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It's too early to tell you what exhibitors will be showing at All-Energy '07 but you might still like to read about what was on show at the May 2006 event!

What exhibitors showed at All-Energy 2006 .......

2Cs COMMUNICATIONS LTD has created an online community and stakeholder involvement system for windfarm developers. The system was developed with feedback from the DTI and ODPM and has been short listed for a DTI innovation award. It aims to give a voice to the silent majority of people who are supportive of wind farms but would not normally get involved in a public debate. This is an innovative concept that answers Government’s targets on public consultation – and we have been able to show real support for proposals within a community and therefore obtain planning permission as a result. www.2csconsult.com

3G ENERGI will feature a KOB DYN 45kw boiler that can burn a combination of chip/ log or pellet/ log, offering an extremely adaptable system. The boiler is suitable for larger homes an a small commercial settings. There will be live demonstrations of a pellet stove on stand E23. Pellet stoves are suitable for living rooms and offices. Some models offer an integral heating boiler that can heat up to 10 radiators. www.3genergi.co.uk

ABERDEEN RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP – AREG. Aberdeen is a recognised European Energy Capital with a diverse range of companies and organisations operating internationally. AREG, which is based in the City, is the leading renewables group for Aberdeen and the North East of Scotland.

AREG members and associates are committed to working together to build on world-leading expertise to increase the speed, scale and viability of renewable energy development in the UK . Exciting plans include the development of an offshore windfarm, a bold energy futures centre and a portfolio of renewable energy projects ranging in scale from industrial to community. With over 80 member companies and associated organisations, AREG is a public/private sector partnership set to help Aberdeen’s energy-related businesses and organisations break into the renewable energy market. With nearly 40 years of North Sea oil and gas leadership, Aberdeen is already recognised as the Energy Capital of Europe.

A new members’ director will be launched at All-Energy 2006. This will profile Aberdeen and the North East of Scotland’s wealth of renewables skills and expertise in an easy to use, essential buyers’ guide. www.aberdeenrenewables.com

ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL’s stand will feature the wood fired boiler installation at Aboyne Academy that will burn butt reducing chips that are low value to the sawmill; bio diesel initiatives and ground source heat pumps. Further information at www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk

ADVANTAGE CFD will be featuring a CFD design and development study of an innovative vertical axis wind turbine for large-scale offshore power generation. The latest flow visualisation techniques and quantitative analysis will be available to show visitors how CFD was used to compare prototype to full-scale performance over a range of operating conditions and to maximise the performance of the design.

The study pushes back the boundaries of what would have previously been considered achievable with CFD, by resolving accurately both the small scale blade flow and the large scale wake effects in a full 3-dmensional time-dependent model. The featured study demonstrates how CFD can be an affordable and accurate tool to validate and optimise a wind turbine concept and push it to the limits of its productivity; and should be of interest to the developers of any wind turbine project.

Other exhibits will include the application of CFD to conventional wind turbines, sub-sea energy systems, wind turbine location and energy saving through vehicle drag reduction. Advantage CFD’s studies demonstrate how CFD is becoming a more and more vital tool in the design and development of any renewable energy project.

Advantage CFD is at the forefront of CFD consultancy in the UK . As part of the Honda Racing Formula 1 team they provide CFD services across a spectrum of industries from motor racing to renewable energy. www.advantage-cfd.co.uk

AIRTRICITY DEVELOPMENTS (UK) LTD’s stand will include details of the company’s activities in Scotland with representatives on hand to describe their approach from development through construction to operation of wind farms. The company is also keen to identify opportunities for working with other partners in the renewable sector. They will provide detailed information on their Scottish Projects, Landowner Partnership Schemes and procurement opportunities for construction contracts. www.airtricity.com

ALLIANCE NORTH MIDLANDS will feature the new brand image for North Nottinghamshire and North Derbyshire at the heart of the UK, which has aspirations to attract and encourage more businesses engaged in all energy technology related sectors. www.alliancenorthmidlands.co.uk

AMPAIR will feature the Ampair 600 micro wind turbine, with one on display on their stand. This marks the consumer launch of a micro wind turbine aimed at householders and other small users (i.e. home owners, schools and small companies) It is of use for remote locations without grid electricity supply (battery charge version); and also homes etc that are connected to the grid to supply base load electricity (grid tie version)

Ampair is the oldest UK manufacturer of micro wind, water and hybrid generators. For over thirty years it has been the brand of choice for the global yachting community. This is an expert and discriminating audience who look for a turbine that not only delivers power, but is also robust, quiet and elegant.

Half a year ago Ampair launched the Ampair 300. This 0.3kW battery charge micro turbine is primarily aimed at the leisure marine and remote location market, situations where no grid supply is available.
The Ampair 600 is a new wind turbine. It’s consumer launch takes place at All Energy. With a rotor diameter of only 1.7 meters, and an output of 0.6kW, it’s designed to meet the growing demand from householders for a renewable energy source. A battery charge version for the remote location market will also be available.

A wind turbine is an investment in the long-term. So it’s reassuring to know that Ampair has been the choice of the global yachting community since 1974. This is an expert and discriminating audience who look for a turbine that not only delivers power, but is also robust, quiet and elegant. Ampair is backed by Boost Energy Systems, specialists in distributed energy since 1957 and recent winners of awards for market-leading research and development. www.ampair.com

ANSYS is exhibiting for the first time at All-Energy (Stand C7). They are committed to constantly pushing the limits of their world-class technology so their customers can expand upon their own business opportunities through innovation.

As Carl Rudd of ANSYS Europe Ltd explains: “With our advanced, broad range software and specialized services, companies in virtually every industry we can turn their design concepts into top selling products. That’s why when companies face global competitive pressures and the need for engineering simulation increases, they know ANSYS solves the problem…… everyday and everywhere.”

He goes on to quote Voith Hydro: “ANSYS CFX has helped us to provide our customers with greater turbine efficiency, wider operating range and improved stability.”

And explains: “With ANSYS CFX, small hydro can now take advantage of computational technology to better address their particular requirements.”

ANSYS Europe Limited www.ansys.com is at 1st Floor Waterloo House, Riseley Business Park, Riseley, Berkshire RG7 1QE, UK. Tel: 0870 010 4456; Fax : 0870 010 4457; Email: carl.rudd@ansys.com

AQUATRUCTURES from Norway will feature use of their analysis tool Aquasim, news of a tidal power plant project; and the verification of structure integrity. They are firm believers in the use of analysis to verify the safety of new concepts. They will be showing how the novel concept of Morild has been assessed. www.aquastructures.no

AQUATERA has, over the last few years, been developing a fully interactive terrain visualisation tool that allows the user to fly anywhere within a given landscape, introduce and re-position objects such as wind turbines and pylons and then see what these objects would look like under different weather conditions and operating scenarios. The visual terrain model can also hold texture maps or data as well as landscape colour and the visualisation package can also interact with the resource assessment model that Aquatera has also developed.

There are a number of visualisation tools available but the Aquatera tool has a number of specific advantages:

The visualisation tool has been used by developers Fairwind Statkraft Orkney Ltd (FSOL) to model the Orkney landscape, where they are planning a 130 MW wind turbine scheme. Orkney Islands Council has also used the tool to help visualise possible development scenarios associated with the draft renewables planning framework in Orkney. The tool has also been used to validate the visual integrity of areas identified in the Highland Renewable Energy Strategy. The visualisation tool is therefore of use to both developers and planning authorities alike.

Aquatera will also be exhibiting its Renewable Energy Resource Assessment (RERA) Tool. This comprehensive package has been applied to resource assessments in Orkney, Shetland, Highland and the Isle of Man, as well as a series of specialist marine studies along the UK and Ireland coastline. RERA predicts where developments could take place given certain assumptions and allows the robustness of these predictions to be tested through various “what if scenarios”. The RERA model provides the most comprehensive evaluation tool on the market, covering energy resources, technical limits, cost factors, revenue streams and a wide array of planning constraints across a wide range of renewable technologies. The outputs from the RERA model is typically delivered to clients on a CD rom that allows easy interpretation of data and consideration of alternative scenarios.

