Where will we find the energy?

Issues

Securing UK energy supplies in the twenty first century

The Utilities have a vital role to play in determining the manner in which energy supplies are secured and policies developed. Their businesses depend upon cheap and reliable supplies.

Will climate change and particularly CO2 levels, dictate energy policy as the U.K becomes a net importer of gas by 2006, and of oil by 2010? What are the risks of importing three quarters of total UK energy by 2020? How should we deal with the political and commercial risk arising from Russia as the major energy supplier to Europe, and the increasing demands of Asia and the Indian sub continent?

Some questions to address

The issue is crucial to Britain’s economic health and world position yet many questions remain unanswered. To list but some;

• Can renewables credibly fill the gap left by the closing Magnox stations?

• Will power shortages become the norm or will LNG be the answer?

• Is the construction of new, modular, “safe“ nuclear plants the only answer to mitigate climate change and support economic growth?

• How might nuclear power be made attractive to investors?

• What prospect is there for new technologies in view of the lack of research over the last thirty years?

• Are significant supplies of “clean“ coal still some 10/15 years away?

• Will fuel cells and hydrogen ever play a significant role and if so when?

• In any event how will the UK transmission system cope with the very different nature of the demands made upon it and what will that cost?


• These are some of the questions that will be addressed on 8 June.

Speakers

Speakers will be:-

• David Shaw, MD, Datamonitor, Energy & Utilities

• Tommy Helsby, Chairman, Kroll Europe, Middle East and Africa

• Professor Jim Skea, Director of Research, UK Energy Research Council

• Campbell Dunford, CEO, Renewable Energy Foundation

• Tony White Director Climate Change Capital

• Chris Anastasi, Senior Environmental Adviser, British Energy

• Tim Tutton, Regulation Director, NGT

• Simon Skillings, Director of Strategy, EON-UK plc

• Chairman, Mark Spelman, Partner, Accenture

Venue and registration

This half day event brings together the decision makers able to shape the policy changes necessary to secure our future energy supplies.

Speakers from the financial, political and environmental spheres will join power industry experts to outline the actions we need to take.

Time is not on our side.

2PM WEDNESDAY 8TH JUNE 2005
PRICE: £195.00 + VAT
ROYAL COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNAECOLOGISTS, REGENTS PARK, LONDON

In conjunction with Utility Week and the Association of Electricity Producers.

To register please call
Utility Strategy Group on:
0116 241 8186 or email
UtilStrategyGrp@aol.com