What they're showing
Our All-Energy ‘08 preview offers a useful "bird's eye view" of exhibits at this year's show. With several hundred exhibiting companies, All-Energy ’08 is a one-stop-shop for all with a professional/business interest in renewable and sustainable energy. Keep making frequent returns to this part of the website as we will be updating it very regularly as information comes in from exhibitors. Use the drop down list immediately below to jump instantly to the company you are eager to read about. If you are a journalist you will be interested to know that we have high resolution jpegs from many of the exhibitors so can help you build a meaty preview!
2Cs COMMUNICATIONS will be featuring their design and marketing work for a range of renewable energy companies.
The company work across all mediums, from web and print to film and events. They have an excellent knowledge of the renewables industry which means they create strategic campaigns which carry the right messages to the right audiences.
This featured exhibit is of use to any company in the renewable/environmental sectors. They currently work with Renewables East, SLP, Enecsys, OrbisEnergy, Envirolink and more. They also specialise in helping start-up companies to reach the market.
Other exhibits will include their online community engagement work for wind farms through their division, Consense.
They are of use to wind farm developers and anyone wishing to engage the local community in proposals. Their current clients include Banks Developments, Broadview Energy, Your Energy, npower renewables, Infinergy and Evelop.
2Cs Communications have just produced a 30 minute film showcasing the renewables sector in the East of England, which will be distributed internationally. They managed the entire process from scripting and filming to editing and packaging design. www.2cs.com
3B-FIBREGLASS is a major European supplier of fibreglass reinforcements for the composite industry and an active actor in the Renewable Energy (RE) markets. Their products, Advantex® and HIPer-texTM Series, offer key benefits for composite applications. The use of Composite materials is not well known in RE except in wind energy. The usual properties of composite materials meet the main requirements for RE applications. Moreover thanks to corrosion resistance and excellent long term behaviour, their products contribute to enhance the final results of the application. www.3b-fibreglass.com
3G ENERGI will be showing an up to date feature on the Scottish Biomass Support scheme including a powerpoint presentation and photographs of their recently completed district heating schemes under the SBSS funding.
The SBSS funding has received a lot of publicity and is a flagship programme. The results of the scheme will be assessed over the next 6 months by the Scottish Government. 3G Energi can report now on the SBSS projects where they have installed the boiler and district heating system
This featured exhibit is of use to land and estate owners and managers, public sector specifiers and domestic property owners.
Other exhibits will include log and pellet installations both commercial, public sector and domestic.
3G Energi is a holder of Bioenergy Capital Grant Scheme funds; this fund can assist with any commercial or public sector project. Funding can be offered at 20% of the total eligible project costs and is offered to assist in getting approval for the installation of Biomass heating systems. www.3genergi.co.uk
AEROVIRONMENT highlight their Architechtural Wind System with its building-integrated wind turbines. Architectural Wind positions the turbines to take advantage of the accelerated wind flow up the face of the building and is of interest to organisations with a commitment to sustainability, with low aspect ratio buildings. These include factories, large retail outlets, warehouses and distribution centres.
AeroVironment has had a continuous presence wind power technology since 1977. They have conducted over 250 sponsored projects related to wind power technology, and invested in, developed, owned and managed wind farms. AV has been awarded over 50 federal grants that covered disciplines including aerodynamics, control systems, remote sensing, meteorology, wind engineering, code development, and measurement techniques. As a long-standing member of many professional wind energy societies, AV has contributed to certification and standards in performance analysis, siting and environmental compliance. www.avinc.com/wind
ALGAE-TECH (UK) LTD will feature technologies that now enable viable and feasible large scale algae production for bio-fuels and consumption of CO2.
To their knowledge, they are the first company in the world that can demonstrate a “viable” Algae-to-Oil technology that utilises effluents from power plant, factories and water treatment plants to grow a bio mass that economically competes with fossil fuels and, at the same time, does not compete with our human food supply chain.
In one way or another everyone in the world will use and/or benefit from this technology. www.algae-to-oil.com
AMPAIR will feature several of their products including the Ampair 600; Ampair 300; Ampair 100 and the UW micro-hydro system.
The latest version of Ampair 600 complete with upgraded interconnect unit featuring active noise control and heavy-duty twintex blades; also the latest line of Ampair regulator packages for the Ampair 600, Ampair 300 the Ampair 100 and for solar PV systems. The exhibit will be of use to remote off-grid users and on grid power users. Ampair will also be exhibiting their unique UW micro hydro generator system for use by sites with fast flowing streams such as mill races.
