Leading the way on renewable technologies
3 October 2007A north east regeneration initiative is helping to address the growing threat of climate change and hopes to achieve national status with the new appointment of Keith Melton as Sustainability Advisor.
Keith Melton, Director of Technology at NaREC, will work closely with the South East Northumberland and North Tyneside Regeneration initiative (SENNTRi) to offer advice on the implementation of renewable technologies for a variety of regeneration projects taking place across the sub-region.
This partnership between SENNTRi and NaREC will also help build on opportunities identified in the Blyth Estuary Sustainable Development Concept that includes a number of ambitious ideas for creating sustainable energy within the Blyth Estuary area.
Keith Melton, Director of Technology at NaREC, explained; "This is a significant step forward for the region in helping to reduce our energy consumption levels, and will hopefully encourage other organisations to work with us to help accelerate their own sustainability agendas.
"With all new developments now required to supply 10 percent of their energy requirements from renewable sources, we have developed a toolkit to help developers meet these targets and this is one of the ways in which we will be able to offer support to SENNTRi and its partners," Keith continued.
SENNTRi was formally launched four years ago to rejuvenate the area of Wansbeck, Blyth Valley and North Tyneside with an aim to revive its social and economic performance. SENNTRi is focused on facilitating the delivery of a range of priority projects, and are looking at ways of incorporating renewable technologies into these regeneration plans.
Jeremy Sherlock, Director at SENNTRi, added; "One of SENNTRi's main objectives is the promotion of high standards of development including sustainability and renewable technology initiatives that would make this sub region a national exemplar. To be able to realise this ambition we need impartial, practical advice on what actually works, and what proposals could be developed in the sub region, which is why we have chosen to work with NaREC."
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Contact:
Melanie Richardson at Adessi
Direct: (0191) 269 9460
Email: melanie@adessi.co.uk
For more information on SENNTRi please go to www.senntri.org.uk >
Editors Notes
The New and Renewable Energy Centre (NaREC) was established in 2002 as a Centre for Excellence for new and renewables technologies and is dedicated to meeting today's energy challenges by supporting developers of innovative technologies.
SENNTRi is committed to unlocking the many opportunities that exist in this area by working with a number of partners including One NorthEast, English Partnerships, Northumberland County Council, Wansbeck, Blyth Valley and North Tyneside Councils.
