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Scottish Renewables Annual Conference - Defining the Future of Renewable Energy in Scotland
Tuesday 01 March 2016, 08:00am
To Wednesday 02 March 2016
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Scottish Renewables Annual Conference - Defining the Future of Renewable Energy in Scotland

 

Scottish Renewables’ 2016 Annual Conference will look at "where the industry is today, and how we ensure the continued growth of renewable heat, electricity and transport, as we seek to maximise our contribution towards overall climate change targets and energy security of the UK."

 

Key issues to be covered include:

 

The Scottish and UK Governments' 2020 and 2030 ambitions for renewables
The future for established and less established technologies
Development of storage
New systems of energy generation and use, from local to international
Emerging models of commercial and community ownership
Latest trends in finance
Potential impacts of the outcome of the Scottish Parliament Election
Market interventions required to support the growth of renewable heat, transport and electricity

 

Speakers Include:

 

Lawrence Slade, Chief Executive, Energy UK
•Steve Holliday, Chief Executive, National Grid
•Fergus Ewing MSP, Minister for Business, Energy and Tourism
•Sarah Boyack MSP, Scottish Labour
•Murdo Fraser MSP, Scottish Conservatives
•Patrick Harvie MSP, Scottish Green Party
•Liam McArthur MSP, Scottish Liberal Democrats
•Mark McDonald MSP, Scottish National Party

 

Full Programme: https://www.scottishrenewables.com/events/sr-annual-conference-2016/

 

To register: https://www.scottishrenewables.com/events/sr-annual-conference-2016/register/

Location Edinburgh

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