The document announces an event to discuss whether Cambridgeshire can secure up to £6 billion for renewable energy infrastructure by 2031. The event will include presentations on options for securing investment, challenges faced by the project, what is already being delivered locally and nationally, and how to make progress in Cambridgeshire. Attendees are asked to register in advance. Information on the Cambridgeshire Renewables Infrastructure Framework Project is available online.

1. Can Cambridgeshire secure up to £6billion of renewable energy infrastructure by 2031?
Please find below the draft programme for the Cambridgeshire Renewables Infrastructure Framework
(CRIF) Project event at SmartLIFE Centre on 15th November 2011, 5-7pm. If you have not yet
registered for the event please contact amy.jones@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or 01223 715942.
The overall aim of the event is to discuss whether Cambridgeshire can secure up to £6billion
worth of renewable energy infrastructure by 2031 and how?
The event programme:
16.45 – 17.00 Registration and refreshments
17.00-17.10 Welcome to the CRIF Project - Objectives of the event
Catherine Howe, Public-i
17.10-17.30 What are our options to secure the investment in renewable energy
infrastructure locally? And who does this?
Presentation by Duncan Price, Camco
17.30-18.50 Questions and Answers
18.50 – 18.10 Discussion on the challenges faced by the CRIF Project along its way and
the challenges that still remain?
Austerity, Policy Uncertainty, Leadership and Awareness
18.10 – 18.25 What is already being delivered nationally and locally by communities;
public bodies and commercial sectors and how do these sectors work
together?
Presentation by Duncan Price, Camco and Dr Tim Lunel, National Energy
Foundation
18.25 – 18.50 Discussion on how we make this happen in Cambridgeshire?
18.50 – 19.00 Where do we go from here?
The CRIF Project has worked hard to be an open and transparent process and all its information to
date is available on www.crif.citizenscape.net
Please contact Sheryl.french@cambridgeshire.gov.uk for further information on the CRIF Project.
This project is being developed as part of the
Climate Change Skills Fund. The fund is
managed by Sustainability East on behalf of
Improvement East.

2. Directions to SmartLIFE Centre at Cambridge Regional College
Bus: From Cambridge railway station or city centre, use either Citi1 towards Arbury. Buses A, B or C
on the Busway call at Orchard Park East or Cambridge Regional College. More information at
thebusway.info
Cycle: Plan your route online at Cambridge CycleStreets
Walk: Plan your route online at Walkit
Car: Exit the A14 at B1049 junction 32 or A1309 junction 33 in the direction of Cambridge. Satnav
postcode is CB4 2QT. Park in Car Park 3A you are also able to park in 3B which is situated at the
end of the road. £2 fee payable per vehicle. Payable by card at the machines in the car park or cash
at the main college reception.