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The 2014 BHA Summer Hydro Forum in Cardiff provides an ideal opportunity to review how changes in regulation and the Government's attempt to clarify and reduce uncertainty of Feed-in Tariffs have affected the hydropower industry since the Bristol event in June 2013.
A year ago we saw the splitting of environmental regulation in England and Wales with the formation of Natural Resources Wales. Flow "abstraction" regimes were a major stumbling block - a compromise position was reached after major intervention by the EA Board but NRW decided on a different route; FiT degression was causing concern - many projects are still in the pipeline and uncertainty for future levels of degression is still decelerating progress; and grid connections were causing problems with project timing. Geomorphology considerations for hydro projects were not a major issue then but developers in Wales are now being exposed to strict and perhaps unreasonable regulation on this issue.
Call for Papers
- How have you ensured that projects still proceed?
- What compromises have been made?
- What technological improvements have emerged as a result of product and market research that have provided a means to counteract barriers?
FEES (all subject to VAT)
- Delegate fee (BHA Member) - £235 *Early Bird fee - £215
- Delegate fee (non-member) - £265 *Early Bird fee - £240
- Speaker fee (BHA Member) - £99
- Speaker fee (non-member) - £125
- Exhibitor - please go to the Exhibition page for exhibiting costs
* Book by 30th April to benefit from the Early Bird discount
Please go to the Registration page to book your place.