Ampair has recently expanded its production capabilities by 50% to meet growing demand. www.ampair.com
ARBUTHNOTT WOOD PELLETS LTD are the first company to make wood pellets in Scotland (commercial, domestic and business wood) for fuel boilers and stoves. They will be featuring wood fuel pellets from Scottish timber , their manufacturing process; and be available for discussions on marketing and raw material procurement.
Wood pellets were imported but now they are made in Scotland. www.hotstovies.com
AUSTRIAN ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT (AE&E) the plant construction division of A-Tec Industries has acquired Mechanical Installations International Ltd; a Newport (Wales) based company with 110 employees and £16m in revenue in 2007. This takeover will enable AE&E to fully take advantage of the opportunities in the growing UK market for waste-to-energy facilities - something they will feature on their stand. www.aee-group.com
BATT CABLES are a supplier of power cables, including high voltage, fibre optic cables, instrumentation cables to BS5308 and offshore cables to BS6883. The cables are used by electrical contractors, wind farms and offshore projects. www.batt.co.uk
BERR - DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENTERPRISE AND REGULATORY REFORM. BERR Renewable Energy Trade Promotion Service and UK Trade and Investment are hosting over 100 overseas visitors from some 26 countries to programmes of meetings across the UK, culminating in attending the show.
The delegates include invited companies from South America, USA, Canada, Eastern and Western Europe, North East Asia, India, the Middle East, South Africa and New Zealand. They will visit different locations in the UK earlier in the week focusing on four areas of renewable technologies: marine (including wave, tidal and offshore wind), solar pv and buildings integration, biomass (including energy from wate) and wind transmission technology (i.e. gearboxes). The delegates will come together for All-Energy and will be formally welcomed by the Lord Provost of Aberdeen.
BERR will be showcasing the UK's strengths as a partner for trade and investment, and will be providing meeting and networking opportunities for overseas and UK delegates. For attendees of All-Energy there will be opportunities to meet these delegates. Information and appointment schedules will be on stand A24.
This exhibit is of use to all attendees. BERR are arranging three opportunities for making contact with the international delegates:
- Arrange meetings through stand A24 (or in advance for delegate information and appointments from enquiries@ukrenewables.com.
- Attend the presentation and networking session on "The UK's Renewables Solutions and Market Prospects: accessing the business opportunities" on the afternoon of Wednesday 21st from 4 - 6pm, room TBC. The seminar will present the UK's renewable energy business prospects (of interest also to UK delegates), and give international and UK delegates the opportunity to network and participate in one-to-one meetings.
- Attend presentations given by the international delegates from selected countries on Thursday 22nd from 10.30am to 4pm, room TBC, so far including USA, Canada, China and Japan.
BERR Renewable Energy Trade Promotion Service www.ukrenewables.com
UK Trade and Investment www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk
BMT CORDAH will be featuring concrete foundations for Offshore Windfarms and in conjunction with the UK Department of Industry and E.ON, is designing a method of transporting and installing 'concrete gravity foundations' that can be dropped to the sea bed in water depths of 25 meters and beyond, enabling a much larger sea area to be allocated to offshore windfarms.
They focus on support to terrestrial and offshore wind and on wave and tidal energy.
Our services to renewable energy projects include:
- site selection, including resource assessment and co-location with shipping
- planning, including environmental statements and navigation risk assessments
- projects, including marine installation and operations, operational availability and financial viability
Our services to renewable energy devices include:
- due diligence
- risk assessments
- survivability
- reliability and availability improvement
- safety assessments
Notable recent projects include:
- numerous environmental impact assessments of terrestrial wind farms
- navigation risk assessment of an offshore wind farm
- environmental impact statement for the Beatrice offshore wind farm
- assessing the financial viability of offshore wind farms
- part of a consortium developing concrete foundations for deep water wind farms
- part of the consortia developing two tidal energy devices.
BMT CORDAH will be featuring concrete foundations for Offshore Windfarms and in conjunction with the UK Department of Industry and E.ON, is designing a method of transporting and installing 'concrete gravity foundations' that can be dropped to the sea bed in water depths of 25 meters and beyond, enabling a much larger sea area to be allocated to offshore windfarms.
They focus on support to terrestrial and offshore wind and on wave and tidal energy.
Our services to renewable energy projects include:
- site selection, including resource assessment and co-location with shipping
- planning, including environmental statements and navigation risk assessments
- projects, including marine installation and operations, operational availability and financial viability
Our services to renewable energy devices include:
- due diligence
- risk assessments
- survivability
- reliability and availability improvement
- safety assessments
Notable recent projects include:
- numerous environmental impact assessments of terrestrial wind farms
- navigation risk assessment of an offshore wind farm
- environmental impact statement for the Beatrice offshore wind farm
- assessing the financial viability of offshore wind farms
- part of a consortium developing concrete foundations for deep water wind farms
- part of the consortia developing two tidal energy devices.
