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On 24th November, The Future Economy Network ran the final event in their November energy series, titled “Exploring Energy Storage”. The event was attended by a wide range of businesses over a lunch time, and attendees enjoyed some pre-seminar networking in small break out groups before the event began. The event was very kindly sponsored by TLT, a UK law firm and Network member based primarily in Bristol with key work in the energy and green tech sectors.
Katherine Piper, Director of The Future Economy Network, welcomed attendees, highlighting the benefits of joining the Network and also sharing updates about The Future Economy Network’s Carbon Neutral Hub in Bristol, Future Leap. Katherine also briefly ran through the plans for The Festival of Sustainable Business.
First up, Matthew Grimwood, Partner in TLT LLP's Clean Energy Team, spoke on unlocking potential from multi-technology projects in a subsidy-free world. This is a key piece of the puzzle in terms of using renewable technologies to achieve net zero. He provided an overview of the lessons learned in developing multi-technology projects and helped the audience to understand the inherent legal and commercial challenges.
Next up we heard from Tony Sampson, Managing Director at Naked Solar. With storage being the buzz-word to make renewables a complete energy solution, Tony shared the technical knowledge of various solutions, arming attendees with the knowledge needed to make their own assessment of battery storage.
Last but certainly not least, we heard from Ruth Apps, Business Development Manager at Gravitricity on looking beyond renewables and the value+ of energy storage. In site terms, it is often not just about unlocking the renewable potential. Once a decision on energy storage has been reached, a key part of the attraction is the value plus different solutions can offer. These can be a variety of reasons, such as ancillary services, ESG credentials, safety concerns, or the social aspects energy storage can provide. Ruth looked at the various stakeholders' Gravitricity’s unique system has attracted, and what issues they’re keen to address.
During all discussions, the audience were invited to ask questions and take part in the conversation throughout. Multiple attendees made use of the 60 second pitch opportunity, and everyone was then able to network in different groups using facilitated break out rooms, before the event finished. A huge thank you to the speakers, attendees and sponsors TLT for this event, without which our events calendar would not be possible.
