Renewable energy under fire; is it reliable, affordable or sustainable, and is it the future?

With David Collins. Politicians regularly denigrate renewables in response to powerful lobbyists, and hint at power blackouts and increased energy bills to steer voters towards an energy manifesto based on fossil fuel, nuclear and fracking. David Collins has been Head of Biogas at the Renewable Energy Association since 2004, and has been active in implementing measures to kick start and support the biogas industry in the UK which now has over 150 working plants producing electricity, heat, green gas and soil fertiliser. He pioneered a biofertiliser certification scheme for the UK and was elected to the Board of the European Biogas Association in January this year. David will try to unravel fact from fiction and point a way towards a de-centralised sustainable energy future using his experience of biogas technology as a working example.
Nearest tube station Farringdon. 6.45pm (doors open 6.30).