Community Sustainable Energy Conference

Saturday, April 17, 2010 from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM (GMT)

Dorchester, United Kingdom


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Dorset Energy Group

Community Sustainable Energy Conference, Sat 17th April 2010

Dorford Centre, Dorchester, DT1 1RR   

 

 

Programme

 

Morning Session
Case studies of local and regional community energy projects

 

09:30-10:00     Coffee and registration

10:00-10:10     Welcome and Introduction to the day

                       - Kate Hall, Chair, Dorset Energy Group

10:10- 10:30    Overview of the Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole approach to

                         Sustainable Energy    - Kate Hall

10:30 -11:15    Local community-based energy projects:

                        Community micro hydro projects in Dorset- Keith Wheaton Green (15 mins)

                        Bridport Renewable Energy Group – Richard Toft (15 mins)

                        Lessons learned from the Sherborne Community Wind Project (15mins)

                       -Mike Keatinge

11:15-11:50      Ouse Valley Energy Services Company (OVESCo)

                       - An innovative sustainable energy social enterprise which evolved from  

                        Transition Town Lewes – Chris Rowland

11:50- 12:10    Refreshment break

12:10- 13:00    Totnes Transition Streets

                      - Nationally recognised project involving energy saving and renewable

                         energy working with 150 households in 15 streets, including 70 solar

                         photovoltaic installations in phase 1. The project was recently awarded

                         £625,000 from the Low Carbon Communities Challenge - Chris Bird

                           

 

13:00 -13:45  Lunch and networking – including display stands from community projects

 

Afternoon:  Making it Happen

 

13:45- 14:30 Support for community energy projects

Dorset County Council Community Sustainable Energy Officer (new post) Kate Hall (10 mins)

Dorset Energy Advice Centre Theresa McManus (10 mins)

da21 – Paul McIntosh (10 mins)

Regen SW Community Renewables – Hazel Williams (15 mins)

 

14:30 – 15:30 Financial opportunities and community investment

Community opportunities through feed-in tariffs Pete West (10 mins)

Social enterprises and community investment in renewable energy projects + discussion

Tim Crabtree, Wessex Community Assets and Charles Couzens, ECOS Trust (50 mins)

 

15:30 -15:45 Next steps- sharing information and keeping in touch

Proposal to set up a web-based Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole Community Energy Network hosted by DA21- Paul McIntosh and Pete West

 

15:45 Close

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Saturday, April 17, 2010 from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM (GMT)

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Dorford Centre
2 Bridport Road
DT1 1RR Dorchester
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