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EDITOR’S LETTER

Oliver Lancaster AFTER A SURREAL SUMMER in which the sun shone
@gasworksollie
Oh my word and England were actually good at football, it finally
@gaslighting feels like the collective fever dream is over. The nights
man @IGEMGi are dark again, the streets are perilously coated with
@Gashistory dead leaves and the radiators are emitting the smell
@GasRetort - of hot dust. Finally, normality has returned. Well,
an open flame ‘normality’ in a world where Kanye went to the White
example! Hadn’t House… you get it.
spotted this one It’s been a big few weeks here at IGEM as I’m sure
before #TrafalgarSquare
you saw in the last edition that we’ve been selected
to develop hydrogen standards for the government’s £25 million research and
CIBSE West Midlands @CIBSEWM innovation programme, Hy4Heat.
Have you seen the @IGEMGi This feasibility study will look into the use of hydrogen for heat in UK homes
Innovation Showcase event being and businesses and attempt to establish whether it is technically possible,
held on 25 Oct in Kegworth? safe and convenient to replace methane with hydrogen in residential and
Visit bit.ly/2v2Wmei for info commercial buildings.
#gas #westmidlands #cibsewm To fill you in on the details, Heidi Genoni, Hy4Heat Work Programme Manager at
#collaboration Arup, is here with everything you need to know about this ground-breaking project.
Sticking with the theme of hydrogen, Dr Lorenzo Grande, Senior Technology
Analyst at IDTechEx, is looking at the potential for vehicles powered by H and
All-Energy @AllEnergy Dr Stuart Hawksworth, Head of HSE’s Centre for Energy, looks at some of the
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Hy4Heat: IGEM has been chosen
to develop hydrogen standards other cutting edge research into hydrogen taking place across the industry.
for the government’s £25 million Unintentionally striking a pipeline can cause life-changing injuries to
research and innovation programme contractors, so Richard Broome, Managing Director at LinesearchbeforeUdig
bit.ly/2Cxz865 @IGEMGi (LSBUD), is drawing on data from a recent study into British excavation to find
@ArupGroup @beisgovuk #hydrogen out what can be done to keep workforces safe.
@Hy4Heat And Peter Amos, IGEM Young Person Network Immediate Past Chair 2017-18,
explains why it’s in your interests as an employer to encourage your younger
workers to seek professional registration.
Charlotte Hosier @charlotteS4TP We’re also meeting the first lucky recipients of our scholarship programme
What a great afternoon! Thank you and looking back over a very successful visit from our friends in the Far East.
to @S4TP_BigIdeas teachers and
future #mentors. I can’t wait for We hope you enjoy the November edition!
you to get started on the #BigIdeas
programme @TarmacLtd @suez
@IGEMGi @PlashetSchool

Sharon Baker-Hallam BA (Hons) AIGEM, Editor
Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM)

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR IGEM COUNCIL

NOMINATIONS ARE invited for ordinary The Council meets four times a year
members of Council to serve from the and is made up of a lively bunch of
Institution’s AGM on 15 May 2019. individuals who are always on the
In accordance with the Institution’s lookout for new ideas and new faces.
Tell us what you think bylaws, nominations of candidates for The nomination form is available
election to the Council must be from the IGEM website along with full
Got something you want to get off received by the Chief Executive Officer details of the roles and responsibilities
your chest? We’re always happy no later than the first day of January of trustees are available.
to hear any comments you might and must include statements in Nomination forms must be signed
have about Gi. If you have an writing by the candidates confirming by one proposer and two seconders,
opinion you want to share with us, that they are willing and able to serve. all of whom must be Corporate
email editor@igem.org.uk or write If you feel you have the time, skills Members of IGEM. ■
to Editor Sharon Baker-Hallam at and specialist expertise to offer, then
IGEM House, 26 & 28 High Street, becoming a member of the Council is ■ Email completed nomination forms
Kegworth, Derby DE74 2DA. The the perfect opportunity for you to to lesley@igem.org.uk or send to:
best letters and emails we receive contribute to the direction and future Lesley Ecob, PA to CEO, IGEM, IGEM
will be featured on this page. strategy of the Institution and help us House, High Street, Kegworth,
to achieve our aims and objectives. Derbyshire DE74 2DA

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