Carbon Capture and Storage Forum

Chris Train

Network Operations Director, National Grid

Biography

Chris Train is currently responsible for the real time operation of National Grid’s electricity and gas transmission networks in the UK, forward energy trading and balancing services, operational forecasting, planning and policy.

Chris Train has over 20 years experience within the energy and utility sector. Chris led the National Grid acquisitions of Keyspan and New England Gas in the north east US. These transactions followed the successful sale of half of National Grid’s UK gas distribution Networks.

In his early career Chris held a number of engineering regulation and commercial positions. Chris is a Chartered Engineer and a member of the Energy Institute, the Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers, and the Chartered Institute of Marketing. He has extensive experience operating in the commercial and regulatory environment in the UK, US and Europe.

Bronwen Northmore

Head of CCS Policy, Department of Energy & Climate Change

Biography

Responsible for the development, demonstration and deployment of Cleaner Fossil Fuel technologies, particularly for power generation. Main areas of activity include technology development; policy in relation to demonstration of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the UK; the design and implementation of regulation for CCS; policy towards wider deployment of CCS in the UK; and how best to develop effective links between UK and international activity in order to encourage the swift deployment of CCS globally.

Nick Horler

Chairman of the ENR Advisory Board, KPMG

Biography

Nick Horler has worked in the energy industry for 27 years, having spent 12 years in oil with Phillips Petroleum (Conoco Phillips).Moving to the electricity sector, he joined PowerGen in 1996 where he set up and ran PowerGen Energy Trading Ltd as Managing Director from 1998 to 2001. Upon its takeover by E.On, he became the Managing Director of Retail and a Board member of E.On UK for six years to 2007.

In June 2008 Nick was appointed CEO of Scottish Power plc, a post he held until October 2010. In addition, Nick is one of the founders of The Energy Retail Association which he chaired from 2005-2007. Currently, Nick is a Board member of the Royal Mail and the Go-Ahead Group and he chairs the Advisory Board of KPMG's Energy and Natural Resources practice.

Dr Paul Golby

Chief Executive, E.ON UK

Biography

Following a series of management appointments with Dunlop and BTR, he joined the Board of the 'mini conglomerate' Clayhithe plc in 1992. Joining East Midlands Electricity in 1998, he became Chief Executive of E.ON UK (formerly Powergen) in 2002.

He is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Institution of Engineering and Technology, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the Energy Institute and a member of the Energy Research Partnership. He is the non executive Chairman of AEA Technology plc.

He was awarded an honorary degree from Aston University in 2007 and Cranfield University in 2008.

He was appointed Pro-Chancellor of Aston University and Chair of Council in January 2009.

Paul became Chairman of Engineering UK in September 2010, an independent organisation that promotes the vital contribution of engineers, engineering and technology in our society.

He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the UK Green Building Council.

Ian Phillips

Director – CO2 Infrastructure, CO2 Deepstore

Biography

Ian Phillips has 27 years experience in the upstream oil and gas industry, including 18 years with oil operating companies (Shell, BP, Marathon and Ramco) and 6 years with a major service company (Halliburton).

In 2007 he became a founding Director of CO2DeepStore Limited, one of the first companies specifically seeking to provide the service of the deep geological storage of CO2 to alleviate the worst effects of climate change.

He is a Director of the Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA), and is Chairman of the CCSA Regulatory Workgroup that is currently in dialogue with DECC on the development of the UK CCS regulations.

He obtained an M.Eng. in Petroleum Engineering from Heriot Watt University, and an MBA through the Open University. He is a Fellow of the UK Energy Institute and is a Chartered Petroleum Engineer.

He is Chairman of the Board of Young Enterprise in Grampian and is a Director of the charity Young Enterprise Scotland.

Dr Pierre Dechamps

European Commission

Biography

Dr Pierre Dechamps holds an electro-mechanical engineering degree from Liège University, a Master of Science from Cranfield University and a PhD from Liège University.

He worked for 5 years as an assistant in Liège University, in the power generation department.

He then joined the industry, CMI, Cockerill Mechanical Industries, one of the world leading heat recovery boiler manufacturers for power stations, where he quickly became the Head of the R&D Engineering Department.

Since 1998, he worked for 10 years for the European Commission Directorate General for Research as project officer for clean coal technologies and later on for CO2 capture and sequestration.

In January 2008, he joined the Bureau of European Policy Advisers of President Barroso as the adviser for energy and climate change.