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APSE Energy Online Summit 2021 Presentations

The presentations from this year's virtual Big Energy Summit are available to view below. These presentations are password protected. The password has been sent to all delegates who attended the event - if you need to be re-sent the password, please email Louise Midwood at [email protected]

Wednesday 3 March

Session 1: Opening and Fleet

Introduction: Phil Brennan, Head of APSE Energy

A view on progress on the energy and emissions agenda
Patrick Allcorn, Head of Local Energy, BEIS

Investing in electricity for transport
Shamala Evans-Gadgil, Senior Project Manager, Coventry City Council

Purchasing electric
Heather Coates, Strategic Lead - Waste, Recycling and Street Cleansing, Manchester City Council

An alternative approach for refuse collection vehicles
Mike Brown, Chief Operating Officer, Liverpool City Council

Session 2: Housing

Zero carbon new build and retrofit plans
Michael Jones, Assistant Director Housing and Community Safety, City of York Council

Monitoring domestic energy performance – a case study
Dr Jo Patterson, Senior Research Fellow, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University

Thursday 4 March

Session 3: Renewables & Greenspaces

Introduction: Phil Brennan, Head of APSE Energy

Climate change impacts across the whole council
Paul O’Brien, APSE Chief Executive

The 10 most common mistakes in solar farm development by local authorities
Steve Cirell, APSE Energy Consultant

Green Urban Connectors • Improving and connecting existing habitats - benefits and outcomes
Seamus Connolly, Group Manager, Parks Development & Bereavement Services, Glasgow City Council

Session 4: Planning

Embedding energy into Local Plans
Tim Crawshaw, APSE Consultant, Planner and Urban Designer

A case study of good planning practice
Sara Grimes, Corporate Sustainability

Promoting excellence in public services

APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) is a not for profit unincorporated association working with over 300 councils throughout the UK. Promoting excellence in public services, APSE is the foremost specialist in local authority frontline services, hosting a network for frontline service providers in areas such as waste and refuse collection, parks and environmental services, cemeteries and crematorium, environmental health, leisure, school meals, cleaning, housing and building maintenance.