• Chair: Sarah Boyack MSP 
• Zero carbon homes and the policies to get them
  • UK Government - Bob Ledsome, Head, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Division, Communities and Local Government (CLG) 
  • Scottish Government - Gavin Peart, Scottish Building Standards - Strategy, Directorate for the Built Environment
• What we need to be able to deliver low carbon homes - Charles Bradshaw-Smith, Head of Innovation, E.ON Engineering
• Microgeneration industry perspective – Dave Sowden, The Micropower Council
• The view from Scotland - Update on SCHRI2, GPDO revision, FREDS Renewable Heat Sub-Group and outcomes of the Sullivan Report
  • Dr Trudy Nicholson, Head Energy Efficiency Unit, Scottish Government [ presentation ]
  • David Cameron, Chief Technical Officer, Scottish Renewables
• Q&A

14.00 Wednesday 21 May
 

Session 2: Tackling the existing 26 million homes

• Chair: Mike Thornton, Energy Saving Trust, Scotland
• Carbon Trust’s Micro-CHP Accelerator - Dr Garry Staunton, Technology Director, The Carbon Trust 
• Gas is here to stay – at least for now! - Neil Schofield, Head of Sustainable Development, Bosch Thermotechnology Ltd 
• UK micro- and small-wind study - Alex Murley, Small Systems Manager, BWEA
• A mass market for microgeneration -  how could we get there? – Elaine Waterson, EST Strategy Manager, Devolved Nations
• Hey, don't forget energy efficiency! - Chas Booth, Parliamentary Officer, Association for the Conservation of Energy; and Friends of the Earth Scotland
• Q&A