BRITISH HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION will be featuring information about the work and activities of the BHA and the benefits of membership, they are the only association committed to the hydro industry. The exhibition is of use to anyone with an interest in hydropower including tidal power. www.british-hydro.org
C-MAC MICROTECHNOLOGY will be exhibiting their extensive design, manufacturing and testing services for microelectronic modules for harsh environments including high temperature, high vibration, high shock and high humidity. They will also be exhibiting some of the modules themselves.C-MAC is one of the leading designers and manufacturers of modules for harsh environments. C-MAC supplies the leading companies requiring these modules in a range of markets including space, defence, automotive and medicine where high durability and high reliability are a pre-requisite. www.cmac.com
CANADIAN RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION will be highlighting its 2008 annual ethanol and biodiesel conference. The Canadian Renewable Fuels Summit is held every year in December. This event brings together a diverse and influential group of approximately 800 professionals from across North America and Europe whose common goal is to promote and discuss the production and utilisation of renewable transportation fuels.
The Events Director will be on hand to discuss potential sponsorship and speaking opportunities for this years event. Gordon Quaiattin the President of CRFA who is speaking at the event will also be on hand at their exhibit to discuss the status of the Canadian biofuels market.
The CRFA is a non-profit organisation with a mission to promote renewable fuels for transportation through consumer awareness and government liaison activities. www.greenfuels.org
CEMBRE is a European manufacturer of cable terminals and associated installation tooling for the Industrial, Transportation, Utility and Public sectors. Cembre products for OEM's panel builders and harness makers also include distribution blocks, cable glands and identification & labelling systems. Cembre Ltd also offers design and production capabilities for customised termination products and cable assemblies.
Their featured products are HV and LV crimping lugs in Copper, Aluminium and Bi-metallic versions for all types of conductors. Manual and battery powered hydraulic tooling for cutting all types of conductors and crimping all versions of Cembre lugs. Plastic and metallic cable glands, including EMC and Eex all versions. Thermal transfer printing systems for cable & component marking, labelling and signage.
Cembre provides a 'matched system' of cable terminations and crimping tools to ensure full traceability and consistent, assured connections. www.cembre.com
CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY's use of radar to detect bats in an exciting new development that will provide robust evidence to show if a proposed windfarm development is likely or not to have a significant impact on any identified local bat population. It reduces the subjectivity surrounding bird and bat ecology issues in the decision making process on planning applications
CSL will be demonstrating how bird radar has helped a number of proposed windfarm developments through to planning including, how data plots are interpreted and how data is presented using GIS.
Radar allows the collection of far more comprehensive and objective data than traditional ornithological methods. It can operate 24/7 in just about any weather conditions. This kind of evidence can prove crucial in decision making about the location, size and operating practices of both onshore and offshore windfarms. www.csl.gov.uk
CENTRE FOR ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY will have members of staff and students from the Graduate School of the Environment at CAT will be on hand to talk about the range of inspiration post graduate programmes they offer. These include Renewable Energy in the Built Environment (REBE) and their Architecture: Advanced Energy and the Environment studies (AEES) MSC programmes.
Installers courses for renewable technologies are also offered at CAT: Gain BPEC qualifications in Solar Hot Water or Wood Fuel for Domestic Heating; or a City and Guilds certificate in Domestic Photovoltaic Systems.
The Graduate School for the Environment at CAT runs the most popular course in the country on low impact (energy and environment) environmental architecture.
This exhibit will be useful to Professionals looking to develop their skills, those interested in becoming certified renewable energy installers. This may include engineers wanting to specialise in renewable energy or add it to their array of offerings. Architects wanting to offer lower impact design. Businesses wanting to gain and keep a lead in the renewable energy and sustainable building sector can achieve this through investing in training.
The All-Energy chosen Charity "RESET" was started by Staff and Students from the Graduate school. www.reset-development.org.uk
The Zero Carbon Britian policy document was created at the Graduate School of the Environment. www.zerocarbonbritain.com
CAT is also 'Europe's leading Eco-centre' allowing enthusiast and members of the public to get their hands on renewable energy technologies and see a selection of low impact buildings for themselves. www.cat.org.uk
Their new educational facility "WISE - Wales Institute for Sustainable Education" is an innovative eco-build including 200 seat rammed earth lecture theatre will become the main venue for the graduate school. It will also feature 24 ensure study bedrooms, workshop space, seminar rooms, a laboratory, a restaurant and bar. These facilities will greatly help continue our world leading work. www.wise.cat.org.uk/wise
CLEANTECH INVESTOR LTD will be particularly featuring magazines which will contain lots of information on industry developments, financing and investment.
