Dr. Melton is Director of the New and Renewable Energy Centre (NaREC), a research and development platform for renewable energy technologies based in Northumberland (UK). Keith Melton has a broad international experience in R&D management and new product development across a range of sectors, with in depth understanding of renewable energy technologies. His strong familiarity with General Management and Corporate Strategy will be useful assets in his new role.

Looking to the future, Dr. Melton’s key priority will be to ensure that contextual factors such as the financial crisis do not divert Europe’s commitments on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and generating 20% of energy from renewable resources by 2020. Measures undertaken in order to stop economic recession cannot stop efforts in reducing global warming.

“We have to continue to invest in R&D and new technologies for a long term sustainable future”, says EUREC President Melton. “Investing in renewable technologies should continue as a high priority, and EUREC can play a significant role in ensuring that it does so”.

EUREC Agency’s  College of Members also appointed Carsten Agert - Director of the EWE Research Center Next Energy as well as professor at the University of Oldenburg (DE) - as new vice-president with a three years mandate. All EUREC Members warmly thanked former President Prof. Didier Mayer and vice-president Prof. Nicola Pearsall for the excellent work done in the past six years.

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