The RERA model can also be dovetailed with the Aquatera’s visualisation tool to enable the predicted results to be visualised within a virtual landscape. As with the visualisation tool the RERA model may be of interest the developers, local government, government agencies and national governments to help in planning across the whole range of renewable technologies.

In addition to these two development tools Aquatera has had a particularly successful year in providing a range of support to marine technology developers. Aquatera was involved in the establishment of both the wave energy and tidal energy test sites for EMEC and ran a highly successful workshop on operating standards for these technologies at EMECs official opening. Aquatera were also co-authors of EMECs standards for EIA activities for test site users. This year we have undertaken seabed survey work at the EMEC site as well as undertaking EIA work for specific developers. Aquatera has now actively supported five marine technology developers:

They have had firm enquiries from a number of other companies. Aquatera set out five years ago to provide a comprehensive service package for marine developers stretching from initial concept validation, though design and permitting to operational support, monitoring and public awareness/communication, all with sound environmental stewardship at the core of the service. The experience already gained from this support activity allied to Aquatera’s decades of experience of operations in challenging marine environments provides a unique reservoir of expertise the growing marine renewables sector. www.aquatera.co.uk

ATKINS will feature the Bahrain World Trade Centre - the first large scale integration of wind turbines in a building. Three 29m-diameter wind turbines will be key features of the iconic, 50-floor, 240m high twin towers that make up the new Bahrain World Trade Centre, currently under construction on the shores of the Arabian Gulf in central Manama. Multidisciplinary Atkins designed the entire award-winning project, from architectural concept through to detailed engineering design and is supervising construction.

Atkins is the largest multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy in Europe and members of the renewables team will be showcasing their wide ranging capabilities in the wind, hydro, wave, tidal and bioenergy sectors. www.atkinsglobal.com/markets/power/renewableenergy

BALMORAL GROUP will highlight wind turbine nacelle covers; and wave and tidal energy composites components. The use of advanced composites materials in the renewables industry is gaining momentum as operators and designers discover the opportunities these materials provide. www.balmoral-group.com

BI-FAB - Fife company, Bi-Fab (Burntisland Fabrications Ltd) secured a major contract for two prototype substructure jackets for the Beatrice Wind Farm Demonstrator Project. These are being manufactured at the Energy Park at Methil, taking advantage of its unique physical advantages and Fife’s excellent skilled labour supply. The project, develop by Talisman/SSE in the Moray Firth, is part of the European DOWNVinD programme, the largest wind energy research and technology development programme in Europe. If successful, this could lead to a full development requiring a large number of wind turbines over the next few years. The company will be exhibiting alongside Invest in Fife at All-Energy. www.bifab.co.uk

BMT ENERGY will feature an interactive ship navigation simulator showing, in real time, the traffic in and around proposed offshore windfarm sites and support harbours. The simulator will allow visitors to the stand to act as the ship’s captain and try and navigate a virtual ship in and around an offshore windfarm. The system is used by maritime control rooms to assess the feasibility and risk to navigation.

Other exhibits will include managing the environmental issues surrounding on and offshore/ onshore wind farms, current and wave devices, consents and mitigation of potential impacts, and information on a prototype tidal stream generator. The tidal stream generator is scheduled to be tested in the Humber estuary in 2007. www.bmtcordah.com

BRE is the UK's leading centre of expertise for construction, the built environment, sustainability, energy, fire and many associated issues. They provide research, consultancy, information and testing services to customers worldwide.

BRE www.bre.co.uk is owned by the BRE Trust, a Registered charity with a mission to champion excellence and innovation in the built environment for the benefit of all. www.bretrust.org.uk

BRITISH SUGAR will feature their bioethanol plat at Wissington, Norfolk, which is under construction now. It will be fully operational by early 2007. Once operational, the plant will produce 55,000t (or 70 million litres) of bioethanol annually for inclusion in ordinary unleaded petrol. This plant will be the first UK bioethanol plant, and of interest to and use by the oil industry, fuel distributors, and anyone with an interest in renewable fuels. www.britishbioethanol.co.uk

THE CENTRE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY (SFFE) in Norway unifies the competence of NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology), SINTEF (The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research at the Norwegian Institute of Technology) and IFE (Institute for Energy Technology) within the field of renewable energy, as well as initialising new and relevant research tasks. Research fields include small-scale hydropower, wind, solar, wave, and bioenergy as well as social dimensions of energy use. In cooperation with Norwegian industry, SFFE aims to contribute to strategies and knowledge for innovation and development of new renewable energy technologies, with the goal of improving the environment as well as creating values. www.ntnu.no/sffe

CHEVRON GLOBAL LUBRICANTS will highlight “Human Energy” with the theme of energy conservation being every individual’s responsibility. Oil in particular is a finite resource and we have a collective responsibility to conserve it and to develop and utilise alternative fuel sources.

As a fully integrated energy Company, Chevron has developed a campaign aimed at raising awareness around excessive energy consumption and the damaging effects that carbon emissions have on the environment. At the show they will be asking the question “Will you join us?” and introducing this US developed initiative which is of interest to all energy generators, operators and maintenance specialists within power generation utilising stationary turbines (gases - land fill, digester and natural) and to wind farm/alternative energy producers.

Their other exhibits will include preventative maintenance, lubrication scheduling and solutions – again, of interest to all energy generators, operators and maintenance specialists within power generation utilising stationary turbines (gases - land fill, digester and natural) and to wind farm/alternative energy producers. www.chevron.com

CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY will feature education and training at postgraduate level in the field of offshore renewable energy. In particular their MSc in offshore renewable energy, available in both full-time and part-time modes of study suitable and also tailored courses for industry to cover all aspects of this activity.

This is the only MSc programme within the UK that is specific to renewable energy sources derived form the sea/offshore locations, i.e. waves, marine current and wind. Students on this programme undertake a course of learning modules, a group project and an individual research type project in collaboration with industry. The programme builds upon some 25 years experience of postgraduate education and training for the offshore oil and gas industry.

Other exhibits will include consultancy services for the renewable energy industry, with expertise in materials behaviour, corrosion, mechanical design, risk and reliability and hydrodynamics – all used by and of interest to manufacturers/ developers of energy capture devices and systems.

Cranfield is in the top three UK universities for employment of its graduates, with some 97% securing positions in their chosen field on completion of their course. Recent Cranfield graduates have acquired jobs with major organisations in this industry. www.cranfield.ac.uk/sims/marine

CREST, LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY will have two main features – their internationally renowned postgraduate MSc in Renewable Energy Systems Technology; and their expert research and development work in renewable energy technologies.

CREST is unusual in offering the MSc for full-time and distance learning study. Distance learning means getting a qualification whilst still working. They have 150 students on the programme so far. And the course is of interest to engineering students and career changers wishing to get into the renewables industry. Their graduates are highly sought after. Entry to the course requires you to be an engineering or associated physical sciences graduate.…….

Other exhibits will include examples of the international research activity at CREST including photovoltaics, thin film devices, hydrogen, integration, wind and oscillating water column wave technology. The outputs of the research and development can be utilised by industry to improve the efficiency and operation of renewable energy devices. In doing so this will reduce costs and make renewable energy even more economic.

There’s a diary date to take note of.... CREST’s Wind Summer School will be held10th – 14th July contact j.d.allen@lboro.ac.uk www.lboro.ac.uk/crest

DNV will highlight WindStore, which is focussed on large scale energy storage concepts for wind farms in the UK. In particular, it will investigate the use of compressed air energy storage (CAES) in depleted reservoirs, aquifers, salt domes, underground mines and similar subsurface features. It is expected to have significant impact on more effective use of renewable energy sources, the security of energy supply, reduction of carbon emissions, and less dependency on connections to the national power grid. It is a first, and it will be of interest to nvestors, developers, grid owners and operators. Other exhibits will include Use of Recommended Practice RP– A203 Qualification of New Technology, Verification, Certification used by all who are developing new technology. www.dnv.com

EARTHWISE SCOTLAND LTD will feature ground-source and air-source heat pumps. These are appropriate for almost every building in Scotland – the technology removes three quarters of the CO2 produced by heating. Their exhibit will be of interest to home-owners, builders, developers and planners. www.earthwisescotland.co.uk

ECLECTIC ENERGY LIMITED will feature the ‘Stealthgen’ micro wind turbine which is suitable for roof-mounting to supplement domestic electricity. It is of use to private householders, builders, architects, local authorities, etc. David Cameron MP, the leader of the Conservative party, recently told the national press that he was having a ‘Stealthgen’ fitted to his London house. www.stealthgen.com

ECOGUARD SYSTEMS from Japan will feature the EcoGuard system that comprises a set of polyethylene balls aligned in a chain for removing and preventing marine fouling on structures submerged in seawater.

