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Renewables for Communities: Empowering communities - 21 May 2009
Organised by Community Energy Scotland
09.00 - 10.30
This highly topical 90 minute session will focus on the newly introduced Scottish Government Communities and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES); additionally there will be a presentation on the delivery of large scale community projects, followed by discussion and Q&A.
Chair: Nicholas Gubbins, Chief Executive, Community Energy Scotland
| 9.00 | Introduction by Chair |
| 9.05 | Community Renewables - introduction and context Nicholas Gubbins, Chief Executive, Community Energy Scotland |
| 9.20 | Large-scale community-owned wind projects Ann Kirby, Director and Steve Thomson, Director, Tiree Renewable Energy Limited [ presentation ] |
| 9.35 | District heating systems Donald Lockhart, Development Director, Albyn Housing Society [ presentation ] |
| 9.50 | Private grid developments Alex Walker, Chair, Ekopia Development Trust [ presentation ] |
| 10.05 | CARES, the Scottish Government’s new Communities and Renewable Energy Scheme Christine Mckay, Scottish Government Renewables Policy Team [ presentation ] |
| 10.20 | Q&A and discussion |
| 10.30 | Exhibition and networking |
