Released on = October 18, 2006, 6:34 am

Press Release Author = Larry Parker

Industry = Environment

Press Release Summary = Eco-friendly transport solutions of the future are going on
display in the English Midlands.

Press Release Body = The historic heart of Britain\'s car production is the setting
for the Green Light Motor Show when the spotlight will fall on the eco-friendly
transport of the future.

Coming to the Aston Science Park in Birmingham on Thursday 26 October are a variety
of sustainable transport vehicles, including a pure plant oil car converted to run
purely on vegetable oil straight from the farm.

The Green Light Motor Show - organised by the Marches Energy Agency - forms the
showpiece event during a Midlands conference to discuss the economic future of
alternative fuels and vehicles.

Richard Davies, director of the Marches Energy Agency, said: \"The Green Light Motor
Show is a trail-blazing opportunity to see eco-friendly vehicles in action.

\"There\'ll be the chance to experience electric, hybrids, and bio-fuel powered
transport. The pure plant oil vehicle especially is certain to create a major
talking point.

\"Transport is the fastest growing user of our energy, already accounting for about a
third of consumption. Unless action is taken now, this figure will continue to
rise.

\"However, transport is the most technically difficult sector in which to reduce
carbon emissions - and the most politically difficult too.\"

The conference is being attended by leading figures from councils, trade unions and
universities, fleet operators and environmentalists.

The aim is to establish the ways in which the imaginative solutions on display at
the Green Light Motor Show can be turned into a sustainable energy strategy across
Britain.

The day is being hosted by Advantage West Midlands and supported by GreenFleet
magazine and West Midlands-based Modec.

More information about the event at Faraday Wharf, Aston Science Park, can be found
at www.mea.org.uk/node/greenlight

The Marches Energy Agency is an independent charity and nationally recognised
organisation with a remit to disseminate information regarding climate change,
energy efficiency and renewable energy. It is involved in projects as diverse as
steering local, regional and national policy, assisting community groups, managing
energy efficiency projects and assisting with the installation of renewable
technologies.

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18 October 2006

Web Site = http://www.mea.org.uk

Contact Details = Larry Parker on 01743 246007 or email info@mea.org.uk
Marches Energy Agency, 23 Swan Hill, Shrewsbury, England, SY1 1NN