Research Councils UK National Centre for Sustainable
Energy Use in Food Chains – Industry Day
Wednesday 1st July 2015
Brunel University London
Uxbridge, UB8 3PH
Thank you to those who have registered for the National Centre for Sustainable Energy Use in Food Chains (CSEF’s) Industry Day and the launch of the Centre’s new facilities at Brunel University London on Wednesday 1st July.
I am delighted to reveal below, the programme for the event. It will report on research priorities and funding opportunities from the Research Councils and Innovate UK, provide examples of fruitful collaboration between the Centre and industry and display the wide range of projects currently under way. The aim is to report outcomes and increase further engagement and collaboration with our key stakeholders.
The event is free and refreshments will be provided. Please register here if you have not yet done so and encourage other colleagues to attend.
If you have any queries, please contact: food.energy@brunel.ac.uk
We look forward to seeing you on 1st July.
Best wishes
Savvas
Professor Savvas Tassou
Director, CSEF
CSEF is funded by the Research Councils UK and has been established to contribute to the national effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% compared to 1990 levels by 2050. CSEF, which is led by Brunel University London in partnership with the Universities of Manchester and Birmingham, investigates and develops innovative approaches and technologies to effect substantial energy demand reductions in food chains. Central to the project is working with industry partners to explore and evaluate solutions that enable energy and cost savings to be made.
Programme:
10.30 Registration and coffee
11.00 Welcome
Professor Julia Buckingham, Vice Chancellor and Principal,
Brunel University London
Research Councils UK Energy Programme
Dr Kathryn Magnay – Head of RCUK Energy Programme
ESRC’s Food, Energy, Water Nexus and Food Resilience Programmes
Eloise Meller, Deputy Team Head, Economic Performance and
Environment Team, ESRC
Innovate UK AgriFood Strategy and Funding for
Collaborative Innovation Research
Dr John Whittall, Lead Technologist for Sustainable Agriculture and
Food, Innovate UK
Food and Drink Federation- Strategy and Approaches for
Energy Demand Reduction in the Food and Drink Manufacturing Sector
Stephen Reeson, Head of Climate Change and Energy Policy, FDF
CSEF-Objectives and Progress to Date
Professor Savvas Tassou, Director, CSEF
Working with CSEF – Industry Perspectives
Nick Atkins, Engineering Manager, Airside Products, GEA Searle
Dr Simon Fox –Associate Director: Coffee Process Technology, Mondelez
Q & A
13.10 Networking lunch and project poster display
14.15 Walk to CSEF
14.30 Launch of New Facilities
14.40 Tour of Facilities
15.30 Close