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Welcome to the Renewable Energy sector at ESS Expo, a focal point for the latest in sustainable energy solutions.

This sector showcases advancements in renewable technologies like solar and wind power, energy storage, and green energy innovations.

Explore exhibits on renewable power generation, energy-efficient buildings, sustainable transport, and smart energy systems. Engage with industry leaders and experts driving the renewable energy revolution, shaping policies and strategies for sustainable energy.

The Renewable Energy sector at ESS Expo is an essential platform for discovering trends, networking with professionals, and gaining insights into the energy sustainability of the future. Join us in shaping a greener, sustainable energy landscape.

Renewable Energy Sector 2023 Agenda

Preview what's in store for 2024 by exploring our 2023 agenda below. Stay tuned for the announcement of our exciting 2024 talks soon.

Our schedule featured talks from experts in renewable energy, eco-friendly technologies, and sustainable practices. They addressed essential topics like renewable energy advancements, sustainable energy solutions, and green technology trends. Discussions revolved around reducing carbon emissions, innovating in energy conservation, and strategies for sustainable living.

This programme ignited conversation and provided fresh insights, creating a stimulating and interactive expo experience. Keep an eye out for further updates as we add more leading thinkers and specialists to our line up for 2024.

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13 Sep 2023
  1. Decarbonisation hubs: the future role of energy from waste facilities in supporting regional Net Zero targets
    Decarbonisation & Future Technologies Theatre
    • Energy from Waste
    • Net-Zero
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Decarbonisation
    Tony McGovern
    Tony McGovern, Director of Regeneration & Growth - Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
  2. How is social value driving the circular economy?
    Circular Economy & Net Zero Theatre
    • Net-Zero
    • Circular Economy
    • Sustainability
    Sarah Ottaway
    Sarah Ottaway, Sustainability and Social Value Lead - SUEZ recycling and recovery UK
    Paul Morgan
    Paul Morgan, Head of Commercial Services (Waste) - Greater Manchester Combined Authority
  3. Net Zero Targets and How to Achieve Them
    Energy Management Theatre
    • Net-Zero
    • Sustainability
    • Decarbonisation
    Charlotte Rule
    Charlotte Rule, Head of Climate and Energy Policy - Environmental Services Association
    Ray Parmenter
    Ray Parmenter, Head of Policy and Technical - Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM)
    Steph Housty
    Steph Housty, Sustainability & Marketing Manager - Ecosurety
  4. From Rubbish to Recovery: Innovation in Waste Processing
    Circular Economy & Net Zero Theatre
    • Waste & Recycling
    Erik Wist
    Erik Wist, Vice President - Commercial Development - Juno
    James Chilton
    James Chilton, Head of Business Development - Waste Management Facilities
  5. Re-inventing waste-to-energy
    Decarbonisation & Future Technologies Theatre
    • Energy from Waste
    • Circular Economy
    • Sustainability
    Salvatore Bustelli
    Salvatore Bustelli - KEW Technology Ltd
  6. Advanced Combustion And Gasification Solutions For High-Efficiency Energy Generation And Biofuel Production
    Energy Management Theatre
    • Energy from Waste
    • Waste & Recycling
    Frank Ligthart
    Frank Ligthart - Sumitomo
  7. Transition Of The UK Waste Sector
    Decarbonisation & Future Technologies Theatre
    • Circular Economy
    • Waste & Recycling
    Amna Bezanty
    Amna Bezanty, Head of Sustainability, ESG & Policy - KEW Technology & Circular Fuels Ltd
    Simone Aplin
    Simone Aplin - Anthesis
    Tim Rotheray
    Tim Rotheray - Viridor
  8. Circular Economy In Scotland
    Circular Economy & Net Zero Theatre
    • Circular Economy
    An opportunity for attendees to hear from the CEO of Zero Waste Scotland about Scotland's perspective on the Circular Economy. With the laying of the Circular Economy Bill in the Scottish Parliament a ...
    Iain Gulland
    Iain Gulland, Chief Executive - Zero Waste Scotland
  9. Getting The Right Contracting Strategy For Waste-To-Energy Projects
    Energy Management Theatre
    • Energy from Waste
    • Circular Economy
    • Sustainability
    Ian Blacker
    Ian Blacker, Sales Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa - Black & Veatch
    Phil Hirst
    Phil Hirst, Head of Gas, Waste to Energy & Nuclear – Black & Veatch EMEA - Black & Veatch
  10. Sustainability, Plastics, And Systems
    Circular Economy & Net Zero Theatre
    • Sustainability
    • Waste & Recycling
    Lara Steinhobel
    Lara Steinhobel, Sustainability Issues Executive - British Plastics Federation
    Michael Shaver
    Michael Shaver, Director of the Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub & Sustainable Futures - University of Manchester
    Sophie Walker
    Sophie Walker, CEO and Co-Founder - Dsposal
  11. Solving Emissions Challenges In The Waste Sector
    Decarbonisation & Future Technologies Theatre
    • Net-Zero
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Decarbonisation
    David Reay
    David Reay, Marketing Manager - CPL Activated Carbons
  12. Food AND fuel: how BECCS can support a transition to sustainable agriculture
    Energy Management Theatre
    • Energy from Waste
    • Sustainability
    Nick Primmer
    Nick Primmer, Policy Lead - Future Biogas
