ANU Energy Change Institute. Annual Open Day. 7 th December, 2015

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1 ANU Energy Change Institute Annual Open Day 7 th December, 2015

2 2 Welcome ECI Board members ECI Stakeholders Government Industry Universities Wider Community ECI participants

3 3 New Research Areas

4 4 A wide spectrum of Energy research: Technologies Artificial Photosynthesis Biofuels Energy Storage and Recovery Enhanced Oil and Gas/ CCS Fusion Power Nuclear Science Smart Grid Solar PV/ Thermal/ Nano Wind Energy Economics and Policy Efficiency and Demand Management Energy and Security Energy-Water Nexus Regulation and Governance Sociology and Risk ANU Energy Change Institute Technology and Policy neutral ~$100 M Energy Research Facilities ~200 Staff and Students

5 5 A wide spectrum of Energy research: Technologies Artificial Photosynthesis Biofuels Energy Storage and Recovery Enhanced Oil and Gas/ CCS Fusion Power Nuclear Science Smart Grid Solar PV/ Thermal/ Nano Wind Energy Economics and Policy Efficiency and Demand Management Energy and Security Energy-Water Nexus Regulation and Governance Sociology and Risk ANU Energy Change Institute Technology and Policy neutral ~$100 M Energy Research Facilities ~200 Staff and Students

6 6 New Research Clusters Energy and Security research cluster Fossil fuel supply chain resilience and energy security of supply The security and resilience of electricity supply systems Climate change mitigation, human and environmental security Decarbonisation and energy security Geopolitics, energy and security in the Asia Pacific

7 7 New Research Clusters Wind Energy Research Windlab Ltd Wind turbulence facility

8 8 Highlights

9 9 Highlights Visit by Steven Chu Energy Update

10 10 ACT Government wind reverse auction Windlab to provide ANU with course on wind energy Highlights Energy White Paper forum discussion attended by >100 stakeholders

11 11 Highlights Chair of OSA Congress on Light, Energy and the Environment Suzhou ECI Annual Business Meeting with ACT Minister Simon Corbell

12 12 Education

13 13 Master of Energy Change Multidisciplinary degree Integrated delivery of aspects of Energy Change Coordinated by the ECI Efficiency Policy Economics Course syllabus Technologies Sociology Solar PV/thermal/nano Wind Energy - new Nuclear Science Fusion Energy Enhanced Oil/Gas Extraction Carbon Capture & Storage Hydrogen Fuel Cells Artificial Photosynthesis Biosolar Smart grids Legal Technology and Policy neutral

14 14 New Wind Course An outcome of the ACT Govt. Wind Auction 1. Windlab will deliver for 4 years, after which ANU takes over Undergraduate and Postgraduate level parallel delivery: PHYS6301 and PHYS3301 The only high level wind energy course in Australia: from wind energy fundamentals to practical wind development

15 15 Master of Energy Change

16 16 Outlook Master of Energy Change - Continuing interest from students - about 50/50 domestic and international - most international students have an engineering background. Range of backgrounds for domestic students. - number of domestic students could be increased if more courses were offered online. - Quite a few students want to do research projects

17 Opportunities in China 17 Tianjin University: first modern university in China TJU hosts Asia-Pacific Sustainable Energy Centre MOU with Tianjin University signed (Sept 2015) - supported by the PVC International. Joint teaching opportunities compulsory research Shift in preferences: new generation Chinese students prefer Chinese diploma, but with western content

18 18 Climate Change in the Defence Environment: 2 days, 16 participants Short Courses 2015 Energy Literacy for Defence: 3 days, 12 participants Average feedback mark: ~4.4 (out of 5) Participants from Department of Defence, also from Department of Environment, Finance and Attorney General

19 19 External opportunities

20 20 Overview Australian Projects: ACT Government Wind and Next Generation Solar reverse auctions International Engagement: Australia- Indonesia Centre

21 21 ACT Govt Wind/Solar Auctions Auction s Local Investment Criteria To Build Canberra s capacity as a national tertiary education and trades skill hub; and Stimulate productive research partnerships that will develop the capacity and global recognition of our tertiary institutions. ACT Govt Next Gen Solar Auction (8 Jul 2015) ACT Govt Wind Auction II (15 Oct 2015)

22 22 ECI Engagement Summary Engagement with 23 industrial bidders with potential investment to ANU research and education of ~$1.5M Examples of industrial commitments include: Research & technology development projects at ANU New courses ACT Govt Wind/Solar Auctions Engagement with leading Universities overseas

23 23 Australia Indonesia Centre $15M Centre established by the Australian Government Shared Solutions for Shared Problems Supported by participating universities: Monash $5M ANU, USyd, Melbourne: $1M each CSIRO: in-kind Matching funds from Indonesia 4 clusters: Infrastructure Health Food and Agriculture Energy

24 24 Outreach

25 25 Outreach Highlights

26 Media 26

27 27 Awards

28 Awards 28

29 Awards 29

30 30 Public Policy

31 ANU Public Policy Fellows 31 Professor Ken Baldwin Professor Andrew Blakers Professor Quentin Grafton Associate Professor Karen Hussey Associate Professor Frank Jotzo Professor Warwick McKibbin

32 32 Contributing Expertise Many ECI researchers contribute through their individual research expertise to public policy development as part of their activities e.g. : Assoc. Prof Frank Jotzo is a member of the Australian committee for UN Deep Decarbonisation Pathways Project. He has also been appointed to the South Australian government s Low Carbon Economy expert panel and to the ACT Climate Change Council. Assoc. Prof Andrew Macintosh is Chair of the Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee, a member of the ERF expert reference group, and an Associate Member of the Climate Change Authority. Prof Quentin Grafton and Prof Ken Baldwin are members of the Socio- Economic Modelling Advisory Committee to the South Australian Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission. Prof Andrew Stuchbery also provided expert advice to the Royal Commission.

33 Facilitating Engagement 33 The ECI organised a public forum on the Energy White Paper Prof Baldwin briefed the Chief of the Defence Force on key energy trends, followed by a briefing to more than 300 members of the Defence Strategic Leadership Team The ECI signed an MOU with the Office of the Chief Economist, the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science for targeted research Bill Shorten, Andrew Leigh visit PV labs The ANU again this year hosted the annual workshop of the Resource Energy Economics Branch, DIIS where Prof Baldwin was a facilitator

34 34 ANU Energy Master Plan

35 35 ANU Energy Master Plan Reduce total electricity demand by 10% p.a. by 2020 Even out peaks in electricity demand Maximise use of thermal energy for heating and cooling Explore opportunities for rooftop PV Explore opportunities for co/tri-gen Explore opportunities for electricity storage Examine the role of electric vehicles to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide complementary electricity storage Combine all the above to create cohesive ANU electricity microgrid Alter our role from electricity consumer, to provide demand management capability for our electricity supplier

36 36 Outlook

37 37 Outlook Announcement of ACT Govt. Wind and Next Generation Solar reverse auctions in early 2016 Continuing engagement with Indonesia ANU / ACT Govt. Renewable Energy Precinct ANU Energy Master Plan development Energy and Security Forum in 2016 Energy briefings in a Federal election year Host APSRC conf. with Open Day/Energy Update Light Energy and Environment Congress in Leipzig

38 Energy Change Institute Thank you!