This document provides an agenda for a two-day conference on local energy projects in Australia. Day one focuses on global trends, grid innovation projects, community energy projects, and discussions on microgrids and utility integration. Day two focuses on business models for community energy, financing options, and a workshop on challenges and priorities for community energy projects. The conference aims to address technical, commercial, and regulatory barriers to shifting towards a more decentralized energy system.
Laurie Reilly - NY Community solar confluence presentationJoy Hughes
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Joy Hughes - NY Community Solar Confluence PresentationJoy Hughes
Introduction to the concept and practice of community solar gardens (offsite subscription model solar arrays). Presented at the May 23, 2012 community solar confluence.
Georgia Southeastern Solar Summit KeynoteBill Nussey
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Laurie Reilly - NY Community solar confluence presentationJoy Hughes
Laurie Reilly of sustainable CUNY presents on the New York City solar map. Presented at the Community Solar Confluence, April 23, 2012. Used by permission.
Joy Hughes - NY Community Solar Confluence PresentationJoy Hughes
Introduction to the concept and practice of community solar gardens (offsite subscription model solar arrays). Presented at the May 23, 2012 community solar confluence.
Georgia Southeastern Solar Summit KeynoteBill Nussey
How Georgia Can Help Lead the Global Energy Transformation by Bill Nussey, presented at the 10th anniversary of the Southeastern Solar Summit in October 2018
Limiting Global Climatic Disruption by Revolutionary Change in the Global Ene...Larry Smarr
10.06.08
Keynote Opening Talk
Xconomy Forum: The Rise of Smart Energy
Title: Limiting Global Climatic Disruption by Revolutionary Change in the Global Energy System
La Jolla, CA
Joy hughes open standards for shared renewablesJoy Hughes
The recent announcement by Tesla Motors that their patents would be released as open source has put the spotlight on open source and open standards within the renewable energy industry. Open source and open standards play a huge role in the computer and Internet industries. Just think of the impact of the open source architecture of the PC and the open communication standard HTML. Google built its business on the open source Apache server and the open source Android operating system. In the solar industry, Tioga Energy released an open source solar power purchase agreement. Could open standards and open source benefit the shared and community solar industry segment?
Green or Green-Wash? Lessons from building North America’s greenest hotelMaRS Discovery District
Speaker: Tom Rand, MaRS Advisor and Cleantech Practice Lead
Buildings are responsible for more than half of urban carbon emissions. Greening our buildings is clearly a cleantech priority - but what does "green" mean? Which technologies work, and which are window-dressing? What's possible by economic argument alone? This talk will take you through the technologies, decisions and problems of transforming a derelict building on our very own College Street into a modern, clean and green hotel. By "green" we mean an 80 per cent reduction of carbon emissions from business as usual. Planet Traveler will be "North America's Greenest Hotel." Planet Traveler: green, or green-washed?
Part of the MaRS Best Practices Series. For more information, including video, please see the event page here: http://www.marsdd.com/Events/Event-Calendar/Best-Practices-Series/green-hotel-06092009.html
This was submitted as my final project for my technical writing course. It is a hypothetically written recommendation report on sustainable energy initiatives for the City of Beech Grove. I am no expert on sustainable energy, but this is intended to present some of my technical writing skills including use of a simple and clear language, page design, as well as photos, figures, and captions.
Limiting Global Climatic Disruption by Revolutionary Change in the Global Ene...Larry Smarr
10.06.08
Keynote Opening Talk
Xconomy Forum: The Rise of Smart Energy
Title: Limiting Global Climatic Disruption by Revolutionary Change in the Global Energy System
La Jolla, CA
Joy hughes open standards for shared renewablesJoy Hughes
The recent announcement by Tesla Motors that their patents would be released as open source has put the spotlight on open source and open standards within the renewable energy industry. Open source and open standards play a huge role in the computer and Internet industries. Just think of the impact of the open source architecture of the PC and the open communication standard HTML. Google built its business on the open source Apache server and the open source Android operating system. In the solar industry, Tioga Energy released an open source solar power purchase agreement. Could open standards and open source benefit the shared and community solar industry segment?
