EECON 2023 Program.xlsx


1		Day 1 - Wednesday 15th November
2	From 8:00AM	Registration
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4	8:30AM to 9:30AM	Conference Opening: Welcome and Keynote Presentations Mr. Terry Lampard EESA National President Mr. John Pesutto Leader of the Victorian Liberal Party Dr. Alan Finkel AC Neuroscientist, Engineer, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Mr. Harsh Tayal EECON Chair and EESA Victorian Chapter Chair Mr. Tony Stacey Siemens Limited Hon. Lily D'Ambrosio Victorian Minister for Climate Action, Minister for Energy and Resources, Minister for the State Electricity Commission
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8	9:30AM to 10:00AM	Morning Tea in Exhibition Area
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11	10:00AM to 12:00PM	Plenary session 1: The Energy Transition - the bumpy road ahead Prof. Julie Arblaster School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University - The latest climate projections based on current trajectories and emissions targets Mr. Tony Wood Grattan Institute - The Australian energy landscape Dr. Robert Barr Electric Power Consulting Pty Ltd - Can the AEMO Integrated System Plan Deliver for Australia? Mr. Scott Ryan Chief Operating and Asset Officer, Endeavour Energy - The role networks play to transition to net zero emissions MC: Tony Stacey Siemens Limited Audience Q&A
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19	12:00PM to 1:00PM	Lunch in Exhibition Area
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24	1:00PM to 2:45PM	Session 1: Reducing our Carbon Footprint – Meeting Net Zero MC: Franco Crisci	Session 2: Reliability and Resilience MC: Michael Bacon
25		Geoff Bongers Gamma Energy Technology - Is the Australian energy policy setting up the NEM for an expensive failure? Surely there is a better way Rainer Korte ElectraNet - Operating a 100% Renewables Grid Nils Blichfeldt TasNetworks - North West Transmission Developments Chris Mock AEMO - Engineering Roadmap to 100% Renewables	Dilini Darmawardana & Joseph Xie Transgrid - Using BESS with synchronous machine emulation and fast voltage control for relaxing network constraints Rodger Griffiths Electronet Ltd - Conductor Down: A ground breaking safety solution for overhead distribution networks Douglas Pinto Sampaio Gomes Victoria University - SWER Broken Conductor Detection Project: Experiences and Opportunities Joana Faria ENEIDA.IO - Enhancing Safety & Reliability: HV Line Down Detection with LV Monitoring
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31	2:45PM to 3:15PM	Afternoon Tea in Exhibition Area
32	2:45PM to 3:15PM	Afternoon Tea in Exhibition Area
33		Promenade Room	Rooms M3 & M4
34	3:15PM to 5:00PM	Session 4: Reliability and Resilience MC: David Wilkinson	Session 3: Reducing our Carbon Footprint – Meeting Net Zero MC: Ahsan Kazi
35		Brodie Stephenson & Dan Garvey CitiPower, Powercor & United Energy - Rapid Earth Fault Current Limiters have powered up, furthering the resilience of the electricity network Reza Razzaghi Monash University - Accurate fault location technique to improve reliability in rural distribution networks Mu Liang IND Technology - FireSafe SWER EFD – radical design change pays off big time, makes IoT affordable Sahand Karimi-Arpanahi University of Adelaide & CSIRO Energy - How to measure the predictability of renewable energy generation for power system decision-making	Hesam Marzooghi PSC - Stability of Future Power Systems with High Penetration of IBSs: Challenges and Solutions Cyril Thomas - Industrial Internet of Things for Energy Assets Ashok Parsotam Safearth - Twelve windings transformer: a novel solution to enable penetration of renewable energy sources in low system strength grid Sidharth Chandak KPMG Australian Services Pty Ltd - Technical and Financial evaluation of AC and DC coupled Solar and BESS Integration
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41	5:00PM to 6:00PM	Networking Drinks in Exhibition Area
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45	6:00PM to 9:00PM	Conference Dinner in Promenade Room
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58		Day 2 - Thursday 16th November
59	From 7:30AM	Registration
60	7:30AM to 8:30AM	Breakfast with Danielle Laidley in Rooms M3 & M4
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65	8:30AM to 10:00AM	Session 5: Reducing our Carbon Footprint – Meeting Net Zero MC: Russell Ellen	Session 6: Future-proofing Networks against changing demands MC: Pat Graham
