F U E L F O R T H O U G H T Fullers’s Game Day was a great success

Offshore Wind, Limited, is scheduled to and the localities in which they mine may energy device known as Pelamis, Early this year, 10 Fuellers and their following morning was a quiet and made slightly more difficult as a result of begin next winter for completion by the change over the three-year subsidy described as a computer-controlled guests took part in the first Fuellers’ sombre affair. the descent of the Devon mist. The party summer of 2003. The project is the first period. “snake”. NTV has acted as lead investor Game Day, a new event in the Company’s The shooting party consisted of Past achieved a small but well earned bag from off-shore wind farm to be approved from The money is being paid under the for a group that includes SAM Private calendar. Master David Waring, Freemen Hill, a mixture of driven and walked-up birds ISSUE No. 18 JUNE 2002 the 18 potential sites identified by UK Coal Operating Aid Scheme which Equity in Zurich and 3i, one of Europe’s The group partook of a little light Latham and Garner, and the Junior — 50 in all. No mention will be made of The Official Journal of The Worshipful Company of Fuellers Registered at Stationers’Hall developers who successfully prequalified, was approved by the European leading venture capital groups. Together refreshment on their arrival at the Easton Warden Doug Barrow, accompanied by the cartridge tally! last year, for Crown Estate seabed leases. Commission last year. It applies to UK they are committing £6 million (EUR 9.8 Court Hotel in Chagford, Devon, before his son, guest Trevor Fairhurst (a member The group then returned to the farm n coal produced between 17 April 2000 and million) in equal shares to OPD with the sitting down to a team dinner where many of the Shipwrights’Company), June’s to relive the day on homemade cake, tea Biomass energy projects gain momentum 23 July 2002, and provides support by the aim of getting a working prototype in the were tempted to try the ostrich steaks. The sister Wendy and husband Alan Ticker, and liberal quantities of whisky and sloe Further Government support for UK Government to the UK coal industry. water, producing electricity to the grid, party realised from the start that their with Peter Pybus (son of Bill and gin. The return to the hotel in heavy fog This year has seen increasing emphasis on much needed boost for the agricultural high straw barns flanking a 25-m high UK coal industry It is designed to allow UK coal mines within two years. hosts, Paul and Debra, were “their sort of Elizabeth) making the tenth gun. The was interesting to put it mildly. projects designed to provide electricity sector. central boiler. To blend in with the The UK Government recently announced with a viable future, without aid, to Pelamis is a semi-submerged hoteliers”. The stirrup cup after dinner group was honoured to have Elizabeth as The final evening saw the guns joined from biomass-fuelled power stations. The project will build upon the surrounding business park, the design had that four coal mines in England and overcome short-term market problems. structure composed of cylindrical sections could have been improved if the Junior one of the beaters, making it a real family by Bill, Elizabeth and Keelin Pybus for Added momentum has been given by a successes of the ARBRE (Arable Biomass to resemble the existing warehouse Scotland were to receive over £4 million These difficulties have been caused, in linked by hinged joints containing Warden had not discovered the house affair. another tremendous round of true Devon £2.9 million Government grant to develop Renewable Energy) project, the first building. in aid, following European Commission particular, by low world coal prices and hydraulic rams. Each device will be about guitar, especially when the rest of the On arrival at “Coffyns”, the Fuellers’ Hospitality. the next generation of biomass-fuelled commercial wood-fired power station to Britain is also the site of the world’s approval. This takes the total amount of the lifting of the stricter gas consents 150 m long, 3 m in diameter, and team realised that he could not play B Flat party was greeted by their shoot captain, After breakfast on Saturday morning, technologies. This grant, which is the utilise high-efficiency gasification largest power station dependent on aid approved under the UK Coal policy on the building of gas-fuelled generate about 750 kW of electricity. (unlike his ability to sing flat!). This was Bruce Ross-Smith and their hosts, Bob the party said their farewells to one largest awarded by the DTI Renewables technology in