9:00
Registration open and welcome coffee
09:20
Chairperson Welcome
9:30
Discussing the role of virtual power plants in the future of the energy grid
- Addressing the emergence of the virtual power plant as a reliable source of renewable power
- Examining the opportunities digitalisation and urbanisation have created to increase the drive towards decarbonisation
- Uncovering what’s next for virtual power plants and how, as a decentralised system, they are best placed to ride out natural disasters and prevent widespread energy outages
10:00
Panel Discussion: Addressing the benefits, challenges, and opportunities virtual power stations provide to the grid
- How has the introduction of batteries impacted the grid, and what lessons can other states take from the world's largest virtual power plant?
- What are the main benefits of virtual power plants for business and the consumer?
- How can a virtual power plant help to stabilise the grid while delivering more sustainable energy than a conventional power plant?
- What are the main challenges facing the adoption of virtual power plants, and what can be done to overcome them?
Panellists:
Saad Akbar
Principal Engineer – Future Networks
Evoenergy ACT
Gregory Abramowitz
Head of Orchestration - Platform and Operations
AGL Energy
Jacqui Mills
Head of Virtual Power Plants
Clipsal Solar
Dor Son Tan
Head of Distribution Networks
Energy Networks Australia
10:40
Partner presentation
11:00
Morning Tea and Networking in the Expo Hall
11:30
Using renewables to modernise the grid and improve energy reliability
- Examining emerging technologies to modernise the electricity grid to better support the use of renewable and clean energy
- Determining whether large scale battery storage is a critical component of Australia’s clean energy future
- Maximising the benefits of intermittent renewable generation and optimising interconnector flow and dispatch
Kate Cavanagh
Energy Systems Research & Testing Facilities Leader
CSIRO
12:00
Supporting the deployment of renewable energy through the installation of battery energy storage systems
- Discussing best practice strategies to create effective management of energy storage integration
- Analysing the key enablers of battery storage technologies and examining the future trends for battery storage over the coming years
- Determining the critical barriers to deployment of advanced inverter technology and what needs to be done to ensure renewables are a reliable part of the Australian energy mix
Sharon Tissai-Krishna
Grid Connection Manager
Maoneng
13:30
Planning and developing new energy generation assets
- Outlining what is needed when you’re developing new power generation assets to capitalise on low/zero-carbon energy such as hydro or solar
- Addressing the critical issues and challenges low/zero-carbon energy generation faces in today’s volatile marketplace
- Looking towards the global market to see what is working in other cross-border locations and what needs further examination to address long-term supply requirements
Trevor Lim14:00
Panel Discussion: Designing new infrastructure to support and decarbonise energy generation
- Unlocking the future of infrastructure design to capture more useable data and ensure new generation assets are created with a low/zero carbon future in mind?
- Looking into some of the ways real-time matching of supply and demand can be included to ensure a steady stream of power across the transmission lines?
- Examining some of the critical factors often overlooked in managing renewable to grid integration?
Panellists:
Kate Cavanagh
Energy Systems Research & Testing Facilities Leader
CSIRO
Nick Carter
Managing Director
Akaysha Energy
14:30
Overcoming procurement challenges occurring during global supply chain disruption
- Examining some of the key learnings we’ve uncovered during COVID needing implementation to protect future supply chain and procurement reliability?
- What tools, systems and/or processes can be implemented to secure your supply chain?
- Highlighting the main challenges engineering and procurement teams face or could face when it comes to future project procurement?
Rakesh Solanki
General Manager - Supply Chain Services
Powerlink Queensland
15:00
Afternoon Tea and Networking
15:30
Forum adjourns