Other exhibits will include website demonstration.
They are used by companies seeking funding for clean technology.
There will be a special offer on subscription at All Energy Expo. www.cleantechinvestor.co.uk
CO-OPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT SCOTLAND will be particularly featuring community co-operative models of renewable development.
It is special as it maximises direct benefits to local communities by creating their own enterprise model.
This featured exhibit is of use to particularly rural communities.
They will be working with Energy4All to develop investment fund to support smaller co-operative ventures in renewables. www.cdscotland.co.uk
CONSENSE will be feating their online community and stakeholder consultation system - Open Debate - which involves more people in planning for wind farms - particularly valuable supporters. It demonstrates an open and inclusive approach and helps to gain planning permission as a result.
Open Debate is of particular use to wind farm developers and anyone wishing to engage the local community in proposals. Current clients include:
- Banks Developments
- Broadview Energy
- Your Energy
- npower Renewables
- Infinergy
- Evelop
CONVERTEAM UK LTD is now the UK's largest independent electrical systems supplier to the renewables markets, they will be featuring their all round capabilities in renewables, wave, tidal, wind, 
solar, on and offshore power distribution. Wind power and wave mode. Also being exhibited will be the Conversol system for solar PV which can support all device and farm developers.
Particular pieces of interest are:
- Converteam have signed a frame agreement for Conversol system
- Converteam increase power convention production to 4 GW pa for the renewables market.
Devol components
DEVOL will be showcasing a diverse range of components manufactured from various thermoplastic materials. Their exclusive Devlon range of materials is one of the toughest and hardest wearing thermoplastics available. Manufactured on-site in Greenock, it provides a comprehensive range of wear resistance, impact strength and moisture absorption properties. 
Their components are directly interchangeable with existing units, are corrosion-free, have superior wear characteristics and offer a substantial weight-saving, therefore making them ideal for specification and use in the diverse and demanding environments of the renewable energy industry.www.devol.com
EASTPORT UK will be featuring information relating to the construction of a new deep water outer harbour at Great Yarmouth. The construction of a new outer harbour is one of the largest new port developments in the UK in recent years.
Great Yarmouth is Norfolk's premier port with some 3,000m commercial quays on both sides of the River Yare, adjoining the large South Denes industrial area.
The completion of the new Outer Harbour in early 2009 will compliment the existing facilities by being able to offer direct deep water access (10m) supported by a modern port infrastructure capable of raising the standard of efficiency demanded by complex projects and port users.
The development will see Great Yarmouth become a gateway to the continent and to the world beyond by creating a modern multipurpose port with potential for lo/lo, ro/ro ferry services and short/mid sea container operations together with a significant upsizing in offshore support capabilities.
As well as everyday handing operations, the Port has developed specialist skills in handling specific projects and is perfectly placed to extend their business in the future.
Specialist skills include:
- Wind farms
- Pipelines
- Offshore modules.
- Cobham Hall (8 units) in 2005
- Stags Holt (8 units) in 2006
- North Pickenham (8 units) in 2006
- Whittlesey (3 units) in 2007
ECLECTIC ENERGY LIMITED is one of the key UK companies working to develop viable urban microgeneration technologies, they will b
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Also being exhibited is the D400 Offgrid wind turbine with controller and accessories together with a Duogen wind/water generator for yachts - these are of particular interest to the agricultural industry, government agencies and marine leisure industry. www.eclectic-energy.co.uk
ECOSEARCH will be launching their Internship and Graduate Programme at All-Energy '08 - a FREE! service they are providing to the industry.
The service is designed to provide access to entry level career opportunities for graduates and post graduates looking to gain a first rung in the renewable energy industry. Their aim is to connect fledgling companies and more established employers with the best available emerging new talent coming into the industry.
The purpose of the service is to:
- Provide Internship opportunities for Graduates and Post Grads looking to further their experience in the renewable energy industry
- Deliver new talent and additional resources to both fledgling and more established employers in the industry
- Build a central repository for Employers and Graduates to network and identify opportunities for contract and short term placements
- Develop a talent pool of young professionals to bridge the increasing skills gap
- Raise the profile of the industry and educate on the range of renewable energy careers
- Provide feedback and valuable 'real life' experiences to University Career centres
- Work with employers to identify training needs and skills building requirements
EcoSearch is also running an award scheme for the most promising graduate - and will be asking for nominations from employees over the next 12 months. www.ecosearchglobal.com
EUROPEAN MARINE ENERGY (EMEC) will be featuring their on-going pioneering work at the European Marine Energy Centre. They will be showcasing at least four developers who are deployed or planning to deploy at the Centre within the next two years. Their Operations team and Research team have been busy this past year and a review of their latest work will be available. They will be exhibiting the latest developments at the world's first Wave and Tidal Test Centre. www.emec.org.ukEMERGYA WIND TECHNOLOGIES (EWT) will feature its DIRECTWIND 900kW wind turbines, based on (gearless) direct drive technology. EWT DIRECTWIND is a so-called 'direct-drive' wind turbine system. This system converts wind energy into electrical power without the need for gearboxes, as used in conventional turbines. This technology is superior in power, efficiency and reliability, providing high yield performance at lowest Cost of Ownership.
