Coming up in October is our digital festival focused on renewable energy.
Decarbonising heat and power in buildings means shifting to clean, renewable energy, including heat pumps, heat networks and solar. The elemental Renewable Energy digital festival will look at some of the solutions available to local authorities and building owners for a variety of building types, with a focus on innovation and best practice across several key areas.
It will run from 18th to 21st October on our Crowdcast channel, and registration to all sessions is free.
Retrofitting heat pumps in commercial buildings – 11am, 18th October
Heat pumps will have a crucial role in decarbonising commercial buildings, particularly when coupled with renewable energy sources such as solar. This session will look at the importance of system design and highlight the potential challenges for anyone looking to specify heat pump technology in existing buildings.
Speakers
- Tim Rippon, Climate Change Specialist, Newcastle City Council
- Hannah Davison, Assistant Project Manager (Climate Change), Northumberland County Council
- Ryan Philp, Green Building Specialist, Daikin
Register for your FREE space: crowdcast.io/e/retrofitting-heat-pumps
How innovators are developing new ways to store energy – and maximising the use of renewables – 11am, 20th October
The development of energy storage will be crucial to support the UK’s transition to relying on renewables. This session will look at some of the projects from the Longer Duration Energy Storage Demonstration competition.
Speakers
- Natalie Staffurth, Energy Innovation Project Manager, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
- Dr Richard Yemm FREng, Director, Q-zeta Ltd
- Professor Philip Eames, Director, Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST)
Register for your FREE space: crowdcast.io/e/innovators-energy-storage
Renewable energy and older building – 1pm, 21st October
How should generating energy in older homes and other buildings, particularly for listed buildings or those in an area of historic interest, be handled? This session will look at some practical examples of achieving energy efficiency, with renewable energy generation, in older properties in a sensitive, sustainable and successful way.
Speakers
- Professor Alison Walker, Director of the Centre for Doctoral Training in New and Sustainable Photovoltaics at the University of Bath’s Department of Physics
- Bob Wilson, Project Manager, Diocese of London
- Brian Cuthbertson, Head of Environment and Sustainability, Diocese of London
- Robyn Pender, Senior Building Conservation Advisor, Historic Building Climate Change Adaptation Team, Historic England
Register for your FREE space: crowdcast.io/e/renewables-older-buildings
