Conference Day Two | Thursday 27 October
Go to In-Depth Learning Sessions
08:30 | Welcome coffee
08:50 | Opening remarks from the Chair
Andy Lloyd, Chair, Energy Policy Institute of Australia
BUILDING NEW INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SECURE AND AFFORDABLE ENERGY SUPPLY
09:00 | Responding to the significant shift for the NSW energy landscape
- How should NSW generate its electricity and meet its domestic gas demand in the coming years?
- Future of hydro and its role in decreasing the state’s dependency on coal
- Aligning with the surge in consumer interest in new energy storage technologies
Gordon Wymer, Chief Financial Officer, Snowy Hydro
09:30 | The role of the networks in navigating the generation transition
- Challenges and opportunities for networks as enablers
- Managing the impact of the growth of disruptive technology
- Taking a system wide approach to network planning and development
John Bradley, Chief Executive Officer, Energy Networks Association
10:00 | PANEL DISCUSSION: Is the ‘death of the grid’ dead?
- How can regulatory reform align rate structures and price signals with long term clean energy policy objectives?
- What new models and mechanisms are needed to ensure a robust and dynamic grid going forward?
- How important will be demand side management, flexible generation, energy storage and interconnection in the energy system?
- What solar strategy is needed to avoid electricity death spiral?
- What role will electrical vehicles have in saving the existing electricity grid from obsolescence?
Panel moderator:
Andy Lloyd, Chair, Energy Policy Institute of Australia
Panellists:
John Bradley, Chief Executive Officer, Energy Networks Association
Peter Mayfield, Director Energy Flagship, CSIRO
Anthony Englund, Group Manager, Investment Strategy and Solutions, TransGrid
Iain MacGill, Director, Centre for Energy and Environmental Markets, UNSW
10:45 | Morning tea
THE ENVIRONMENT FOR INVESTMENT
11:15 | What is NSW doing to facilitate new investment into a transitioning energy market?
- Outlining major policy and program initiatives affecting the NSW energy sector
- Energy mix, market design, energy efficiency, technology impacts, consumer protection
- Investment attraction and support activities
Charles Dowsett, Executive Director, Industry Investment & Export Support, NSW Department of Industry Resources & Energy
11:40 | Securing private investment in new generation in NSW
- Are the market mechanisms in place promoting investment in NSW’s energy sector?
- The impact of energy price movements and investment
- What is the outlook for renewables and how to encourage efficient investment in NSW?
- A view from the financial leaders – what energy infrastructure investments in the state are ‘bankable’?
Andrew Pickering, Chairman, Infrastructure Capital Group, ICG
12:00 | PANEL DISCUSSION: Creating the right political and commercial environment for investment
- What sort of financial models are going to be used to fund new generation assets?
- What role will international debt and equity play in Australian energy markets and how will political restrictions around this issue impact domestic projects?
- Addressing regulatory change and the impact on future investing – how to address the difficulties posed by the overhaul of tariff structures every five years
Panel moderator:
Andy Lloyd, Chair, Energy Policy Institute of Australia
Panellists:
Brett Redman, Chief Financial Officer, AGL Energy
Andrew Pickering, Chairman, Infrastructure Capital Group
Gloria Chan, Director, Corporate & Project Finance, Clean Energy Finance Corporation
12:45 | Networking lunch
THE POWER OF ZERO EMISSIONS — OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR NSW
13:45 | The energy market transformation: the challenge of integrating high levels of renewables
- Status of the transformation of the Australian energy market
- What significant investment and systemic challenges is this decarbonisation of the energy system revealing?
- The major technical challenges that need to be solved for the smooth integration of high levels of renewable energy into the grid and what New South Wales can learn from South Australia
Kieran Donoghue, General Manager Policy, Australian Energy Council
14:15 | Opportunities for large-scale development of wind in NSW
- Challenges and opportunities with the deployment of wind energy in the NEM
- Impact of intermittent generation on the transmission grid and system operation
- Prospects of enhanced interconnection to compensate for intermittent sources
Miles George, Managing Director, Infigen Energy
14:45 | Re-Powering NSW with nuclear energy
- Examining which nuclear power plants would be suitable for NSW
- What will be required if emissions from electricity generation are to be reduced to near zero levels by 2050
- Findings from the SA Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission and for NSW
Tony Irwin, Technical Director, SMR Nuclear Technology
15:15 | Afternoon tea
UNDERSTANDING THE IMPLICATIONS OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR IN THE FUTURE STRUCTURE OF THE ELECTRICITY MARKET
15:45 | Understanding the psychology of customer choice to design effective public policy, programs and campaigns
Understanding ‘predictable irrationality' - the missing factor in the economic models of the optimum mix
Findings from the ‘Australian Consumers’ Likely Response to Cost Reflective Electricity Pricing’ report
Exploring the options for ‘nudging’ consumers towards better decisions for them and the community
Karen Stenner, Behavioural Economist
DECENTRALISING GENERATION FOR NSW
16:15 | Electricity storage and network services – a natural partnership
- Exploring how the lower cost of technology is creating a crowd push to DIY by households
- What are the opportunities for new players responding to consumer needs?
- Can storage technology become a game-changer for energy investment and distribution?
- The challenges for government policy in mandated renewables at the grid level and in major renewables installation
Iain MacGill, Director, Centre for Energy and Environmental Markets, UNSW
16:45 | Closing remarks from the Chair and drawing of lucky door prize!
16:55 | End of Day Two and close of conference