UK - Just one week to go to the world's largest marine renewables event

On the day that Defra launches it's draft Marine White Paper, BWEA is holding it's fourth annual wave and tidal stream energy conference, BWEA Marine 07, at the QEII Centre, Westminster on Thursday 15th March. This is expected to be the largest marine renewables event in the world this year and is already attracting a significant amount of international interest.

A limited number of places are available for accredited members of the press - contact Alison Hill to confirm your place.

The conference itself is co-sponsored this year by Scottish Power Renewables and Scottish Development International.

Amongst high level industry figures, confirmed Government speakers and chairs include:
Ben Bradshaw MP, Minister for Local Environment, Marine and Animal Welfare, DEFRA
Lord Truscott, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Energy, DTI
Geoffrey Norris, Prime Ministers Senior Policy Advisor on Trade and Energy
Jane Morgan, Head of Energy and Telecoms Division, Scottish Executive
Jim Campbell, Head of Energy Development Unit, DTI
There is also a session on International Markets intended to provide delegates with the opportunity to see how this sector is likely to grow around the world. This has high level representatives from the key countries active in wave and tidal stream energy today:
Canada - Hon Jack Keir, Minister for Energy, New Brunswick
Ireland - Katrina Polaski, Head of Renewable Energy, Sustainable Energy Ireland
Portugal – António Sá da Costa, President, Portuguese Renewables Energy Association
Spain - Roberto Legaz, Director of Renewables, Iberdrola
US – Michael Grainey, Director, Oregon Department of Energy
Exhibitors
The following companies will be on display at the event:
All Energy, Densit A/S, E.ON UK, EMU Ltd, Energy Engineering Magazine, Faber Maunsell, Garrad Hassan & Partners Ltd, npower renewables, Ocean Power Technologies, PMSS Ltd, ReNews, Scottish Development International, ScottishPower Renewables.
View the full conference programme at http://www.bwea.com/marine/conference.html.
A limited number of places are available for accredited members of the press - contact Alison Hill to confirm your place. (If you have already requested a place, this is being held for you and BWEA will contact you with details of how to pick up your press pass next week).

Alison Hill, Head of Communications, BWEA, 020 7689 1966, 07956 859 749, www.bwea.com

BWEA Events 2007
BWEA Marine 07 - 15 March 2007, Westminster
BWEA Offshore 07 - 7 June 2007, Liverpool
BWEA29 - 9-11 October 2007, Glasgow
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