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Pre-conference Workshop,Tuesday 9 June, Distributed Generation and Power Quality
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1pm | Welcome coffee & registration
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1.30pm | Workshop commences
- Will DG increase the power quality? Analysing the impact of distributed generation on power quality, system stability, and
network security
- Will DG improve power system’s stability? Will the amount of grid-connected DG continue to increase for the foreseeable
future?
- Will DG increase grid’s security?
- Advantages and disadvantages of distributed generation from end-user and utility’s perspective
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| | Hugh Outhred, Pofessorial Visiting Fellow, School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications, The University of New South Wales
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3pm | Afternoon tea
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3.30pm | Discussion
- Will electricity delivered by DG cost less? Economic aspects of distributed generation compared with other conventional power systems
- Will electricity be more reliable?
- Discussion about how power market is favorable towards distributed generation
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| | Hugh Outhred, Pofessorial Visiting Fellow, School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications, The University of New South Wales
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4.30pm | Workshop concludes
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Day One, Wednesday 10 June, Morning Plenary
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8.15am | Registration & welcome coffee
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9am | Opening remarks from the Chair
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| Ensuring security of supply and power quality |
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9.10am | Energy Solutions for a Sustainable Future
- Australia’s demand for energy – the effects of profligate consumption
- Continued growth in demand, traditional approaches to network investment, climate change and economic pressures – an unsustainable mix
- Future of the power grid, adopting new approaches to meet growing challenges
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9.40am | Panel discussion: the road ahead – sustaining economic
growth and meeting energy demands
- Deregulation and privatisation – opportunities for investors?
- Energy infrastructure outlook – the next 10 years
- How can reliability and security of power transmission be
enhanced?
- What are the significant influences and drivers in the future
power in Australia?
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10.20am | Morning tea and coffee
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| Advancements in metering technology |
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10.50am | Next generation metering technologies and their impact on
the electricity market and consumers
- Metering policies and their effect on innovation and competition
- The business case for advanced metering
- Managing AMI development, implementation and operation
- AMI – the key to transforming the customer experience
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11.30am | Demand management and smart meter synergies
- The potential for integration
- The value proposition to stakeholders
- Implications of new approaches to network management and security
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12pm | Consumer implications of a smart meter roll-out
- Analysing the consumer benefits of smart meters: scope for energy and carbon savings, new consumer services
- Update on the Adelaide Solar City pricing trials
- Consumer engagement through In Home Displays and internet access
- Smart metering and Solar PV initiatives
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12.30pm | Lunch address
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12.40pm | Lunch sponsored by
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| Now choose from TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION or POWER & ELECTRICITY WORLD stream |
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Day One, Wednesday 10 June, TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION SESSION
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| Energy distribution challenges |
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1.40pm | Ensuring security of supply through sophisticated energy
distribution networks
- Delivering world-class energy products and services to customers
- Driving network asset management capabilities including specialised engineering services, metering applications and energy solutions
- Adapting to evolving needs of the marketplace – technological innovation and advanced management systems
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2.10pm | Investing for long term network sustainability and driving
innovation in maintenance methodologies
- Assessing the latest developments and technologies used in the transmission and distribution networks and how they have improved the reliability
- Investing in networks to reduce environmental impacts
- Discussing the plans forward in ensuring continued high reliability
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| Grid infrastructure development |
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2.40pm | The potential for Smart Grids: the gains for the stakeholders
Moderator:
- Mr. Bill Heaps, Managing Director, Strata Energy
- Mr. Trent Schroeter, Product and Engineering Manager, SAAB Systems
- Prof. Stuart White, Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS
- Prof. Martin Gill, Chair, National Smart Metering Program, Business Rules Working Group
- Mr Michael Davidson, Managing Director, Wessex Consult
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3.10pm | Speednetworking
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3.40pm | Afternoon tea
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4.10pm | Addressing issues facing the gas transmission industry
- Economic regulation – “streamlining” of legislation which attempts to impose factors relating to electricity onto gas and gas distribution onto gas transmission
- Technical regulation
- Environmental and heritage requirements
- Indigenous negotiations
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4.40pm | Australia’s nuclear energy future
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5.15pm | Closing remarks from the Chair
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5.20pm | Networking Reception hosted by
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Day One, Wednesday 10 June, Power & Electricity world Sesion
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| Pricing and market design
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1.40pm | WA’s wholesale market design – creating a market that meets all energy stakeholder needs through effective regulatory systems
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2.10pm | Energy regulation – report card from South Australia
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2.40pm | Electricity pricing – how did we get here and where are we going?
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3.10pm | Speednetworking
Meet delegates from both co-located
conferences
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3.40pm | Afternoon tea & Coffee
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| The ETS 2011 Target |
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4.10pm | ETS 2011 market drivers – emergence of positive demand factors
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| Key investment and growth strategies for power generators |
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4.40pm | Attracting private sector investment in a tight liquidity market and global financial crisis
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5.10pm | Closing remarks from the Chair
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5.20pm | Networking Reception hosted by
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Day Two, Thursday 11 June, Morning Plenary
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8.30am | Welcome coffee
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9am | Opening remarks from the Chair
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9.10am | Eraring Energy – gaining a competitive advantage in green
energy markets
- Managing a diverse set of electricity-generating assets located throughout New South Wales
- Fuel mix – Eraring’s coal fired, wind and hydro generation assets
- Gaining a competitive advantage in green energy markets
- Crookwell Wind Farm – the first to be connected to the electricity grid
- Pricing carbon into investment decisions and purchasing practices
- Business direction moving forward
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9.40am | Panel discussion: investing in the major transformation of
energy infrastructure amidst liquidity constraints
- What kind of partnerships/alliances will deliver the desired outcomes?