Actual samples of the ball called "Eco Guard Units" and the components that comprise the chain will feature on their stand; and photos of the system installed on marine structures will help visitors understand how natural marine energy - wave, current and tide -- can be used for preventive maintenance of precious marine structures.

The system uses only natural energy from the sea - wave, current and tidal actions only. This reduces the cost of maintenance quietly and effectively with the least adverse impact upon welfare of the marine ecology.

The Eco Guard system removes and prevents marine fouling in such applications as, piles and pillars of harbours, offshore structures of power plants, jetties and
marinas liable to invasive nuisances. Requests and proposals for test installation are welcome. EcoGuard is seeking a distribution/sales partner by country or region interested in handling Eco Guard units as one of their product lines in the marine maintenance and engineering business. On the spot meetings may be possible to initiate subsequent dialogue for collaboration.

The company was established in 2004 to handle eco related products in the Japanese market, and Eco Guard is one that deserves international attention due to global and perpetual problem of marine fouling. The product "Eco Guard" is on patent application in Japan, USA and EU (12 countries). www.eco-guard-systems.co.jp

ECONNECT will feature the formation of their two new companies, Econnect Consulting and Econnect Ventures in early 2006, a move that is already paying dividends in the form of enhanced customer focus.

Econnect Consulting is saving developers and generators time and costs both in the design and implementation of grid connection contracts and in the delivery and commissioning of plant and equipment.

Some examples of recent successes:


Econnect Consulting is delighted to offer FREE 45 minute consultations at All Energy '06 at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Aberdeen on 24 and 25 May 2006. The company's experts will be happy to discuss any issues concerning your projects. Spaces are limited, so please sign up now! Alternatively, come to stand H7 to speak to the team.

Email: Elizabeth.Hutchinson@econnect.com
Tel: +44 (0)1434 613666
Web: www.econnect.com

Econnect Ventures is continuing to produce excellent results from the field trials of Econnect’s active network management product, GenAVC™, which significantly increases the ability of distribution networks to accept embedded renewable generation.

Meanwhile, Econnect Construction has gone from strength to strength since it started operations in February 2005 and has already successfully completed 87MW of renewable energy projects in UK and Ireland.
Recent successes include:

Econnect International

ENERGY & UTILITY SKILLS will highlight the role of skills in industry via newsletters, their CD-ROM ‘Energise Yourself’ and skill research material. “Workforce development and succession planning of human resources is key to the sustainability of a changing industry,” they say. Their exhibits will be of interest to employers, contractors, stakeholders and trade bodies. www.euskills.co.uk

THE ENERGY INDUSTRIES COUNCIL (EIC) is the leading trade association for UK companies that supply capital goods and services to the energy industries world-wide. The EIC is the largest organisation of its kind in the UK. Their head office is in London, and they also have offices in Aberdeen, Gateshead, Houston, Singapore, Dubai, Rio de Janeiro and Macae, Brazil. Their objective is to support their members' and subscribers’ efforts to market their products both at home and overseas. The EIC is a source of market intelligence. Their global Business Opportunities Database contains vital information on the top energy projects around the world. Their experienced staff in all their overseas offices, gather material for inclusion in their fully searchable database, which is available to subscribers on-line.
The now well established EIC Scottish Office at Unit 16 Innovation Centre, Exploration Drive, Aberdeen, AB23 8GX has a full events programme for 2006 involving:- / Renewables Forum / Subsea Forum / Scottish Committee / Commercial Presentations / Workshops/Seminars / Social Events & Annual Dinner. They will be featuring further details about their wide ranging events including overseas exhibitions and shall be demonstrating their worldwide database of projects and contacts. www.the-eic.com

THE ENGINEERING BUSINESS will feature a technically advanced wind turbine installation system for offshore windfarms. Its first use ever will be on the Talisman Beatrice windfarm during this summer (2006) in the North Sea – Talisman is installing two giant wind turbines offshore, adjacent to the Beatrice oilfield. Other exhibits will include the Stingray tidal stream generator; cable ploughs, Wavematt, the EB Frond energy convertor, Waterbridge for offshore access to offshore structures – all are of interest to offshore installation contractors and the renewable power generation industry. The Engineering Business has grown from a turnover of £4m in 2004 and employing 30 people to a turnover of £12m for 2006 and a team of people. www.engb.com.

EPSRC - The Research Councils’ Energy Programme (RCEP) will be featuring information about what they can offer to the energy industry in terms of strategic partnerships and access to collaboration with academics. There will be specific information about existing work funded by the programme and an opportunity for industry to explain what their priorities for research are.

There is an industrial CASE award available to the company that makes the best ‘case for a CASE’ on the application forms available from stand F14. If your company has an idea for a research project that would be suitable for training a PhD student and would benefit from academic involvement then this is an opportunity to make a bid for it. You do not need to have an academic partner in mind at this time, just a project that you would like to do and you do not have to submit it during the conference. www.epsrc.ac.uk

FLANDERS INVESTMENT & TRADE - most people associate Flanders (Belgium) with Bruges, tapestries and, of course, beer and chocolates but Flanders is also one of Europe’s best-kept secrets with regards to trade and investment opportunities. Flanders is, in fact, one of the most open economies in the world offering excellent business prospects as well as a logistical gateway to ‘Greater’ Europe.

Flanders Investment & Trade is the Flanders Government Agency responsible for promoting international business and so, regardless of which sector, we can help you establish contact with suitable Flemish companies as potential partners: not just for sourcing products or services but also for other business relationships from joint ventures to technology transfers.

Of particular interest to all attending All-Energy is the Flemish organisation 3E. 3E groups a cross-section of professionals having extensive experience in the renewable energy field: engineers, legal experts, economists and so on. Their participation in the business organisation guarantees strong personal commitment.

3E aims to contribute to the development of a sustainable energy supply by providing services in project development, product development, applied research, market studies and consultancy.

3E strives towards the innovation and economic application of energy systems and products in the fields of:

3E is driven by real energy concerns and acts independently of other players on the energy market - 3E is therefore not under obligation to any energy supplier or energy technology supplier.

A pro-active approach is essential to maintaining a central position in the rapidly changing energy market structure where new technologies are becoming of increasing importance. Continuous exchange of knowledge within an extended international network is the basis of 3E’s innovation and market competence. Not facing but shaping the changes.

And who knows, maybe our most famous exports might also be on our stand… www.flanderstrade.com

FUGRO GEOS will be featuring their newly introduced robust, economical and flexible Seawatch Mini II Buoy - a new low-cost small buoy providing wave directional measurements and offering the flexibility of adding other oceanographic or meteorological sensors.

Features include solar charging allowing long-term unattended operation; a wide range of optional sensors; meteorological sensors that can be mounted on an optional mast; a choice of GENI datalogger or WAVESENSE integrated datalogger and directional wave sensor; and various two-way communication options. The new buoy is of use for wave energy studies, scientific studies, coastal engineering and monitoring, and offshore design and operations.

Other exhibits will include WorldWaves - an extensive global database of globally integrated wave data from buoys, platforms, satellites and numerical models. With state-of-the-art models these data are used to optimise the location of the wave energy generators within the local bathymetry. They will also be showing marine geophysical surveys and cable route surveys. www.geos.com 

GARRAD HASSAN will be showcasing its capabilities in wave and tidal energy, having recently formed a Marine Group within the company specifically to address these emerging sectors. With 180 staff in a network of 14 countries, GH is the world’s largest independent engineering consultancy dedicated to wind energy. This extension of activities brings a wealth of engineering knowledge to the emerging wave and tidal sectors, underlining the commercial potential for those sectors; and is of particular interest to device developers (R&D); policy-makers; and project developers.

