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Day One, Tuesday, 17 June 2008
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8.30am | Registration and welcome coffee
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9am | Opening remarks from the Chair
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| OPENING THE TAP FOR CLEAN ENERGY |
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9.10am | Keynote address:
The global clean energy market – analysing opportunities
and risks
- Emergence of carbon as a market force – moving beyond surging oil futures
- Policy initiatives in driving the growth of the clean energy industry
- Evaluating growth trends in the clean energy
- What technologies are available globally that will help drive
the industry?
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9.50am | Panel discussion:
Developing an economically viable clean energy market
- Clean energy enablers – developing the business case and attracting long term partners
- Government support for the industry
- Tax incentives and intellectual property protections to encourage investors to unleash new technology without fears
- Barriers to entry and brain drain – how do we tackle
these problems?
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| | Mr Kim Wood, Chief Executive Officer, Stanwell Corporation
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10.40am | Morning tea
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| INNOVATIONS IN CLEAN TECHNOLOGY |
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11.10am | Technology solutions for clean power today and directions
for the future
- The CO2 challenge - the reality
- Technology available today - solutions for the installed base
- Technology available today - solutions for new plant
- Future technology directions - current R&D focus
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11.40am | Energy efficiency technologies and their role in the clean
energy markets
• Llloyd Energy’s storage systems – enhancing energy efficiency
• Lake Cargelligo solar thermal storage project
• Tips on creating a successful Australian solar business model
• Where will the solar start-ups be in 5 years time?
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12.10pm | Applying creative business models and public policies to develop the clean energy industry
- NSW government initiates
- Meeting oil needs by spurring the development of clean
energy industry
- Ensuring adequate investment
- Government incentives and grants
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12.40pm | 2050 – The future of clean technology – how the energy
market will look?
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1pm | Lunch
Sponsored by 
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| CLEAN ENERGY SOURCES |
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2pm | Clean coal power generation strategies: what are the
possibilities for the region?
- Emission control strategies
- Business drivers in adopting green initiates for the coal mining industry
- Risk management strategies and operational issues
- Looking ahead: what are the likely developments
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| | Mr Kim Wood, Chief Executive Officer, Stanwell Corporation
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2.30pm | Nuclear energy – opportunity for Australia?
- Dealing with public perceptions in safety, waste management, economics and non-proliferation in the adoption of nuclear energy
- The current realisation of the impact of CO2 on the earth’s atmosphere and the consequences of the resulting global warming make nuclear projects of immediate importance
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3pm | Speed Networking
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3.30pm | Roundtable discussions
Roundtable one: Wind and the city
Ian Jones, Managing Director, Green Earth Solutions
Roundtable two: Technology innovation and the clean energy markets
Arnold Baker, Chief Economist, Sandia National Laboratories, USA
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4pm | Afternoon tea
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4.20pm | Delivering geothermal energy’s hot promise
- Status report on South Australia’s geothermal activity
- Potential to provide secure energy supply
- Applicability for grid-wide integration
- Geothermal’s co-generative potential
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4.50pm | Clean Energy - a Fund Manager’s perspective
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| | Lisa Wade, Executive Director, arkx Carbon Exchange
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5.20pm | Emissions trading market design and its implications for clean energy
- Economic impacts of carbon reduction
- Lessons from Europe
- Why carbon market design matters for clean energy?
- Outcomes to date from the Garnaut Climate Change Review
- Issues for clean energy
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5.50pm | Closing remarks from the chair and cocktail party
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Day Two, Wednesday 18 June 2008
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8.30am | Welcome tea and coffee
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9am | Opening remarks from the Chair
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| POSITIONING THE INDUSTRY FOR GROWTH |
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9.10am | Australia’s role in developing clean energy technologies
in the Asia Pacific
• Positioning Australia as a centre of excellence for R&D
and demonstration projects in clean energy
• Roaring 40s – delivering expertise in wind energy
• Exporting Australian expertise globally
• Is more rapid investment needed? How much?
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9.40am | Panel Discussion: Addressing the question of technology diversity and cost of energy
• Understanding the factors affecting electricity generation – performance, capital and operating costs
• Clarifying the costs of energy generated by different concepts
• Moving concepts forward – exploring the opportunities for cost reduction and performance improvement which could yield lower costs of energy
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10.10am | Capitalising on opportunities in clean energy– Epuron’s initiatives
• Fundamental drivers for Epuron in clean energy markets
• The $2.5bn wind farm – investing in a rapidly growing sector
• Examining the growth potential in wind energy supply capacity?
• Demand projections for energy across Australia
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10.40am | Morning tea
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11.10am | Clean power options for Australia – a case study in wave energy
- Converting the oceans waves into base load power, zero-emission electricity
- Generating commercial scale power capacities
- Applying wave power to address regional power demands
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| ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND DEMAND MANAGEMENT |
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11.40am | Origin Energy’s leadership in driving clean energy uptake
- Potential investments in wind and geothermal projects over the next five years
- The research and development of SLIVER solar cell technology
- Origin’s position as Australia’s leading green energy retailer
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| | Mr Peter Haenke, Carbon Business Development Manager, Energy Risk Management, Origin Energy
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12.10pm | Lunch
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| PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES – ENERGY ON THE HORIZON TO 2020
AND BEYOND |
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1.10pm | Impact of emerging technologies competing with conventional technologies in a free market
• The cost and risk associated with clean energy technologies
• CSIRO’s efforts in developing and implementing large scale low
emissions distributed energy generation
• Deploying clean energy technologies reliably and at a large scale for large sectors of the economy to adopt and use them
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| | Mr Terry Jones, CenDEP Director, Low Emission Distributed Energy, CSIRO
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1.40pm | Energy efficient technology applications for clean energy
- Innovative solutions for Wind, Hydro and Tidal energy
- Asset management services to reduce energy losses
- Remote Condition Monitoring
- New Energy efficient bearings
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| | Mr Michael Roberts, Global Business Manager – Energy and Sustainability, SKF Reliability Systems
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2.10pm | Panel Discussion: Challenges to harnessing the deployment of clean energy technologies
• Deploying technologies to counter climate change
• Getting technology from laboratories to deployment
– risks and opportunities
• How can the industry drive innovation in clean energy?
• Getting project finance for a first of a kind
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| | Mr Terry Jones, CenDEP Director, Low Emission Distributed Energy, CSIRO Mr Peter Haenke, Carbon Business Development Manager, Energy Risk Management, Origin Energy
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3pm | The Role of Ocean Nourishment in a Transition from Fossil Fuel Dependence
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3.30pm | Afternoon tea
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| FATAL ATTRACTION – COMBINING INVESTOR INTEREST IN CLEAN
ENERGY WITH THE ENERGY MARKETS |
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4pm | Capital barriers – where are the angels?
• Distinct scarcity of angel investors and pre-seed and seed stage capital
• Limited corporate venturing money
• Building credibility beyond current investor participation
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4.30pm | Attracting private sector investment into clean energy
• What debt providers seek in clean energy projects?
• Meeting the equity market’s expectations for ROI
• How government policy affects investment decisions
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5pm | Closing remarks from the chair and close of the conference
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