EWT is currently commissioning a wind farm in The Netherlands. New wind farms in the range of 10-100 MW will be realised by ETW in countries like the United States, Turkey and China. www.directwind.nl
ENERGY4ALL SCOTLAND - a New focus on Scottish Renewable Energy Projects…(see http://www.energy4all.co.uk/scotland/scotland_home.asp) will have their launch as a featured exhibit.
Find out about ‘Caledonia’, a new investment fund for Scottish renewable energy projects.
The featured exhibit is special because it is a new model for renewable energy project development that allows developers, landowners or community groups to offer members of the community a share in their project.
This featured exhibit is of use to project developers, landowners, community groups, housing associations and local authorities.
Other exhibits will include: information about their existing projects, the co-operative model of ownership.
They are of use to Wind farm Developers, community groups, not-for-profit organisations, Trusts, Social Enterprises.
Energy4All will be launching a new share offer to communities along the Great Glen on 13th June for the Millennium wind farm, highest wind farm in the UK, followed soon by the Kilbraur Windfarm in Sutherland. Communities close to these development are able to own a stake in these wind farms which offer a 10% return over the life of the project.
If you are keen to develop a renewable energy project as a landowner or community but you’re not sure how to go about it, Energy4All have developed Energy Steps (www.energysteps.coop). This is a step-by-step guide helping you to consider all the important factors in developing a wind turbine project. www.energy4all.co.uk
ENTEGRITY WIND SYSTEMS manufacture the EW50 wind turbine. This is a 50kW intermediate scale wind turbine for on site generation of electricity for a wide variety of facilities and operations. The turbine can be used singly or in groups, has a design life of 30 years and has low operation and maintenance costs. The turbine is very competitively priced and the company are already supplying the UK market.
At All-Energy '08 the group will be identifying potential customers and projects which may be suitable for their turbine and also to discuss with commercial, industrial, institutional, municipal and community individuals and agencies who would like to learn how to reduce electrical costs by self generation using self owned wind turbines. www.entegritywind.com
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE will present highlights of an important new assessment "Strategic priorities for assessing the ecological impact of marine renewable devices in the Pentland Firth (Scotland, UK)". It is a timely integrated review of the necessary environmental groundwork that will be necessary prior to major development of Scotland's foremost site for marine renewable energy. It includes research on currrents and various physical, geophysical and logistical constraints; based on a prize-winning project (COWRIE Postgraduate Awards for Environmental Research into Marine Renewable Energy). In addition, it comprises initial research on ecological issues. This featured exhibit will be of use to anyone interested in developing Pentland Firth.
ERI will be rolling out its new organisation and branding with new initiatives in Research, Knowledge Transfer, Consultancy & Commercial Services and Education & Training.
ERI is engaged in high level research in Renewable Energy and Environment, Bioresources and other environmental science, which it is enthusiastic to transfer to commercial application.
Current Biomass and Bioenergy research at ERI is centred on developing analytical techniques to understand the "specification" of feed-stocks, their processing and any subsequent residues' chemistry. Practical applications have included working closely with SME's to develop suitable analytical methods to meet their regulatory requirements and the optimisation of processes such as bio-oil production and bio-gas production. www.erionline.co.uk
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT will be featuring a range of projects across renewable energy that ERM have undertaken, showing the range of diversity of their services and the experience and energy of their employees. Exhibiting ERM work will draw on and show ERM experience and innovation in the renewable sector from projects across the world. Anyone interested in taking forward a renewable energy project or development from feasibility to installation and operation will benefit from visiting stand P13. www.erm.com
FORESTRY COMMISSION SCOTLAND has a network of woodfuel advisors who provide independent advice and support for woodfuel developments, including technical information on how to access grant funding, fuel production and quality and system specifications.
Wood is a reliable renewable fuel that can be used for heat and power generation. When sourced locally it can provide CO2 reductions if compared against fossil fuels performing equivalent functions. The development of wood fuel supply chains can help to contribute to rural regeneration and employment.
