Insights Stage Agenda

• What are the key factors that attract and keep graduates in the renewable energy industry?
• How can organisations create strong mentorship programs to ensure graduate retention?
• What role does workplace culture play in young talent moving to other industries?

In this session, discover how intelligent technologies and integrated platforms can fast-track transformation and deliver tangible impact across your operations, workforce, and customer experience.

• Using intelligent tech to boost grid reliability and system agility
• Reimagining field operations with predictive, data-driven maintenance
• Delivering seamless, personalized customer experiences at scale
• Accelerating smart grid and eMobility efforts with unified digital platforms

• Implementing Powerships to deliver reliable, utility-grade power in under 30 days to address urgent energy needs
• Optimising fuel use with multi-fuel flexibility to reduce generation costs and improve environmental outcomes
• Supporting renewable energy integration by providing flexible power generation to manage intermittency issues

• Ultra-fast, cloud-based grid intelligence: SmartGRID EDGE is 400x faster than SCADA, delivering real-time insights, wide-area power quality monitoring, congestion management, bushfire prevention, seamless DER integration (Wind, Solar, BESS, EVs), and support for AEMO very fast FCAS
• Precision fault location & full grid visibility: reduce SAIDI by up to 80% through automated fault location within Meters across transmission and distribution networks, using patented algorithms, ML, AI, and only a small number of optimally placed PMUs for 100% real-time grid observability
• Detect, analyse, forecast, act: identify and respond to emerging grid phenomena (including resonance, oscillations, supraharmonics) with metering 100x more accurate than IEEE/IEC standards. Then act, with our state-of-the-art Active Dynamic Filters, STATCOM, SVG, and transformer health solutions to solve issues before they escalate

• Enabling remote switch operations to reduce downtime and improve grid reliability in remote areas
• Improving network flexibility by offering operators real-time control over critical switching infrastructure
• Enhancing safety through remote operations to minimise personnel exposure to hazardous conditions during grid maintenance

• Utilising real-time data analysis to optimise power plant performance and reduce operational costs
• Implementing predictive maintenance algorithms to anticipate equipment failures and minimise downtime
• Applying machine learning models to forecast energy demand and improve generation planning

• Managing environmental cable risks to reduce outages and protect long-term asset value
• Designing resilient collector systems to minimise operational losses and revenue risk
• Optimising cable and collector system design and installation to lower OPEX and support sustainability objectives

• Reducing emissions through innovative gas turbine designs to improve environmental performance
• Optimising fuel use with hydrogen and biogas solutions to enhance energy efficiency
• Maximising reliability with modular, scalable systems to meet diverse power needs

The challenge of maintaining electric reliability amidst increasing electrification of transport, increasing renewable energy integration, and decreasing grid investment requires a multifaceted approach. Said approach involves a combination of infrastructure upgrades, investments in energy storage, advanced grid orchestration technologies, supportive policies, and a commitment to sustainability. Addressing these challenges is crucial for ensuring a reliable and resilient grid in the increasingly sustainable energy future.

• Key challenges with ensuring maximizing grid capacity
• How to unlock additional transmission capacity with the right software

• Automating trading processes to improve speed and reduce manual errors
• Utilising advanced analytics to manage risks and maximise profitability in energy markets

• Implementing strategic partnerships to deploy large-scale BESS to enhance grid stability and reliability
• Integrating renewable energy sources with BESS to optimise energy utilisation and reduce carbon emissions
• Developing advanced energy management software to monitor and control BESS for improved operational efficiency

• Examining key challenges facing renewable generation in the NEM, particularly how transmission infrastructure limitations are leading to increased constraint of solar
• Exploring current and proposed approaches to improve grid access and integration for renewable energy

• How would your IT strategy change if you could select any business system, including international options, rather than being limited to choosing only local business systems where compliance to the Australian energy market regulatory framework is already built in?
• The importance of abstracting compliance from your business systems; why compliance should not be built in
• The concept of ‘compliance as a service’; the most efficient design pattern to simplify regulatory compliance and thus reduce your administrative burden and improve operational efficiency

• Implementing cloud-based platforms to improve flexibility and reduce operational costs
• Leveraging data analytics to personalise customer experiences and enhance engagement
• Adopting automation to streamline processes and support sustainability goals

• Maximising operational efficiency with advanced heat recovery systems and steam turbines across varying loads
• Offering a strategic alternative to delayed renewable, storage, and transmission projects — bridging gaps in long-term reliability
• Ensuring grid stability through built-in fault protection and coordinated integration with network operators

• Building a trusted foundation: break down data silos by unifying customer, asset, and operational data to support smarter, cross-functional decision-making
• Modelling business events for insight: deliver insights across critical business events such as outages, maintenance, and customer interactions, through a harmonised data architecture
• Enabling collective intelligence: leverage the synergy of human expertise and ai-driven insights to enhance energy planning, operational effectiveness, and customer engagement
• Driving compliance and innovation: strengthen regulatory reporting and business agility with consistent, auditable data structures that streamline compliance and fuel innovation

• What are the most significant challenges organisations face in transitioning to a post-2030 energy landscape?
• How can businesses innovate to capitalise on emerging opportunities in Australia's evolving energy sector?
• What strategies will ensure long-term resilience and success for organisations in a net-zero energy future?