9th to 11th March 2008 – Vietnam
The 2nd International Symposium on
Water Resources & Renewable Energy Development in Asia
Organisers: International Journal on Hydropower & Dams with EVN
and BHA Seminar “UK Renewable Energy Policy: A model for SW Asia?”

The British Hydropower Association (BHA), in conjunction with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), invites British companies from the whole of the UK renewable energy sector to participate in two specific areas, providing the opportunity to showcase the UK experience, expertise and potential offered in all renewable technologies to the global marketplace. The cost (stand space, design, construction, and registration fee) to each company will be £2,200 (plus VAT).

A technical exhibition running concurrently with the symposium will provide companies with the opportunity to demonstrate expertise to the international delegates and meet key decision-makers. The exhibition halls are immediately adjacent to the main auditorium and all lunches and refreshment breaks will take place in the exhibition area to ensure that participants have plenty of time to view exhibits during the two days. Companies are invited to participate in the UK pavilion and benefit from the high-profile presence - with the organisational headaches taken care of by the BHA.

Places are limited and are available on a first come, first served basis. For more information or to register your interest, contact Ellan Parry at the BHA, 01202 880333

Labels: events, export, trade exhibition

New Delhi 3-6 April 08

The British Hydropower Association (BHA), in association with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), the Department of Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR) and BEAMA, is organising a UK pavilion stand at this high-profile international power industry event attracting over 9000 visitors.

The cost to each company will be £2,200 (plus VAT) and the BHA will take care of all the usual organisational headaches associated
with attending an international event. The BHA is also arranging several one-to-one meetings, by appointment, with selected key industry players and decision-makers, for UK companies to develop new contacts and open up business opportunities.

For more information and to register your interest, please contact Ellan Parry at BHA, 01202 880333. Places are limited and are allocated on a first-come first-served basis.

Labels: events, export, hydro, trade exhibition

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ROYAL WELSH SMALLHOLDER & GARDEN SPRING FESTIVAL

RWAS SHOWGROUND 17 & 18 MAY 2008

Companies and organisations providing goods or services which contribute to Wales "green credentials" be it in building construction, energy matters, recycling, gardening or the general environment are invited to exhibit in the Green Horizons Section of the RWAS Spring Festival. With an expected attendance of over 25,000 this is THE Welsh event for environmentally orientated businesses. Contact rhian@rwas.co.uk.

Post suggested by GEC Member from Llysdinam Field Centre.

Labels: events, trade exhibition

Thursday February 28 Chwefror 2008
Holiday Inn, Caerdydd/Cardiff


IWA conference to include speakers from Welsh Water, Aberystwyth University, Manchester University, Welsh Assembly Government, Environment Agency Wales and Dow
Corning on:

• The Climate Change Imperative
• The Stern Report’s Implications for Wales
• Moving the Welsh Economy Towards the Stern Agenda
• Reconciling Economic Development with Environmental Limits
• Meeting the EU Carbon Reduction Target in Wales
• Climate Change: The Balance Sheet
• The challenge of climate change on water supply and wastewater treatment in Wales
• The Severn Barrage: a case study in climate change trade offs

Keynote address from Ieuan Wyn Jones AM.

To register please contact the IWA by email, download the booking form and programme or visit the IWA website

Labels: climate change, events

Copies of the members' newsletter for January 08 can be downloaded here.

Send a message to the EGSi mailbox to subscribe.

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Professionals: Friday 29th February 2008, 3pm - 5pm
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay
3.30pm 'Ask the Expert' panel session introduced by Helen Northmore, Head of the Energy Saving Trust Wales.
Confirmed panellists:
Nick Tune, BRE Wales
Ian Draisey, Dulas
Julia Williams, Welsh Assembly Government
Peter Draper, Rounded Developments

Public: Friday 29th February 2008, 5pm - 7pm
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay
5.30pm talk by Rounded Developments Sustainable Building Centre about low carbon refurbishment.

Practical displays
• Micro-generation
• Low embodied energy products
• Experts and installers on hand to
answer your questions

Reservations will need to be made. To reserve your place please call 0800 512 012 or email lowcarbonfuture@sewenergy.org.uk

Labels: events

Tai 2008 Summit to talk about?
Wales' Premier Housing Conference & Exhibition

1st – 3rd April 2008
Cardiff City Hall and the Hilton Hotel

TAI 2008 is the annual conference of Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru. One of the main themes will be around whether affordability and sustainability are mutually exclusive – something that is taxing the minds and ingenuity of many in housing and other disciplines. This is an issue of relevance to all sectors and will have a real and lasting impact on everyone.

In 2007 the event attracted 60 exhibiting organisations and almost 400 Welsh housing professionals over three days, bringing together 600 people.

Exhibition and Sponsorship Opportunities
The conference includes the largest housing exhibition of its kind in Wales. Exhibiting is the key opportunity to promote your product and services and raise your brand awareness to Welsh housing professionals. Now is the best time to secure sponsorship and advertising opportunities. Exhibiting costs from just £338 + VAT, and we have a wide range of sponsorship opportunities to suit all budgets.


