2004 Events

The 2004 programme is listed below. Forum members can access all of the outputs from past and present activity, encompassing a diverse and rich set of material. This material is password protected for Members’ access only – please contact us if you would like details. (Members can access this material via the "Login" link on the menu to the left of this page.)

Fuel Cell CHP and Distributed Generation, 15 January 2004:
- A Vaillant perspective on fuel cells for domestic CHP markets, Vaillant
- Fuel Cells as a technology for CHP in Europe, COGEN Europe

Bioenergy: Status and prospects, 24 February 2004:
- Thetford Bioenergy power station: origins, operation and prospects, Fibrothetford
- Bioenergy and its prospects in the UK, British Biogen
- Tour of Thetford Bioenergy Power Station

Large scale Hydrogen Production, 30 March 2004:
- Status of and prospects for steam reforming, BOC
- Status of and prospects for coal gasification, Progressive Energy
- Hydrogen developments in the Teesside area, Renew Tees Valley
- Tour of Wilton Hydrogen Production Facility

Iceland, Hydrogen Economy, 17 May 2004:
- Energy situation in Iceland; why is Iceland moving towards hydrogen?
- Research objectives and policy measures
- Icelandic New Energy: key projects and activities
- Infrastructure / Socio-Economic and Environmental topics
- Future outlook for primary energy and fuels
- Trip on hydrogen bus and visit to hydrogen refuelling station
- Tour of the Svartsengi geothermal cogeneration station power station

Forum members at the Reykjavik hydrogen refuelling station

Marine Energy, 30 June 2004:
- Overview of marine energy, Oxford Oceanics
- Pelamis WEC: status and prospects, Ocean Power Delivery
- Shoreline and near shore devices for marine power generation, Wavegen

Insights into Reformer Technology, 9 September 2004:
- Overview of reforming technologies, Accentus
- AEA / Accentus Technology for hydrogen & fuel cells, Accentus
- Status of and prospects for Intelligent Energy’s reformer technology, Intelligent Energy
- Hexion’s highly integrated steam reformer technology, Hexion

Lessons from UK Fuel Cell Installations, 13 October 2004:
- The Fuel Cell Applications Facility: historical development, lessons and future plans, Fuel Cell Application Facility
- The use of hydrogen for energy storage at West Beacon Farm, Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology, Loughborough University
- Tour of facilities at West Beacon Farm

Low Carbon and Low Energy Buildings, 30 November 2004:
- A low-energy, low-carbon communities and buildings project for the UK, INREB
- Designing low-carbon buildings: A research view from the Welsh School of Architecture, CRiBE
- The Hockerton Housing Project: low-energy, zero-heating houses in practice, Hockerton Housing Project
- Tour of Hockerton Housing Project

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