Their other exhibits will include

They will also feature the GH Forecaster short term forecast service that goes from strength to strength with services, now, in five countries, approaching 1 GW of installed capacity. www.garradhassan.com

GEOENERGI AS from Norway is a leading turnkey contractor for the geoenergy technique (groundsource heating and cooling). Geoenergi AS brings a vast experience from the large Scandinavian market to the UK. The main benefits of the technique are:

Property owners /managers / developers, energy companies, architects, etc. will all be interested in this very promising technique for heating and cooling with renewable energy. www.geoenergi.no

HAGGLUNDS DRIVES are manufacturers of large hydraulic motors and complete hydraulic drive systems. The drives are used in many industrial and marine applications including alternative energy generator drives such as the Lunar Energy tidal energy project. Hagglunds proven products have application and engineering support from an international organisation. www.hagglunds.com

HAMMERFEST STRØM is a Norwegian company developing technology and turnkey projects related to tidal energy. A 300kW prototype has been in operation for 2½ years with very promising results. The prototype, fully submerged at 50m water depth, is the first grid connected device in the world directly transforming the energy from free flowing marine currents into electrical energy. Daily operation of the prototype is an integrated part of the local utility company's operations, and during the 2½ years of operation there has been no need for retrieval of the device. Further plans include the development of a standardized commercial version with rated power 0,7-1 MW.

Up to now the company has developed their technology for Norwegian waters. The commercial terms in Norway are however currently not sufficient to proceed with fully commercial tidal energy projects. Both the commercial terms and the resource basis (tidal streams) in UK may already be sufficient for commercial developments. In this context Hammerfest Strøm will use the opportunity at All-Energy to introduce their technology and operational experience so far to the UK market. www.e-tidevannsenergi.com

HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS COMMUNITY ENERGY COMPANY (HICEC) is a ‘non-profit distributing’ company with a voluntary board of directors appointed for their specialist knowledge and involvement in renewable energy and community development. Their purpose is to help ensure that every community in the Highlands and Islands benefits in one way or another from renewable energy, whether through small projects which improve heating and energy use of community buildings or larger projects which bring income to the community.

The HICEC team of local development officers from across the Highlands and Islands Area along with representatives from community groups will be in attendance at All-Energy and be available to discuss current projects and new projects with anyone visiting the stand. They will have a range of case studies and displays depicting the range of projects and other material which they use to assist their community groups.

This is the first time HICEC had a stand at All-Energy, but it has been involved for the past two years. The stand will demonstrate the increasing role the community plays in developing renewables and how the communities in the Highlands and Islands are leading the way. www.hie.co.uk/community-energy.html

HIGHLAND BIRCHWOODS will highlight the results and “work in progress” of two EU-funded biomass development projects – Northern WoodHeat and North Sea Bioenergy. Their stand will highlight current activities aimed at promoting awareness of biomass use in Northern Scotland and elsewhere in Europe. The exhibit will be of interest to potential and existing users and producers of biomass – particularly woodfuel (woodchips and wood pellets). Current project activities of Northern WoodHeat include training courses (one will take place at the Scottish School of Forestry 21-24 March). www.northernwoodheat.net

HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE will feature the new HI-energy brand, which has been designed to represent all those involved with the renewable energy sector across the Highlands and Islands. It has been created by Highlands and Islands Enterprise for all those involved in the sector to use.

The brand identity was launched on 21 February, so it is new and it is the first time the renewable energy sector in the Highlands and Islands has been able to unite under one identity. By co-ordinating their marketing and communications messages and speaking with a single voice, they can make sure that the Highlands and Islands of Scotland is recognised and understood as a dynamic region determined to be at the forefront of the UK renewable energy sector.

Any individual company, organisations or community group within the Highlands and Islands, small or large, can use the new brand identify for free. It’s simple to use and versatile. There are several versions of the brand to fit in with a company’s own marketing materials. The new brand is an opportunity for all those involved in renewable energy in the Highlands and Islands to work together to build awareness of and promote the sector.

Other exhibits will include general information on business opportunities and support available for renewable energy projects in the Highlands and Islands, all of which are of use to companies or individuals already in the Highlands and Islands or those based outwith the region who may be interested in relocating to the area to pursue the many renewable energy opportunities that exist. www.hie.co.uk

IMarEST ( Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology) will be re-launching the new look Journal of Offshore Technology and unveiling their latest membership campaign for ‘professional recognition’. There will be special offers for all Marine Partners (company membership). The Institute is compiling ‘maritime voices’ – a director of industry expert speakers --- a useful tool for the media and for conference organisers --- and welcomes contributions from all who wish their name and contact details to be added to the database. IMarEST organises the annual MAREC conference – Marine & Renewable Energy Conference the latest is being held as part of the World Maritime Technology Conference (WMTC 2006), the 10-stream milestone conference for the maritime industry staged in London (6-10 March 2006). www.imarest.org

IMPERIAL INNOVATIONS the technology transfer company of Imperial College, London, hosts one of three Carbon Trust Incubators - sponsored by The Carbon Trust to develop novel Low Carbon Technology. They will be providing details of the Carbon Trust Incubation Scheme, together with details of the ten low-carbon technology companies which are currently in the incubator. All-Energy provides an opportunity for potential investors, commercial partners, analysts and commentators to get a first view of some of the novel low-carbon technologies which will be appearing in the next few years. It also provides an opportunity for those with an innovative idea to develop their idea further.

Other exhibits will include HeliSwirl (a novel energy-efficient pipe technology); Active Control Turbocharger (an improved design of turbocharger); SolarStructures (a high efficiency solar façade); CamFridge (magnetic refrigeration technology); Lontra (novel compressor and internal combustion engine design); Enecsys (ultra-reliable, module-integrated photovoltaic powr inverter); Gyrogear (gyroscopic power train for regenerative braking); and Silicon Cells (very high energy-density battery technology)

Imperial innovations is one of the UK’s leading technology commercialisation companies with a strong value creation record having already generated revenues in excess of £30 million from spin-outs and licenses since 1997. The company, together with Imperial’s academic inventors, has established equity holdings in more than 54 spin-out companies and completed a total of 100 licence deals. Over 1,000 jobs have been created through the spin-out companies. 

In April 2005, Imperial Innovations arranged a private placing of ordinary shares in the company through JPMorgan Cazenove. Imperial College now holds 71% of Imperial Innovations and institutional investors hold the balance of 29%. Imperial College London has agreed a 15-year pipeline agreement with Imperial Innovations which allows Imperial Innovations to commercialise technology originating from Imperial College’s research activity. 

Recent activity includes a £150k investment in HeliSwirl, an engineering company whose SMAHT pipe technology increases the transport efficiency of fluid flow within a wide range of pipe-work systems; the acquisition of Toumaz by AiM-listed Nanoscience, which is developing research into low power and ultra low power integrated circuits and silicon chips; a £250k investment in spin-out NovaThera, which specialises in pioneering applications of biomaterials and stem cell biology to regenerative medicine and tissue engineering; a £402k investment in deltaDOT, a developer of enabling technologies and products for bioscience research.

Further spin-out company activity includes Ceres Power, a fuel cell technology company built on research from Imperial College’s Department of Materials which listed on the stock market in November 2004 raising £21.6 million of which £16 million was for the company (£14.6 million net) and HydroVenturi, a company developing a novel method to generate power from tidal currents based on research from Imperial’s Department of Physics, which completed a £2.5 million funding round in March 2005. www.imperialinnovations.co.uk/

INDUSTRIAL & POWER ASSOCIATION will display posters describing the capabilities of their member companies. www.ipa-scotland.org.uk

INTERNET FOR BUSINESS (IFB) is a business-to-business Internet Service Provider focusing on delivering proven technology solutions. We have been successfully deploying, developing and managing our core portfolio of products & services across the UK. IFB has brought new and innovative solutions to market including highly successful online membership management applications, high revenue web based systems, international VPN design and management, WiFi network design and management.

While 2006 is our 10th anniversary we continue to invest in our infrastructure and resources to ensure that we remain the first choice to many for core Internet orientated business solutions.

