Royce De Sousa
Director
Eastern Energy Buyers
Wednesday 26 May
08:05
Registration and welcome coffee
08:50
Opening remarks from the Chair
Understanding the rapidly changing big picture of business energy use in Australia
09:05
PANEL DISCUSSION: What is the future of gas for commercial and industrial users?
- What are the wider implications of the ACT’s policy of a ‘no gas’ energy future?
- What is the role of the gas network for smelting and manufacturing energy users?
- Is electric energy a viable replacement for industrial high temperature heat?
- Can we decarbonise the gas network?
Moderator:
Steve Davies
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Pipelines & Gas Association
Panellists:
Jeremy Stone
Non-Executive Director & Adviso
J Power
Andrew Richards
Chief Executive Officer
Energy Users Association of Australia
Craig de Laine
General Manager People and Strategy
Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG)
09:45
Partner Presentation
10:15
PANEL DISCUSSION: Risks and opportunities: commercial and industrial energy use in Australia
Australia’s energy landscape is shifting constantly; we ask Australia’s leading experts on strategic energy management to tell us the biggest energy risk – and the biggest energy opportunity – they are facing in their business in 2021.
Moderator:
Luke Menzel
Chief Executive Officer
Energy Efficiency Council
Panellists:
Andrew Richards
Chief Executive Officer
Energy Users Association of Australia
Stuart Mathews
Executive Vice President Australasia
Gold Fields
Melissa Perrow
General Manager Energy
Brickworks Limited
10:55
Morning tea in the expo hall
Firming through physical infrastructure - batteries, microgrids and renewable energy
11:25
Building your own energy supply – Gold Fields’ microgrid energy solution at the Agnew mine
- Optimising energy costs with first Australian mine to be powered by wind, solar, battery and gas
- Strengthening energy security using cloud forecasting and an advanced microgrid control systems to enable integration
- Analysing whether off-grid energy solutions such as Agnew and Granny Smith are practical and cost effective
Stuart Mathews
Executive Vice President Australasia
Gold Fields
11:55
Creating more climate resilient assets through on-site solar and battery systems
Speaker to be announced
12:25
The practical realities of large scale batteries in industrial settings
Speaker to be announced
12:55
Networking lunch in the expo hall
Structuring contracts to reduce exposure to volatile grid prices
13:55
PANEL DISCUSSION: Practical realities of commercial demand response
- How should a reasonable baseline price be set within AEMO’s framework?
- When can the ‘Off’ switch be pressed? Recognising the whole of business impacts– operational, safety, engineering and IR issues to consider
- What is the financial tipping point where DR becomes financially worthwhile?
Moderator:
Royce De Sousa
Director
Eastern Energy Buyers
Panellists:
Melissa Perrow
General Manager Energy
Brickworks Limited
Damian Pyle
Strategic Procurement Manager
Opal Packaging
14:35
CASE STUDY: How EastLink reduced energy consumption by 70% using IoT
- Balancing cost considerations of implementing IoT against the relentless rise in energy costs
- Identifying the critical data and building an appropriate reporting system to measure it
- Ensuring real-time control capability for demand response and smart grid control applications
- Recommendations for other organisations considering implementing IoT
Doug Spencer-Roy
Corporate Affairs and Marketing Manager
EastLink
15:05
Are PPAs going the way of the dodo? Evolving a more sophisticated energy contract to meet commercial/industrial needs
- Identifying and avoiding the common pitfalls of traditional power purchase contracts – finding the right style of supply
- Acknowledging the risks of new generation sources – delays in connection, lower than expected outputs
- Looking at future price trends to ensure you aren’t going to get trapped into paying higher prices
Jim Snow
Adjunct Professor
University of Queensland Energy Initiative
15:35
Afternoon tea in the expo hall
Alternative solutions for gas users in an environment of high prices
16:05
How does a heat energy manufacturer increase efficiency, reducing emissions and remain profitable?
Speaker to be announced
16:35
Saving money on operating costs using renewable heat as an alternative to gas
- Quantifying the costs and risks of rising transport costs and variable gas prices
- Applying renewable energy for process heating in manufacturing
- Retrofitting a new boiler system to existing manufacturing infrastructure
- Analysing the savings against increased logistics of moving to biomass energy
Bob Mac Smith
Managing Director
MSM Milling
17:05
Closing remarks from the Chair
17:10
End of Commercial and Industrial Energy Management Stream