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Conference:
Day 1
16 February 8:30am - 5:30pm
Day 2
17 February 8:30am - 5:30pm
Day 3
18th February 8:30am - 5:30pm
Four pre-conference workshops
15 February 2010
A: Strategies for hedging price risk in the electricity market
B: Wind and solar energy integration
C: Driving investment in distributed generation
D: Smart grids
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Pre Conference Workshop Day – Monday 15 February 2010
Morning workshops, please choose A or B
» Workshop A: Strategies for hedging price risk in the electricity market
» Workshop B: Wind and solar energy integration
Afternoon workshops, please choose C or D
» Workshop C: Driving investment in distributed generation
» Workshop D: Smart grids
Agenda:
The hedge market in perspective
- Performance of the hedge market since 1996
- What’s holding the hedge market back?
Basic hedging strategies
- To hedge or not to hedge?
- Location factor adjustments
Futures and options versus swaps
- NZFFOE futures contract
- ASX futures and options contracts
- Using futures and options
- Pros and cons of future and swaps
Implications of the review of the performance of the electricity market
- Thoughts on how the final outcomes of the review may impact on hedging strategy and the hedge market in general
About your workshop leader
Greg Sise, Managing Director, Energy Link
Greg’s experience in energy dates back to 1984, when he worked in the Energy Management Unit of the University of Otago, developing software for monitoring and controlling energy production and consumption in buildings. In 1996 Greg set up Energy Link as a joint venture with two small power companies, Central Electric and MainPower. He has contributed to the development of the electricity market as a member of key industry working groups and as Project Manager for the NZEM’s Real-time pricing and Demand-side Participation projects, drawing on his extensive understanding of both supply and demand-side issues. In 2007 he was appointed to the Board of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority
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Workshop B
Wind and solar energy integration
Wind and solar energy are widely seen as important in reducing climate change emissions from electricity industries. However, they are dispersed non-storable renewable energy fluxes that are usually more expensive to exploit in direct cost terms than fossil fuels and introduce new technological issues. This workshop will review the resulting challenges faced by electricity industry participants, operators and policy makers and how they may be solved, considering wind and solar resource and conversion technology characteristics, electricity industry operation and investment, technical, economic and environmental regulation and industry policies.
About your workshop leader
Led by: Hugh Outhred, Professorial Visiting Fellow, The University of New South Wales
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Driving investment in distributed generation
Distributed energy presents a vital piece in the future of energy generation. While the benefits of this localised form of production are clear, many obstacles remain and development is limited due to a variety of reasons.
Bill Heaps, Managing Director of Strata Energy, is an expert in this space and will share with you the necessary tools and strategies to overcome the regulatory, financial and delivery hurdles to reach full distributed energy potential.
Agenda:
1.00 Highly responsive modelling and a balance between supply and demand
2.00 Developing strategies and technologies for ongoing energy management
3.00 Afternoon tea
3.30 Aligning technologies to add value to existing infrastructure and network to secure energy supply
4.00 Leading smart grid and distributed energy projects nationally and from around the globe
About your workshop leader
Led by Bill Heaps, Managing director, Strata Energy
Bill is MD of Strata Energy and has 35 years’ experience that spans the electricity supply chain. He has worked on the implementation of electricity markets in both the UK and New Zealand and has practical experience of the Australian markets. He has also been involved with energy market developments across the Asia Pacific and India. Bill has presented many papers on electricity topics both in New Zealand and internationally.
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The concept of “smart grids” is presently receiving much attention. However, there are differences of opinion in how the concept should be defined and implemented and what benefits it may bring. This workshop will review the ideas that underlie the smart grid concept, summarise international smart grid activities and discuss the benefits and risks associated with smart grid implementation
About your workshop leader
Led by: Hugh Outhred, Professorial Visiting Fellow, The University of New South Wales
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