Edinburgh Community Energy Co-operative - Conference

Community Energy in Edinburgh – update on projects and plans, exchange of information, networking, and national initiatives A conference organised by the Edinburgh Community Energy CooperativeVenue: Candlish Room, St Georges West Church, 58 Shandwick Place, Edinburgh REGISTRATION: Free for individuals and representatives from community groups. Fee of £20 per person for representatives from other organisations.To register, simply send an email to: edinburghcommunityenergy [at] blueyonder [dot] co [dot] uk with names and email addresses of those wishing to register.Saturday 11th September 2010, 10.00 am – 1.45 pm10.00  Introduction, Mark Lazarowicz, MP for Edinburgh North & Leith, Chair Edinburgh Community Energy Cooperative 10.10  Reports from Edinburgh projects Granton Combined Heat & Power/District Heating projectEwan Jures, Principal Engineer, Energy and Sustainable Solutions, Parsons Brinckerhoff, project consultants Hydro-power on the Water of LeithSteven Downie, Senior Renewable Energy Engineer RD Energy Solutions, consultants on Water of Leith hydropower feasibility studies PEDAL, Portobello Transition Town – community energy possibilitiesCharlotte Bickmore, Energy Worker, PEDAL 11.00 Energy in the city Councillor Robert Aldridge, Environment Leader, City of Edinburgh CouncilStuart Hay, Sustainable Futures Manager, Changeworks 11.50 Break 12.15 Support for local energy saving projects and community energy schemes Community Energy ScotlandGeorgy Davis, Community Energy Scotland Development Officer, South East Scotland Community Energy Direct – setting up energy consumer coopsAnna Eagar, Community Energy Direct 1.00 Closing discussion – update and views on the proposed biomass plant in Leith DocksSpeakers: Calum Wilson, Managing Director, Forth Energy (promoters of proposed biomass plant)Alistair Tibbitt, Greener Leith (tbc)