The Ground Source Heat Pump Association holds a summer conference each year, and its members are frequently asked to present at ground source energy conferences run by other organisations throughout the year.

Ground Source Now
effective & sustainable heating & cooling
27 June 2011
Reading Town Hall

Working in partnership with Reading Borough Council and the European funded 'Geo.Power' project, the GSHPA brought together government, industry and sector experts to learn and share ideas on best practice and developments in the UK Ground Source Heat Pump market.

 

Update on current GSHP market Brian Kennelly

RHPP & RHI; Financial Support to take GSHPs into the mainstream Neil Witney, RHI team, DECC

Sub-45kW accreditation and the EST Field Trials Chris Wickins, Professor MacKay's team, DECC

The benefits of Vertical Borehole Standards Brian Stringer, GSHPA

OFGEM's approach to RHI administration Rachel Zammett, Policy Development Office, OFGEM e-serve

Additional Support for Industry Growth Dave Sowden, CEO, Micropower Council

Workshops - Geo.Power Forum Introduced by Thalia Carr of Reading Borough Council

Geo.Power Project: Promoting ground source heating in Reading & Europe Thalia Carr, Reading Borough Council

Environmental & Planning issues for ground source energy Anna Hall, Senior Advisor, Environment Agency

Reading University Project Manager: Customer's view Richard Turner, University of Reading

Procuring Renewable Energy in the Public Sector Michael Beech, Thames Valley Energy Centre

Niche to Mainstream: what is needed to drive growth? David Matthews, GSHPA

GSHP Innovation; antifreeze developments, grouts, storage Nic Wincott, GSHPA

Ground Collector Training Brian Stringer, GSHPA