Conference Day Two - 17 February

09:05
Opening remarks from the chair
09:15
Ministerial address

The Hon Lily D’Ambrosio
Minister for Energy, Environment & Climate Change and Minister for Solar Homes
Victorian Government

Finding buyers for renewable energy in Australia and beyond
09:30
Exploring the logistics of exporting renewable energy at scale

CWP Renewables is the Australian-based partner in the 26GW Asian Renewable Energy Hub consortium.

  • Choosing the right format for moving energy: cable or shipping ammonia or hydrogen
  • Building the infrastructure for a super large export hub
  • Meeting the Paris Agreement as production is scaled up to 26GW

Andrew Dickson
Development Manager, Asian Renewable Energy Hub
CWP Renewables

10:00
Grasping the scope of pivoting to renewable energy from a fossil fuel dominated industry

BP has announced plans to increase low-carbon investment 10-fold and build out a 50GW renewable generating capacity by 2030.

• Transitioning BP into “an integrated energy company”
• Exploring renewable and alternative energies such as offshore wind and hydrogen.
• Providing integrated decarbonized energy solutions and reducing energy use ‎and carbon emissions
• Becoming a net zero company by 2050 or sooner

Lucy Nation
Vice President of Regions, Cities and Solutions, Asia Pacific
BP Australia

10:30
The role of corporate PPAs in energy transition

• Market trends for corporate PPAs: the record year for PPAs in 2020
• Prospects for 2021 and role of corporate PPAs
• What buyers are looking for in PPAs - Business Renewables Centre survey

Chris Briggs
Technical Director
Business Renewables Centre Australia

11:00
Networking break
Overcoming intermittency - storage as a key to power flexibility
11:30
Co-ordinating consumer batteries to create a Virtual Power Plant (VPP)
  • Moving away from traditional one-way power flow to two-way power flow for electricity distribution
  • Monitoring and regulating the movement of power from power sources and storage through to household, businesses and devices
  • Digitising the energy market through IoT and AI technologies
  • Minimising grid problems by smoothing the energy output of intermittent generation

João Segorbe
Executive General Manager, Strategy and Corporate Development
AGL Energy

12:00
Unlocking peak capacity through battery storage
  • Providing grid security through the speed and flexibility of batteries
  • Supporting increased penetration of renewables through network services such as fast frequency control
  • Moving beyond FCAS – structuring the market to take advantage of all the services batteries can offer

Louis De Sambucy
Managing Director, Australia
Neoen

Answering the big questions
12:30
PANEL DISCUSSION: How can the nation achieve a reliable energy system with low emissions at the lowest cost?
  • How can Australia capitalise on the market opportunities that align with our world-beating solar, wind and mineral resources?
  • What stands in the way of Australia becoming major energy exporter?
  • How can we overcome barriers to renewable energy acceleration?

Moderator:

Gavin Dufty
Manager Policy and Research
St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria

Panellists:

Ken Baldwin
Director, Energy Change Institute
Australian National University

David Edwards
Digital Strategy & Innovation Manager
Horizon Power

Anthony Callan
Executive Manager Marketing
Delta Electricity

Paul Gleeson
Managing Director, Energy, Resources and Water
Aurecon

Alistair Parker
Executive General Manager – Regulated Energy Services
AusNet Services

Sarah McNamara
Chief Executive
Australian Energy Council

13:10
Closing remarks from the Chair
13:15
End day two and close of conference