As well as providing the entry level ISP services our Core Product Portfolio includes but is not limited to: 

IFB are delighted to be part of All -Energy 06 and we will of course be delighted to discuss any part of our portfolio with you on stand A13. In consideration of the theme of All-Energy 06 we will be promoting our web based video conferencing product IFB Web Conference which assists in bringing people together without the need for costly and environmentally damaging travel. www.ifb.net

INVEST IN FIFE will be featuring the world leading facilities, opportunity and company excellence in a range of sectors available in Fife. With the establishment of the Energy Park in Methil, the opportunities offered by Westfield and major developments such as Scottish BioPowers’ CHP plant in Glenrothes, Fife offers the energy sector unique facilities in prime locations.

Scottish Enterprise Fife and Fife Council are working together to develop a world leading Energy Park and a 10-year masterplan for the Park at the former Kvaerner yard in Methil is nearing completion. This allows for up to 500,000 sq. ft. of engineering business space which will bring together the 133 acre sea-accessed site with companies directly operating in the engineering, oil, gas and renewable sectors including suppliers and sub-contractors in the sector supply chain.

The first phase will see major investment in new infrastructure and upgrades of existing facilities including improved access, new roadways, the renovation of engineering shops and the building of modern engineering facilities.

Two companies at the leading edge of the development of renewable technologies have located at the Energy Park – Bi-Fab and Ocean Power Delivery.

Key companies in the energy sector are already located at Westfield in central Fife including Scottish and Southern Energy, Fife Energy Ltd, EPR and Scottish Coal. The site contains a biomass power plant, an advanced fuel technology and gasification plant and a 123MW power station. There is over 60 ha of development land on the site which is designated for green power generation and other renewable energy technologies owned by Scottish Coal.

Fife companies are delivering excellence in engineering, assembly, innovation and supporting technologies for all energy sectors: Offshore Wind; Fuel Cells; Clean Coal; Wave power; Flow batteries; Micro Generation; Gasification; Solar; Biomass; Precision Engineering. www.investinfife.co.uk - see also Bi-Fab.

INVISIBLE HEATING SYSTEMS will highlight their geothermal heat pump. Design quality – it is environmentally friendly – and reduced running costs make this of particular interest to planners, builders, self-builders, and the trade (plumbers, heating specialists). Invisible Heating Systems is a Scottish company which has just celebrated 10 successful years in business. They are about to launch a road energy system and expect to operate a wind energy system by year end. They are in the process of setting up an HIS England office. The company is unique in that all systems they supply can be fully integrated to provide one seamless highly efficient heating solution. www.invisibleheating.co.uk

LA TENE MAPS will be showing its set of digital power generation and transmission maps of Britain. This set of 18 map can be viewed by power company area or by Regional Development Association (RDA) area.

Each Map shows the National Grid Transmission system and the local systems down to 32kV. All substations are shown as are all major generating sets over 1MW together with operator and generating capacity. A set of symbols depict the type of generating sets including renewables.

The maps are available in pdf format - The maps vary in size from 500 x 500m to 1000 x 700mm. Each can be magnified by up to 1600% with no loss of definition. The search facility allows the user to find any power station, substation or renewable energy facility by typing in its name and the map will automatically zoom to that location. The company will also be displaying some of its printed electricity generation and transmission maps and samples will be available free from the La Tene Maps stand. www.latene.com

MACAULAY ENTERPRISES will feature their full range of EIA services and strategic policy relevant projects undertaken for various Councils. They also will be exhibiting their 3D Virtual Landscape Suite to demonstrate proposed developments. This is a uniquely dynamic tool for helping to assess potential visual impact from any location, and is hugely effect at public consultation stage. The EIA services and Visualisation technology will be of interest to developers, local authorities and wider stakeholders. in 2005 Macaulay Enterprises won the Northern Star Business Award for best Renewable Energy Company and was finalist in both The Energy Institute Awards and The Green Energy Awards. www.macaulayenterprises.co.uk

MANCHESTER BOBBER – see University of Manchester Intellectual Property Limited

MARKS & CLERK SCOTLAND will feature the ability for all to perform patent and trade mark searches online – a first! It is a service that anyone innovating, considering patenting, and otherwise protecting their ideas and brands will find of use.

In the ‘Managing Intellectual Property World’ IP Survey Marks & Clerk have been ranked the No. 1 firm in the UK for both patents and trade marks every year from 1997 to 2006. At the centre of the intellectual property profession for over 100 years, they now have some 80 partners and 400 people. Taken together, their history and people provide a body of experience that is unmatched in the UK . However, no matter how impressive their resources, what is important is that they deliver what clients need.  That is why they will invest time in learning about a client’s business and goals.

They are expert in acquiring, securing and registering IP rights and managing IP portfolios, and you can benefit from their in-depth technical experience across a full range of sectors. 

They have offices in 12 locations throughout the UK , in addition to offices in Europe, North America and the Far East.  Their global network of trusted associates, with whom they work with on a daily basis, is unrivalled and gives them intimate local knowledge backed up by international expertise. www.marks-clerk.com

NEXANS will be featuring their full range of cables and turnkey calbe solutions for windfarm infrastructure and win turbines (submarine power cables, fiber optic data cables, LAN HV and HV cables and accessories) www.nexans.com

NFPAS LTD will feature a demonstration of their online e-ROC auction service for Renewable Obligation Certificates. It offers renewable generators an efficient method for selling their rocs. They have sold over 2-3 million ROCS through their acutions and have delivered high ROC prices for low fees. www.e-roc.co.uk

NORTEK UK, in conjunction with technology partners PLANET OCEAN will be promoting their integrated on-line wave and current profiler systems. These include the next generation of internal NIP wave processor and acoustic link to a choice of surface buoys for onward real time transmission by UHF, GSM Cell or satellite with the ability to display directly to the web. Based around the proven AWAC wave monitoring system, the raw wave data are internally processed to provide useable statistical information and output together with current profiles, water depth (pressure), temperature plus suspended sediment and altimter (deposition / erosion) as optional extras. Delivered systems include North Hoyle, Docking Shoal and Race Bank.

Many windfarms are in 20 to 30m of water. This is often too deep for seabed located pressure based measurement systems, inshore, surface buoys can be vulnerable, and do not easily provide current profile data. For these reasons the AWAC with its upward Acoustic Surface Tracking beam and real time telemetry has been growing as the system of choice for this environment.

The AWAC and related systems are of interest to site developers, surveyors and wind and wave farm operators.

Other exhibits will include the Nortek Vector velocimeter, for measuring turbulence, and various other low cost Doppler acoustic current meters and profilers. Planet Ocean also offers surface wave profiling buoys, and multiparameter measuring systems. Scientists studying turbulence and sediment movement, biologists, oceanographers, and harbour masters use these. www.nortek.no

OCEAN POWER DELIVERY has been busy shipping the first of three Pelamis Wave Energy Converters to Portugal. The machines will be delivered to the Port of Peniche where they will undergo final assembly prior to commissioning and installation later this year at a site 5km off the coast of northern Portugal, near to Póvoa de Varzim.

Last year Ocean Power Delivery (OPD) announced the signing of an order with a
Portuguese consortium, led by Enersis, to build the initial phase of the world’s first commercial wave-farm to generate renewable electricity from ocean waves.
The first stage consists of three 750kW Pelamis machines with a combined rating of 2.25MW.

A letter of intent has also been issued to order a further 28 Pelamis machines before the end of 2006 subject to satisfactory performance of the initial phase. When complete the eventual 22.5MW project is expected to meet the average electricity demand of more than 15,000 Portuguese households whilst displacing more than 60,000 tonnes per year of carbon dioxide emissions from conventional generating plant. www.oceanpd.com

OCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES’s New Jersey PowerBuoy was deployed last October  www.oceanpowertech.com

OCP CABLE PROTECTION LTD will be displaying cable protection equipment such as bend stiffeners, Uradcut, etc which are used for offshore renewable applications such as protection of cables around offshore wind turbines. These products are widely used in the offshore industry and have been used on several offshore windfarms that have been installed and will be of use to offshore installation contractors involved with windfarms and wave/tidal energy devices.

And news of the CRP Group (of which OCP Cable Protection is a part): Through its Engineered Systems business area, Trelleborg has entered into an agreement to acquire the CRP Group, an engineering company with annual sales of slightly more than SEK 1,000 M and 500 employees, primarily in the UK and the US. This will make Trelleborg a global market leader in polymer systems and solutions for offshore oil and gas projects.

