How to achieve 100% renewable energy

Achieving 100%
Renewable Energy
www.100percentrenewables.com.au
barbara@100percentrenewables.com.au
Level 32, 101 Miller Street
North Sydney 2060
Date:
6 May 2016

“I’d put my money on the sun
and solar energy. What a source
of power! I hope we don’t have
to wait until oil and coal run out
before we tackle that”
Thomas Edison, 1931

Global warming and energy consumption
Energy, 60%
Other GHG,
21%
Agriculture,
11%
Industrial
processes, 5%
Waste, 3%
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60% of our worldwide GHG emissions come from energy use
The remaining 40% is non-energy related
Source: IRENA 2016 RE map

This means that changing to
Renewable Energy
will solve a big part of the problem

Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Global investment in NEW renewable energy

The rapid uptake of renewables is
driven by:
Steeply declining prices for renewables
Increased government support
The market-readiness of renewable energy technologies
Innovative financing mechanisms

Organisations are realising that meeting their
climate change reduction targets
is not as expensive as they once thought

Businesses, local government, regions,
states and whole countries across the
world are increasingly committing to
100% renewable energy

Examples of entities with a commitment to 100%
ACT, by 2025
Sydney, by 2030
Lismore Council, by 2023
Coffs Harbour Council, by 2030
Leichhardt Council, by 2030
Mars, by 2040
Apple (already at 93%)
Coca Cola Enterpr., by 2020
IKEA, by 2020
Microsoft, by 2014

RE100 campaign
aimed at getting the world’s most influential companies to commit to –
and achieve – 100% renewable power

Progress of RE100 companies against the 100% target

Why do organisations commit to 100% RE?

How can organisations achieve
100% renewable energy?

Introducing the Four-Step-Method

Step 1: Lead

Set the boundary

Phrase your target

What time in the future?
Allow yourself enough time to complete internal planning work
Evaluate maturity and cost-effectiveness of your RE technologies
Develop a staged implementation plan

Know your opportunities
Energy efficiency
Solar PV behind-the-meter
Large scale solar
Wind
Bioenergy
Geothermal
Hydro and marine energy
Solar thermal
Electrification of gas-fired equipment
Electrification of transport
Biofuels
Purchasing renewable energy

Step 2: Plan

Understand your energy profile

Project into the future

What energy opportunities
will help you achieve your goal?

Match the opportunities with your needs

Financing options
Financing option Up front
cost
Repayments to
3rd party
Organisation
owns asset
Balance
sheet
Technical
risk
Self-funded from
capital budget
100% N/A Yes On Yes
Loan funded 0% Fixed or variable Yes On Yes
Operating lease 0% Fixed - $/month No Off Yes
Capital lease 0% Fixed - $/month Yes, at end of
lease
On Yes
On-bill financing 0% Fixed Yes On No, if
there is a
guarantee
PPA 0% or
establish-
ment fee
$/kWh purchased No, can
purchase at
end
Off No
Community
ownership
0% or
establish-
ment fee
$/kWh purchased No Off No

Engage your stakeholders
Who are your stakeholders?
Who needs to be consulted?
Who will be responsible for the implementation?
Who needs to be informed of the goal/plan?
Who is affected by the solutions?
Bring them on board early and regularly
Develop a communications plan
Create excitement

Package your most cost-effective,
feasible, and preferred energy
opportunities in a strategy & plan
BUILD YOUR PATHWAY

Increase your energy efficiency – it’s your cheapest fuel
Identify where energy is wasted
Change people’s behaviour
Technology upgrades

Identify whether you have a suitable roof space to deploy solar
Behind-the-meter is the most cost effective solution,
the renewable energy generation displaces your retail tariff
Identify suitable property/land space for large scale generation

What is the balance after your energy projects are implemented?
Purchase GreenPower™ or Renewable Energy Certificates
Consider buying renewable energy directly from developers

Example of a pathway:
A regional council

0 MWh
5,000 MWh
10,000 MWh
15,000 MWh
20,000 MWh
25,000 MWh
30,000 MWh
35,000 MWh
40,000 MWh
Fossil fuel pathway to 100% RE, Option A Existing renewable energy
Solar PV Street lighting
Energy efficiency Large scale solar PV
Waste to energy Offsets / RE purchases
BAU energy consumption The path to 100% renewable energy
1,088,756
1,995,000
2,181,476
1,043,636.63
12,366,102
5,200,000
12,775,844

Step 3: Implement

Effective implementation
Consider
Prioritise
Project
governance
Training your
staff
Risk
management
Monitoring
and review
Resources

Implement
Prioritise your opportunities
Identify your project funding
Go out to tender
Update your business cases with:
Installation costs
Operations and maintenance costs
Equipment lifetime
Savings estimate ($, kWh, t of CO2-e)
Implement, implement, implement

Step 3: Succeed

Knowing whether you are on track
Monitor the operation of your energy projects
Review the savings you have achieved
Are the savings in line with your projections?
Do you need to tweak anything?
Do you need further resources?

Share your challenges and success stories

Be proud of what you have achieved
Write press releases and engage the media
Share your stories on social media
Speak at conferences
Help others with their enquiries
Engage your supply chain
Celebrate your wins with your staff

Tel: 1300 102 195
Level 32, 101 Miller Street, North Sydney 2060
THANK YOU

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