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Presentations - Day Two

Day 2  
08:30 Exhibition and registration open 
09:30 

WIND ENERGY AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT Chaired by James Cartledge, Editor, new Energy Focus (UK)

 Implementing the UK's carbon budgets David Kennedy, CEO, The Committee on Climate Change (UK, Government) 
 The zero carbon challenges for small wind Chris Twinn, Director, Ove Arup & Partners and UK Green Building Council (UK, Construction sector) 
 Microgeneration and domestic customer engagement Terry Rowbury, Energy Saving Trust (UK, Non-departmental Government body) 
10:45 Exhibition and refreshments 
11:15 

INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION Chaired by Ron Stimmel, American Wind Energy Association (US, Trade Association)

 A framework for international co-operation, David Sharman, Ampair, Co-Chair of IEC Small Wind Turbine Standards Committee (UK, Manufacturer) 
 Development of a new international small wind standard, Trudy Forsyth, Senior Project Leader, National Renewable Energy Laboratories (US, research and testing centre)  
 The challenges of certification: It's how noisy? Alistair Mackinnon, Business Manager, TUV NEL (UK, research and testing centre)   
 Testing and certification in the UK, Ian Finch, Mircrogeneration Technical Specialist, NaREC (UK, research and testing centre)  
12:30 Exhibition and lunch 
14:00 

SMALL WIND AT WORK - TRIALS AND STUDIES  Chaired by Geoff Watson, Principle Engineer, Ecotricity (UK, Utility/Manufacturer)

 Zeeland Small Wind Trial study and certification in Holland, Sander Mertens, Ingreenious and Dutch Wind Energy Association (Holland, Trade Association) 
 Accelerating development of small wind across the UK: lessons from the Warwick Wind Trial Project, Matthew Rhodes, Managing Director, Encraft (UK, Consultancy) 
 Urbines: A study of noise and vibration from rooftop wind turbines, Dr Stephen Dance, Director of the Acoustics Group, London South Bank University (UK, Academia)
 Small wind turbine installations: safety considerations, Martin Cotterell, Managing Director, Sundog Energy Ltd (UK, Installer) 
15:15 Exhibition and refreshments 
15:15 

THE FUTURE OF THE INDUSTRY Chaired by Alex Murley, BWEA (UK, Trade Association)

 Juan de Dios Bornay, J Borney Wind Turbines (Spain, Manufacturer)
 Balthasar Klimbie, Fortis Wind Energy (The Netherlands, Manufacturer) 
 Rod Edwards, Perpetual Energy (UK, Installer) 
 The future of the industry Peter Griffiths, Proven Energy (UK Manufacturer) 
 Small Wind, Big Future, Pete Allen, CEO, Iskra Wind Turbines (UK, Manufacturer) 
17:00 Close and coaches depart for train station 
 
 
 

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