“With CRP, we will be gaining a significant foothold in one of our prioritized growth segments, which we view as highly attractive for the future,” says Peter Nilsson, Trelleborg’s CEO. “We have been following CRP for some time and are delighted to now reach an agreement regarding the acquisition of this global leader and its extensive technological and market expertise. This acquisition will additionally increase our focus on profitable segments and further improve the balance in the Group.”

CRP’s operations relate primarily to systems for the subsea sector of the oil and gas business, an area that is expected to grow considerably faster than the oil and gas market in general. The company is active in systems for seismic surveys, drilling operations and subsea production, with solutions for deepwater flow assurance and buoyancy systems, as well as many specialized engineered polymer-based solutions. As a result of the acquisition, oil and gas related operations within Trelleborg will increase to 7-8 percent of total Group sales. The acquisition is expected to provide synergies with existing operations in such areas as sales/marketing and technical development.

The purchase price totals approximately SEK 970 M in the form of cash and through the assumption of loan-repayment obligations.

“CRP has a good earning capacity, and it is our ambition to improve it further” says Lennart Johansson, President of the Trelleborg Engineered Systems business area. “Its order backlog for 2006 is at a good level and we believe the market will be strong over the next few years. However, it is important to remember that this business are almost entirely project-related, which entails great variation in order bookings and consequently also in invoicing between different quarters.”

CRP was founded in 1974 and is currently controlled by Barclays Private Equity. The company has five production units in Skelmersdale (also head office) and Barrow-in-Furness, in the UK , as well as in Randolph and Canton, Massachusetts, and Houston, Texas, in the US . Sales and marketing offices are located in important offshore areas. www.ocpltd.com

OWEC TOWER AS from Norway will be featuring a small model of the OWEC Jacket Quattropod. This unique foundation/tower structure for the offshore wind industry is based on 25 years of offshore experience and dedicated studies since 2001. The concept will be demonstrated in the DOWNVInD project on the Beatrice field with expected installation in July 2006. Their exhibit is naturally of interest to utilities and developers of offshore windfarms. www.owectower.no

PLANET OCEAN LTD represents some of the world’s leading manufacturers of
oceanographic, and hydrographic instruments; including wave & tide measuring
systems, and high performance echo sounders for coastal survey. They will be featuring their innovative range of OEM Data Buoy Hulls used frequently with the Nortek AWAC and AQUADOPP systems, and the TRIAXYS wave direction buoy. www.planet-ocean.co.uk

POWER – Pushing Offshore Wind Energy Regions - the POWER presence on the East of England stand will provide information about the POWER competence network, and will provide a focal point and meeting opportunity from partners and businesses of the POWER regions. As part of POWER’s presence at All Energy, John Westwood will present the findings of POWER’s North Sea supply chain study in the conference programme.

POWER brings together for the first time most of the leading offshore wind energy regions around the North Sea. Its network represents more than 500 businesses in the energy field. The supply chain study conducted by Douglas-Westwood Ltd on behalf of POWER assesses strategically the supply chain between various North Sea Regions. www.offshore-power.net

PROVEN ENERGY LTD will feature their small-scale wind turbines for domestic and commercial use. www.provenenergy.com

PURE - Promoting Unst’s Renewable Energy - The PURE Project demonstrates an off-grid stand-alone system which allows wind generated electricity to convert water into hydrogen. The hydrogen is then bottled and kept for converting back into electricity as and when required - producing water as the only waste product from the entire process. The cycle can then be repeated. The PURE Project has shown that such a renewable infrastructures offer unique opportunities for communities to achieve energy security by satisfying their own local energy needs from local energy production and thereby tying energy consumers into the necessity of living within their energy means. The PURE Energy Centre on Unst is now committed to turning its broader vision into a reality, and will use all its resources and future income in pursuit of this objective.

PURE Reality
The PURE Project was conceived by a young Shetland engineering graduate, Ross Gazey, who saw it as providing him and others from remote communities in the Highlands & Islands, with new technical skills and knowhow which could be used in their home communities to start new businesses, create employment and deliver secure sustainable energy. In May 2005, the PURE Project on the most northerly Shetland Island of Unst was inaugurated as the first off-grid renewable hydrogen system in Europe and the first community owned hydrogen production plant in the world. The PURE system offers a practical operational alternative energy system, which uses no fossil fuels and has zero carbon emissions – and thereby delivers energy security at a local level. The design rational necessitated energy efficiency and energy conservation measures, the reduction to a minimum of “on-demand” electrical power, and the use of a small, modest performance fuel cell car.

The immediate benefit of the PURE Project to the Unst community has been the creation of high quality jobs and the inward migration of a skilled workforce. The Project has provided unprecedented publicity for the island and for Shetland in general. The Shetland community has been described by international hydrogen industry experts as being “pioneers in this ground-breaking technology” . The PURE Project has also spawned new sustainable businesses. The most significant of these is the PURE Energy Centre Ltd., and its first spin-out company PUREShetland. The latter company has attracted around £50,000 worth of private sponsorship from within Shetland for developing a super-efficient hydrogen fuel cell car as part of an educational project with local schools.

Logically, hydrogen applications such as fuel cells currently being developed worldwide require a sustainable source of hydrogen to support their use. The PURE Hydrogen Production Unit (Hypod) is currently the only proven off-grid system, which can deliver such a sustainable source of hydrogen from a renewable energy input – solar, wind or hydro.

PURE Vision
The PURE project has demonstrated that renewable hydrogen on a small scale is a niche market opportunity for businesses from remote communities. There is growing political and public demand to have tangible, visible, hydrogen projects now. Such projects help promote the technology, develop relevant technical skills, and contribute to building a hydrogen transport refuelling infrastructure within the region. Currently the larger motor manufacturers with prototype hydrogen vehicles are still using reformed hydrogen which causes substantial carbon emissions during its production.

At present the principal market for pre-commercial and prototype renewable hydrogen systems is one supported by public sector finance. However, the PURE Project has shown how investment at community level delivers far greater value for public investment in this technology than in very costly projects involving conventional car and bus manufacturers and oil companies. A renewable hydrogen infrastructure based around small scale community owned hydrogen production units can deliver these same strategic development objectives anywhere in the world, providing a radically different energy infrastructure to that which is conventionally supported by the oil, gas, coal, and nuclear industries. This vision allows distributed energy generation to become a reality, and enables energy consumers to become more involved in energy production. www.pure.shetland.co.uk

Membership of the RENEWABLE ENERGY ASSOCIATION topped 400 in mid-2005, making it the largest renewable energy trade association in the UK . Their membership is active across the whole spectrum of renewables: electric power heat and transport fuels. They represent a wide variety of organisations, including generators, project developers, fuel and power suppliers, equipment producers and service providers. Members range in size from major multinationals to sole traders. Benefits of membership will be a feature of the stand.

The REA deals with broad renewables policies, but also covers sector-specific issues. They have set up a number of what they call ‘Resource Groups’, some looking at individual technologies, others focussed on sub-sectors of the industry. The Association and the Resource Groups work in collaboration with other trade associations and NGOs. www.r-e-a.net

RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD will be offering free copies of Renewable Energy World, Cogeneration and Onsite Power Production and Waste Management World and displaying discounted books and journals. These offer all the latest news on developments in the field and are of use to all professionals in the renewables and energy fields. Other exhibits will include their climate policy journal and carbon markets and emissions trading books. www.renewable-energy-world.com

REPOWER UK LTD will feature wind turbines for offshore and onshore use.

Naturally their exhibits are of interest to windfarm developers.

To accommodate their increasing workforce, REpower UK has moved to a new headquarters in Edinburgh at 5 Coates Crescent, HE3 7AL. There are jobs available! www.repower.co.uk

R.S. AQUA will feature the WaveRadar Rex precision wave and sea level system – the world leader in precision wave measuring technology from fixed structures. The system is used by GE Energy, Vestas, E.ON, Maersk, Channel Coastal Observatory, Shell, BP, Total etc and is of use to offshore windfarm, wave farm and tidal farm operators.

