Museum exhibits latest technology
July 1st 2009

Topical seminars, an exhibition and the chance to meet experts in energy procurement, management and efficiency – key reasons to head for The National Motorcycle Museum on 9th and 10th September for The Energy Event 2009 – sponsored by O2 in partnership with ASL Holdings

The exhibition element of The Energy Event comprises 120 exhibitors, with core disciplines such as heating, compressed air, motors and drives, ventilating, air conditioning and lighting well represented, together with other technologies such as voltage optimisation, thermography, water softeners and so on. Areas such as energy monitoring and targeting are well represented as are energy procurement, consultancy and purchasing.

The conference programme is made up of two streams. One comprises the trade organisations ESTA (Energy Services and Technology Association), MEUC (Major Energy Users Council), Envirowise and CIBSE and looks at latest legislation as well as practical information on areas of ongoing concern such as lighting; drives and controls and compressed air. The other, the Energy Insight conference, features experts in the fields of economics, climate change, energy policy and security, the nuclear industry, demand management and carbon reduction.

The latest legislative changes feature prominently on ESTA's seminar agenda including the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), a 'cap and trade' scheme that requires participants to purchase and then redeem certificates against their energy use. The scheme starts in April 2010 and will apply to larger energy end users.

ESTA will focus on the CRC on 9th September when it will deliver two seminars.

The first: CRC – the basics, will discuss the basic elements of the CRC directive highlighting the stiff penalties which companies can face for non-conformance.

The second seminar, CRC – a path to compliance will advise on strategies for dealing with the CRC directive.

ESTA will cover The fundamentals of energy management on both days. Here areas of energy management such as site energy policy; site energy assessments, and implementing energy cost reduction programmes will be covered.

A seminar hosted by Envirowise and the Water Technology List will focus on how businesses can cut water bills by up to 50% by adopting a systematic approach to water management. It will help delegates identify ways to minimise use by understanding where waste occurs and how to reduce it.

There will be advice on WTL, the waterefficient technologies available on the List.

The Energy Services Directive is expected to feature heavily on The Energy Event conference programme this year. The Directive, which impacts on both providers and users of energy (full name: EC Directive on Energy End Use Efficiency and Energy Services) covers all forms of energy, including electricity, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas and other fuels such as coal, heating oil, biomass and transport fuels (except aviation and bunker fuels).

Carbon Clear is the official carbon management and offset partner for the exhibition, and will be available to offer advice on differing applications. It will measure and offset the carbon footprint of The Energy Event, gathering information about gas and electricity consumption, visitor travel, how waste is handled, and so on. It will then offset the footprint using high quality carbon offsets.

In addition to O2 in partnership with ASL Holdings, other sponsors for 2009 include: EDF Energy, Encore International and The Utilities Exchange.

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