Working towards
a low carbon
future
I
n November the Worshipful Company of
Fuellers held its inaugural Future Energy
Conference at The Royal Society in
London hosted by our Master, HRH the Earl of
Wessex, writes Carrie Marsh, senior warden and
fuel oil distributor.
With a full agenda, the theme for the
day was working towards and achieving a
zero-carbon future. The Earl of Wessex gave
an energetic opening speech acknowledging
the many younger delegates present and
the competition finalists from schools and
companies which had produced future energy
projects.
The morning session covered several
topics including the delivery of key priorities for
future energy; alternatives to fossil fuels in heat
and transport; and future urban growth and
demand.
Lively conversation ensued from the
panel – UK Power Networks, Energy Institute,
EY and Northern Gas Networks – and from
delegates and the Fuellers. Whilst the panel
agreed on desired outcomes, the practical or
available route to achieving this was somewhat
hampered by infrastructure, co-operation and
timelines hurdles.
A panel led by Dame Mary Archer
welcomed the competition finalists whose
designs included wind turbines with the ability
to create more power using less energy as well
as opportunities involving young people in the
future energy debate.
The winner was Cheesecake, a small
company developing advanced compressed air
Present at the event – Dr James Carroll, Dame Mary Archer, HRH the Earl of Wessex and Dr Jethro Browell
(Drs Carroll and Browell are early career researchers within the Institute
for Energy and Environment at the University of Strathclyde)
energy systems with the ability to store energy
from intermittent renewables and produce
reliable power on-demand.
Breaking for lunch there was a chance to
meet people from charities supported by the
Fuellers’ Charitable Trust Fund – Generating
Genius, Smallpeice Trust and Teentech.
Chaired by Edward Libby from the Energy
Utility Forum, the future of energy and the
economy were discussed in the afternoon, with
Paul Cuttill summing up the event with a call
to action.
With the day having thrown up many
questions and encouraged more debate, there
was much lively discussion at the end of the
day which concluded with a drinks reception
at St James’ Palace where HRH The Earl of
Wessex mingled with delegates and joined in
the conversation.
A successful and thought-provoking
day, our Master concluded that this was to
be the first of more events to come from the
Worshipful Company of Fuellers, so watch this
space!
Also working towards a low carbon
future are the supermajors – see
page 21.
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