Other exhibits will include water current and meteorological systems for offshore energy structures and installations – in addition to the users listed above these are used by the Environment Agency, CEFAS, National Oceanography Centre and many more. www.rsaqua.co.uk

SAAB GB will be showcasing the Saab 9-5 BioPower model, the first premium car to run on a high blend mixture of eco-friendly renewable energy source BioEthanol and petrol (E85) or on pure petrol.

Saab is leading the premium sector in being the first manufacturer to offer this innovative solution. When running on BioEthanol E85, the fossil CO2 emissions of the Saab 9-5 BioPower are typically between 50-70% cleaner than when running on petrol. Furthermore, as its name suggests, the Saab 9-5 BioPower not only offers purer power, but more of it. Because Saab’s turbocharging technology and engine management systems make it possible to take advantage of bioethanol’s higher octane rating, an impressive 20% gain in brake horse power and 16% in torque can be enjoyed when the car runs on BioEthanol E85 compared to when running on regular unleaded petrol.

BioEthanol E85 is not widely available in the UK, but the first E85 pump was opened in Norwich and more are set to follow. Bioethanol typically costs 2 pence less than unleaded petrol. Unlike traditional fossil fuels such as petrol and diesel, the consumption of BioEthanol E85 does not significantly raise atmospheric levels of CO2, which is the greenhouse gas that, according to some scientific research, contributes to global warming. This is because the emissions that are releases during driving have already been cancelled out by the amount of CO2 that was removed from the atmosphere through nature’s photosynthesis process, when the crops for conversion to BioEthanol were grown. www.saab.co.uk

Officials from the SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE will be on hand to answer questions about the Executive’s renewables policy. www.scotland.gov.uk/enterprise/energy

SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN ENERGY PLC – amongst other things SSE Energy Services will be exhibiting emerging renewable energy technologies with a particular focus on rooftop technologies including wind, solar and solar thermal. SSE Energy Services provide a unique range of renewable energy solutions to both domestic and industrial customers. The products available can be installed in existing domestic premises, new housing developments and into industrial and commercial developments.

Other exhibits will include a wide range of information relating to the services that can be provided in this area. SSE offers a complete suite of services from surveying, through installation, through to longer term operations and maintenance of the energy solutions provided by the business.

SSE is the UK ’s second largest generator with over 10,000MW of capacity and is the UK ’s largest generator of renewable electricity. The group is vertically integrated with expertise in areas from generation, transmission, distribution and supply. www.scottish-southern.co.uk

SCOTTISH SOLAR ENERGY GROUP (SSEG) will have a stand displaying information on what they do, including contacts for different aspects of solar energy in Scotland. They will also display a selection of photos of outstanding solar projects in Scotland. Outside the conference hall SSEG will also display SOLAR ONE, a mobile display of solar equipment designed to take solar energy into schools. The display equipment includes a solar powered model railway and a solar powered electric bicycle. www.sseg.org.uk

SHETLAND RENEWABLE ENERGY FORUM – SREF represents the businesses and organisations currently involved in the blossoming RE sector in Shetland. SREF is committed to raising the profile of RE development opportunities throughout Shetland and beyond. Interest parties can join; and SREF meetings are open to everyone. Exhibitors on their stand include the PURE Project. www.sref.co.uk

The PureSHETLAND Vehicle will be featured on the stand. Tthis is the world’s first renewable hydrogen powered vehicle to be entered in a Shell Eco Marathon, producing absolutely no pollutant emissions during the generation and consumption of its fuel. The Marathon, held in Nogaro, France between the 21st – 22nd of May, is a fuel efficiency drive whereby participating teams aim to achieve greatest possible distance travelled at minimum fuel consumption. Due to its ultra-lightweight streamlined design, the pureSHETLAND car is expected to achieve greater than 5000 miles per gallon of hydrogen.

The pureSHETLAND project involves much more than the construction of a vehicle for a one-off attempt at the Shell Eco Marathon however. PureSHETLAND’s aims are to promote a green image for Shetland, display the islands innovative qualities in embracing cutting edge technologies, highlight what can be achieved using only Shetland based knowledge and expertise, and to promote education of renewable energy technologies.

During its activities since formation over the past eight months, pureSHETLAND has raised over £50,000 pounds of sponsorship from local businesses and funding bodies. In its educational aspect, 500 pupils from a local school were given the opportunity to enter a competition whereby they could accompany the team to the Eco Marathon. During the past months, a shortlist from these entrants have visited a renewable energy installation to find out more about technology and have taken part in an activities weekend. Following these activities, six finalists have now been chosen to accompany the group to France, one of whom will be driving the car while the others will comprise a pit stop team and showcase of Shetland as a whole.

SOLAR POWER SCOTLAND will launch a brand new heat storage system at All-Energy that can store heat for up to three weeks. This new, revolutionary technology from Germany can save households and commercial premises up to 60% on oil and gas consumption when used with SPS’s sun stream solar thermal panels for heating water, and any heating system (LPG, wood burning stove, gas boiler) to ensure that far less energy is used.

Mary Haddick, Finance Director of Solar Power Scotland said: “We are looking forward to showcasing our new heat storage system at this year’s All-Energy, as the market has been waiting for a combined offering that will allow householders and businesses to heat their homes and their water in the most efficient way. Used with our existing natural water heating products, it will effectively heat homes whilst saving energy and greatly reduce energy bills.”

The new heat storage system involves power tanks that can store heat from any natural or man made source until it is ready to be used. The tanks contain a material that stores energy four times more efficiently than water offering significant savings to householders and businesses.

Mary continues: “It has been a tremendous year for us with renewable energy becoming such an important concern. With increased oil and gas prices and the raised awareness to look after our planet, renewable energy is now poised to dominate the oil and gas market. With this new product and the company’s established foothold in the market, Solar Power Scotland is leading the race in renewable energy in Scotland.”

They will also exhibit Sun Stream evacuated tube thermal solar collectors that are used in domestic and commercial property to heat water, reducing fossil fuel consumption by 40-60%. www.solarpowerscotland.co.uk 

STAUFF UK has launched a new pipe clamp to help operators solve crevice corrosion problems that will be on display at All-Energy. Since the 1980s operators have struggled with the problems of crevice corrosion when clamping instrumentation/lubrication pipe work. This is a localized form of corrosion usually associated with a stagnant solution at the micro-environmental level.

The most common form is oxygen differential cell corrosion substantially eroding the surface of the tube and pinhole leaks can actually occur within 5 years.

The operator response to the problem has been varied and usually involving less than ideal solutions and costly replacement programmes. Stauff UK having been so closely involved in this market has been spearheading a project through their parent company in Germany , with the aim of finding a solution either in the form of physical design or in the development of a material that would reduce the cell corrosion effect.

During the early 90’s the effort was concentrated on providing a physical design that was intended to exclude any moisture ingress between the two components. This failed to fully solve the problem as it was impossible to prevent moisture gathering at the entry and exit points of the pipe within the clamp and it still allowed a degree of cell corrosion to develop.

For the last 2 years the project effort has been directed into developing a polypropylene mix that incorporates a corrosion inhibitor whilst maintaining the established material values of the pipe clamp.

In conjunction with an American partner of vast experience in the corrosion reduction industry, a mix was finally established that would meet all the necessary criteria. Initial clamp product was moulded and then subjected to a test programme. The results have proven impressive, successfully tested in salt spray cabinet trials according to DIN 50021, to ASTM B117 and additional SO2 tests.

The PPAC benefits are that it delivers an effective standard product based solution, at a fraction of the current costs of protection, with the simplicity of installation needed when operating offshore. The proven operational reliability will allow the new PPAC clamp to be built into routine inspection and maintenance programmes.

The material, designated PPAC and to be specifically marketed as the Stauff Anti Corrosion Clamp has already been welcomed by oil companies led by BP and is available in both single standard series and twin clamp series DIN 3015 Pt 1 & 2 in metric and imperial sizes up to 25.4mm. www.stauff.co.uk

SUBSEA UK is an industry body that champions the subsea sector, harnessing the expertise and experience in the UK and promoting it at home and abroad. The organisation represents 120 companies involved in the subsea oil and gas, marine renewables, defence and oceanology sectors. Subsea UK will be issuing a news release about the need for great transfer of skills between the oil and gas subsea industry and the marine renewables sector. www.subseauk.co.uk

TED LEEMING PHOTOGRAPHY will feature fine art photographic images of renewable energy projects. Ted Lemming is the first photographer in the UK specialising in renewable energy, providing services to the industry through development, construction and into the operational phase of the project. Photos can be for planning, PR, editorial etc. Ted also undertakes commissions for “boardroom’ fine art prints, or prints for clients.

