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New Renewables Board Leads Way to Green Future
11 November 2002
Energy Minister Brian Wilson today announced the members of the new
Renewables Advisory Board.
The Board will play a significant role in the formation and delivery
of Government policy on Renewables. The Board is charged with
identifying the key areas that Government needs to tackle and provide
workable solutions. Specifically, it will:
- Develop strategies for improving the development and deployment of
renewable technologies in the UK; strengthen the UK supply chain and
the ...infrastructure required to underpin the growth of a world class
industry;
- Examine and prioritise initiatives aimed at improving the
competitiveness of the UK industry;
- Identify new export opportunities and the measures required to
ensure UK companies can fully exploit them;
- Make specific recommendations by Summer 2003 for actions to be taken
by the industry and Government.
Brian Wilson said:
"As we move towards the publication of our Energy White Paper we must
emphasise and exploit the synergies between Government, Industry and
Academia. I am confident that the Board will identify how this can be
achieved and work towards it."
"The potential prize is huge. World investment in renewables could be
as much as #400 billion by the end of the decade. I am determined that
Britain will not be left behind, as we were in the 1980s, when we lost
our world lead in wind power to the Danes.
"As PILOT has become the engine of Oil and Gas development, I believe
that the Renewables Advisory Board can become the focal centre of the
Renewables industry. It will be a forum to discuss problems and
provide considered, workable solutions for Government and Industry to
implement."
The Renewables Advisory Board held an interim meeting in May of this
year and they held their first full meeting today.
Biographical Notes of New Members:
Dr Tariq Ali
Dr. Ali is currently the Research Director of the Imperial College
Environment Office, London and recently served as Technical Secretary
and member of the Chief Scientific Advisor's Energy Research Review
Group on Energy R&D priorities.
Mr Tom Delay
Mr Delay is currently the Chief Executive of the Carbon Trust, which
was set up by the Government as a key part of its climate change
programme. He was a principal at AT Kearney from 1999 to 2001 and
worked at McKinsey & Co. between 1996 and 1998. He also has over 14
years experience in the Oil and Gas industry.
Mr Ken Forrest
Mr Forrest has been involved in the Oil and Gas industry for the past
30 years. At the Offshore Supplies Office he was responsible for
coordinating Government and Industry action to strengthen the supply
chain to take advantage of opportunities in the domestic and overseas
market.
Mr Robert Hastings
Mr Hastings began his career with British Aerospace and has since
worked in the power generation sector for a number of companies. He is
currently active in areas of imbedded generation, on shore wind and
offshore wind.
Dr Jeremy Leggett
Dr Leggett has held lectureships at Imperial College of Science and
Technology and is an associate fellow at Oxford University's
Environmental Change Institute. He was also Scientific Director for
Climate Change at Greenpeace International from 1989- 1996. He is
currently Chief Executive of Solar Century; a UK based solar electric
company, and founding director of the private equity renewable energy
fund, Bank Sarasin's New Energies Invest AG.
Mr Robert Leicester
Mr Leicester is responsible for all NEG Micon onshore and offshore
turbine sales in the UK & Ireland. He has over 25 years experience in
the R&D, electricity and manufacturing sectors on a wide range of
renewable energy projects.
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Mr Alan Moore
Mr Moore is Managing Director at National Wind Power, a developer,
operator and owner of windfarms in the UK. He has managed power
stations for National Power and held several different roles in the
CEGB.
Mr Ray Noble
Mr Noble was an associate director of Ove Arup and Partners for 28
years in the Building Engineering Group. He has spent over 10 years
involved in R&D and projects with Photovoltaics.
Mr John Roberts
Mr Roberts is the Chief Executive at Untied Utilities Plc. He is a
former member of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution and
contributor to the report "Energy - The Changing Climate". He has over
25 years of experience of the electricity industry.
Mr Simon Roberts
Mr Roberts is Chief Executive of the Centre for Sustainable Energy, a
charity that specialises in advice, research, education and practical
project delivery. He was previously Senior Energy Campaigner at
Friends of the Earth from 1989 to 1994 and Commercial Manager at
Triodos Bank from 1998 to 2002.
Mr Gordon Shearer
Mr Shearer is responsible for Shell's Wind Business in the UK and
Ireland. He has held a number of posts in Shell and has worked in a
number of countries, such as Venezuela and Syria.
Dr Brian Lockhart Smith
Dr Smith has been Head of Projects at Scottish and Southern
Electricity plc since 1998 and currently the focus is on renewable
energy projects, primarily wind and hydro. Between 1996 to 1998, he
was Managing Director of Southern Electric Power Generation Ltd and
has also held a number of other roles in the energy industry.
Mr David Still
Mr Still has been involved in the renewable energy sector for the past
18 years, initially through the Northumbrian Energy Workshop and
subsequently through Border Wind Limited and AMEC Wind. Mr Still is
currently chairman of the British Wind Energy Association.
Mr Allan Thomson
Mr Thompson has 12 years experience of R&D on wave, wind and CHP
pulsed combustion and 25 years experience of senior level experience
on offshore oil and gas and onshore thermal power station construction
projects. He is currently Chairman of Wavegen.
Dr Patricia Thornley
Dr Thornley is an engineering consultant with PB Power, who advises
investors and ...lenders on the technical aspects of power generation
projects based on advanced thermal technologies and/or renewable
energy. She holds a PhD in Energy Research from the University of
Ulster.
Mr Dale Vince
Mr Vince is the founder and Managing Director of Ecotricity group, an
integrated renewable energy company who operate as developer,
generator and supplier of green electricity. He has been involved in
the wind industry for over 10 years.
Mr David Williams
Mr Williams manages a specialist manufacturer of towers and foundation
support systems for onshore and offshore wind turbines. He has built
up the company since the late 70's and since 1997 his company has
manufactured and supplied some 400 towers to wind farms all over
Europe and the U.S.
Mr David James Williams
Mr Williams was Chairman of EPR ELY and Scotland, the biomass company,
from 1998 to 2002. Before that he held various posts with South Wales
Electricity plc. He is currently Managing Director of Utility Partners
Ltd.
Note: We have yet to appoint one final member
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11 November 2002
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