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8.30
Registration and coffee
9.00
Opening remarks from the Chair
9.10
KEYNOTE
Innovation within solar power generation - Federal Government initiatives to further research and development
Richard Snabel - General Manager, Industry Policy and Economic Analysis Branch, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
9.40
The Australia Solar Institute and its role in commercialising solar power in Australia
Mark Twidell, Australian Solar Institute
Mark Twidell, Australian Solar Institute
10.00
KEYNOTE
Commercialising 3rd Generation Solar Technology
Sylvia Tulloch, Managing Director, Dyesol Industries
10.40
Morning tea
11.10
Solar energy developments around the world
Matthew Wright, Campaign Director, Beyond Zero Emissions
Matthew Wright, Campaign Director, Beyond Zero Emissions
11.50
Grid parity with coal fired generation - a review of the implications and path
John Grimes, Chief Executive, Australian & New Zealand Solar Energy Society
- Carbon pricing - what price should be imposed on carbon emissions?
- Maximising the resource - Increasing solar penetration where the resource is plentiful
- Government policy - stimulating adoption
- Research and resource - why is solar penetration / uptake so limited
- Baseload power - ensuring reliable, 24 hour round the clock solar generation
- R&D - Delivering a diversified renewable energy portfolio
- Reducing reliance on coal through a greater knowledge of the risk
John Grimes, Chief Executive, Australian & New Zealand Solar Energy Society
12.30
Using Solar Power to Reduce Carbon Emission from Coal Power Stations
Dr Babak Seyedan, Engineering Manager Australasia, Thermal Power Business Unit, Hatch Associates
Dr Babak Seyedan, Engineering Manager Australasia, Thermal Power Business Unit, Hatch Associates
1.00
Lunch
1.40
Grid integration of renewable energy sources
- Examining a variety of renewable energy sources, along with energy conversion technologies required for grid connection
- Grid integration issues of renewable energy technologies will be addressed, with consideration given to impacts of high penetration level of these technologies on existing electricity network
- Topics of this talk will be covered at a level suited to establishing a broad understanding of the various technologies, and of the associated system integrations issues
Associate Professor A Zahedi, Head of Discipline, Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering and Physical Science, James Cook University
SOLAR CITIES
2.20
Federal Government's solar cities roll out
Vic - Michael McCartney, Project Manager, Central Victoria Solar City
NT - Brian Elmer, General Manager, Alice Solar City Project
- Developing a model for large scale mass adoption
- Stimulating demand through increasing community pride
- Ensuring community engagement and pride in project
Vic - Michael McCartney, Project Manager, Central Victoria Solar City
NT - Brian Elmer, General Manager, Alice Solar City Project
3.10
Afternoon tea
RESEARCH
3.30
Australia as a base for solar research, development and manufacturing: The case for high volume PV manufacturing in Australia
Michelle McCann, Interim CEO and Technology Director, Spark Solar
Michelle McCann, Interim CEO and Technology Director, Spark Solar
4.10
Commercially focused solar research projects at the Australian National University
Dr Klaus Weber, Associate Professor, Australian National University
- Thin silicon solar cells
- Conventional, wafer-based silicon solar cells
- Thermal/PV hybrid systems
- Low temperature solar thermal systems
Dr Klaus Weber, Associate Professor, Australian National University
4.50
The International Organic Solar Cell Alliance project - generating power via flexible plastic solar cells
Associate Professor Paul Meredith, Smart State Senior Fellow, Centre for Organic Photonics & Electronics, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Queensland
- Creating the technology for next generation organic and plastic PV
- Combining organic and inorganic materials to produce new high efficiency, environmentally stable solar cells
- Driving down $/watt costs using recyclable, cheap materials
- Reducing the energy payback and carbon footprint of solar energy
- Expanding the application range of solar PV with new flexible architectures
- Creating research critical mass to compete globally and demonstrate Australian ingenuity
Associate Professor Paul Meredith, Smart State Senior Fellow, Centre for Organic Photonics & Electronics, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Queensland
5.20
Close of day one
8.30
Morning refreshments and networking
9.00
Opening remarks from the Chair
9.05
PANEL DISCUSSION
The gross vs net feed in tariff debate
Walter Gerardi, Consultant, McLennan Magasanik Associates
Dean Mighell, State Secretary Victoria, Electrical Trades Union
9.35
FUTURE FOCUS
Commercialising high efficiency solar cell technologies
Nicole Kuepper, Technology Transfer Team, School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of NSW
Commercialising high efficiency solar cell technologies
- Current manufacturing processes
- Laser doping
- Inkjet printing
- Road map to the future - licensing and manufacturing agreements
Nicole Kuepper, Technology Transfer Team, School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of NSW
10.20
Morning tea
10.40
Commercialising concentrating solar thermal power energy storage
Artur Zawadski, Manager Business Development, Wizard Power
- Technologies vs solutions - market demand and the solar storage technologies required
- Wizard Power's solar energy storage technology suite
- Case study - Wizard Power's solar energy storage pilot plant in Whyalla
Artur Zawadski, Manager Business Development, Wizard Power
FINANCE
11.20
Attracting investment and capital raising in difficult financial markets
Peter Hanley, Division Director, Utilities and Climate Change, Macquarie Capital Advisers
Peter Hanley, Division Director, Utilities and Climate Change, Macquarie Capital Advisers
12.00
Debt financing solar projects
Simon Schwarz, Director, Capital Markets, Investec Bank (Australia) Limited
Simon Schwarz, Director, Capital Markets, Investec Bank (Australia) Limited
12.40
Lunch
1.30
Commercialising of solar facilities
Geoff Wearne, General Manager Power, Worley Parsons
- The Worley Parsons approach
- Expertise and global reach
- Green Grid – Unlocking renewable energy
- Commercialisation parameters
Geoff Wearne, General Manager Power, Worley Parsons
2.10
Developing the urban future - integrating solar power generation into commercial developments
David Waldren, General Manager, Grocon
- Pixel Building - Developing Australia's first carbon neutral building
- Integrating sustainability to attract blue chip tenants
David Waldren, General Manager, Grocon
2.50
Afternoon tea
EFFICIENCY
3.20
Using distributed energy and energy efficiency to reduce generation needs: a case study of NSW
Jay Rutovitz, Research Principal, Institute for Sustainable Futures
Jay Rutovitz, Research Principal, Institute for Sustainable Futures
3.50
PANEL DISCUSSION
Increasing solar acceptance & uptake within the general community
- What are we seeing on the ground?
Paul Wilson, Managing Director, Clear Solar
Grant Egerdie, General Manager Commercial, Solar Shop Australia
4.40
Close of conference
