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Register now to secure your place at the most practical, action-focussed decarbonisation and energy event of the year!
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Conference program
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Day 1 - Tuesday 26 August
8:00 - 9:00am: Registration
9:00 - 10:20am
Session 1: Welcome, Welcome to Country and Keynote presentations
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After a Welcome to Country from Aunty Joan Bell, our keynote speakers will discuss the critical importance of decarbonising industrial heat for meeting net zero targets and supporting the success and growth of Australian industry.
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10:20 - 11:00am - Morning tea
11:00am - 12:30pm
Session 2: Digitalisation, AI, energy efficiency and flexible demand as renewable heat enablers
Featuring very special guest keynote speakers addressing the critical importance of decarbonising industrial heat for meeting net zero targets and supporting the success and growth of Australian industry.
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12:30 - 1:30pm - Lunch
1:30 - 2:30pm
Session 3: Electrification of industrial heat - using heat pumps and MVR
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Heat pumps and mechanical vapour recompression are here-and-now technologies already helping Australian businesses to electrify operations and slash energy use and emissions.
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2:30 - 3:30pm
Session 4: Working with retailers, networks and regulations for project success
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Networks and retailers are increasingly seeking to partner and/or enable industrial renewable heat projects, recognising the positive impacts they can have networking energy management as well as supporting emission reductions for customers. We will present a number of case studies of how this is being done.
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3:30 - 4:00pm - Afternoon tea
4:00 - 5:15pm
Session 5: Electrification of industrial heat – using resistance heaters, e-boilers and thermal storage
Networks and retailers are increasingly seeking to partner and/or enable industrial renewable heat projects, recognising the positive impacts they can have networking energy management as well as supporting emission reductions for customers. We will present a number of case studies of how this is being done.
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5:15 - 5:30pm
Presentation of the 2025 Australian Renewable Heat Awards
5:30 - 7:00pm
Networking drinks & canapes
7:00 - 9:00pm
Follow-on drinks & canapes at a nearby venue
Day 2 - Wednesday 27 August
9:00 - 10:20am
Session 6: Renewable heat – international developments & market trends
Where does Australia place on the international leaderboard for industrial decarbonisation? We hear from experts on current priorities and trends in international markets and where Australia should look to build its momentum and maintain competitiveness in a decarbonising world.
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10:20 - 11:00am - Morning tea
11:00am - 12:30pm
Session 7: How to enable renewable heat projects with research, policy, grants and incentives
Renewable heat projects that utilise all available funding and support are best placed for internal approvals and overall success. Learn about the unmissable opportunities available to industrial end-users and how to improve your chances for success.
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12:30 - 1:30pm - Lunch
1:30 - 3:00pm
Session 8: Renewable gas as a tool to decarbonise industrial heat
The untapped potential for using renewable gas for industrial heat in Australia is immense. In this session we will explore what is already being done and where we could go using renewable gas, particularly for higher heat demands.
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3:00 - 3:30pm - Afternoon tea
3:30 - 4:45pm
Session 9: Biomass as a tool to decarbonise industrial heat
As a renewable heat option, biomass technologies help to answer circular economy challenges as well as energy and emission ones. Hear examples of major manufacturers integrating biomass technologies into new and existing operations and the partnerships that helped to make it happen.
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4:45 - 5:00pm
Conference wrap-up by A2EP CEO, Jarrod Leak
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Registration costs
A2EP Members - Is your organisation an A2EP Member? Check here to find out.
Two-day registration - including networking drinks and canapes on the first night
$1660 (ex. GST)
Non-Members
Two-day registration - including networking drinks and canapes on the first night
$2750 (ex. GST)
Our thanks to our Industry Partners
Why we must accelerate the transition to renewable heat
In Australia, half of industrial end-use energy consumption is for the provision of heat and virtually all is supplied by fossil fuels.
With net zero targets looming, equipment end-of-life spans and with the pressure and instability of energy costs, now is the time to start transitioning to here-and-now renewable sources of industrial process heat, such as heat pumps, biogas and biomass.
Switching to renewable heat will ensure Australian companies are better positioned to reach net zero targets on a low-cost pathway, can lock in and predict costs of heating over coming years and stay competitive in a low-carbon global market.
Why attend the 2025 Australian Renewable Heat Conference?
This conference will be unlike other industry conferences. Instead, this conference will be focussed on the 'how', with attendees walking away at the end empowered and with a plan to accelerate their efforts to decarbonise process heat.
Designed for industrial energy end-users, the agenda will feature case studies and insights from end-users who have already begun this renewable heat transition.
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Learn about the latest renewable technologies which are available right now to provide industrial process heat with less emissions and to control heating costs.
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Hear insights and experiences from innovative industry leaders already carving out practical pathways to decarbonisation
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Benefit from meeting and mixing with 300+ passionate industry and energy professionals
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Support the Australia's clean energy transition by helping to tackle industry's trickiest decarbonisation challenge: heat.
The event will also include a number of exhibitors showcasing innovative technology and solutions to aid the decarbonisation of industrial heat.
Conference venue
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The venue for the Australian Renewable Heat Conference is the stunning new state-of-the-art venue, ILUMINA, which is located directly above Martin Place Metro and Train station in the central business district of Sydney.
The venue is surrounded by hotels in the city and just 25 minutes by train and 15 minutes by car from Sydney Airport.