The Scottish Government launched its new grant system for Farming and Forestry on 7th April 2008. Funding for Wood fuelled systems and the processing of wood into fuel is available through this scheme. The Scottish Government has set targets for renewable fuel use and the resources available in Scotland's forests can be used to help achieve these targets.
Other exhibits will include case studies, woodfuel brochures and information booklets, information on growing and harvesting wood for fuel, choosing a woodfuel system, establishing a supply chain and information on Forestry Commission Scotland's network of Biomass Information Officers. www.usewoodfuel.co.uk
FRASER NASH CONSULTANCY has now worked on more than ten of the leading wave and tidal energy devices. To learn more about these and the services they offer to device developers, the public sector and investors in renewable energy visit stand No A48. They will also be showcasing their due diligence work, explaining how to reduce investment risks in new renewable energy technologies. To find out more visit their stand at the show. www.fnc.co.uk/renewables
GARRAD HASSAN GROUP will be featuring its leading software products including:
- GH Bladed and GH Tidal Bladed - turbine design software
- GH SCADA - universal wind farm management software
- GH WindFarmer - wind farm design and optimisation tool.
Leading industry standard software products, with live demonstrations and free give aways!
Garrad Hassan are the leading independent industry authority, providing expert advice on wind energy since 1984. www.garradhassan.com
GHENT BIO-ENERGY VALLEY will be featuring a photograph of a biorefinery at Ghent, their logo and that of their member companies active in the field of bio-energy activities in the Port of Ghent
The biorefinery in Ghent is the largest integrated biorefinery in Europe.
Ghent Bio-Energy Valley is a leading European initiative for the development of the biobased economy. It is a joint initiative of several public sectors (Ghent University, the city of Ghent, the Port of Ghent, the Development Agency East-Flanders) and a number of industrial companies related to the Ghent region that are active in the fields of bio-energy generation, distribution, storage and use. There is cluster formation and enhanced integration through synergy creation between the partners.
This featured exhibit is used for promotion and contact with companies working in the field of bio-energy, giving information on several technologies.
Other exhibits will include gadgets, brochure of Ghent Bio-Energy Valley. www.gbev.org
GRAMPIAN HEAT AND POWER LTD will be featuring wood fuel and heat pump heating systems which are used by domestic, commercial and community groups. Also featuring, small district heating systems and integrated solar systems for small commercial, community groups and commercial developments.
Grampian Heat and Power Ltd started trading on 1st May 2007 and now has 6 employees installing only renewable and energy efficient heating systems. They install and are in the process of gaining accreditation to install the following heating systems:-
- Windhanger wood fuel heating systems
- Guntamatic wood fuel
- Nibe, Stiebel Eltron and PZP heat pumps
- Alpha Zenex heating systems
www.grampianheatandpower.co.uk
THE GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP ASSOCIATION (GSHPA) will be attending the All-Energy exhibition in Aberdeen again this year and will be located on stand number P29. The event is a major opportunity for all those involved in renewable energy to find out more about the challenges and opportunities facing the industry.
This is an exciting time for the GSHPA and the industry as installations of ground source heat pumps are expected to grow by over 100% this year. Already well established in parts of North America, Continental Europe and Scandinavia the technology is now a viable alternative to traditional heating systems in the UK. Ground Source Heat Pumps have a valuable place in the strategies for significant carbon reduction and in helping to meet the Government’s renewable energy and carbon reduction targets.
The GSHPA welcomes all organisations who are involved in the industry to come along to their stand. www.gshp.org.uk
HARPERS will be particularly featuring Wood pellets and wood chips as a green alternative to oil or gas.
Harpers are going to have a stand outside, as well as the one they're sharing with Aberdeen council, on which they are going to give live demonstrations of a wood pellet stove. People will be able to see just how simple they are to use and get installed, as well as being aesthetically pleasing and low-maintenance.
This featured exhibit is of use to any company that would consider installing a biomass boiler e.g. housing associations, councils, schools, offices. Also householders who would be interested in a domestic boiler or stove, and power companies that want to find greener ways of producing power.
Other exhibits will include dried wood fuel chips, miscanthus and willow as co-firers. The miscanthus and willow as co-firers will be of particular interest to power stations. www.harpercontracts.com
HATCH ENERGY is an internationally recognised leader in the renewable energy sector, committed to providing the industry suite of services, ranging from resource and environmental assessments, to design and complete project and construction management in North America and abroad. The company strive to keep in step with the new and maturing technologies in the wind, ocean and solar fields so as to provide all of the engineers needed to help ensure the success of your project 'under one roof'. Hatch are involved in many renewable energy projects around the world and are one of the few firms in North America with the technical depth to support all aspects of any renewable energy project. Current clients include developers, governments, large utilities, non-utility generators and international organisations.
