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ENVIROBUSINESS ACTIVITIES
Invest in Recycling Event Success
The turn out for the Invest in Recycling event on the 1st October at Guildford was very good and speakers from agencies and industry made it a successful event. Feedback on the day was encouraging; with many of the delegates considering applying for the latest Invest in Recycling grant or support from the agencies represented on the day. If you registered for the event, but couldn’t make it on the day, you can still access many of the presentations if you log on and click through to the IIR page.
Invest in Recycling Open Call for Capital Grant – 31 October 2008 deadline for applications!
If you haven’t yet made your application to access capital grants worth up to £143,000 – you haven’t got long. Deadline is 31st October 2008. The IIR page here but contact Roy Williamson. (click name for email) If you are unsure of how to proceed. Alternatively call him on 01293 813 913.
Job Opportunity In Turkey
Delta-Eko, our partner in Turkey is looking for a key expert for the Project of Bank of Provinces.
Qualifications and skills required are:
- University degree in environmental/civil engineering
- Good command of written and spoken English
- General professional experience of at least 10 years, of which ideally 5 years is in design / construction of environmental infrastructure (sewerage / water supply / water and waste water treatment plants / sanitary landfill etc.)
If this is of interest to you and your background is in the implementation of municipal environmental investment projects in new member states, Begum Kurkcu would like to speak to you. You can reach him here: Begum Kurkcu.
UK Partners Sought For Japanese Wind Power Generators
A Japanese manufacturer of wind power generators, is looking for partnerships with UK businesses for technology licensing or a possible joint venture.
If your organisation has the ability to manufacture and develop wind power generators, and / or undertake further R&D on this company’s generators, they can offer access to detailed knowledge and experience in return. If you would like to arrange an initial discussion, you should contact UKTI’s global partnering consultant, Tomas Muniz by email or by phone on 01664 501 501.
ENVIROBUSINESS PARTNER EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
Urgent - Getting A Slice Of The London 2012 Action, Crawley, 23 October 2008
With the current climate, any help for the construction sector must be worth having so SECBE’s (South East Centre for the Build Environment) event at the Arora International Hotel, Crawley, is offering helpful and timely advice.
The event is looking at how to get the most from London 2012 and Public Sector work by concentrating on the contracts worth billions of pounds out there to be won, if you are know where to look. As well as where to find these opportunities the conference will also show you what the opportunities are and how to become Fit2Supply into London 2012 and Public Sector supply chains.
Follow this link for more information
Full day conference: £65 + VAT per delegate.
Environmental Tech Awards - Call For Entries –31st October 2008 Deadline
The Rushlight Awards 2008 promote and celebrate the UK’s leading environmental technologies and innovations by organisations. With 27 separate categories covering renewable energy, clean fuels, power generation, water, waste and pollution management, these awards will highlight the technologies and innovations that are shaping the energy, transport, environment and industry sectors in the future. To find out more and to enter the awards, go to http://www.rushlightawards.co.uk/ or contact Eventure Media on 020 8870 9345.
If you have developed a technology or innovation that is pertinent to one of these categories, then do not hesitate to enter as you have so much to gain. With headline partners and sponsors Institute of Physics, Black & Veatch, E-Synergy and Kilburn & Strode, assistance from the Manufacturing, Materials and Environment Unit of BERR, Scottish Enterprise, The Welsh Assembly Govt, Action Renewables of Northern Ireland and over 50 trade associations, institutes and agencies, the Rushlight Awards are the leading awards in the environment, energy and waste field. The awards dinner is on 22 January 2009 at the New Connaught Rooms in London.
£40,000 Boost From Shell For Your Ideas On Climate Change – 7th Nov 2008 deadline
Small businesses with big ideas to tackle climate change are being urged to compete for awards of up to £40,000 each, as the Shell Springboard programme opens for its fourth year. The deadline for 2008 entries is November 7th 2008. Full details and an online application form can be found at http://www.shellspringboard.org/
Up to six awards of between £20,000 and £40,000 are on offer in each of three UK regions. Last year awards of £40,000 were made to five businesses from across the UK. Last year an EnviroBusiness member was a Springboard winner, Dr Paula Carey of Carbon8 – a company whose ‘accelerated carbonation’ process turns everyday rubbish from landfill sites into building materials such as bricks or roofing.
You are eligible to apply if you:
- Are a business set up as a sole-trader, partnership, limited company or community interest company
- Have been established for a minimum of 3 months
- Have less than 250 employees
- Operate in the UK
- Have an idea and business plan which is your own and/or which you are free to disclose
You are eligible to apply again if you have previously applied for the fund before but have been unsuccessful.
Masdar Partnership Seminar, London, 17 November 2008
UKTI’s seminar for environmental and renewable energy businesses looking for business in the Middle East offers you the chance to find out more about the huge $250million capital investment fund that is behind the Masdar vision and its interest in UK businesses offering new and innovative sustainable technologies or R&D programmes.