  13. Maintaining Efficiency Of Your Steam Turbine
    Decarbonisation & Future Technologies Theatre
    • Circular Economy
    • Decarbonisation
    Sam Drinkwater
    Sam Drinkwater, Technical Operations Manager - EthosEnergy
  14. Game Changing Innovation: The Role Of Chemical Recycling In Boosting Plastics Circularity
    Circular Economy & Net Zero Theatre
    • Circular Economy
    • Sustainability
    • Waste & Recycling
    Emma Beal
    Emma Beal, Managing Director - West London Waste Authority
    Dr Geoff Brighty
    Dr Geoff Brighty - Mura Technology Ltd
    Paul Davidson
    Paul Davidson - UKRI Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge
    Stuart Hayward-Higham
    Stuart Hayward-Higham, Chief Technical development & innovation officer - SUEZ Recycling & Recovery UK
  15. Waste Shipments: International Solutions to National Problems
    Energy Management Theatre
    • Circular Economy
    • Sustainability
    • Waste & Recycling
    Jacob Hayler
    Jacob Hayler, Executive Director - Environmental Services Association
    Lee Thickett
    Lee Thickett, Head of UK Operations - Traqa
    Mike Brown
    Mike Brown, Managing Director at Eunomia; RDF Industry Group Secretariat - Eunomia; RDF Industry Group
    Rob Scarpello
    Rob Scarpello, Senior Advisor (Waste Shipments) - Environment Agency
  16. The Journey To Net Zero – Steps To Take And Tools To Support Net Zero Commitments
    Circular Economy & Net Zero Theatre
    • Climate Change
    • Net-Zero
    • Sustainability
    • Tech & AI
    In the pursuit of Net Zero, standards are the essential tools and steps that drive action. 'The Journey to Net Zero - Steps to Take and Tools to Support Net Zero Commitments' will delve into the strat ...
    Abbey Dorian
    Abbey Dorian, Energy Sector Lead - BSI
  17. The Future of Waste in a Net Zero Economy
    Decarbonisation & Future Technologies Theatre
    • Net-Zero
    • Waste & Recycling
    Daisy Powell-Chandler
    Daisy Powell-Chandler, Head of Energy + Environment - Public First
    Mike Maudsley
    Mike Maudsley, CEO - enfinium
    Rachel Solomon Williams
    Rachel Solomon Williams, Executive Director - Aldersgate Group
  18. Post Panel Networking, Hosted by the RDF Industry Group
    Energy Management Theatre
    • Energy from Waste
    • Circular Economy
    • Sustainability
    • Waste & Recycling
    Hosted by Mike Brown and Andy Jones (Chair of the RDF Industry Group). Welcoming both members and non-members of the RDF Industry Group for a first-class networking opportunity with those working in t ...
    Andy Jones
    Andy Jones - Totus Environmental
    Mike Brown
    Mike Brown, Managing Director at Eunomia; RDF Industry Group Secretariat - Eunomia; RDF Industry Group
  19. What’s in Our Waste? How Artificial Intelligence Is Automating and Scaling Waste Composition Analysis
    Circular Economy & Net Zero Theatre
    • Tech & AI
    • Waste & Recycling
    Access to timely and accurate waste volume and composition data has long been the recycling and waste management sector’s Achilles heel. Traditional composition analysis methods, such as manual sampli ...
    Claire Shrewsbury
    Claire Shrewsbury, Director Insights and Innovation - WRAP
    Jonathan Caesar
    Jonathan Caesar, Senior Technical Plant Engineer - SUEZ recycling and recovery UK
    Mikela Druckman
    Mikela Druckman - Greyparrot
    Patrick Brighty
    Patrick Brighty, Recycling Policy Advisor - Environmental Services Association
  20. Carbon Capture Solutions For EFW Plants
    Decarbonisation & Future Technologies Theatre
    • Energy from Waste
    • Net-Zero
    • Decarbonisation
    Mark Tipton
    Mark Tipton, Sales Director, UK & Ireland - Babcock & Wilcox
  21. Decentralised Energy from Waste Solutions
    Energy Management Theatre
    • Energy from Waste
    • Circular Economy
    Alessandro Bertacchini
    Alessandro Bertacchini - Turboden S.p.A
    Simon Webb
    Simon Webb, Managing Director - Tidy Planet Limited
14 Sep 2023
  1. Decentralised Energy from Waste Solutions
    Energy Management Theatre
    • Energy from Waste
    Alessandro Bertacchini
    Alessandro Bertacchini - Turboden S.p.A
    Simon Webb
    Simon Webb, Managing Director - Tidy Planet Limited
  2. Using technology to bring visibility, transparency and traceability to the waste and recycling streams
    Circular Economy & Net Zero Theatre
    • Circular Economy
    • Sustainability
    • Waste & Recycling
    In a world where the waste industry often operates behind a veil of secrecy, Renaud de Viel Castel, the Chief Operating Officer and Head of Global Expansion for Rubicon, takes the stage to shed light ...
    Renaud de Viel Castel
    Renaud de Viel Castel - Rubicon Technologies Inc
  3. Efficient Biogenic Co2 Capture Technologies
    Decarbonisation & Future Technologies Theatre
    • Climate Change
    • Net-Zero
    • Decarbonisation
    Frank Ligthart
    Frank Ligthart - Sumitomo
  4. Sustainability In Action: Embedding Net Zero Into Culture, Process, And Decision-Making
    Circular Economy & Net Zero Theatre
    • Net-Zero
    • Sustainability
    Too often the sustainability conversation remains stuck in the ‘why’, when we urgently need the ‘how.’ Therefore, this session will provide practical guidance to address the gap that exists on how to ...
    Ghinwa Chammas
    Ghinwa Chammas, Director of Group Sustainability - British Standards Institute (BSI)
  5. Dangerous Substances and Explosive atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR) – A guide to compliance.
    Energy Management Theatre
    • Professional Services
     