Full programme details including booking information

Labels: events, housing, sustainable construction, trade exhibition

CompeteFor acts as a brokerage service between buyers throughout the London 2012 supply chain, and potential suppliers. Businesses of any size can use the CompeteFor brokerage service as a buyer or supplier of Games-related goods and services. You will first need to register the basic details of your organisation. This will allow you to view opportunities and gain access to Games-related business news and events. You will also be able to post opportunities as a buyer.

Labels: 2012, olympics, procurement, tender

North Wales: Wed 23 Jan 8–10am, Venue Cymru, Llandudno
Mid Wales: Wed 23 Jan 5–7pm, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
South West Wales, Thurs 24 Jan 8–10am, Stradey Park, Llanelli
South East Wales, Thurs 24 Jan 5–7pm, The Vale Hotel, Vale of Glamorgan
£10 (inc VAT)

Harness the power of the world’s fastest growing advertising medium, with this highly informative seminar delivered by leading European expert, David Hughes.

He’ll show you how to grasp the Internet opportunities for your business and implement effective strategies for e-marketing success.

North Wales: Wed 23 Jan 8–10am, Venue Cymru, Llandudno
Mid Wales: Wed 23 Jan 5–7pm, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
South West Wales, Thurs 24 Jan 8–10am, Stradey Park, Llanelli
South East Wales, Thurs 24 Jan 5–7pm, The Vale Hotel, Vale of Glamorgan


For more information, e-mail PIB@cazbah.biz or download the PIB E-marketing leaflet.

Recent People in Business seminars have proved a big hit with business leaders and managers. So don’t miss your chance to learn from those who have made it! Book now!

The £10 cost includes breakfast for the morning seminars and refreshments for the evening seminars.

How to book:
Phone: 029 2047 1115
Book online at www.wales.gov.uk/pib

Download the booking form and post to People in Business, Cazbah Ltd, PO Box 734, Newport NP20 9FJ

Labels: events, marketing, seminar

A farmer says he can create enough energy to power 500 homes in his local village - by using cow dung.

Richard Tomlinson claims his 600 organic dairy cows can produce enough waste to provide renewable fuel for those living in Holt, near Wrexham.

BBC Wales story

Labels: anaerobic digestion, energyfromwaste, housing

Households on eight UK streets that contain the word "green" in their title are competing to cut their carbon emissions by a quarter, with the winner in line to receive £50,000 for a community project.

Streets taking part in the contest in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Southampton, Edinburgh, Plymouth and Cardiff have been given £30,000 to install energy saving devices, from lightbulbs to microgeneration heating systems.

As part of an initiative set up by British Gas, a cash bonus is on offer to the home which makes the most energy savings.

Full article at bhl.co.uk or more information about the contest from British Gas

Labels: carbon reduction, competition, energy efficiency

[Shock revelation: Wind turbines work better in windy conditions]

Home wind turbines dealt a blow
The energy from some micro power equipment would not operate a lightbulb, says official study.

Home wind turbines are significantly underperforming and in the worst cases generating less than the electricity needed to power a single lightbulb, according to the biggest study of its kind carried out in Britain.

An interim report revealed that homeowners could be being misled by the official figures for wind speeds because they are consistently overestimating how much wind there is - sometimes finding that real speeds are only one third of those forecast. In the worst case scenario, the figures indicate that it would take more than 15 years to generate enough 'clean' energy to compensate for the manufacture of the turbine in the first place.
The study, supported by government and the British Wind Energy Association on behalf of the industry, is a setback for hopes of a big uptake in micro-wind turbines to help slash the carbon emissions from big power generation.

But the environmental consultancy running the project, Encraft, said there was noticeable disparity between poor results in urban and suburban areas - such as the west London area where Conservative leader David Cameron hopes to put up a turbine - and far better ones in high-rise and coastal locations.

Guardian Unlimited article by Juliette Jowet

Labels: wind

The government appears to have seriously undermined one of its key climate change initiatives by toughening up the rules under which householders can obtain financial assistance to erect wind turbines and install solar panels.

A low carbon buildings programme started in April 2006 and due to end this summer, has seen only £7.5m of a potential pot of £18m claimed by private homeowners, it admitted yesterday.

Business and the public sector have managed to spend £18m since April 2006 - but there is still £44m of unclaimed grants under a separate, £50m programme that started in December 2006 and which is scheduled to end in the middle of 2009, the department of business, enterprise and regulatory reform (BERR), accepts.

Full article by Terry Macalister appears in Guardian Unlimited

Labels: funding, LCBP

A ‘How to Tender Seminar’ will be held at The Technium at Aberystwyth on Thursday 17th January, 10-2.

This will benefit companies who wish to learn more about tendering for small and large contracts in both the Public and Private Sectors.

If you would like to attend please reply to llprice@anturteifi.org.uk by 11th January.

Places will be reserved on a first come first served basis as numbers will be limited.

Agenda

• 10–10.30 Registration, Tea or Coffee

• Module 1 – Why Tender?

• Module 2 - The Stages and Thresholds of Procurement

Buffet and an opportunity for networking

• Module 3 – The Tender

• Module 4 – Finding Tenders and Future Help

Questions

Labels: events, seminar, tender