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