The full day seminar at BERR’s conference centre in London will introduce you to the Masdar vision, its partnership priorities, requirements and other aspects of the initiative in the morning, while in the afternoon there will be an opportunity to have a 20 minute one-to-one meeting with the Masdar team to discuss the opportunities for your business (pre-booking required).
Demand to attend the seminar is likely to be heavy. To reserve your place and indicate your preference for one-to-one meetings, you can register your interest now here or email: Alan Cobden or telephone: +44 (0)20 7215 4139.
Annual Global Automotive Symposium, London, 25 November 2008
AWBriefing's special one-day Annual Global Automotive Symposium: Looking Beyond 2008, will take place on Tuesday 25th November 2008 at One Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London. There will be a series of presentations and focused discussion forums looking at the year’s key issues.
Confirmed speakers now include Michael Hyatt, Technical Director of The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) and Dr. Paul Nieuwenhuis, MA, PhD, FIMI, Centre for Automotive Industry Research, Cardiff University. Find out more on the website or contact Santino Pietrosanti (click name to email)
Participate In Clean Energy Power 2009 International Trade Fair, 29-30 January 2009
Enterprise Europe South East is giving the opportunity to companies in the field of energy efficient building and renovation to participate to the Clean Energy Power Trade Fair taking place in Stuttgart on the 29 and 30 of January 2009.
Alongside the International trade fair for Renewable Energy & Passive House, Enterprise Europe is organising a European meeting point where you will have the opportunity to meet potential European partners during pre-arranged appointments over the 2 days. The Meeting point focuses on several technology fields:
- Passive House (ready built house modules, wall and roof constructions, ecological building materials)
- Heating and cooling technologies
- New materials and technologies in the area of renovation
- Information and computer technologies used in construction and renovation
To participate at the Meeting point there is a small charge of €50 (+ 7% VAT). This also includes the entrance to the trade fair, evening reception, refreshments and the event catalogue. For more information and to register, visit the website or contact Valerie Pondaven by email. Alternatively, call 01732 878082.
Invitation To Join An Energy Mission To New Zealand, February 2009
Companies and researchers interested in a major mission the British High Commission is planning to New Zealand covering wind, hydro, wave and tidal energy; carbon sequestration and; energy efficiency for commercial and domestic use should make themselves known to UK Trade and Investment as quickly as possible, by contacting Philip Wolfe, Executive Director of the Renewable Energy Association in the UK specifying their sectors of interest.
The mission is scheduled around the week of 2-6 February 2009. The High Commission and its colleagues in UKTI will be aiming to host several UK research and commercial organisations to meet with NZ counterparts and is planning a 'UK-NZ' workshop in Wellington, accompanied by participant visits to sites of interest. Nearer the time those attending from the UK can advise whether they would like to make their own presentation at the workshop, and any specific NZ organisations they would like to meet with.
Some government funding in the range £1,000 - £2,000 is available to assist UK research and early stage participants. Applicants should specify the amount sought.
READING LIST
Your Help Needed With Study Looking At How Universities Transfer Knowledge To SMEs
A company commissioned by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), to help with a study on technology transfer and information flow is looking for help from EnviroBusiness members. The aim of the project is to look at how effective the transfer of information from universities to SMEs is and how it can be improved to the benefit of small companies trying to innovate.
The project involves finding a selection of SMEs which have sought ‘grey literature’ information; reports, working papers, technical papers, etc, or published articles from British universities with the aim of using the information to help their work. The director of the study is looking into how businesses have been successful in locating the right information so that the steps taken may be repeated to reduce the incidences where universities sometimes fail to deliver.
The help needed is a short telephone interview with Alma Swan, Director of Key Perspectives Ltd. If this is an area where you have personal experience that you would like to relate back, Alma can be reached on 01392 879702.
WRAP Launches Two New Funding Sources For Waste And Recycling Sector
WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme), which is funded by UK Governments and works to reduce waste and encourage recycling, has launched two funding opportunities targeting the waste and recycling sector.
Environmental Transformation Fund (ETF) Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Demonstration Programme – this £10 million fund is the first of its kind in England and is being delivered by WRAP for Defra, with support from the Carbon Trust. It aims to develop cutting edge anaerobic digestion technology on a commercial scale by investing in infrastructure and treatment capacity. The fund will support between three to six projects in England. Each project must be able to demonstrate innovation, either in technology or through the operational processes.
The Organics Capital Grant Programme is a £16 million capital grant scheme offering funding towards the development of food waste recycling infrastructure, such as in-vessel composting, anaerobic digestion or other proven technologies. The programme is open to projects located in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland and aims to reduce the amount of food waste entering landfill by increasing the UK’s capacity to recycle these materials into quality products. The target is to fund 400,000 tonnes of new capacity by March 2011. There is more on both stories here.
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