A website image stock library allowing clients to gain licences to reproduce images for editorial, advertising, and all other media uses is also provided to anyone. Licences can be downloaded automatically with a credit card or by setting up an account. Ted’s service can be used by anyone in the industry including developers, media, construction, owners etc. He will also show a PowerPoint presentation of services provided and examples of work. www.tedleeming.com

TELEDYNE RDI will feature their proven Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCP) and directional wave measurement products. ADCPs) are the ideal solution for
short term or long-term offshore environmental monitoring needs.  These broadband ADCPs provide a detailed view of the speed and direction of the currents throughout the water column, with an easy upgrade to capture wave height and direction as well. www.rdinstruments.com

TENMAT LTD is exhibiting their range of FEROFORM and FEROGLIDE self lubricating bearings. These are used for oscillating and rotating applications in all energy environments – wave, wind, hydro, marine and thermal. The bearings are abrasion resistant and have long life in arduous conditions, including being submerged in sea water. www.tenmat.com

TIDAL SAILS AS from Norway will feature the tidal stream device it plans to develop, patent and put on the market - the Tidal Sails stream power plant for the production of electricity based on an alternative, renewable source.

The business idea behind the Tidal Sails power plant is to capture some of the stream energy of tidal currents. The principle can be compared with a set of vertical blinds under water, which are being pulled from start to end station by the tidal current. A magazine at the start station deploys sails at certain intervals; at the same time as the end station magazine is detaching and collecting arriving sails. Huge sails affixed to long cables under water, are pulled by the tidal stream, feeding a generator, which in turn produces electricity.

This way of generating electricity from tidal stream is more efficient than any other already existing method. All component technologies required to generate electricity using the Tidal Sails power plant are commercially available and well known in established industries. Tidal Sails AS will not engineer or construct the Tidal Sails power plant technology itself, but will bring the project forward in cooperation with strategic partners, for example Aker Kværner.

Tidal Sails’ Patent process was initiated in December 2003, and a positive response is expected June 2006 in Norway. The patent will encompass a unique principle of extracting energy from tidal currents. An international PCT was approved March 2006.

Are Børgesen, a Widerøe Airline pilot, is the founder of Tidal Sails. With his background in sailing, diving, and skiing, the idea developed after a regatta, sailing against the current. After a half hour in the same position with the wind from behind and the spinnaker up, the idea of turning the sailboat upside down came to him. It would certainly take a lot to stop him then, with a modest 2kts current catching the spinnaker below the surface!

Climate change and rising electricity demand worldwide are two of the primary drivers for the sustained and explosive growth enjoyed by commercialised renewable energy technologies over the past few years. The global market for tidal power alone is enormous, estimated at over 1 trillion Euro. Strict criteria to current characteristics (minimum 4kts, etc.) have been applied into this estimate. Recently, huge demands for electricity sub sea have also been actualised, as a consequence of large energy consumption for running future oil and gas installations sub sea.

The Tidal Sails power plant is able to deliver an important contribution to future energy supply in certain coastal areas. Tidal Sails’ initial estimates also indicate that the Tidal Sails power plant could be operated at a cost level significantly lower than that of other models based on stream energy. Expected annual production is ca 40 GWh per installation, with an expected price per KWh of 0,05 €.

Furthermore, the environmental benefits of the Tidal Sails power plant exceeds all other conventional and alternative methods of generating energy, with zero emissions, no noise or visual pollution, reuse of obsolete oil platforms and a sustainable operation based on the forces of the sea.

Tidal Sails has been selected and invited to Seed Forum International events both in London (11 May) and New York (25 May) in competition with several hundred companies. The Seed Forum International Jury did the final selection after the individual countries nominated candidates based on, among other criteria, their international potential. Tidal Sails has also been invited by Innovation Norway to the All-Energy conference in Aberdeen, 24-25. May 2006, as one of six entrepreneurs.

The University of Hertfordshire’s Fluent Mechanics Research Group (FMRG) is presently engaged in advanced CFD (computerized fluid dynamics), wind tunnel and tank testing. A PhD in mechanical engineering is going to change his workplace from the UoH, London, to Haugesund, Norway, in order to assist with the project.

Tidal Sails has identified several industrial partners like Hydro Aluminum and Aker Kværner, but is still searching for the right location and electricity company in order to build a 6 MW and 6 million Euro prototype. Due to low tidal currents in Norway, a site has not yet been identified. Four electricity companies south of Trondheim are looking for potential sites.

Tidal Sails is also looking for an investor and sees it as a great opportunity to present itself to a broader audience in Aberdeen. The UK has been in the forefront of renewable energy and Tidal Sails therefore hopes and believes that their concept will be well received by the investors coming to All-Energy. www.tidalsails.com

TIDALSTREAM PARTNERSHIP will feature pictures of the innovative deep water tidal current generator TidalStream SST and details of how this is designed for ease of deployment and maintenance – it is specifically designed for deep water applications, and is of particular interest to companies or organisations who have interests in practical tidal energy devices. Other exhibits will include further details of the progress of the technology and consortium supporting it. They are looking forward to gaining feedback from the general experience of exhibition attendees and fostering further support. TidalStream is a new approach to deep water tidal energy generation and has formed a strong consortium to take it forward. www.tidalstream.co.uk

UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LIMITED (UMIP) - will chalk up a first showing at All-Energy - The Manchester Bobber, an innovative and patented wave energy device being developed by The University of Manchester in partnership with Royal Haskoning and Mowlem plc.

Video footage of their 10th scale working model, an illustrative DVD (which captures the history, present phase of work and next steps moving towards commercialisation) and animations of the conceptual full scale Manchester Bobber structure will be on display. Free promotional literature and photos of previous testing phases will be available plus the opportunity to discuss the issues with those currently behind the development.

The Manchester Bobber utilises the rise and fall (or ‘bobbing’) of the water surface. This movement transmits energy, which is then extracted by the power take-off unit to drive a generator and produce energy. Although harnessing the energy from the bobbing motion of the sea is not a new idea, the Manchester Bobber is particularly innovative in that the hydrodynamics of the float provide the vital connection to generating electricity. The commercial vision is an array of Bobbers working together to generate electricity and one important concept currently being explored is the use of decommissioned offshore rigs as platforms for the device.

The Manchester Bobber’s other unique features include:

Successful 1/10th scale testing of the Manchester Bobber took place at the New & Renewable Energy Centre (NaREC) in Blyth, Northumberland last September. UMIP is exhibiting at All-Energy to raise awareness about the Manchester Bobber and the next phase(s) of work. Phase Three of development includes testing and optimising a 1/100th scale array configuration and building a consortium to test off-shore a single full scale float and drive train. www.manchesterbobber.com

VESTAS CELTIC WIND TECHNOLOGY LTD'S main focus will be their manufacturing facility in Campbeltown, Kintyre, Scotland - this being the only active turbine manufacturing facility in the UK. Photographs and a short presentation will be part of their exhibit. Their UK representatives and staff from Vestas Celtic and Vestas Northern Europe will be in attendance. www.vestas.com

WINDSAVE LTD has completed the installation of 19 of its WS1000 Turbine system on the roof line of the CIS Building in Portland St, Manchester. The commitment by the Cooperative Society to renewables is amply demonstrated through this project. On completion of the testing of the equipment, the WS1000 units will be delivering up to ~ 20kWatts of electricity into the main supply of the building to reduce the use of fossil fuel derived power. A sample of the system will be on show at All-Energy where Graham Reed, Windsave’s Sales Director, and colleagues will have full information available on the 'Plug-n-Save' system. www.windsave.com

WORCESTER BOSCH GROUP will feature ground source heat pumps which are due to be launched this summer; solar panels and A-rated boilers. www.worcester-bosch.co.uk

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