Europe. The ARBRE poultry litter. The 38.5 MW plant, based Operating Aid Scheme to over £142 power stations in Britain. The Aid Several devices can be connected a slight encumbrance considering every and Nanette Unsworth. After a quick another before going their separate ways. Programme for a biomass project, is project team, including Alstom Power in Thetford, burns 700,000 tonnes of million. The latest payments are to be Scheme has an overall limit of £170 together and linked to shore through a Simon and Garfunkle song — the only coffee, peg selection, and safety briefing, All agreed that this was not to be the first designed to support a £7.3 million UK, Limited is led by First Renewables poultry litter per year, drawn from a wide made to Hatfield Colliery in Doncaster million, although the Government does single seabed cable, with a 30 MW wave music in the house — included B Flat. the members were off on the shoot. and last Fuellers’Game Day, since the development initiative involving Alstom Limited and this investment is the ideal area, supplemented by 60,000 tonnes of (Coalpower, Limited), the recipient of not anticipate spending this amount. n farm occupying a one sq km of sea. Those remaining in the music room The day consisted of two drives, a shoot and the hotel have been Power UK, Limited and First Renewables, platform from which to build the second wood chips and other biomass residues. £1,157,250; £832,000 for H J Banks’ sites Pelamis’s hydrodynamic design, its ignored this and sang along anyway. stop for bullshots, another two drives, a provisionally booked for the second such Limited. This project will push forward generation programme. The electricity from the plant feeds over in Yorkshire and Derbyshire; £739,000 Wave power surges on ability to change characteristics, and the Those with a keener ear for music retired hearty lunch back at Coffyns, closing with event, to be held on January 3, 2003. the development of the technology which An example of a biomass electricity 80,000 homes a year. for H J Banks’sites in Northumberland, North Hydro Technology Ventures incorporation of the latest offshore oil to the bar. Full English breakfast the a further three drives, the last one being Doug Barrow is available to generate electricity from source — the UK’s first and the world’s Fibrowatt, the company behind the and £1,327,000 for LAW Mining’s sites (NTV), Hydro’s venture capital vehicle industry technology will enable it to energy crops and other fuels from farming largest and most efficient straw-fired project, has other UK plants at Eye in in Ayrshire. H J Banks and LAW Mining, within the energy sector, is supporting a survive storms and keep construction and forestry. power station — is to be found in Sutton, Suffolk and Glanford in Lincolnshire. Limited are open-cast producers. Their Scottish company, Ocean Power Delivery costs down. n The project consortium will work on near Ely. This £60 million project, These plants specialise in burning meat claims cover a number of different sites (OPD) in its development of a wave CITY AND COMPANY DIARY OF EVENTS 2002 extending the technology and techniques developed by EPR Ely, uses new and bone meal. The organisation is also that will eventually lead to commercially techniques to burn surplus straw to pursuing similar projects in Italy, Month Day/Date Event Venue viable, grid-connected power stations that generate electricity. The 36 MW plant is Netherlands and the US. There are June Monday 24 Election of Sheriffs Guildhall/Stationers’ will help the UK reach its renewable designed to generate over 270 Gwh of prospects in Japan, France, Ireland and a Fuellers hold Second Livery Dinner followed by Livery Lunch Hall, then Wax energy and greenhouse gas targets. The electricity a year; enough power to heat range of other countries. Usually, this and Court Meeting Chandler’s Hall industry estimates that around a 1,000 and light 80,000 homes. The electricity interest is driven by environmental MW of new biomass projects will be generated is fed directly into the National concerns over increasing stocks of required to contribute to the achievement grid via an 11 km connection to a nearby agricultural wastes polluting land and July Saturday 13 The Master’s At Home Wiseton Hall, Doncaster of the 10% renewables target by 2010 and substation. The power station is expected watercourses. Fibrowatt have a joint it is hoped that the use of biomass fuels in to consume around 200,000 tonnes/year venture with First Renewables, Limited to the form of traditional forestry, energy of straw collected from farms within a 50 develop the US market. crops and crop residues