Future Towns Innovation Hub 

Planning for Clean Energy  

23 March 2022

Workshop and discussions with University of Southampton academics and local partners from business and councils in Hampshire and the New Forest.

Agenda 

Arrive for a light lunch with ‘networking wall’ 

Welcome by Professor Paul Kemp, Future Towns Innovation Hub Director and Professor Mark Spearing, Vice President, Research and Enterprise 

What are the challenges and opportunities to reach NetZero?  
Energy in towns, cities, buildings. 

  • Jennie Pell, Principal Economic Development Officer,
    Test Valley Borough Council 
  • Will Pearson, Head of Academic Engagement at the Connected Places Catapult

 Facilitated Roundtable Discussion 1

Ideas & capacity building 

  • Political, e.g. regulatory, regional 
  • Economic, e.g. cost / benefit, economies of scale 
  • Social, e.g. responsibility, wellbeing, lifestyle 
  • Technological, e.g. what is the role?  

Facilitated Roundtable Discussion 2
Next steps & translation 

  • Political, e.g. regulatory, regional 
  • Economic, e.g. cost / benefit, economies of scale 
  • Social, e.g. responsibility, wellbeing, lifestyle 
  • Technological, e.g. what is the role?

Coffee Break with Hampshire Places Story 

Clean energy open session including a few words from Dr Stephanie Gauthier from the Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon Comfort  

Closing comments and next steps Prof Paul Kemp 

Networking lunch
Roundtable discussions
Future Towns Innovation Hub – Energy Workshop

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