Rewards’
Whether shale gas and oil resources make a significant impact on the energy mix in European nations is probably more dependent on the social acceptability of the technology than the geology or engineering as thousands of wells would be required. The resource is likely to be significant, but understanding and communicating the environmental risks will be essential if companies are to gain the social licence to operate.
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Speaker Biography
Richard Davies is professor of energy at Durham University and Dean of Knowledge Exchange and Impact. He has led research on the environmental risks associated with shale gas and oil and presented findings across Europe. He is agnostic about fracking technology, but determined to pursue independent research to ensure the evidence base for decision makers is available.
And the nuclear talk will take place in the same briefing and debating session.
Talk Title: Thorium – an alternative nuclear path
The talk will set out to explain the thorium fuel cycle as a potential alternative to the uranium/plutonium fuel cycle and the rationale that proponents put forward in terms of improved sustainability, economics, radiotoxicity and proliferation resistance. The talk will consider the advantages and disadvantages of the thorium fuel cycle and will briefly describe the history of thorium and summarise current R&D activities and future R&D requirements. The talk will finish by explaining the industry view of thorium.
Speaker Biography: Professor Kevin Hesketh
Kevin is Senior Research Fellow with National Nuclear Laboratory. His areas of expertise are reactor physics and fuel cycle technology. His career in the nuclear industry started in 1975, when he joined the Theory Division of UKAEA at Culham, working on magnetic confinement fusion. In 1980 he left to join BNFL where he remained until the formation of National Nuclear Laboratory. During his career with BNFL and now NNL he worked on various reactor systems, including LWRs, HTRs and fast reactors and also spent time overseas with Westinghouse doing nuclear design work for US PWRs.
Involved with many international organisations, especially IAEA and OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) he is presently the UK representative on the OECD/NEA Nuclear Science Committee (NSC) and chairman of the NSC Working Group on Reactor Systems. He is a Chartered Physicist, a Fellow of the Institute of Physics and was recently appointed a visiting professorship at the School of Physics and Astronomy at Birmingham University.
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These talks, alongside those on energy efficiency strategy to 2030 from BP plc's Dr Dominic Emery, Chief Development Officer, and Adam Cooper of Ofgem on the changing landscape for regulation of energy production. The session is chaired by Derek Pedley of Oxford University & the ESKTN.
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Conference Info & Speakers
Register here for excellent talks, networking and learning throughout the day at top value.
Call 01223 303500 to join this conference.
This is one of the finest conferences on power and grids in the country. It has a joint exhibition for the two conference streams. Much is changing in these sectors as new technology and innovation, service design, pricing forces, and economic sluggishness cause major and smaller players to rethink their strategies.
Don't miss this very good value opportunity for an energy & grids update and great networking.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
5th Smart Grids & Cleanpower Conference 2013 - 5 June
Cambridge University, Murray Edwards College
Conference info at http://www.cir-strategy.com/events/cleanpower
Buy tickets at http://www.cir-strategy.com/events/register
Days: 1, in two full-day parallel streams: grids & power
Room capacities: 140/70 Total talks=25; Panels = 30 mins * 7; Total Networking = 5hrs
Expo? Yes, up to 12 3m stands
Who? C-level, Heads of x, TD, marketing directors, SMEs/MNCs
Why? Business development, marketing, briefing and strategic capital.
Type: industrial, commercial, business, briefing, networking conference
Prices
£100 (full-time startup, investible, tech entrepreneurs, call 01223 303500)
£195 (investors, government)
£325 (executives)
£520 / £325 Year Passport including HVM & iWATER on 5 November.
Draft Speaker List
Philip Sellwood, CEO, Energy Saving Trust
Ian Ellerington, Head of Innovation, DECC
Fiona Harvey, Environmental Correspondent, The Guardian Newspaper
Adriana Laguna, Low Carbon Programme Manager, UK Power Networks
Dominic Emergy, Chief Development Officer, BP
Keith Clarke, Embedded Marketing at ARM
Richard Smith, Head of Energy Strategy, National Grid
Dora Guzeleva, Head of Network Policy, Ofgem
Steve Kaye, Head of Innovation, Anglian Water
Sam Bose, CEO, Intellisense
S&C Electric tbc
Sean Cochrane VP, Cyan Technology
Gavin Jones, Electralink
Martin Ansell, CEO, Fault Current Limited
Professor Kevin Hesketh, National Nuclear Labs
Douglas Cheung, Smart Grids & Future Cities, Hitachi Europe
Adam Cooper, Head of Regulatory Economics, Ofgem
Philip Osborn, Head of Energy, Sainsbury’s plc
Niall Mackenzie, Head of Industrial Energy Efficiency, DECC
Phil Proctor, Programme Manager, Energy Technologies Institute
Pilgrim Beart, Founder Director, AlertMe
Alasdair Young, VP, Buro Happold
Alan South, Commercial Director, Solar Century plc
Dr Phillip Grunewald, PostDoc, Oxford University CE
Martin Bloom, Chairman, Renesola & Emblem Ventures
Dr Aidan Rhodes, Assistant Director, UKERC
Professor Derek Pedley Oxford University & ESKTN
Chris Wright, Moixa Energy
Richard Parker, Principal, Adapt Commercial
Ali Lloyd, Principal Consultant, Pöyry
Graham Ford, Mansion Partners
Michael McCreary Senior HVM Consultant, CIR Strategy
Mike Halley, VP EMEA, Trilliant Inc
Dr Justin Hayward, Strategy Consultant, CIR Strategy
Sean Cochrane, Head Smart Metering, Cyan Technology
Russell Haggar, Director, Xsilon
Ian Rose, tbc Director, PassivSystems
What about?
Year 2013: Coherent set of cleantech & HVM conferences covering key areas of the sector.
Conference Themes
Theme Smart Grids: Grids of Things - Embedded Connected Intelligence Everywhere
Smart meters / appliances; Automation via devices & M2M; Keeping it simple for Consumers; Responsive Regulation; Reducing need for capital expenditure; Standards & commonality; Smart Demand & DSM; Water & gas technologies.
Theme Cleanpower: Scenarios Debate & Transition Technologies
Realistic transition technology scenarios
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