will provide a mile radius. The plant comprises of 18-m September Friday to Sunday Champagne to England Stamford, Lincolnshire 20 - 22 Attending this year’s Livery Dinner were, left to right, Nigel In conversation at the Whitbread Brewery event were, left to Photographed at the Livery Dinner were, left to right, Fuellers’ Prize for 2002 is awarded to PO Claxton Draffin, Brendan Martin and Junior Warden Doug Barrow right, Gordon Banham, Nigel Draffin and Graham Watson Ian Frazer, Roger Cloke and Rex Rose September Tuesday 24 H & E, F & GP Committee Gun House Earlier this year, the Company again old Whitbread Brewery in Chiswell 216 Squadron Trophy, donated to the Meetings The Fuellers’ Prize for 2002 was awarded reaping great benefit to the students, giving low key manner, content with nothing organised a dinner for its Liverymen. Street, within the City of London. On Company by the Master, Richard to Petty Officer Andrew Claxton of HMS them the opportunity to taste the real-time more than a kid’s smile as reward. The event was held, as previously, at the display for the first time was the new Budge. Sultan. The official citation says that with environment of their future professional As the Initial Training Group September TBA Dinner Cutty Sark over 20 years of loyal and dedicated careers, whilst firmly consolidating the representative for the annual Sultan service, POAEM (M) Claxton has academic and practical elements of their Show, akin to a Village Fete, he once demonstrated outstanding enthusiasm and training. again turned his attention and Fuellers launch Apprentice Scheme in bid to foster recruitment genuine professional pride throughout his Not content to sit back in his spare considerable organising skill to raising a September Monday 30 Election of Lord Mayor Guildhall/Stationers’ entire career. Currently employed as an time, Petty Officer Claxton’s efforts in commendable sum of money from a The Court has approved a new membership employed in the energy industry either in a mentor will oversee progress toward followed by Livery Lunch Hall. Venue of Court Initial Training Instructor and the Hangar assisting a local children’s charity, single attraction at the event, gaining category for Apprentice Freemen. The training post, or in a personal development completion of the programme. and Court Meeting Meeting TBA Manager, his considerable pride and energy “KIDS”, has seen him emerge as universal praise from personnel both scheme is aimed at young people in the position. The apprenticeship will last for a A pilot scheme has been set up, and are very much in evidence. These strengths “Captain Plank” the undisputed leader of inside and outside of HMS Sultan. energy industry, and provides a route to minimum of two years, depending on age Liverymen are asked make nominations to underpin the quality of training he provides the “Sultan Chapter”, where he has Petty Officer Claxton is a genuine, become a Freeman of the Company of and experience. Each apprentice will have a the Clerk for anyone who is interested in an October Thursday 3 Installation Dinner TBA and are reflected in the marked success of continued to raise substantial sums of sincere and highly respected person, Fuellers by demonstrating knowledge of the mentor, who will be a Liveryman of the apprenticeship, and can meet the criteria the young impressionable trainees under money in support of children with special whose many talents are used to industry in general, together with Fuellers’Company. Individual programmes outlined above. It would be helpful, though his tutelage. His meticulous planning, needs. His infectious good nature, consummate effect, both in benefiting the specialised knowledge of particular areas will be drawn up for completion against a not essential, if an indication of support This publication is produced and distributed by the Worshipful Company of Fuellers. Comments on this edition and management and restructuring of the extrovert character and commitment to under-privileged and enhancing the suggestions for inclusion in future issues are welcomed and should be directed to : and disciplines. timetable. The programme will consist of a from the employer can be given. hangar training environment, aligning it to the task seem endless. He carries out his reputation of HMS Sultan and the Royal Candidates for apprenticeships should number of projects which demonstrate the Further clarification on aspects of the ‘The Editor - The Fueller’ c/o 22 Broadfields, Headstone Lane, Hatch End, Middlesex HA2 6NH. a realistic, squadron-based scenario, is charitable work in a totally selfless and Navy within the local community. be between 