Thursday 10th May 2012, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire

The Feed-in Tariff (FiT) scheme and the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) means that farmers and landowners who invest in renewable energy technologies can claim attractive payments for the electricity and heat that they generate. The prospect of guaranteed long-term revenue streams, limited exposure to rising electricity prices and reduced carbon emissions has created huge interest amongst landowners from across the UK.

However, for those with busy work schedules, it can be very difficult to commit the necessary time to assess the opportunities, decide on the best technologies to utilise and identify the most suitable suppliers to work with.

The Renewable Energy Exchange helps resolve this issue by providing an independent brokerage service, facilitating meetings between those planning renewable projects and suppliers. Participants can then make informed and timely purchasing decisions to take full advantage of the current incentives from the FiT and RHI schemes.

Supported by the CLA and the Warwickshire Rural Hub, the second annual staging of the Midlands FiT for FARMING event takes place on Thursday 10th May at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire.

This networking event provides a time-efficient opportunity for landowners to have pre-arranged meetings with selected technology providers and services firms, in order to evaluate options and short-list prospective suppliers.

There will be a wide range of companies available for meetings to discuss the viability and practicalities of potential renewable projects, including: wind power, solar pv, hydropower, anaerobic digestion, biomass heating, heat pumps (both ground source and air source) and solar thermal.

Participation is free for those looking to invest in renewable projects on their own land. On the run-up to the event all registered participants are invited to go-online to select which companies they would like to meet with and so create themselves a networking programme consisting of pre-arranged meetings and roundtable discussion groups.

The day starts at 09:00 with appointments scheduled to take place between 09:30 and 16:30. However the event is designed to be flexible to the individual needs of participants. So for example, if you purely wish to meet with two or three companies, or if you are travelling from afar and can only be there for a few hours during the day, your meetings programme can be tailored accordingly.

If you are looking to invest in a renewable project on your own land and are interested in meeting with selected technology suppliers and advisory firms please apply for your free place here.

If you represent a renewable technology supplier, land agent or other advisory firm and are potentially interested in hosting meetings with those looking to invest in renewable projects, please register your interest, so that we can then send you details of the various participation options.