Green or Green-Wash? Lessons from building North America’s greenest hotelMaRS Discovery District
Speaker: Tom Rand, MaRS Advisor and Cleantech Practice Lead
Buildings are responsible for more than half of urban carbon emissions. Greening our buildings is clearly a cleantech priority - but what does "green" mean? Which technologies work, and which are window-dressing? What's possible by economic argument alone? This talk will take you through the technologies, decisions and problems of transforming a derelict building on our very own College Street into a modern, clean and green hotel. By "green" we mean an 80 per cent reduction of carbon emissions from business as usual. Planet Traveler will be "North America's Greenest Hotel." Planet Traveler: green, or green-washed?
Part of the MaRS Best Practices Series. For more information, including video, please see the event page here: http://www.marsdd.com/Events/Event-Calendar/Best-Practices-Series/green-hotel-06092009.html
This was submitted as my final project for my technical writing course. It is a hypothetically written recommendation report on sustainable energy initiatives for the City of Beech Grove. I am no expert on sustainable energy, but this is intended to present some of my technical writing skills including use of a simple and clear language, page design, as well as photos, figures, and captions.
Tulisan ini mengulas tentang relasi antara Taman Bacaan Masyarakat dengan Pancasila khususnya yang berkaitan denga isu disintegrasi. Semoga bermanfaat dan menambah yakin teman-teman yang berjuang di jalan sunyi ini. Salam.
Community Microgrids: Savings and resilience for local governments (1/25/18)Clean Coalition
The Clean Coalition was a partner organization for the The Promise of Microgrids conference, which took place on January 25, 2018 in Los Angeles, CA. Frank Wasko, Program Director for the Clean Coalition, participated on a panel discussing local government microgrids.
Prospering from the Energy Revolution: Six in Sixty - Technology and Infrastr...KTN
Hear about one of the key facets of PFER, a £104m programme focussed on the integration of power, heat and transport and the business models needed to enable Smart Local Energy Systems (SLES) to scale towards net zero.
Enabling Green Recovery - Midlands Energy Hub and Nottingham City CouncilKTN
This session focused on the challenges the Midlands needs to overcome to enable green recovery. The Enabling Green Recovery webinar series aims to share regional challenges relating to Energy, Infrastructure and Urban systems with Local Authorities that enabling technologies (electronics, sensors & photonics) can solve.
Precincts to Support the Delivery of Zero Energy
This report frames the physical and organisational context for precinct action and identifies potential programs and government solutions that may be applied to better streamline the realisation of precinct-scale action to progress towards zero energy (and carbon) ready residential buildings within both new and existing precincts.
The report was developed based on a literature review and engagement with more than 80 stakeholders from industry, academia and government with the aim of identifying appropriate government action in the form of proposed solutions that may be applicable across Commonwealth, state and territory and/ or local governments.
The report has given focus to opportunities for precincts that are not already considered in the Trajectory to ensure that a wider system response is taken to considering the zero energy (and carbon) ready outcomes being sought.
The Scott Institute for Energy Innovation works through the academic units of Carnegie Mellon University to find solutions for the nation's and the world's energy challenges including pathways to a low carbon future, smart grid, new materials for energy, shale gas, and building energy efficiency through research, strategic partnerships, public policy outreach and education.
Prospering from the Energy Revolution: Six in Sixty - PFER overviewKTN
A fast-paced, quick-fire, hour-long webinar with a minimum of six speakers will tell the story of the Prospering from the Energy Revolution Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. If you’re part of the smart systems community this is the start of the ultimate mini-series.
If you’re part of the smart systems community the ultimate mini-series is heading your way. Starting on 5 November, a fast-paced, quick-fire, hour-long webinar with a minimum of six speakers will tell the story of Smart Local Energy Systems (SLES) and the Prospering from the Energy Revolution (PFER) ISCF.
PFER is a £102m programme focussed on the integration of power, heat, digital and transport and the business models needed to enable Smart Local Energy Systems (SLES) to scale towards net zero. PFER features 170 businesses funded to deliver around 40 projects; now is the time to bring the smart systems community together.
