Chairman Opening Remarks

Nigel Farren, Energise Barnet

• The role FITs in the promotion of the use of sustainable energy in the UK
• Assessing the UK's progress compared with the installation of renewable energy capacity in Europe
• One year on - an assessment of recent changes and their impact
• Impact of FITs in the future uptake of microgeneration - what is the opportunity now?

• The role for renewables in meeting the twin challenges of rising energy costs and climate change
• Improving renewable energy planning, development and deployment
• Addressing the urgent need to accelerate the development and deployment of low-carbon technologies
• The policies required to ensure renewables play a growing role in the UK's energy mix

• Assessing heat as a proportion of primary energy consumption in the UK
• RHI - benefits, impact and implications for the industrial, business and public sectors
• Which technologies will count towards the renewables targets and be attractive to organisations looking to upgrade their heating and cooling infrastructure?
• How large should the scale of delivery be and will the result be a self supporting industry rather than subsidy dependent one?

• 2010 target for renewable electricity has been missed so what is the real future for renewables?
• How real are the doubts being raised as to the feasibility of the 2020 targets?
• Is the 2020 renewable energy target is leading us down a path which will unnecessarily increase the costs of energy on consumers?
• FITs one year on - what is the impact of changes for renewables?
• RHI and FITs - how great a role do they and should they play in expanding the market for renewables?

Solar Thermal Field Trial - Energy Saving Trust

• Overview of results from the field trial
• Customers' perceptions of using STHW technology
• Implications for policy and standards
• Implications for supply chain and customers

Jaryn Bradford, Development Manager Renewables, Energy Saving Trust

• A policy, market and technology assessment
• How and when to specify solar thermal and/or PV solutions and an assessment of the benefits vs. other renewable energy solutions
• What the current RHI means for solar thermal futures - obstacles and opportunities    
• Exploiting FITs - understanding the business case and potential savings
• The do's and don'ts of solar solutions deployment

• Using CHP And District Heating to help in securing 2020 targets for renewable heat
• Key drivers for the expansion of ultra-efficient CHP plant in buildings and industry
• Advantages and benefits of CHP and district heating

• Reviewing the market drivers and business case for micro and small scale generation
• Assessing the technological advances in micro-wind generation
• Factors that influence performance of micro-wind systems
• Connecting small wind systems to the distribution network

• How far will groundsource heating and cooling contribute towards the UK 2020 targets?
• How the RHI will impact GSHP solutions and will they facilitate a move from niche to mainstream?
• Cost-benefits, efficiencies and payback - countering short term-ism in the market
• When should ground source energy be used?
• GSHP solutions in large scale installations

• Energy from waste - an environmentally beneficial solution to managing waste
• Why the capacity to recover valuable energy from UK waste is under-developed and what needs to be done
• Assessing the different technology applicatoins and the possibilities from exploiting Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and Feed In Tariffs (FIT)
• Implications from the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC EES), Renewables Obligations Certificate (ROC) and Feed In Tariffs (FIT)
• New and emerging technologies for energy recovery from waste