Future Resource Keynote Theatre
This is where you will find the most influential individuals at the forefront of sustainability. Seminars will cover the key issues facing the world, national and local governments and businesses on how they can work towards a more sustainable future through resource efficiency.
Wednesday 12th September
Thursday 13th September
11.00 - 11.30
Kate Wild
The importance of chemistry for treatment of raw water and effluent
Chemical treatment is a vital part of raw water and wastewater processing in industrial manufacturing. The requirements of any plant will vary depending on the industry, processes and wastewater plant – as well as local or national regulations and licence conditions – the chemicals used, pH neutralisers, anti-foaming agents, coagulants and flocculants can have a dramatic impact on plant performance. We look at the purpose of these chemicals and how optimisation of wastewater dosing can save time and money.
11.45 - 12.15
Agamemnon Otero MBE
Cracking the Code: Repowering Urban spaces
Repowering is developing urban energy projects that address fuel poverty & air quality. Agamemnon will share the development and delivery of the first approved Block Chain Energy System with battery storage and AI - as well as how urban guerrilla gardening is helping the single biggest energy consumer in the UK, TFL, to reduce its emissions, generate solar power, improve air quality, biodiversity and clean up plastic waste.
12.30 - 13.00
Natalie Bennett
Sustainable Development Goals: How to prevent the next 100 Dieselgates?
Dieselgate demonstrates that government policies and corporate actions can’t just consider climate change, as crucial an issue as that is. You are going to be judged on the complete social and environmental impacts of your choices – and the Sustainable Development Goals provide an international agreed framework for doing that, for bringing much needed systems thinking into a siloed world.
13.15 - 13.45
Charlotte Morton
The need for separate food waste collections
As many as half of all households in England still do not have separate collections for their inedible food waste. As has been shown in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, separate food waste collections have been shown to reduce levels of food waste and increase recycling rates, and also importantly allow inedible food waste to be recycled through anaerobic digestion into renewable heat and power, clean transport fuel, and nutrient-rich biofertiliser. Charlotte will set out the benefits of separately collecting and recycling inedible food waste and examine how the targets in the new Circular Economy Package for separate biowaste collections by December 2023 can be implemented as cost-effectively as possible.
14.00 - 14.30
George Giles
How should we Design, Build & Operate future EfW plants
There is a real challenge to maximise the potential of EfW plants during its lifecycle of design, build and operation. George Giles will explore what are the key barriers that is holding back EfW plants and what future projects could do to overcome these challenges. He will also take a look into the future to see how the advancement of Digitalisation could revolutionise EfW schemes.
14.45 - 15.15
Tim Foster
Renewable Power Purchase Agreements – Plugging the Risk Gap
In its current state, the UK electricity market simply does not fulfil the range of products and services needed to allow consumers to manage the economic exposure from volatile electricity prices. Lack of liquidity or price discovery beyond 18 months is a major concern, however contracting with wind farms or solar PV can fill this gap.
15.30 - 16.00
Chris Hewett
Post-subsidy business opportunities in solar & storage
How can companies take advantage of the falling costs of solar and battery storage to reduce energy bills? Presentation of case studies across the commercial sector of how companies are using solar power and heat technologies cut costs and emissions. Through onsite generation for self-consumption or export, solar Power Purchase Agreement or providing flexibility services to the grid, there are many ways by which companies can use solar to save money and resources.
