UK Government Industry Minister Chris McDonald is to address a Durham Energy Institute conference on renewable energy transition.
Mr McDonald, who is Labour MP for Stockton North and was appointed Minister for Industry in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in September, will be a keynote speaker at the Energy Days 2025 conference, which takes place from November 3-4.
Mr McDonald will be joined by Fiona Hill, our Chancellor, a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and whose father was a coal miner; and Chris Stark CBE, Head of UK’s Mission for Clean Power at DESNZ, and a former chief executive of the UK’s Climate Change Committee.
The event is this year being held at the newly restored Redhills, home of the Durham Miners’ Association.
It will be attended by industry and community leaders, and is open the public.
The event will explore how County Durham’s rich industrial heritage can once again drive the region’s transformation into a leader in clean energy. Minewater heating, new hydrogen technologies, the future of offshore wind energy, and clean shipping will be among the topics discussed. Local communities will be represented, including through intergenerational workshops led by primary school children.
- Energy Days 2025 takes place November 3-4, 9.30am to 6pm at Durham Miners’ Redhills. Entry ranges from £10 to £30. To register, visit www.redhillsdurham.org/event/dei-conference or email dei.events@durham.ac.uk. - Find out more about Durham Energy Institute.
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