66		Chris Weaver & Julian Wilson APD Engineering - Exploring the system strength rule change in the NEM: challenges and the promising horizon for grid-forming technologies Philippe Reboul MOLEKULIS PTY LTD - Toward net zero: environmental footprint through life cycle analysis of mineral and ester based transformer oils David Barlow Avid Group - hydrogen enabled stand alone power system for portable and remote off-grid applications Robert Parker Nuclear For Climate Australia - Avoiding an energy blunder down under	Ed White Ausgrid - Forecasting the consumer uptake of CER and their impact on local networks - Ausgrid’s journey and perspective Lianne Moller Ausgrid - Modelling the capability of our distribution network to support Consumer Energy Resources - Ausgrid’s journey and perspective Anir Baksi KPMG - Rethinking system restart with high penetration of DERs Brendan Banfield Gridsight - Model-free dynamic hosting capacity & operating envelopes: A case study considering two Australian DSOs
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71	10:00AM to 10:30AM	Morning Tea in Exhibition Area
72	10:00AM to 10:30AM	Morning Tea in Exhibition Area
73		Promenade Room	Rooms M3 & M4
74	10:30AM to 12:00PM	Session 8: Future-proofing Networks against changing demands MC: Michael Stack	Session 7: Energy Storage – Grid, Customer and Vehicle MC: David Craven
75		Edward Burstinghaus Elexsys Energy - Learnings from the RACE for 2030 fast track project: “Optimised zone substation MV voltage management” Gregor Verbic The University Of Sydney, School Of Electrical And Information Engineering / Vellocet Clean Energy - The role of grid-forming inverters in distribution systems on improving system strength and inertia in future electricity networks Murray Irvine & John Watson APD Engineering - Efficient management of network capacity to unlock renewable energy zones Jacqui Mills Schneider Electric - International ADMS/DERMS deployments to support the transition to DSO	David Gomez De Segura Eks Energy - Harmonizing solar and storage: Kauai's success and lessons for Australia Glenn Dahlenburg Energy Queensland - Program to roll out BESS across the Energy Queensland network Nicholas Yeoh Rectifier Technologies - V2G technology drives energy storage solutions to new heights, but are we ready? Nick Finch Akaysha - Waratah Super Battery, 850MW/1680MWh, design and delivery of the world’s most powerful battery
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85	1:00PM to 2:30PM	Session 9: Reliability and Resilience MC: Lasanthra Perera	Session 10: Future-proofing Networks against changing demands MC: Peter Kowalyov
86		Conan Jones Redflow International - Just how resilient does your BESS have to be? Melanie Koerner AEMO Services - Planning for a reliable and resilient clean energy system Amandine Denis-Ryan Institute for Energy Economic and Financial Analysis - DER and electrification: risk or opportunity? Shuyi Li AusNet Services - Enhancing network and community resilience with new technologies for climate hazards	Eric Pyle SolarZero - Solarcity: A new era of innovation in the power system Muhammad Ali MathWorks Australia - Grid code compliance and renewable grid integration studies Domagoj Leskarac Elexsys Energy - Pole Mounted Passively Cooled dSTATCOM Wayne Fitzsimmons & Jennifer George Pearcey Foundation & Strategic Commercialisation Australia - Applying a digitisation and data lens to the transformation of the electricity distribution grid
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94	3:00PM to 5:00PM	Plenary session 2: The Energy Transition - solutions to reach net zero Prof. Michael Brear Director Melbourne Energy Institute - The Net Zero Australia Project Mr. Alistair Parker CEO VicGrid Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action - the Victorian government’s programs (REZs and the role of the SEC) Mr. Rod Jones General Manager, Network Startegy and Planning, AusNet Services - Network solutions to reach net zero Dr. Ron Ben-David Professorial Fellow, Monash University & Principal, Solrose Consulting - Rethinking our approach to the energy transition MC: Jose Moreira Siemens Limited Audience Q&A
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101	5:00PM to 5:30PM	Mr. Terry Lampard EESA National President - Presentation of best papers for Conway and Cresswell awards - Final address and conference close
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