BWEA Cymru 09

Thursday 16th July 2009

BWEA Cymru 2009 - Gallery
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09.15-10.15	Session 1: Opening Session Chaired by Maria McCaffery, Chief Executive, BWEA Welcome and introduction: Maria McCaffery, Chief Executive, BWEA Video address from Jane Davidson AM, Welsh Assembly Government Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing Questions to Dr. Ron Loveland F.Inst.P, Director: Sustainable Energy and Industry Wales, Welsh Assembly Government Sponsor's Address: Mike Parker, Head of Onshore Development, RWE npower renewables
10.15-11.15	Session 2: View from the Political Parties Chaired by Mai Davies, TV & Radio Presenter Panellists: Mick Bates AM, Chair of NASEG and Member of NAW Sustainability Committee Alun Davies AM, Labour Party Glyn Davies, Parliamentary Candidate for the Conservative Party, Montgomeryshire Rhodri Glyn Thomas AM, Plaid Cymru
11.15-11.45	Coffee and exhibition
11.45-13.00	Session 3: Ensuring Benefits and Engagement Chaired by Eleri Owen, Environment and Consents Manager, E.ON Climate & Renewables Dr Gordon Edge, Director of Economics & Markets, BWEA: Large-Scale Wind Power: Recognising the Benefits Conrad Trevelyan, Senior Project Manager, Dulas Ltd: Carno Wind Farm Community Benefits - a brief case study Eryl Vaughan, Managing Director, Windpower Wales Ltd: Community Return Funds - The Local Right to Benefit? Richard Evans, Regional Development Manager- Wales, RES: Community Benefits in Wales – A Positive Cumulative Impact
13.00-14.00	Lunch and exhibition
14.00-15.15	Session 4: Getting the Infrastructure in Place (Transport & Grid) Chaired by Paul Vernon, Senior Planning & Development Manager, West Coast Energy Llywelyn Rhys, Head of BWEA Cymru: State of the Industry Andy Cochran, WAG Roads & Projects Division and Alan Jones, Police Liaison Roads Network Management Division: The Transport Challenge Carl Tonks, Regional Director, Waterman Boreham Ltd: Tools to Fix the Problem Graham Denison Smith, Senior Planning and Environment Officer, National Grid, Land and Development Group: Next Steps in Building a New Transmission Line to Mid Wales
15.15-15.45	Coffee and exhibition
15.45-17.00	Session 5: The Road Towards a Sustainable Energy Strategy Chaired by John Woodruff, Chair of BWEA Cymru & Senior Development Manager, Natural Power Consultants Ltd Tanya Davies, Wales Development Manager, RWE npower renewables: Onshore and Offshore Wind Targets Peter Jones, Environmental Policy Officer, RSPB Cymru: Sustainable Options for the Severn Estuary Nicola Simpson, Principal Marine Scientist, RPS Group: Development of a Marine Renewable Energy Strategic Framework (MRESF) for Welsh Waters Martin Murphy, Managing Director, Tidal Energy Limited: Deploying DeltaStream - Technology in the Making.
17.00	Close