National Grid: Net Zero Communities Forum – South Wales
Swansea Arena
Oystermouth Rd
Maritime Quarter
Bae Copr Bay
Swansea
SA1 3BX
Friday 15 November
12:00pm- 4:00pm
Labour has promised to comprehensively support local energy, including already removing planning blockages to onshore wind and, through GB Energy, offering up to £600m in funding available to local authorities and up to £400m in low-interest loans available to communities, as well as setting an ambition for 8 GW of small-scale and medium-scale community energy projects.
This has encouraged renewed and new interest in the community energy sector from experienced community organisations, local authorities, climate action groups, and individuals. We welcome all those interested in community energy to join us at National Grid’s forum to learn from peers and experts, network with other attendees and talk to National Grid about your projects.
AGENDA
12:00 Lunch and networking
12:30 Optional prep session: Introduction to community energy
Robbie Evans, energy analyst, Regen
13:00 Welcome from the chair and National Grid
Prina Sumaria, net zero project manager, Regen
Faithful Chanda, community energy engineer, National Grid
13:10 Gwyrdd Bangla: The Bengal Dragons go green!
Jon Townend, executive director, Ynni Teg
13:25 Panel: How do we achieve successful shared ownership projects in Wales?
Prina Sumaria, net zero project manager, Regen (chair)
Monika Paplaczyk, investment director, Thrive Renewables
Ben Ferguson, co-executive director, Community Energy Wales
TBC
14:05 Tea break and networking
Stalls including members of the National Grid network planning team, local community energy organisations, and transition-related organisations
14:35 Community energy’s role in the wider energy landscape in Wales
Jennifer Pride, head of energy delivery, Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
14:55 Ynni Cymru: what’s been achieved so far and what’s next
Steve Keating, director, Ynni Cymru
15:10 Breakouts: How can GB Energy support community energy in Wales?
Representatives from GB Energy will attend the event, and we will collate all feedback from this session into a document to send to the GB Energy team.
15:55 Plenary and feedback
16:00 Close
Fforwm Ynni Cymunedol
Dydd Gwener 15 Tachwedd
12:00 – 16:00
Abertawe
Mae Llafur wedi addo cefnogi ynni lleol, gan gynnwys gwaredu unrhyw rhwystrau cynllunio i wynt ar y tir, a thrwy GB Energy, cynnig hyd at £600m o gyllid ar gael i awdurdodau lleol ac hyd at £400m mewn benthyciadau llog-isel ar gael i gymunedau.
Mae hyn wedi hybu diddordeb mewn ynni cymunedol gan sefydliadau cymunedol, awdurdodau lleol, grwpiau gweithredu hinsawdd ac unigolion. Rydym yn croesawu pawb sydd â diddordeb mewn ynni cymunedol i ymuno â ni yn y fforwm hwn er mwyn dysgu gan gyfoedion ac arbenigwyr, rhwydweithio, a siarad â National Grid am eich prosiectau.
AGENDA
12:00 Cinio a rhwydweithio
12:30 Sesiwn paratoi opsiynol: Cyflwyniad i ynni cymunedol
Robbie Evans, dadansoddwr ynni, Regen
13:00 Croeso gan y Cadeirydd a National Grid
Prina Sumaria, rheolwr prosiect sero net, Regen
Faithful Chanda, peirianydd ynni cymunedol, National Grid
13:10 Gwyrdd Bangla: The Bengal Dragons go green!
Jon Townend, cyfarwyddwr gweithredol, Ynni Teg
13:25 Panel: Sut mae cael prosiectau cyd-berchnogaeth llwyddiannus yng Nghymru?
Prina Sumaria, rheolwr prosiect sero net, Regen (cadeirydd)
Monika Paplaczyk, cyfarwyddwr buddsoddi, Thrive Renewables
Ben Ferguson, cyd-gyfarwyddwr gweithredol, Ynni Cymunedol Cymru
TBC
14:05 Saib te a rhwydweithio
Stondinau yn cynnwys aelodau o dîm cynllunio rhwydwaith National Grid, sefydliadau ynni cymunedol, a sefydliadau sy’n ymwneud a phontio’r system ynni at un di-garbon.
14:35 Rôl ynni cymunedol yn nhirwedd ehangach ynni Cymru
Jen Pride, pennaeth cyflawni ynni, Llywodraeth Cymru
14:55 Ynni Cymru: beth sydd wedi digwydd hyn yn hyn a beth sydd nesaf?
Steve Keating, cyfarwyddwr, Ynni Cymru
15:10 Gweithdai: Sut gall GB Energy gefnogi ynni cymunedol yng Nghymru?
Bydd cynrhychiolwyr o GB Energy yn ymuno â’r digwyddiad, a byddwn yn casglu’r adborth o’r sesiwn hwn I’w roi mewn dogfen er mwyn ei hanfon at dîm GB Energy.
15:55 Ymgasglu ac adborth
16:00 Diwedd