21 and 35 years of age, and be depth of knowledge of the apprentice. The scheme can be obtained from the Clerk. Tel/Fax 020 8421 6616. [email protected] Election Court Lunch was held in Skinners’ Hall Fuellers Company reprints Why not F U E L F O R T H O U G H T “Airs & Graces” Renewables UK is new The use of Arnish for this purpose is Goldeneye’s 105 km pipeline will contribute to the Government unit designed to entirely compatible with the intention of connect a normally unattended wellhead The Fuellers Company recently organised “Bless us O Lord Divine exploit market opportunities Amec and British Energy to use the yard platform offshore to new onshore the reprinting of the Rev. Basil Watson’s Who turned the water into wine Fueller? The UK Government has set up for manufacturing purposes related to processing facilities at Shell Expro’s St renowned book entitled “Airs & Graces”. Have mercy on those foolish men Renewables UK, an organisation their proposed windfarm on Lewis. Fergus terminal. All of the field’s The publication had been out of print for Who try to turn it back again” It was announced earlier this year produced gas, water and condensate will The Fueller is your journal. designed to secure maximum benefits for some time and it was thought that it Amen that the DTI was to provide £1.1 million be transported together under reservoir Contributions are always welcome. British manufacturers from the rapidly- should again be available to a new of Renewables Technology funding to pressure through the pipeline to the If you are a new Liveryman, why growing worldwide sustainable energy generation of readers. The Rev. Basil “For boiled and grilled support the development of a full-size onshore terminal for processing. This will not submit a short biographical market. There are seen to be strong Watson, for some years, until his recent And fried and roast “Stingray” device prototype designed to be the first time this type of development note, accompanied by your parallels with the position of Britain’s oil retirement, was Honorary Chaplain to our Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost” convert tidal movement into electricity. option, applied to a condensate field, has photograph? If you are a member and gas industry some 30 years ago. It is Livery, as indeed he was to a number of Amen The Stingray programme, developed by been attempted on the UKCS.. n of an organisation connected with felt that if the same concerted strategic other Companies. Engineering Business, Limited generates the fuel industry, ensure that the approach is applied to the renewables The book, a collection of some 250 “There are times when two words are electricity from the oscillatory movement £20 million solar power scheme journal receives your company’s sector as was directed to oil and gas, doggerel graces, owes its reappearance to better than ten of hydroplanes driven by flowing tidal given go-ahead press releases. If you are interested there will be very substantial benefits for The Master, Richard Budge, accompanied by Mrs Rosalind Budge, is escorted to Divine Members of the Court assemble prior to Divine Service in St Michael Paternoster Royal the generosity of two of the Company’s Tuck in, Amen” current. This transforms the kinetic Thousands of homes and offices across in history, why not let us have a the UK. World Energy Council Service in St Michael Paternoster Royal by the Beadle, Mr David Barnes Masters who have seen fit to underwrite energy of moving water into hydraulic Britain are set to be powered by cleaner short piece on some aspect of the projections indicate that cumulative This year’s Election Court Lunch was Court of Assistants; Liverymen; Freemen, the cost. The author, in addition to For heaped plates and brimming cup power, which turns an electrical generator energy as part of a £20 million solar fuel industry in times gone by? If investment in renewables will be worth held in Skinners’Hall, Dowgate Hill. The and their guests. The Bidding Prayer and providing some very amusing graces And freedom from the washing up using a hydraulic motor. This system power programme. The money is being you peruse the pages of the last between £500 billion and £1,500 billion event was attended by 161 people. the Address was given by the Revd Dr composed for City Livery Companies and Good Lord deliver us” builds on the wide experience that the made available through the DTI’s Major several issues you will gain an by 2020. Even a small share of that can The occasion was preceded by Divine Peter Mullen, recently appointed as the for private and national occasions, offers Amen Engineering Business has in marine