    Ryan Lloyd-Davies
    Ryan Lloyd-Davies, Principal DSEAR Consultant - ORBIS Environmental and Safety Compliance
  6. BECCS and the Net-Zero Future – Unlocking the Decarbonisation Potential of BioCO2 from AD
    Decarbonisation & Future Technologies Theatre
    • Net-Zero
    • Tech & AI
    • Decarbonisation
    With momentum building around carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) as a crucial decarbonisation solution, ADBA’s panel discussion will tap into the immense yet overlooked potential of biogenic CO2 to ...
    David Hurren
    David Hurren, President - British Compressed Gases Association (BCGA)
    David Hynes
    David Hynes, Sales Manager Pentair Carbon Capture and Biogas Upgrading - Pentair
    Nick Primmer
    Nick Primmer, Policy Lead - Future Biogas
    Wasundara Doradeniya
    Wasundara Doradeniya, Policy and Market Analyst - ADBA - Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association - ADBA
  7. Sustainability Action Plan Working Towards the Net-Zero Challenge
    Circular Economy & Net Zero Theatre
    • Net-Zero
    • Sustainability
    As the largest soft drinks supplier in Great Britain, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) is committed to finding solutions to shared sustainability challenges. Recognising that packaging is a key c ...
    Jo Padwick
    Jo Padwick, Senior Sustainability Manager, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners GB - Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP)
  8. Extending EFW Asset Life And Improving Performance
    Energy Management Theatre
    • Energy from Waste
    Mark Tipton
    Mark Tipton, Sales Director, UK & Ireland - Babcock & Wilcox
  9. Innovation in operations to create the energy from waste plant of the future
    Decarbonisation & Future Technologies Theatre
    • Energy from Waste
    • Tech & AI
    Jane Atkinson CBE
    Jane Atkinson CBE - enfinium
  10. How Recycling Can Help Communities Quickly Reach Their Carbon Reduction Goals
    Circular Economy & Net Zero Theatre
    • Net-Zero
    • Waste & Recycling
    • Decarbonisation
    John Pine
    John Pine, Director of Commercial Development - Juno LLC
  11. Insect bioconversion: theory and practice - capturing the value of organic waste through the circular economy.
    Energy Management Theatre
    • Circular Economy
    • Biodiversity
    Ben Withers
    Ben Withers - WSP
    Maureen Wakefield
    Maureen Wakefield, Scientist & Project Lead - Fera Science
  12. The Great Retrofit: An Opportunity or A Hinderance To The Waste Sector?
    Circular Economy & Net Zero Theatre
    • Waste & Recycling
    Claire Petricca-Riding
    Claire Petricca-Riding - Irwin Mitchell LLP
  13. Green energy transition – the role of patents
    Decarbonisation & Future Technologies Theatre
    • Tech & AI
    • Decarbonisation
    Hugh Dunlop
    Hugh Dunlop - Maucher Jenkins

