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Day One, Tuesday 11 August 2009
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8.30am | Registration & welcome coffee
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9am | Opening remarks from the chair
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| Ensuring economic growth and driving
responsible energy policy |
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9.10am | Keynote address: the structural break in wholesale power
prices
- Positioning your business to manage the entry cost shock
- Capital markets effects in the NSW energy market
- Systemic security vs. system security in NSW
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9.40am | Panel Discussion: future directions for the NSW generation
market: new infrastructure, increasing demand and
commercialisation
- Meeting future demand in a revenue constrained environment
- Forward projections for future investment in NSW
- Meeting future demand and the impacts of the renewable
energy target
- CPRS and potential impacts on future infrastructure planning
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| | Mr Mark Collette, Executive General Manager Corporate Strategy & Development, Truenergy
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10.20am | Speed Networking
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10.50am | Morning tea
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| Fulfilling infrastructure requirements to
secure NSW energy supply |
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11.20am | Delivering key energy infrastructure in NSW, including recent Renewable Energy Initiative
- Planning and development approvals to meet NSW’s increasing power demands
- Overcoming hurdles in the development of renewable energy
infrastructure
- Future Direction in sustainable development planning and
approvals.
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11.50am | Developing sustainable energy potential: balancing economic and environmental imperatives
- Opportunities for future growth in alternative energy forms
- Developing and implementing effective carbon reduction
strategies
- Identifying renewable forms that will compliment existing
infrastructure
- Base load energy security and cleaner energy
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| | Mr Mark Collette, Executive General Manager Corporate Strategy & Development, Truenergy
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12.20pm | Roundtable sessions
- Roundtable 1: Infrastructure developments to ensure load growth and meet energy demand
- Roundtable 2: Strategies to ensure energy security and
supply
- Roundtable 3: Demand Management – an integral part of a
modern energy network
- Roundtable 4: Positioning your business to tackle the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
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1pm | Networking Lunch
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| Growing importance of gas in an evolving
energy market |
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2.20pm | Keeping up with generation demands in a carbon constrained
future
- Supporting a fuel that is up to 50% cleaner that traditional coalfired generation
- Gas leading the way in creating deep cuts in emissions for NSW
- The challenges of a 20% RET scheme
- CSG – The new metric in carbon pollution reduction
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2.50pm | Ensuring a strong future for CSM in NSW
- Solving key operational hurdles to ensure a smooth path to CSM commercialisation
- Tailoring investment in infrastructure to meet future demand needs
- Looking ahead to the increasing importance of gas in the NSW energy mix
- The importance of CSM in securing energy supply
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3.20pm | Afternoon tea
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4pm | Capitalising on NSW CSM potential: new developments, JV’s
and LNG growth
- Tapping new markets and the need to develop effective and timely infrastructure
- Identifying new prospects; and working quickly to secure
growth
- Strategising and executing investments plans to position your operation as a market leader
- Future potential in and expected lead times in Gloucester Basin
- Unlocking CSM potential in NSW
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| Profitability, efficiency & sustainability for
NSW generators |
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4.30pm | Joint venture and strategic partnerships to capitalise in a new regulatory framework
- Expanding solar capabilities at the Liddell Power Plant
- Overcoming logistical hurdles to ensure commerciality of renewable projects
- The role of joint-venture to ease regulatory impacts
- Managing a diverse generation portfolio
- Future directions for NSW’s evolving energy mix
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| | Mr Colin Duck, Operations Manager Liddell Power Station, Macquarie Generation
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5.10pm | Closing remarks from Chair
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5.20pm | Networking drinks
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Day Two, Wednesday 12 August 2009
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8.30am | Welcome coffee
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9am | Opening Remarks from the Chair
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| Optimising base load potential with cleaner
energy |
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9.10am | Keynote address: strategies for optimising business operations and adapting quickly to a new regulatory environment
- Positioning your business to profit from changes in Government policy
- Opportunities for continued expansion in the Australian wind energy market
- Planning for a ten fold increase in the demand for wind generation
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9.40am | Managing key network infrastructure investment in NSW:
building a strong platform to ensure growth and support renewables
- Forward projections for future network investment in NSW
- Outlook for demand growth and ensuring reliability of supply
- Supporting renewable energy generation
- Managing a growing and more complex energy mix
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| | Mr Peter McIntyre, General Manager Network Development and Regulatory Affairs, Transgrid
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| Renewables in action – case study series |
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10.10am | Biogen: building Sydney’s first biomass fuelled generator
- Overcoming key operational hurdles to get the project off the ground
- Strategies to realise the potential of biomass generation in the NSW energy mix
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10.30am | Geodynamics: Hunter Valley Project – NSW first commercial
- Demonstrating geothermal potential in the Hunter
- The logistical difficulties in operating 5000m underground
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10.50am | Smart Energy Storage: Hampton Wind-farm Project
- Establishing a more reliable flow of energy from wind generation
- Using storage toward making renewable energy the central part of the nations energy mix
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11.10am | Networking morning tea
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| CCS: Technology leading the way in carbon
reduction |
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11.40am | The role of technology in optimising the performance of
existing energy infrastructure: Delta Electricity & CSIRO PCC project
- Overview of initial project development proposal
- Munmorah Pilot Project review
- Understanding the business case for investing in PCC technology
- Aligning desired outcomes and learning from mistakes to meet target objectives
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| Strategies for achieving greater network control |
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12.10pm | Demand management, network control and smart grids
- Optimisation of existing network infrastructure
- The development of the smart grid and advanced grid technology
- Network strategy to enhance performance and minimise new developments
- Easing peak load demands through greater network efficiency
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12.40pm | Networking Lunch
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| Realising your low carbon future |
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1.50pm | Overcoming logistical and commercial barriers to ensure a
smooth transition to a low carbon future
- Moving away from influencing the regulatory debate to managing the risk of carbon emissions in your portfolios
- Developing and investing in appropriate technology to lower
emissions
- Understanding the impacts of carbon price and the future development of portfolio options
- The strategic importance of fostering strong long-term partnerships
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| NSW energy panel series |
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2.20pm | Panel discussion: network demand management – drivers
and benefits of increasing use of demand management
- Optimisation of existing network infrastructure
- The role of the customer in network demand management
- Network strategy to enhance performance and minimise new developments
- Managing a growing and more complex energy mix
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| | Mr Rod Howard, General Manager Network Development, Integral Energy Mr Peter McIntyre, General Manager Network Development and Regulatory Affairs, Transgrid
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3.10pm | Afternoon tea
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3.40pm | Panel discussion: carbon and renewables outlook:
maintaining strength in the energy sector whilst developing
a climate of change
- Carbon Capture and Storage: working trials and the road to commercialisation
- Overcoming the challenges of integrating renewables into base load energy mix
- Expanding the wind potential in NSW – increased development and an easing of regulatory control
- Carbon reduction strategies to achieve meaningful cuts in
emissions
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4.30pm | Panel discussion: smart metering: innovation, application and changing consumer behaviour
- Advanced metering and its value for customers, energy retailers and networks
- Smart metering and its role in a sustainable energy future
- Developing an innovative metering and interactive communication solution
- Influencing consumer behaviour through in home displays and
internet access
- Demand management and the role of advanced metering
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5.20pm | Closing remarks from chair
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5.30pm | End of conference
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