Photovoltaics Demonstration Programme impression of the kind of material mean a £1-billion-market-per-year Service, held in nearby St Michael Company’s Honorary Chaplain. a layman’s guide to The Freedom, equipment design and manufacture. As (PV MDP) and will help reduce carbon we seek. manufacturing sector. It is difficult to Paternoster Royal. The participants in the The Top Table guests included Mr Guildhall, The Shrievalty, The Mayoralty “Airs & Graces” is available from the predict exactly what this market will part of the Stingray programme, emissions and significantly cut the cost of service included the Master, Richard Dennis Hargreaves, Master, Launderers and The Mansion House. Guildhall Library Bookshop, Guildhall Engineering Business are working with a solar technology over the next three Submissions to the Clerk, The mean in terms of jobs, but experience Budge; Mr Andrew Bainbridge, Senior Company, and his wife; Mr Colin Barnett, For those of us called to provide Library, Aldermanbury, London EC2P number of universities including years. Grants will be offered to the Worshipful Company of Fuellers, elsewhere points to the scale of the Warden; Mr Doug Barrow, Junior Master Carmans’Company, and Mr David graces at formal occasions, the book 2EJ price £17.50, plus £2.35 postage and Newcastle, Durham, Glasgow and Robert private and public sector to install solar 22 Broadlands, Headstone Lane, potential. For example, there are some Warden; Past Masters; Members of the Payne, Master, Fanmakers’Company. contains some gems which will, no doubt, packing. Cheques should be made Gordon in Aberdeen. n systems on new or existing buildings. As Hatch End, Middlesex HA2 6NH. 14,000 people employed in the wind After a most enjoyable lunch, have the audience scrabbling for their payable to the Chamberlain of London. industry in Denmark. a result of this investment, the number of The Master, Richard Budge, photographed with this year’s members and guests settled back to listen pens. Personal favourites include the Gas arrives from the West of domestic solar power — or photovoltaic winner of The Fuellers’Prize, Petty Officer Andrew Claxton, The Renewables UK unit will be Shetland to the several speeches, which included a HMS Sultan following: based in the DTI’s Aberdeen office to be — installations in the UK is expected to toast to the Guests by the Senior Warden, to the Company throughout the co-located and managed by the Oil & Gas The first gas from the West of Shetland increase ten fold by 2005. The Andrew Bainbridge, followed by the Mastership of her Father-in-law, Mr Brian Industry Development Directorate. The has arrived on-shore. Gas from BP’s programme management is being response by Mr Dennis Hargreaves, Harrison CBE. Recipients of the Freedom Hampshire museum has it’s own coal yard unit, which is to employ six people, will Foinaven and Schiehallion fields is being undertaken by a consortium led by the Master, Worshipful Company of by Redemption were Michael Ball; Hugh be able to transfer tools, techniques and pumped to the Sullom Voe terminal in Energy Saving Trust and includes Launderers. The final response was given Shetland. It is subsequently being Halcrow and Novacroft as the programme Conway; Kasmin Cooney; The Lord The Milestones “living history” museum heating and other appliances. which offers protection from the effects experience from oil and gas business by The Master, Richard Budge. delivered to the Magnus platform for use management contractor. Elibank; Lesley Hays; Richard Hutley; in Basingstoke, Hampshire, features its The writer feels that the exhibit is of the weather. support. Many UK-wide oil and gas Earlier that day, The Court had in enhanced oil recovery operations, Other DTI solar energy initiatives Peter Marshall; Philip Smedley; Timothy own coal yard, complete with coal much better presented that the one There has been recent discussion companies with a keen interest in conducted a series of Freedom and Livery designed to provide a significant increase recently announced by Energy Minister Troy; Gary Walters and David Wilkin. wagon, bunkers, and horse-drawn supported by the Fuellers’Company regarding the possibility of installing a diversifying and transferring their skills Photographed at the reception, prior to the Election Court Ceremonies. The honour of Freedom by Members clothed in the Livery were John and technologies to renewables have a in oil reserves. West of Shetland’s gas Brian Wilson include £4 million of Lunch, were, left to right, Robin Fountain, Fiona Fountain, delivery cart. The coal depot is only one within the Black Country Museum. coal yard within the Victorian