Trevor Gregory, ABB UK, Managing Director
The political parties have finished their conference season with some very powerful messages about how each of them will resolve the Energy Challenge. Technology will play a large part in each of their visions to combat the effects of climate change.
ABB is working with many eminent research establishments in conjunction with its own corporate research function to understand how we can develop new and improved products and solutions to help combat the huge energy challenge we all face.
It is also important that government and regulators seize the opportunity to work with industry to reduce the barriers to technology that’s already in use and is delivering cost-savings elsewhere in the world, but which cannot be deployed here for a variety of reasons. Could this be an opportunity? In order to capitalise on our huge offshore wind resource the problem of getting the energy to the demand centres in the South need to be resolved. We have teams working with the Government and other authorities to demonstrate how modern technology can assist in resolving the issues of planning and environmental effects. Could this be another opportunity?
It is important for all parties to allow technology to deliver the benefits they seek, and this can only be realised by ensuring that joined-up policy connects with joined-up technology! ABB looks forward to playing its full part along with its customers in delivering the technology to help address the climate change challenge.
As you will see in the pages that follow ABB continues to deliver innovative technology. By working with government, regulators, customers and other stakeholders we hope to help the fight against climate change!
Trevor Gregory