In four months’ time, on 14 and 15 May, the renewable and low carbon energy world from near and far will be congregating at the UK’s largest exhibition and conference serving their interests. All-Energy, owned and organised by RX, is staged annually at Glasgow’s Scottish Events Campus (SEC), and is already on track to be the biggest edition ever,. Space bookings are coming in thick and fast, no doubt due to both the Scottish and UK Governments’ commitment to ‘Clean Power 2030’, and the record-breaking success of the last year’s event.
Attendance records were well and truly shattered in 2024, with total attendance of 11,736 from home and overseas (a 21% increase on 2023);. There were 270 exhibiting organisations, and it saw 13,458 badges scanned at entrances to conference halls, rooms and show floor theatres. The two day event will, as ever, be free to attend for all with relevant business, government or academic interests. Visitor registration is due to open on 10 February.
All the component parts are coming together. Shepherd and Wedderburn is Headline Sponsor for the 11th year; and the finishing touches are being put to the main conference, the showfloor theatres, and features such as ‘Meet the Buyer’ and the PowerClub. Once again, the Civic Reception will be held at the start of the Giant Networking Evening on 14 May at the Glasgow Science Centre. Booking for the exhibition with its reputation for being ‘busy and buzzing’ continues apace for several months – check out the growing online exhibitor list.
January is the month when the main conference is largely put in place following discussions with key stakeholders throughout the autumn. Naturally ‘Clean Power 2030’ has been a big talking point and will certainly play a dominant role in the main conference as will the Great Grid Upgrade. The annual dive into the activities of all the main forms of renewable energy – on- and offshore wind; solar; hydropower (and tidal range); marine renewables (tidal stream and wave power); bioenergy; and geothermal. The conference will once again cover decarbonisation of heat; transport; cities and places; and industry. Two sessions will be devoted to Glasgow Climate Week and hydrogen and energy storage play a key role as will vital topics such as finance and funding, supply chain, recruitment and much more.
There will be seven showfloor theatres this year – FutureGrid; Offshore & Onshore Wind; Hydrogen & Energy Storage; Marine Renewables & FLOW (floating offshore wind); Future Talent; and the aptly named Dcarbonise and Insight Theatres. Many hundreds of speakers take part in the annual programme. Academics amongst Business Scotland’s readers will be interested to know that the call for Academic Posters is now open on the event website.
Further information on all aspects of the show is available at https://www.all-energy.co.uk/bs
