2005 Events

The 2005 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 and Hydrogen Activities in Italy, 26 January 2005
- Towards a hydrogen economy: A national overview and government position, ENEA
- The role of associations in the market development of fuel cells: the Italian experience, H2IT
- Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells, Status and Prospects, Ansaldo
- Regional hydrogen and fuel cell activities: motivation, status and expected outcomes, Regione Lombardia
- Visit to Bicocca Technocity

Battery Technologies, 7 March 2005
- Overview of battery technologies and Lithium Ion battery research activities, University of St. Andrews
- Development in electro-chemical storage: The US experience, GS YUASA Corporation
- Lead acid batteries: commercial status, markets and prospects, GS YUASA Corporation
- Lithium Ion batteries: commercial status, markets and prospects, ABSL

Hydrogen Fuelled Vehicles, 19 April 2005
- Challenges and opportunities for hydrogen fuelled vehicles in the UK, Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership
- A fuel suppliers perspective on the development of a hydrogen infrastructure, BOC
- GM Hydrogen fuelled vehicles: status and prospects, GM/Vauxhall

Onshore Wind Energy in the UK, 11 May 2005
- An overview of wind energy deployment in the UK, British Wind Energy Association
- An overview of wind energy technologies, Vestas Technology UK
- Wind Farm Development - Managing the Risks, Renewable Energy Systems

Lessons from UK Fuel Cell Installations, 15 June 2005
- Commissioning fuel cells in residential developments, Black Country Housing
- Fuel cell system integration engineering & project coordination, Element Energy
- System design and the practical application of fuel cells, SiGEN

Distributed Generation, 11 July 2005
- Developing microgeneration in the UK, Micropower Council
- E.ON’s distributed generation strategy, E.ON
- Distributed generation: Grid management, National Grid
- Tour of National Grid Control Centre

Novel Hydrogen Production, 7 September 2005
- Overview of hydrogen from gasification, specifically coal and waste, Progressive Energy Ltd
- High Temperature Waste Gasification and Recycling, Thermoselect
- Hydrogen from Sunlight - Photocatalysis and Nanotechnology, Hydrogen Solar

Energy Storage II, 11 October 2005
- An overview of the potential for energy storage in a future UK sustainable electricity system, University of Manchester (formerly UMIST)
- Plurion Redox flow batteries: status and prospects, Plurion Systems
- The Zebra battery: status and prospects, Beta R&D

Biofuels, 17 November 2005
- Biofuels - an overview, Imperial College ICEPT/E4tech
- Status and prospects for biofuels - a supplier's perspective, Greenergy
- Plans for a UK bioethanol plant, British Sugar

Hydrogen Storage II, 15 December 2005
- A risk management strategy for hydrogen economy projects, HSE
- Update on UK-SHEC activities on hydrogen storage, University of Oxford/UK Sustainable Hydrogen Energy Consortium (UK-SHEC)
Discussion:
- Low cost hydrogen handling material (ITI Energy/Alterg/Scientific Generics)
- Composite pressure vessels for hydrogen (Crompton Technologies Group)

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