APSE Energy Event - Warrington - 'Action and innovation to meet Net Zero targets'

Date: Wednesday 28 May 2025, 10:00 AM - 3:15 PM

Venue: Walton Hall, Warrington, WA4 6SN

This event is free for APSE Energy members.

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APSE Energy’s next in person event is to be held on Wednesday 28^th May 2025 at Walton Hall, Warrington. Warrington Borough Council have done lots of great work to drive forward on the energy, climate change and sustainability agenda and they also realise there is far more to do than they have already done. Nonetheless, they are able and willing to share their experience with others, to promote what they have done well and to tell us about the problems they have had too.

We will hear from Warrington about some of their projects (culture change, electric buses and ground source heat pumps) as well as other authorities and organisations who have messages to share.

Speakers include:

Embedding a low carbon culture 

• The net zero journey so far
• Building communities of practice within the workforce
• Systems thinking for net zero
• Encouraging innovation and tackling barriers

Speaker –Bryan Lipscombe, Climate Change and Sustainability Manager and Robyn Lees, Net Zero Innovation and Delivery Officer, Warrington Borough Council

Focussing on the depot for a change!

• The need to improve the depot
• Heating, generation, storage, Electric vehicles, chargers – a whole site approach
• Sources of funding

Speaker – Hayley Nixon, Commercial Project Manager, Salford City Council

Electrifying bus travel in Warrington 

• Transforming an entire local bus fleet
• Managing the transition with a new, purpose-built depot
• Improving local bus services

Speakers – Stephen Hunter, Transport for Warrington Service Manager, Warrington Borough Council

Innovation in managing the Warmer Homes Programme 
• Delivering Warm homes
• Creating a bespoke IT system for CMS/contract management
• Incorporating social vale in contracts
Speaker Emma-Kate Moraitis, Warmer Homes Programme Manager, Northumberland County Council.

Explaining biochar and its impacts 
• Biochar – what is it?
• Enhancing carbon sequestration
• Spreading the word
Speaker – Debbie King, Head of Environment and Climate, Lancashire County Council.

Putting your LAEP in place
• What does it look like?
• The people and the process 
• Managing what happens next 
Speaker – Susanna Dart, Climate Change Policy Officer, Lancaster City Council.

Decarbonising a heritage building

• Ground source heat pumps at Walton Hall
• The equipment and how it works
• Challenges of decarbonising a Grade II listed building
• Limiting disruption

Speaker – Wouter Thijssen, Commercial Director, Kensa

Lunch and refreshments will be served.