About this Event
The event aims to understand how to address the technical engineering problems associated with developing an energy supply and distribution for industrial growth and regional supply chains for Teesside and the wider North of England.
This event has been convened jointly by the North of England Institute (NEIMME) and Engineering Together Teesside (EngTog).
The cost of attending the symposium is £25 per person (plus £2.80 eventbrite booking fee) and includes lunch.
Venue:
Stockton-on-Tees Employment & Training Hub
40 Wellington Square, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1RH
(Opposite Spec Savers)
Speakers include:
Chris McDonald MP - Member of Parliament for Stockton North - Introductory Speech
1 - Setting the Scene (Energy Needs of North East Industry)
Tees Valley Combined Authority - Chris Rowell “Industrial Strategy and Clean Growth Plans in the Tees Valley"
National Grid - Dan Bannister - "The Great Grid Upgrade"
StorElectric - Tallat Azad “Energy Storage at Scale : Powering Teesside’s Industrial Growth & National Energy Security"
Durham Energy Institute - Prof Tony Roskilly - “Powering Industrial Decarbonisation for Teesside and the North-East”
2 - Engineering Energy Sources (Securing the Baseload)
Large Scale Nuclear - TBC
Community Nuclear - Paul Foster - (Title TBC)
ORE Catapult - Dr Victoria Sykes - “Engineering Offshore Energy for Teesside and the North: Opportunities and Challenges for Future Growth
Gas/Waste to Energy - TBC
3 - Manufacturing & Supply Chains (Growing the Industrial Base)
Regional Manufacturing - TBC
FUJIFILM - Andrea Pearson - "FUJIFILM expansion of Billingham Site – creating the UK’s largest single use Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation (CDMO)"
MPI - Alan Scholes - "Specialty and Circularity in Metals"
TechNipFMC - Dr Alan Dobson - “Future Engineering Challenges in the Subsea Industry"
4 - Downstream Energy Users (Powering Local Industry)
Protium - Tony Byrne - "Serving Both Old and New: How South Tees Net Zero is Powering Teesside’s Industrial Hydrogen Economy"
Green Lizard - Prof Martin Atkins - “Green Lizard SAF Hub”
Quorn Foods - Bibi Rodgers Hunt - “Quorn Foods : opportunities and challenges for decarbonisation"
Data Centres - TBC
Support Our Event
If your company would be interested in financially supporting an aspect of this event then please contact [email protected] for more details on support packages available.
About the Organisers:
The North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers (NEIMME) was founded in 1852 and is the Royal Chartered Membership organisation for Engineering, Science and Technology in the North of England. We are an active Institute based in Newcastle, holding both professional and social events for our members throughout the year.
See: https://mininginstitute.org.uk/
Engineering Together Teesside (ENGTOG)
Engineering Together incorporates a variety of organisations who make a real difference by working together to raise public awareness and understanding of engineers and engineering and inspire young people to choose engineering as a rewarding career that helps to build a sustainable future.
See: https://engineeringtogether.com/
Event venue & nearby stays
Stockton-on-Tees Employment & Training Hub, 40 Wellington Square, Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom
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