This is your chance to hear from the various parts of the PFER programme including demonstrators, designs, key technology and data projects alongside our intellectual powerhouse EnergyRev and the Energy Revolution Integration Service delivered via the Energy Systems Catapult.
Episodes in the series will feature a wide variety of project presentations (both PFER and non-PFER funded projects) as well as insights from investors, entrepreneurs, government departments and regulators. Whilst we may end up changing the scope a little based on your feedback, the current plan is as follows.
Analysis of Community Microgrids: The path to resilient and sustainable commu...Clean Coalition
Greg Thomson, Director of the Community Microgrid Initiative for the Clean Coalition, presented on Community Microgrids to the Municipal Sustainability & Energy Forum on January 25, 2018. This modern energy solution that delivers unparalleled environmental, economic, and resilience benefits to communities.
The Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation at Carnegie Mellon Univer...Amanda Finkenbinder, MPM
The Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation at Carnegie Mellon University is focused on developing and demonstrating the technologies, systems and policies needed to accelerate the transition to a sustainable energy future.
Case studies of local governments in NSW ramping up renewablesBarbara Albert
Barbara Albert from 100% Renewables is presenting three case studies of local governments in NSW ramping up renewables.
Barbara highlights nearly 25 cities and local governments in Australia who have committed to be either carbon neutral or to source 100% of their electricity from renewables. Three case studies describing the initiatives being undertaken by Councils within their operations and in the community are also presented.
Community Microgrids: Optimizing economics, environment, & resilience (5/17/18)Clean Coalition
The Clean Coalition’s Executive Director, Craig Lewis, presented on our Community Microgrid Initiative at Leadership Palo Alto’s Environment & Sustainability Day, which took place on May 17, 2018 in Palo Alto, CA.
Carnegie Mellon University Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation Amanda Finkenbinder, MPM
The Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation at Carnegie Mellon University addresses the world’s most important energy-related challenges by enabling collaborative research, strategic partnerships, public policy outreach, entrepreneurship, and education. As one of CMU’s only university-wide institutes, we seek to optimize energy resources, reduce the environmental impacts of energy production and use, and develop breakthrough technologies and solutions that will have meaningful global impact.
ISES 2013 - Day 3 - Stephen Roosa (Association of Energy Engineers) - The Tr...Student Energy
The very last plenary session will highlight the challenges related to the transition in the energy sector: the big challenge on how to bridge the gap will be the main focus. A wide range of perspectives will be represented and the challenges we are facing as well as the solutions to these will be put on the table.
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Cracking the Workplace Discipline Code Main.pptxWorkforce Group
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Final Agenda - Local Energy and Microgrids
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CONFERENCE DAY ONE
Thursday 28th
April 2016
08:00 Registration and morning coffee
08:45 OPENING | Welcome from Informa and opening remarks from the Chair
Giles Parkinson, Founder and Editor, RenewEconomy
08:50 Global trends in deployment and regulation
Simon Currie, Global Head of Energy, Norton Rose Fulbright
09:20 Grid innovation: pathways to a low carbon future
What the grid of the future might look like
The active role TransGrid is taking to shape the grid of the future
A snapshot of some of the activities TransGrid is undertaking to prepare for the new energy
ecosystem
Greg Garvin, Executive General Manager / People, Strategy and Stakeholders, TransGrid
LOCAL ENERGY PROJECTS
09:50 Big Wind for the little people: fitting community investment into large scale wind projects
How the community got involved in Flyers Creek Wind Farm
Flyers Creek Wind Farm project progress
How we see our model working for others
Rachael Young, Chair, Central NSW Renewable Energy Cooperative
10:05 The Tyalgum Energy Project
A project that has ambitious plans to take the village of Tyalgum in Northern NSW off the
electricity grid. Kacey has been involved since the beginning of the project and along with Andrew
Price, the Project Manager drive the project and the vision for the village.
After a massive 2015, where a very positive feasibility study was commissioned by 'Energy for
The People’, this new year has started well with the installation of electric bikes in February and
the initial phases of the implementation of the project.
