Sustainability of Agricultural Productivity -

CIWEM Northern Ireland

Technical Meeting 4 A joint meeting with

Institute of Water

"Sustainable Wastewater Management using Energy Crops

Wednesday 10th February 2016, Malone House, Belfast

6:30pm (with light buffet from 6:00pm)

Society faces many overarching global challenges such as climate change, energy price volatility and security and environmental pollution. These challenges cascade directly down to us in Northern Ireland where we must play our part in meeting EU directives targeted at reducing green house gas emissions, decarbonising our energy supply and improving the quality of our environment, and in particular water.

In addition, we need to strive to meet the Northern Ireland Renewable Heat and Electricity Targets, and achieve reductions in pollution to the environment in compliance with the demands of the Water Framework Directive. There are, however, methods by which we can sustainably manage increasing quantities of waste water and for water utilities to adopt low carbon sustainable waste water treatment solutions. Compliance with water quality targets can be achieved while simultaneously contributing to an indigenous biomass energy supply chain. This talk will elaborate on the above and describe how energy plantations of short rotation coppice willow are currently being utilised for the sustainable recycling of waste waters.

Speaker:

Professor Alistair McCracken

Mr. Chris Johnston

For further information please contact the Event Champion:

Paul Devine

E-mail: paul.devine2@dardni.gov.uk

Tel: 028 9052 0821