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NEMEX – helping businesses reduce their carbon footprint


What’s in store for delegates at this year’s NEMEX? Visitors can expect a good choice of exhibitors and events, and a packed seminar programme.


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n an attempt to try and limit the effects of climate change, the UK has set strict tar- gets to reduce carbon emissions by 80%


by 2050, and to obtain 15% of its energy fromrenewable sources by 2020. It is no sur- prise that as a consequence, businesses are under increasing pressure to review and reduce their energy usage. There are few better opportunities for


business leaders to explore and identify the very latest solutions, and find helpful advice and support, than the National Energy Management Exhibition (NEMEX), a lead- ing UK event for energy efficient solutions, which returns to the NEC Birmingham from 24–26 May 2011. NEMEX 2011 will showcase the latest


advances in renewable energy products, energy management systems and energy efficient technologies. It will also give visi- tors access to industry experts in an exten- sive seminar programme, supported by a uniquely experienced steering group which includes the Energy Services and Technology Association (ESTA), Energy in Buildings and Industry, Tesco and the Energy Institute. NEMEX forms part of Sustainabilitylive!,


which brings together the International Water and Effluent Exhibition (IWEX), Brownfield Expo (BEX), Environmental Technology (ET), and Sustainable Business – The Event (SB). This year’s NEMEX features some of the


biggest names in the energy sector, includ- ing British Gas Business, Powerstar, Business Stream,powerPerfector, Monodraught, and Siemens Metering Services. The show attracted just fewer than 9,000


attendees in 2010, with numbers expected to rise in 2011. Popular draws will be prod- ucts and services for carbon management, energy efficiency, renewables, microgenera- tion, and biogas solutions.


Seminar programme The three-day seminar programme which runs alongside the exhibition will address a wide range of issues that are currently affecting the energy sector. Day one includes seminars on govern-


ment policy, skills and training, carbon reduction strategies and energy standards. On day two, there are sessions on grants and financing, procurement and energy supply, energy efficiency services, demand response and voltage optimisation. On the third day, expert speakers will discuss issues such as behavioural changes required in


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marketing energy efficiency and examine case studies on community engagement. Alongside the seminar programme, the


Major Energy Users Council (MEUC) will join Utility Week to hold workshops over two days of the show. The workshops will explore issues such as the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Schemeandwhat itmeans for companies in the future, energy efficiency measures and saving and managing energy and carbon. The workshops will be held on Tuesday afternoon andWednesday morning.


HEVAR and SB Visitors to NEMEX can also take advantage of HEVAR, the essential event in the UK for buyers and specifiers in the heating, venti- lating, air conditioning and refrigeration industries,which for the first time will be co- located to NEMEX. Its seminar programme includes energy


management in buildings, building con- trols, effective lighting and the examination of cooling challenges. Delegates can also attend sessions on energy efficient buildings and seminars run by the Heat Pump Association and BRE. Speakers will also talk about renewables, wind and solar technolo- gies, heat pumps, anaerobic digestion and biofuel. Sustainable Business – The Event is a plat-


form for businesses to embrace effective corporate sustainable strategies and brings into focus key sustainability drivers. It attracts high-calibre exhibitors, visitors, and environmental decision-makers across both private and public sector organisations. Exhibitors already signed up include


NQA, BSI, Envac UK, Environmental Sustainability KTN, and Toshiba TEC UK Imaging Systems. Parsons Brinckerhoff and powerPerfector have been confirmed as sponsors of the event. This year’s lead event sponsor is Siemens, with Parsons Brinckerhoff, powerPerfector and BSI now confirmed as co-sponsors. Its three-day conference will explore top-


ics such as the coalition government’s plans for a low carbon economy, retrofitting and future-proofing the built environment and sustainable transport.


Recognising excellence and


innovation The Environment and EnergyAwards recog- nise excellence and innovation in sustain- able business practices across the environment, land, energy and sustainable business sectors, and has attracted a record number of entries for 2011. This year, the awards will have 13 cate-


gories including two new awards: Best Energy-Efficient Refurbishment Award and Best Energy Supplier Customer Service Award. The results will be announced at a gala dinner on Tuesday, 24 May 2011 at the National Motorcycle Museum. NEMEXwould like to thank the following


partners for their support: The Energy Institute, ESTA, the MEUC, the National Energy Foundation and the Renewable Energy Association. In 2011, Sustainabilitylive! is partnering


with the Prince’s Mayday Network, the UK’s biggest business-led movement of business- es and organisations taking action on cli- mate change and resource depletion. Mayday businesses work together and with partners to seek out and promote the best solutions to the major environmental chal- lenges we face. All visitors are being asked if they wish


to mitigate the impact of their travel to Sustainabilitylive! with a £1 donation to OxTreeGen, which aims to plant 1,000 trees in the Heart of England Forest, near the NEC. For more information, visit www.sustainabiliytlive.com/sustainable 


Robert Llewellyn, presenter of Scrapheap Challenge, takes a look at an electric vehicle at last year’s NEMEX event


NEMEX will be held in Halls 3 and 3a at the NEC from 24–26 May 2011. For up-to- date exhibitor news, seminar programmes, information on how to exhibit or how to register for free attendance visit www.nemex.co.uk or call t: +44 (0)20 8651 7120.


Energy World April 2011


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