The company have been involved in consulting in the renewable energy field for over 30 years and have an impressive portfolio of past projects. Hatch see All-Energy as a chance to meet firms whoc ould use their services in Scotland or Europe as well as providing an opportunity to meet with developers and suppliers who would be interested in working with them in Canada. The company would also like to meet with companies/individuals involved in the wind, ocean power and hydro sectors. www.hatchenergy.com
HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE on behalf of the renewable energy sector in the Highlands and Islands, is managing the HI-energy pavilion which will see 18 companies from the region exhibiting. The Orkney pavilion, with eight companies, will sit alongside the HI-energy pavilion and together HI-energy and Orkney will demonstrate the wealth of expertise, technology and resource that the area has for renewable energy development.
The Highlands and Islands region has some of the world's best natural resources for renewable energy. In addition to this, the area is home to the world's first grid-connected marine energy test centre in Orkney, the world's first deep-water offshore wind project, and the Open Hydro Tidal device at EMEC is likely to be the first grid-connected tidal energy converter when it is connected in spring 08.
Other ground-breaking developments can be found at Glendoe in the west Highlands, home to the UK's largest contemporary hydro scheme; on the island of Unst, Shetland, where the PURE Energy Centre demonstrates hydrogen fuel cell technology; and Ross-shire where Balcas has just begun constructing a biomass manufacturing plant. The community energy sector - supported by the Highlands and Islands Community Energy Company - already boasts success stories such as the islands of Gigha and Eigg, both generating grid-connected electricity for their communities.
The future is also looking bright for the renewables sector in the region, with planning recently granted for four 750kW Pelamis wave devices in the waters off Stromness, Orkney, which will be the world's largest wave farm. The long-term vision for the Talisman Beatrice deep-water offshore wind project is to extend to 200 turbines. The recently established Pentland Firth Tidal Energy Project plans to facilitate the operation of marine devices in the Pentland Firth. This would allow the region to offer a full spectrum of services taking companies from the crucial R&D stage through to testing at EMEC and on to pre-commercial and commercial deployment in waters around the north of Scotland.
The HI-energy and Orkney pavilions will be of interest to a wide range of people and organisations who may be interested to hear more about our ground-breaking projects, or setting up renewables-related business in the area, or collaborating with our companies or research institutes for future renewable energy developments both in the Highlands and Islands are beyond.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise is committed to encouraging the development of a world-leading renewable energy industry for the economic and community benefits of the region. www.hie.co.uk or www.hi-energy.co.uk
NORTH BANCHORY COMPANY will be featuring renewable energy services, wood fuel heating systems and woodfueld production and distribution.
North Banchory Company (NBC) has a growing team dedicated to wood energy heat and power. HOB ESCo will be supply district heating to new residential and commercial properties at Hill of Banchory, Aberdeenshire from a biomass Combined Heat and Power plant. Electricity will also be supplied from the plant to the National Grid. The first phase of the project commenced in February this year. NBC's mechanical and electrical division is selling and installing woodfuel boilers, targeting small domestic, commercial and civic buildings. Janfire and Windhager boilers will be displayed on the stand. NBC are producing and supplying seasoned woodchip suitable for such boilers.
They will be happy to meet you and discuss services at the show, please visit the website for details of their district heating scheme.www.hobesco.com
HUNTSMAN OCEANSCIENCES is a marine biological station in New Brunswick which is heavily involved with aquaculture. It is a private, not-for-profit, charitable, science-based teaching institution which is committed to the advancement of marine sciences through basic and applied research: the delivery of a superior educational experience that instills the principals of sustainable development and the provision of technical solutions for its public and private partners.
The centre are interested in testing and evaluating the impact of various tidal power devices on marine life and the marine environment. At All-Energy they would like to meet with similar organisations and developers/manufacturers in the tidal sector. www.huntsmanmarine.ca
ICE RENEWABLES will be featuring images of renewable technologies including wind turbines, solar power and biomass.
Global Warming is a major concern and ICE renewables are at the forefront of providing sustainable energy solutions to commercial and public sectors. The exhibit will be used by/of use to public and private sectors interested in the environment, achieving the 10% renewable energy requirement i.e. The Merton Rule, cutting CO2 emissions and operating costs. www.icerenewables.com
IMCORP EUROPE BVBA will be featuring high-end 50HZ discharge diagnostic services for power cables.
This service allows maximising the availability and financial performance of renewable energy production plants (eg wind farms) by avoiding unexpected cable failures in the collector system.
This feature is of use to wind farms, utilities and industrial companies.
Already more than 20 wind farms used this service in the USA. www.imcorpeurope.com
INSPECTAHIRE will display their mast mounted cameras, the ultimate option for low level aerial photography.
