Green In The City

Biomass - Unlocking the supply chain will bring together senior executives and experts from biomass focussed power producers, investors, technologists and R & D as well as other industry contributors.

The birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, Manchester is on the cusp of another revolution: a cleantech one. Our inaugural Manchester Forum reviews investment opportunities and support challenges for cleantech in the NorthWest.

In the middle of some of the most turbulent political and economic crises of modern times, UN climate negotiators met in Durban, South Africa, on 28 Nov -  9 Dec. Our panelists attended and will provide first-hand reports on what actually transpired at the summit and what it means to UK Green Industry.

Confirmed Speaker: Gregory Barker MP, Minister of State for Energy & Climate Change. Also speakers from The Green Deal Team at DECC and the newly created Green Deal Finance Company. At this Green In the City Policy briefing you will hear the Governments latest thinking on Green Deal implementation, finance and jobs creation.

An open discussion on what UK solar investors, developers, financiers, suppliers and users need to move forward over the next months, years and beyond. Click on REGISTER to go to the event website and find out more! 

Whether you are managing a project, investing in it or insuring it, the way you assess and manage risk is critical. Too often it is not well understood. This forum will bring together leading experts to share their experiences, views and practical insight in various aspects of risk mitigation and management.

The Coalition Government has stated that it wants the UK to lead the world in the development and commercial deployment of Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) technology.  However, there is growing recognition that conventional approaches to CCS are taking much longer to produce commercially viable solutions than expected. In the meantime, global emissions continue to rise. What does the future hold for CCS Technology? Click on Register for more information.

The events at the Fukushima Daiichi power station in Japan has put the spotlight back on nuclear energy. Considerable focus has been on the economic issues surrounding nuclear power but that is not the only question worthy of debate. We would ask: is nuclear power a legitimate “cleantech” source of electricity?

Starting earlier than usual, with extra discussion time, this extended, special edition Green in the City Forum looks at the future of the low carbon transport industry: technologies, investment and policies impacting the UK's progress as a leader in sustainable transport.

Join us at London's flagship green industry forum. Our June Forum focuses on growing cleantech businesses better: business development, investment, sources of support, technology transfer and more. Delivering on the ambitious emission reduction targets set by Government cannot happen with a robust cleantech business environment. This will also be an important networking opportunity; delegates will attend from large companies, SMEs, start-ups, Venture Captial and Private Equity Firms as well as from academia, government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). This Forum will bring together serial entrepreneurs, support organisations and investors to discuss the opportunities and challenges related to sustainable innovation and growing technology businesses: product and service design, business development and investment. Panelists include: Hugh Parnell Chairman of Envirotech Ltd and co-founder of Cambridge Energy Tom Pakenham CEO at Green Tomato Energy Ltd and Founder Director at Green Tomato Cars Ltd Katharine Stephens Partner & Joint Head of the Intellectual Property Department at Bird & Bird Ron Armstrong Chairman and Founder of E-Synergy Capital Mark Prisk Minister of State for Business and Enterprise at BIS (invited) Charles Hendry Minister of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (invited)

Our May Forum reviews the outcomes and impacts the Government's Green Deal. Our evenings panel will discuss the question: Can the Green Deal really deliver?

Our expert panel will share their first-hand observations and discuss the EMRs implications on investment, technology and policy, providing views on the general industry outlook for 2011 and beyond.