township Presentation was bestowed on Mrs Janet Byrne; James Hill; Graham Hilton; Liz n will also be available for onward funding for the installation of solar and Past Master Vaughan Williams. Fiona is Vaughan’s of many exhibits in an under-cover There is an essential difference, of at Blists Hill, part of the complex of significant presence in the city. Harrison in recognition of her assistance transmission, via the Northern leg gas systems on public buildings including niece. Lockley; Paul Mott and Angus Ogilvie. replica of a Victorian/ Edwardian course, insomuch that the street scenes museum sites managed by the Wave power stations to be built pipeline to the UK n schools, galleries, church halls and sports township. The museum also features a within Milestones are housed in a Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust. in the Western Isles centres all over the UK, and another £4 large collection of gas and electric cavernous purpose-designed building Consent granted for Goldeneye Fuellers make a Splash! One of the UK’s major electricity million for sun-powered social and Field private housing developments across With a final exuberant splash, the 5,000 m in about 2.25 hours. The contribution to swell the Swimathon companies, Scottish and Southern plc is Formal consent was recently given for the Britain. This latter initiative represents Fuellers’team recently completed the arrangements for the swim were contribution to the Lord Mayor’s Appeal currently working with Wavegen to development of Shell Expro’s Goldeneye 380 houses, flats and bungalows. n 5,000 m Swimathon, held at the RAC excellent, a beautiful 30 m pool with 2002. Please forward your gift to Jane develop a proposal for a cluster of Field in the Outer Moray Firth. The £300 Woodcote Park. The event was organised accompanying facilities. The Chartered Ayre, 68 Portway, Baughurst, Tadley, offshore-based wave power stations in the million project is expected to create 300 Off-shore wind site for Norfolk by the Worshipful Company of Chartered Surveyors’Company organised an Hampshire RG26 5PE. Western Isles. The intention is that these local jobs during the construction phase. coast Surveyors. There were some 13 teams excellent dinner to follow the event and will be technically innovative and will act Goldeneye has 500 billion cu ft of gas Government support was recently taking part simultaneously, and as a presented a formal certificate to each both as demonstration plants and also as reserves and 17 million barrels of announced for a 76 MW off-shore wind result it was sometimes difficult to pick a swimmer. commercial generators to supply Scottish condensate. Discovered in 1996, the farm to be built at Middle Scroby Sands, path between the other participants. The Fuellers’ have contributed and Southern. Wavegen are presently reservoir, made up of good quality Lower some 2.5 km off the coast of Great Nevertheless, the swim was great fun nearly £2,000 to the Lord Mayor’s undertaking surveys in the Western Isles Cretaceous sandstone, should deliver Yarmouth in Norfolk. The development and everyone taking part enjoyed Appeal 2002, “The Square Smile” to establish suitable sites for these some 300 mmscf/d per day. Production is will be the single largest off-shore meeting the members of other Livery through their swimming efforts. The developments and are working up outline expected to commence towards the end of operation of its type in Britain. It will Companies. fund is supporting Barts Hospital Cancer project proposals. A key feature of these 2004. The tieback carrying reservoir consist of up to 38 wind tubines and The Fuellers’team included Chloe Centre of Excellence and Sane, a charity plans will be the use of the former Arnish fluids to shore from Goldeneye will be should provide enough “green” electricity Andrews-Jones, Edward and Joy providing resources for young people The Fuellers’team in the Swimathon, designed to raise funds fabrication yard for manufacturing. the longest in the UKCS, the same for 52,000 homes. Work on the Wilkinson, Rex Rose, Robin Sargeant with mental health problems. The fund is for the Lord Mayor’s Appeal 2002, included, left to right, Wavegen are now in touch with the Jane Ayre, Robin Sargeant and Chloë Andrews - Jones (the A railway wagon and coal bunkers form part of the replica coal yard within the The Milestones coal yard also features a horse-drawn coal cart distance as Aberdeen to Dundee. development by Powergen Renewables and Jane Ayre and they completed the still open if you would like to send a Junior Warden’s partner). Milestones museum in Basingstoke owners of Arnish, the Stornoway Trust.