OFTEC has introduced its 2025 convention agenda – the commerce affiliation is holding the convention in Tewkesbury on 4th June and can deal with the business’s work to make sure rural properties and companies have sensible and reasonably priced decarbonisation choices, and the function of renewable liquid fuels in reaching this.
The affiliation will host a Members’ dinner reception the night earlier than for visitors and can open the convention the next morning with a variety of audio system from throughout the business.
Paul Rose, CEO of OFTEC, (pictured) will begin proceedings and supply a ‘state of the nation’ evaluation to replace attendees on the work of the commerce affiliation to deal with the rising want for different options, comparable to renewable liquid fuels, to ship profitable decarbonisation.
Neil Sawers, Industrial Technical Supervisor at Grant Engineering UK, will then share additional particulars on the potential function of hybrid and linked techniques as a part of a multi-technology resolution within the residence.
Friends will hear from Wayne Timperley, Regulatory Specialist at Native Authority Constructing Management (LABC) in regards to the vital function of authorized tasks beneath Constructing Laws, to make sure the excessive security requirements customers anticipate proceed to be upheld through the transition to new applied sciences.
This yr will then see Martin Cooke, from EOGB Power Merchandise, step down as OFTEC Chair and hand over to Neil Sawers, Industrial Technical Supervisor at Grant Engineering UK, who will maintain the put up for the subsequent two years.
Forward of the convention, OFTEC CEO Paul Rose commented: “It’s been a optimistic yr for OFTEC. We’ve continued to proactively interact with the Labour authorities and newly elected MPs throughout the political spectrum all through the UK.
“It’s clear the UK is going through an more and more difficult financial atmosphere which is impacting each coverage makers and customers. If we’re to ship on our web zero targets, an ambition we share with the federal government, we have to be pragmatic and discover all of the choices out there to ship sensible and reasonably priced selections for customers to drive adoption.
“As the federal government prepares to set out extra particulars of its decarbonisation coverage, it’s very important that rural communities will not be neglected. We’ve lengthy spoken in regards to the distinctive challenges and the necessity for a extra bespoke strategy which encompasses each electrification but additionally renewable liquid fuels, a expertise we now have confirmed is a perfect resolution.
“We’ve got been making our case to the federal government, which appears to be more and more recognising the challenges they face. Nevertheless, we should not relaxation on our laurels. I sit up for welcoming visitors from throughout the business to our convention so we will proceed to work collectively to advocate a good, low carbon future for the agricultural sector.”