The masts are telescopic and can raise the camera to heights of 40m, allowing excellent overhead and level perspectives to be achieved. This technology is suitable for facilitating long-term maintenance of wind farms whilst at the same time ensuring turbine owners company with HSE legislation. www.inspectahire.com
MINAS BASIN PULP AND POWER COMPANY LTD have been given conditional approval by the Province of Nova Scotia to build a facility to demonstrate tidal devices in the Bay of Fundy.
Nova Scotia is building North Americas first in-stream tidal technology centre, to host some of the worlds leading devices, to harness energy from the world's highest tides. The facility will be a centre of excellent and development for tidal power and Minas Basin Pulp and Power would like to hold discussions at All-Energy with any parties interested in the project and the testing facilties. www.minas.ns.ca
MOTT MACDONALD is a $1 billion business spanning 140 countries with 11,000 staff working in all sectors from transport, energy, buildings, water and the environment to health, education, industry & communications. It is a management, engineering and development consultancy serving the public and private sectors worldwide.
Mott Macdonald offers one of the leading renewable energy consultancy services, especially in offshore wind; the company was technical advisor to the first two offshore wind farms to be project financed. www.mottmac.com
S&C ELECTRIC will feature substation based compensation systems to achieve grid compliance for renewable projects, including large scale energy storage solutions; and switchgear to protect the turbines and grid connection. Their exhibit provides owners, developers, consultants, contractors and electrical engineering companies involved in the renewable sector with the opportunity to discuss the solution S&C is providing for Community Wind Power's Aikengall wind project, and to discuss solutions to specific projects. Due to continued growth in Europe, S&C Electric will open its new offices in Swansea in March. It is currently recruiting to supports its growth in the market place. www.sandc.com
SCANWIND GROUP AS will be featuring wind turbines for onshore and offshore use, 3.5mw and direct drive. Wind Class IEC 1A Direct Drive, Permanent Magnets and low O&M costs make this exhibit worth visiting. www.scanwind.comSTATKRAFT is a European leader within renewable energy. The Group generates hydropower, wind power, gas power and district heating, and is a major player on the European energy exchanges. In Norway the company supplies electricity and heat to around 600,000 customers through its shareholdings in other companies. In 2007 Statkraft posted a profit after tax of EUR 827 million and employed more than 2,300 employees in ten countries. T Statkraft is owned by the Norwegian state through the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
Statkraft’s office in the UK was established in 2006. Statkraft UK Ltd, located in Hammersmith, London, is now spearheading the UK business plan of the Statkraft Group to significantly increase market share within both onshore and offshore wind power. Statkraft with its UK partners are currently looking to develop 9 large wind projects in the UK and are about to start construction of its first consented onshore wind farm development in Wales.
As part of the market growth strategy, Statkraft UK Ltd is looking to appoint enthusiastic and highly motivated personnel to take a leading role in developing the UK portfolio for renewable energy projects.
Production and development : the bulk of Statkraft's output is HYDROPOWER. The company has 141 hydropower plants in Norway, 19 in Sweden and four in Finland. Statkraft is involved in hydropower projects in the Nordic region and Southeast Europe. Production capacity outside Europe is developed through SN Power. WIND POWER is one of the most environment-friendly sources of energy for large-scale energy generation. Statkraft has constructed and operates three wind farms in Norway, and is currently involved in a series of wind farm projects in the Nordic region and the United Kingdom. In 2007 the Group also acquired production capacity in GAS POWER. The Group now operates one gas-fired power plant in Germany and has shareholdings in two other gas-fired power plants, one in Germany and one in Norway. Statkraft focuses on DISTRICT HEATING, primarily through the Group's activities in Trondheim and Porsgrunn in Norway, and is also involved in several district heating projects in the Nordic region. The Group is also a key player within development projects for OFFSHORE WIND POWER, OCEAN ENERGY and OSMOTIC POWER.
Statkraft expects to experience a significant increase in production capacity in 2008 as a result of the letter of intent signed with E.ON AG, under the terms of which the latter company will acquire Statkraft's shareholding in E.ON Sverige AB (44.6%) in exchange for flexible power production assets and shares in E.ON AG. A final agreement is expected to be signed during the first half of 2008.
Trading and distribution: a significant percentage of Statkraft’s electricity output is traded on the European energy exchanges, primarily on the Nordic power exchange Nord Pool. Over a number of years, Statkraft has developed a unique business model, based on effective analysis, efficient operations, exploitation of the power plants’ inherent flexibility and dynamic hedging. Statkraft is a major financial player on Nord Pool, the German power exchange EEX, the Dutch exchange APX, as well as other European power exchanges. www.statkraft.com