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Cornish businesses raise the heat in San Diego
07.12.11
Five Cornish businesses shone the spotlight on the county’s expertise in the geothermal industry on a trade mission to San Diego co-ordinated by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) in partnership with ‘Invest In Cornwall’.
Altcom, EGS Energy, Fugro Seacore, Tiger X and Calidus Engineering joined together to showcase Cornwall’s capabilities at the GEA Geothermal Energy Expo 2011, the largest gathering of geothermal energy leaders in the world, attended by more than 2,500 attendees from 13 different countries.
Nigel Halladay, Director of Calidus Engineering, says: "The sheer scale of the Expo and its worldwide stature made it a terrific showcase. The contacts I made at the show have led to a new contract to provide consultancy for a fibre optic monitoring system and is likely to lead to a still larger contract as the next stage. We also got other leads in the States, New Zealand and Australia as a result of the Expo."
Dougie Cross, Director of Tiger X, who said: “We specialise in digital animation and before the trip, we really did not know very much about the geothermal industry or know whether it offered any scope for us. I was amazed by how much potential we discovered. As a result of the trip to San Diego, we now know we have realistic international opportunities in the geothermal sector.
“I left the EXPO with over 50 new international prospects in countries including New Zealand, Canada and Australia. We have already received our first order and we are negotiating contracts with several more prospects.”
Karen Biggs works on New Business at Fugro Seacore, which designs, builds and operates drill rigs around the world. She says: “We wanted to explore opportunities and promote our service to new audiences in the geothermal sector. I was able to discuss the latest developments in the industry worldwide and it was great to be able to talk to representatives of so many companies and organisations under one roof. We got several promising leads from the event, from South America, USA and Europe, which we are now following up.”
Stephen Beldon, UKTI Trade Advisor, who organised the trade mission as part of the ERDF Convergence-funded Export Cornwall initiative says: "The trip was a huge success. These five Cornish businesses have helped raise awareness of what Cornwall can bring to the geothermal industry and has already led to significant new overseas trade for the businesses themselves.”
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Notes to editors
UK Trade & Investment’s (UKTI) work in the South West
http://www.ukti.gov.uk/export/unitedkingdom/southwest
GEA Geothermal Energy Expo 2011
www.geothermalenergy2011.com
ERDF Convergence-funded Export Cornwall
www.exportcornwall.co.uk