 

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2023 Renewable Energy Agenda Topic Overview

Get a glimpse of what we're planning for 2024 by taking a look at the highlights from our 2023 agenda. We'll be revealing our exciting lineup of 2024 talks shortly, so watch this space for updates. In the meantime, here's a snapshot of what we offered in 2023:

  • Innovative Strategies in Waste-To-Energy Projects: Alessandro Bertacchini and Simon Webb on new approaches to energy from waste solutions.

  • The Evolution of Circular Economy in Scotland: Iain Gulland's perspective on Scotland's circular economy initiatives.

  • Green Energy Transition and Patent Importance: Hugh Dunlop discusses the role of patents in the green energy sector.

  • Artificial Intelligence in Waste Composition Analysis: Insights from Claire Shrewsbury and team on using AI for waste management.

  • Bioenergy and Carbon Capture: A Sustainable Agriculture Approach: Nick Primmer explores the potential of Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS).

  • Decarbonisation through Advanced Energy from Waste Facilities: Tony McGovern on energy from waste in achieving regional Net Zero targets.

  • Driving the Circular Economy with Social Value: Sarah Ottaway and Paul Morgan discuss the intersection of social value and sustainability.

  • Net Zero Targets - Approaches and Achievements: Expert views from Charlotte Rule, Ray Parmenter, and Steph Housty.

  • Extending the Life and Performance of Energy from Waste Assets: Mark Tipton on enhancing Energy from Waste plant efficiencies.

  • Unlocking Decarbonisation Potential with BioCO2: David Hurren and colleagues discuss the overlooked potential of biogenic CO2.

  • Sustainability in Action: Net Zero in Business Practices: Ghinwa Chammas on integrating Net Zero strategies into corporate culture.

  • Plastics in Sustainability: Challenges and Solutions: Lara Steinhobel, Michael Shaver, and Sophie Walker on the role of plastics in a sustainable future.

  • Challenges and Solutions in Emissions Reduction in the Waste Sector: David Reay's take on innovative emissions reduction strategies.

  • The Future of Waste Management in a Net Zero Economy: Daisy Powell-Chandler, Mike Maudsley, and Rachel Solomon Williams discuss waste management strategies for a Net Zero future.

  • Chemical Recycling: A Game Changer for Plastic Circularity: Dr Geoff Brighty and others on the evolving role of chemical recycling in plastics.

  • Strategies for Efficient Waste-to-Energy Contracting: Ian Blacker and Phil Hirst on effective management of waste-to-energy projects.

  • Sustainable Practices: Insect Bioconversion in Waste Management: Ben Withers and Maureen Wakefield on the value of organic waste through circular economy practices.

  • How Recycling Supports Rapid Carbon Reduction Goals: John Pine on the impact of recycling in achieving carbon reduction.

  • Safety and Compliance in Waste Management: DSEAR Regulations: Ryan Lloyd-Davies on navigating compliance challenges in the sector.

  • The Great Retrofit: Implications for the Waste Sector: Claire Petricca-Riding's insights on retrofitting impacts on waste management.

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