Kacey Clifford, Project Coordinator, Tyalgum Energy Project
Andrew Price, Project Manager, Tyalgum Energy Project
10:20 Australia's first community-owned renewable energy retailer
Alison Crook AO, Chair, Enova Community Energy Ltd
10:40 Networking and refreshment break
11:10 Stockland Shellharbour Solar Power Station
Overview of NSW largest rooftop solar PV system
Lessons learned from tender through to construction and operation
Performance to date
Greg Johnson, National Sustainability Manager, Commercial Property, Stockland
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11:30 Biomass Cooperative and Hybrid Micro-Grid – Supplier and Customer benefits
New business model for local energy solutions using straw based biomass energy
Supplier Cooperative for biomass fuel
Hybrid Micro-Grid with SAPN
Profit sharing with suppliers, customers and project owners
Terry Kallis, Chairman, Yorke Biomass Energy
11:50 Co-operative Community Solar
Pingala are pioneering the use of the co-operative form for their community energy projects
Why a co-operative and what are the pros and cons of this approach?
April Crawford-Smith, Convenor, Pingala and Project Manager, The Valley Centre
Tom Nockolds, Director, Community Power Agency
12:10 Ministerial Address NSW
Mark Speakman, NSW Environment Minister
12:30 Lunch and networking break
Afternoon Chair: Simon Franklin, Managing Director, IT Power
MICROGRIDS AND UTILITY INTEGRATION
13:30 The utility role in micro-grids and community energy projects
Current barriers and emerging opportunities
Outcomes and learning from customer and technology trials
Experience from connection of larger embedded generation and land developments.
Donald McPhail, Senior Network Strategy and Policy Engineer, Ergon Energy
13:55 The Huntlee Project
Huntlee Project Overview
Brief History of the HETA process
The Developer Drivers
Future Implications for Land development
The commercial opportunities and challenges
The regulatory hurdles
The technical opportunities and challenges
Building hybrid community/commercial structures
Stephen Thompson, Project Director, LWP Property Group
Dan Hilson, Executive Manager, Energy and Urban Renewal, Flow Systems
14:25 Delivering a net zero emissions precinct at the Canberra Institute of Technology
Feasibility of creating a 1.4MW net zero emissions precinct on an existing site
Utility integration and control (1MW demand management)
Teaching and skills training (a live laboratory)
Test labs and supplier partners
Toby Roxburgh, Director, Beast Solutions
14:50 Developing utility grade microgrid projects
How enabling technologies are offering dispersed energy versatility.
Case studies, including Diesel Replacement, Community Battery, Bushfire Response and Going
off the Grid
John Davidson, Chief Executive Officer, Energy Made Clean
15:15 Networking and refreshment break
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15:40 Developing a microgrid solution to support the Kalbarri Community in WA
Seán Mc Goldrick, Executive Manager Asset Management, Western Power
16:05 ARENA Here Comes the Sun Micro-grid Study
Assessing options for combining rooftop solar and battery storage on existing residential buildings
and identifying opportunities to optimise capital investment through shared use, reduce consumer
costs and harness network benefits.
The study will outline the technical, financial, legal and governance issues associated with each
option.
Bruce Thompson, Director, Major Projects, Moreland Energy Foundation
16:30 Virtual Net Metering project – UTS ISF, Ergon, ARENA
Jay Rutovitz, Project Director, UTS Institute of Sustainable Futures
17:00 PANEL DISCUSSION | Shifting to a decentralised energy system: addressing technical,
commercial, and regulatory challenges
Utility integration
Network services
Electricity prices
Smart grids
Panel Chair: Simon Franklin, Managing Director, IT Power
Jay Rutovitz, Project Director, UTS Institute of Sustainable Futures
Donald McPhail, Senior Network Strategy and Policy Engineer, Ergon Energy
Greg Garvin, Executive General Manager / People, Strategy and Stakeholders, TransGrid
Elena Bašić, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
17:30 CLOSING | Closing remarks from the Chair
17:40 Networking drinks
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CONFERENCE DAY TWO
Friday 29th
April 2016
08:50 OPENING | Opening remarks from the Chair
Giles Parkinson, Founder and Editor, RenewEconomy
09:00 Ministerial Address ACT
Simon Corbell MLA, Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for the Environment and Climate
Change, ACT
09:20 Ministerial Address SA
The Hon. Ian Hunter MLC, Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, SA
BUSINESS AND PARTNERSHIP MODELS FOR COMMUNITY ENERGY PROJECTS
9:40 National Community Energy Strategy
Community energy models
Finance and funding
Capacity building
Profile raising and stakeholder support
Policy and regulatory reform
Nicky Ison, Founding Director, Community Power Agency
10:00 Lessons from Sydney Renewable Power Company
What has been achieved
How this has been done
Lessons for other projects
Next iterations of community solar projects
Andy Cavanagh-Downs, Director, Sydney Renewable Power Company, and Executive Director,
Embark
10:25 Harnessing People Power
From a Property Developer’s perspective, how can the wider Community be engaged to participate in
large-scale energy generation that delivers triple-bottom-line benefits for a Building Owner? Darling
Harbour Live, the new convention centre precinct in Sydney, is in the process of finding out.
