BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20190918T130000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_117_f68325898db4ccb468558fe3e872dfa8@cafs.org.uk SUMMARY:Power Up! Opportunities from renewable energy in a post-subsidy landscape X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
If you’
re considering investing in renewable energy and e
lectric vehicles\, this conference will help you m
ake informed decisions.
\n You’ll hear from
a range of experts\, who’ll give you a clearer und
erstanding of the financial and technological chan
ges taking place in domestic and business scale re
newable energy\, battery storage and electric vehi
cles.
\n You’ll come away with a good underst
anding about the current and future investment cha
llenges and opportunities\, including subsidies.\n Renewable energy and electric vehicles are
likely to be a key part of any organisation or com
munity’s drive to reduce carbon emissions\, and th
e conference will put you in a better position to
make decisions and take these forward. The confere
nce also offers ample networking opportunities\, w
hich are included in the timings.
\n The conf
erence is fully funded through the Eco-innovation
Cumbria programme\, led by the University of Cumbr
ia. It will be led and facilitated by Phil Davies\
, Low Carbon Development Manager at Cumbria Action
for Sustainability (CAfS) and Sally Shenton\, Dir
ector at Generating Better.
Places must be booked in advance via Eco-innovation Cumbria. Find ou t more.
\n \nSally Shenton: Director\, Generating B
etter. Sally is one of the leading renewa
ble energy experts in the North West of England an
d the UK\, specialising in wind power but with eno
rmous experience of the low-carbon sector.
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Phil Davies: Low Carbon Development Manag
er\, Cumbria Action for Sustainability (CAfS). As well as being the director of two renewab
le energy companies\, Phil has been working with t
he renewable energy sector in Cumbria for 18 years
. CAfS has previously run Eco-innovation Cumbria w
orkshops on electric vehicles and heat recovery\,
plastics and sustainable events.
\n G
ill Fenna: Director\, Quantum Strategy and Technol
ogy and Project Manager for Ellergreen Ltd. Gill is a highly regarded consultant (and hands
-on project manager)\, investigating and installin
g various renewable energy solutions across the No
rth West of England as well as undertaking complex
feasibility studies of micro grids and district h
eating schemes.
\n Steve Wrigley: La
ncaster University. Steve works in the ‘E
nergy Lancaster’ team\, collaborating with industr
y on several exciting low carbon energy projects.
These include the ‘Lancaster Hydrogen Hub’\, looki
ng at how the Lancaster District and Cumbria regio
ns can benefit from the exciting opportunities a l
ow carbon hydrogen economy could bring and ‘Farada
y Challenge’ projects looking at cutting edge Lith
ium Ion battery research.
\n Matthew
Kiziuk: Marketing Manager\, Renault UK. M
atthew is the ‘go-to’ expert on electric vehicles\
, from technology and finance to range and the fut
ure of the sector.
\n Representatives
from the renewable energy sector: A numb
er of businesses from Cumbria and the North West w
ill be on hand to answer your queries and discuss
opportunities with you.
\n Policy mak
ers: From the Local Enterprise Partnershi
p to the regional Low Carbon Hub\, there’ll be rep
resentatives in the room to give you the latest in
formation on policy and to discuss the future of r
enewable and low-carbon energy.
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DESCRIPTION:If you’re considering investing in renewable energ y and electric vehicles\, this conference will hel p you make informed decisions. \n \n You’ll hear f rom a range of experts\, who’ll give you a clearer understanding of the financial and technological changes taking place in domestic and business scal e renewable energy\, battery storage and electric vehicles.\n \n You’ll come away with a good unders tanding about the current and future investment ch allenges and opportunities\, including subsidies.\ n \n Renewable energy and electric vehicles are li kely to be a key part of any organisation or commu nity’s drive to reduce carbon emissions\, and the conference will put you in a better position to ma ke decisions and take these forward. The conferenc e also offers ample networking opportunities\, whi ch are included in the timings.\n \n The conferenc e is fully funded through the Eco-innovation Cumbr ia programme\, led by the University of Cumbria. I t will be led and facilitated by Phil Davies\, Low Carbon Development Manager at Cumbria Action for Sustainability (CAfS) and Sally Shenton\, Director at Generating Better.\n \n \n \n How to book:\n \ n \n Places must be booked in advance via Eco-inno vation Cumbria. Find out more (https://www.eventbr ite.co.uk/e/power-up-embracing-green-energy-in-you r-business-registration-68180877841).\n \n \n \n C onference topics at a glance:\n \n \n \n Overview of renewable energy\, battery storage and electri c vehicles technology.\n What’s changed in the la st several years and what’s on the horizon – polic y\, technology\, innovation\, subsidies and invest ment?\n How to fund your project\, including diff erent investment models.\n Challenging the future : finding win-wins for business\, investment\, com munity and the low-carbon sector.\n \n \n Who will benefit from attending? \n \n \n \n Small and me dium sized businesses wishing to understand existi ng and new opportunities from renewable energy\, e nergy storage and electric vehicles. \n Individua ls representing businesses or other organisations who have buildings or facilities that might benefi t from renewable energy\, energy storage and elect ric vehicles.\n Renewable energy companies and co mmunity energy organisations wishing to network an d discuss business and investment opportunities.\n Policy makers in Cumbria and the North West with a low-carbon agenda.\n Investors.\n \n \n Speake rs:\n \n \n Sally Shenton: Director\, Generating B etter. Sally is one of the leading renewable energ y experts in the North West of England and the UK\ , specialising in wind power but with enormous exp erience of the low-carbon sector.\n \n Phil Davies : Low Carbon Development Manager\, Cumbria Action for Sustainability (CAfS). As well as being the di rector of two renewable energy companies\, Phil ha s been working with the renewable energy sector in Cumbria for 18 years. CAfS has previously run Eco -innovation Cumbria workshops on electric vehicles and heat recovery\, plastics and sustainable even ts.\n \n Gill Fenna: Director\, Quantum Strategy a nd Technology and Project Manager for Ellergreen L td. Gill is a highly regarded consultant (and hand s-on project manager)\, investigating and installi ng various renewable energy solutions across the N orth West of England as well as undertaking comple x feasibility studies of micro grids and district heating schemes. \n \n Steve Wrigley: Lancaster Un iversity. Steve works in the ‘Energy Lancaster’ te am\, collaborating with industry on several exciti ng low carbon energy projects. These include the ‘ Lancaster Hydrogen Hub’\, looking at how the Lanca ster District and Cumbria regions can benefit from the exciting opportunities a low carbon hydrogen economy could bring and ‘Faraday Challenge’ projec ts looking at cutting edge Lithium Ion battery res earch.\n \n Matthew Kiziuk: Marketing Manager\, Re nault UK. Matthew is the ‘go-to’ expert on electri c vehicles\, from technology and finance to range and the future of the sector.\n \n Representatives from the renewable energy sector: A number of bus inesses from Cumbria and the North West will be on hand to answer your queries and discuss opportuni ties with you.\n \n Policy makers: From the Local Enterprise Partnership to the regional Low Carbon Hub\, there’ll be representatives in the room to g ive you the latest information on policy and to di scuss the future of renewable and low-carbon energ y. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is part of the Cumbria Green Build & Sustainable Living Festi val 2019. Thank you to our headline sponsor:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CATEGORIES:CAfS event CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20190918T140000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190918T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190918T200000 LOCATION:North Lakes Hotel and Spa\n Nr Jct 40\n Ullswater Rd\n Penrith\, CA11 8QT\n United Kingdom\n ORGANIZER:MAILTO:office@cafs.org.uk URL:https://cafs.org.uk/events/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Finfo&reset=1&id=117 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR