APPENDIX 5: SEMINAR HELD AT THE INSTITUTION
OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS
19 October 2004
A seminar was organised at the Institution of Electrical
Engineers to give the Committee an opportunity to discuss issues
connected to the inquiry with a number of experts in the field,
along with representatives of Government and the regulator, Ofgem.
Members of the Sub-Committee present were Lord Broers,
Lord Lewis of Newnham, Earl of Lindsay, Lord Oxburgh, Lord Patel,
Baroness Perry of Southwark (Chairman), Baroness Platt of Writtle,
Baroness Sharp of Guildford and Lord Wade of Chorlton. Also present
were the Committee's Specialist Adviser (Professor Roland Clift),
the Clerk (Christopher Johnson), and the Specialist Assistant
(Dr Jonathan Radcliffe).
The participants were: Ken Bromley (ODPM), Brenda
Boardman (Environmental Change Institute, Oxford), Paul Chambers
(Defra), John Chesshire (Science Policy Research Unit, University
of Sussex), David Cope (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology),
Gerald David (IEE), Jeremy Eppel (Defra), Nick Eyre (Energy Saving
Trust), David Fisk (Imperial College), Nick Hayes (Building Research
Establishment), Chris Lambert (Westminster Energy Forum), Peter
Mallaburn (Carbon Trust), Alan Meier (IEA), Gerry Miller (Cavity
Insulation Guarantee Association), Christopher Mills (NHBC), Nicholas
Moiseiwitsch (IEE), Boaz Moselle (Ofgem), Tadj Oreszczyn (University
College London), Michael Rea (Carbon Trust), Jes Rutter (JRP Solutions),
David Vincent (Carbon Trust), Andrew Warren (Association for the
Conservation of Energy), Roger Webb (Society of British Gas Industries),
Paul White (Market Transformation Programme, AEA Technology).
Morning
The day began with the following presentations:
John Chesshire, "Setting the scene - Government
policy, targets and measures"
Michael Rea, "Energy efficiency and a low carbon
economy"
Tadj Oreszczyn, "Energy efficient buildings—Building
regulations, new build, retrofitting, office buildings"
Nick Eyre, "Sustainable energy solutions in
the home"
Paul White, "Energy efficient consumer goods—historical
developments and future direction"
Brenda Boardman, "Behaviour of consumers—how
does the public react to various energy efficient measures?"
Afternoon
An informal presentation was made by Alan Meier,
on international trends in energy use and product standards. This
was followed by general discussion.
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