- What are the key investment drivers in the energy markets?
- The low carbon future and commercial viability of low emission technologies
- The competition for capital, what should investors look for?
- Placing emphasis on regional infrastructure issues
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10.20am | The transmission grid – facilitating the transition to a lower emissions electricity future
- Upgrading, maintaining and expanding electricity networks
- Network developments – present and future
- Forecasting long term energy needs
- Major regulatory changes
- Ensuring economic viability in electricity supply and distribution
- Business strategy moving forward
- The impact of the establishment of AEMO
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10.50am | Morning tea and coffee
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11.20am | Roundtable sessions
- Roundtable 1: How to profit from AMI. Opportunities for wholesale and retail management
Richard Brys, Chief Executive Officer, Energy One Limited
- Roundtable 2: Demand Management – An integral part of
network management in the 21st century
Jenny Karavolos, Manager, Dynamic Power Management, Saab
Security
- Roundtable 3: In light of the US stimulus driven smart grid initiative, the GFC and Australia’s National Broadband Network plans; will deployment of smart meters mass market be delayed?
Cesare Tizi, Country Manager, Gentrack
- Roundtable 4: How do we transition from fossil fuel dependence?
Peter Wheen, Chairman, Ocean Nourishment
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Day Two, Thursday 11 June, TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION
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| Infrastructure investment |
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12.05pm | Investment in infrastructure and utilities – comparison of
risks and returns
- Investment in infrastructure and utilities by Australian-based firms
- Diversifying investments – geography, asset type and regulated vs non-regulated investments
- The key investment drivers for firms in the infrastructure/utility
market
- Lessons learnt after 18 years of regulation – what’s the global
perspective?
- Future-proofing investments for both capital providers and
customers amidst global liquidity constraints
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| Transmission Challenges |
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12.35pm | Expanding the electricity network to meet the power needs
of Victorian energy users
- Investing in the grid to ensure security of supply
- Facilitating gas Full Retail Contestability (FRC) in VIC & QLD
- Operating the Principal Gas Transmission (PTS) system
- Future of the power grid: Confronting smart grid issues
- Managing increasing demand: Future proofing the transmission grid
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1.05pm | Lunch
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| Distribution challenges |
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2.20pm | Addressing distribution challenges – maintenance and
rehabilitation of existing lines and services
- Liquidity constraints and implications for electricity infrastructure investment
- Domestic power demand implications
- Energy market evolution
- Where will the capital come from to build the gas infrastructure of tomorrow?
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2.50pm | Distributed generation for long term network sustainability and lowering energy efficiency costs
- Integrating distributed generation into power systems
- Policy work in different parts of the world
- Energy storage issues
- Intermittency of renewables
- Investing in networks to reduce environmental impacts
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| Increasing operational efficiency through Smart Metering |
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3.20pm | Integral Energy’s experience with smart metering
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3.50pm | Afternoon tea and coffee
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4.20pm | Advanced metering, a customer and pricing perspective
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| | Mr Paul Topfer, Executive Manager- Advanced Metering, Energy Australia
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4.50pm | Smart metering and customer behaviour
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5.20pm | Closing remarks from the Chair
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Day Two, Thursday 11 June, Power & Electricity World SESSION
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| The pursuit of fuel security |
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12.05pm | ERM’s power generation strategies in the new carbon economy
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12.35pm | Providing excellence and driving energy efficiency through cogeneration power
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1.05pm | New optimisation methodology for AASB139 hedge accounting
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| | Dr Alex Radchick, Quantitative and Risk Management Consultant, Energy One Limited
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1.20pm | Lunch
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2.20pm | GridX technology – responding to market requirements and drivers
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| Dealing with post-rollout challenges |
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2.50pm | Potential impact of smart metering on electricity competition
- Impact of smart metering across a supplier’s value chain
- Ability of smart metering to address the external forces on the industry
- Understanding how smart metering can offer competitive advantage
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3.20pm | How transmission and network companies can reduce
environmental impact with AMM technology
- Preventing non-technical losses & estimating technical loses
- Benefits of reduced carbon usage
- Leveraging retailing and billing services to property developers or those that have an embedded networks
- In-house units are the tools to create economical and ecological consumption awareness
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3.50pm | Afternoon tea and coffee
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4.20pm | Victorian statewide large scale smart meter initiative
- Pioneering advanced metering technologies and communications
- Combining smart metering technology with a retail electricity option for total consumer benefit
- Reviewing the implementation of energy efficiency policies with specific focus on advanced metering and billing
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| Diversity in the energy mix |
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4.50pm | Wave energy – paving the way to satisfy regional power demands
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| | Mr Greg Allen, Power development Manager, Carnegie Corporation Ltd
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5.20pm | Closing remarks from the Chair and close of the conference
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