This session will explore some insights into;
Connecting underutilised rooftops with willing investors
Finding the right Community Enabler
Establishing a workable contractual arrangement
Delivering Certainty and Minimising Risk
Matt Williams, Sustainability Manager NSW & ACT Building, Lendlease
10:50 Networking and refreshment break
Chair: Amy Kean, NSW Renewable Energy Advocate
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11:20 Lighthouse Community Energy Project
Developing an effective and scalable community energy financing program by partnering with a
local financial institution which issues Community Clean Energy Bonds (CCEB) to retail investors.
CCEB’s are a form of retail bonds with a fixed maturity date and earning a fixed rate of interest,
certified under the global Climate Bond Standard.
This novel and highly innovative method makes it easier for members of the community to invest
in a portfolio of community energy projects that they are passionate about.
Alec Roberts, Chair, Clean Energy Association of Newcastle and Surrounds (CLEANaS)
11:40 SunCrowd and Repower Shoalhaven
Chris Cooper, President, Repower Shoalhaven
12:00 Can the shared economy offer a path to local & community solar?
Distributed energy is increasingly creating consumer value versus grid power
For much of the population though (renters, homes that are unsuitable and apartments)
accessing solar is infeasible
Local energy collectives can overcome investment hurdles but fairly apportioning costs and
benefits requires more than financial mechanisms
Chris Mrakas, CEO & Co-founder, Matter
12:20 PANEL DISCUSSION | Community energy
Discussing current opportunities and barriers for local energy project implementations
Partnership and business models for community energy
Community and stakeholder engagement
Evaluating regulatory issues
Investment regulation including equity crowd funding reform
Role of enabling technologies for the long term sustainability of renewable energy projects
Finance and funding options
Contract agreements
Long term impact of community energy projects on the energy market
Panel Chair: Amy Kean, NSW Renewable Energy Advocate
Andy Cavanagh-Downs, Director, Sydney Renewable Power Company
Bruce Thompson, Director, Major Projects, Moreland Energy Foundation
Toby Roxburgh, Director, Beast Solutions
Dr Christina Kirsch, Director, ClearSky Solar Investments
Cr Mathew Dickerson, Mayor of Dubbo
13:00 Lunch
14:00 WORKSHOP | facilitated by Dan Sturrock and Phil Cohn, ARENA
ARENA supported the National Strategy for Community Energy (C4CE) and is currently supporting a
Community Energy Financing Tool-kit as a key action that emerged from the National
Strategy. ARENA continues to see significant potential for community energy in Australia but also
recognises that such projects are diverse and face many challenges that can be common to other
renewable energy projects.
ARENA’s current Investment Plan highlights capacity building, reducing costs and developing
innovative business models as possible areas where ARENA investment may have an impact on the
uptake of community energy in Australia.
The purpose of the workshop is to:
Discuss briefly relevant ARENA projects, including those focused on community energy
Discuss challenges and priorities for community energy and explore where these overlap with
other ARENA funding priorities
Discuss alternative approaches that could be considered to make accessing funding more
efficient for community energy projects (e.g. lower transaction costs)
Discuss the role of other stakeholders and sources of funding
16:00 CLOSING | Closing remarks from the Chair