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Conference program

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The agenda and content for the Australian Renewable Heat Conference has been designed to drive action on decarbonising industrial heat and to empower manufacturers and other end-users with the knowledge and tools they need to develop cost-effective projects and get them over the line.

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Each day will start with keynote speakers addressing the broader challenges of decarbonising industrial heat, then we will present sessions divided into two main categories:

 Technologies 

Learn about the latest innovative renewable heat technologies being implemented and developed with real-world case studies and insights from other end-users.

 Enablers 

Hear from experts on how you can halve the levelised cost of heating for your renewable heat project via funding opportunities and measures such as thermal storage and flexible demand, along with advice on making your business case.

 Day 1 - Wednesday 25 September ​

8:30 - 10:00 am

Session 1: Welcome to Country + The role of renewable heat to meet emission reduction targets

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With around half industrial end-use energy used for heat, how can we accelerate the transition to renewable heat?

Session sponsor:

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Session Chair

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Uncle Allan
John Madden

Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council

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Kylie Hargreaves

Chair

Jennie Cassidy

Director, Industrial Energy Efficiency

Kim Curtain

Deputy Secretary

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John O'Donnell

Founder & Chief Innovation Officer

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Peter Haenke

Investment Manager

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10:00 - 10:30 am - MORNING TEA AND NETWORKING

10:30 - 12:00 pm

Session 2: Three actions to halve your levelised cost of heating

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Citing examples from implemented projects, our speakers will detail how digitalisation, load-flexing and energy efficiency measures can help slash the capital expenditure and ongoing costs of your project and deliver a range of non-energy benefits.

Session sponsor:

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Session Chair

Sage Michaels

Head of Partnerships

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Assoc. Professor
Andrea Trianni

Deputy Head of School (Research) - Centre for Advanced Manufacturing

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Satinder Sahni

Group Senior Manager - Utilities

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Glenn Schultz

Strategic Sector Lead - Retail, Property and Manufacturing

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12:00 - 1:00 pm - LUNCH AND NETWORKING

1:00 - 2:00 pm

Session 3: Electrification – here-and-now technologies to decarbonise

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Hear the results of projects from Australia and New Zealand which have implemented technologies such as electrode boilers, heat pumps, mechanical vapour recompression and thermal batteries to enable the electrification of process heat.

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Session Chair

Laura Taylor

Communications
Manager

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Jan Hemmerich

General Manager - Australia

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Eujin Tan

Energy Engineer

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Paddy Mc Myler

Managing Director

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Session sponsor:

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2:00 - 3:00 pm

Session 4: Securing electrification support from networks and retailers

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Essential for the success of renewable heat projects and for the clean energy transition as a whole will be partnerships and support from electricity networks and retailers. This session will explore the future of tariffs and how to collaborate with networks to fast-track connections and upgrade processes.

Session Chair

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Dr Rowena
Cantley-Smith

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Ian Askell

Senior Commercial
Specialist – Electrification

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Felicity Wall

Microgrid Development Manager

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Ross Milne

Asset Care Manager

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Session sponsor:

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3:00 - 3:30 pm - AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING

3:30 - 4:30 pm

Session 5: Integrating grants, incentives and R&D into your project to impress the CFO

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Some of the greatest obstacles in the energy transition can be internal. Learn how to frame your project and take advantage of various grants, certificates, incentives and R&D partnerships to make the financial, emissions and non-energy benefits irresistible to the senior decision-makers in your organisation.

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Session Chair

Jonathan Jutsen

Director

Jutsen Innovation

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Dr Rebecca Barnes

National Grants Manager

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Marguerite Collins

Principal - Partnerships and Innovation

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Atta Ullah Sanai

Senior Project Officer

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Session sponsor:

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4:30 - 5:00 pm

Presentation of the Australian Renewable Heat Awards

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Join us for the presentation of the inaugural Australian Renewable Heat Awards. The Awards recognise the innovative work out there which is leading the transition to renewable heat and setting the benchmarks for projects that follow.  There are three project categories electrification (including heat pumps), biogas and biomass. 

5:00 - 7:00 pm

Networking drinks and canapes

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After a long day of information and inspiration, you can relax, mingle and make new connections in a room of energy and decarbonisation leaders as you enjoy a drink or two. 

Sponsor:

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 Day 2 - Thursday 26 September ​

8:30 - 10:00 am

Session 6: The momentum towards renewable heat in Australia and around the world

 

Decarbonising industrial heat is a key challenge for all countries and markets. We will hear about how other countries are approaching this challenge and how Australia is tracking in comparison.

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Session Chair

Jarrod Leak

Chief Executive Officer

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Jonathan Pooch

Managing Director

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Hugues Defreville

Co-founder & Present

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Blaine Collison

Executive Director

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Session sponsor:

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10:00 - 10:30 am - MORNING TEA AND NETWORKING

10:30 - 12:00 pm

Session 7: Creating organisational alignment to accelerate decarbonisation projects: it's complicated!

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An honest conversation with leaders from the Sustainability Advantage network about the grit, determination and key collaborations necessary to advance net zero ambitions, moderated by Sustainability Advantage.

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Session Chair

Jo Cooper

Senior Project Officer

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Justin Merrell

Group Sustainability
Director

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Renata Wilkosz

Group Sustainability Manager

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Scott Edwards

Sustainability Lead

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Session sponsor:

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12:00 - 1:00 pm - LUNCH AND NETWORKING

1:00 - 2:30 pm

Session 8: Success factors in implementing biogas projects and the near-term potential

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With real-world projects as examples, the speakers in this session will highlight the advantages of different applications of biogas technologies, from direct usage, to precinct collaborations to network injection.

Session sponsor:

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Samantha Lamond

Commercial Project
Development

Dr Rowena
Cantley-Smith

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Martin Brownlee

Environmental Compliance Manager

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Melissa Perrow 

Group Manager - Energy

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Steve Budden

Technical Director

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2:30 - 3:00 pm - AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING

3:00 - 4:30 pm

Session 9: Success factors in implementing biomass projects and near-term market potential

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Biomass boiler technology is a proven choice for renewable heating and adoption is increasing.  In this session we explore the latest in project development, feedstocks availability, and lessons learned from recent projects.

Session sponsor:

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Session Chair

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Diana Hallam

Chief Executive Officer

Fabiano Ximenes

Senior Research Scientist,

Forest Carbon

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Kevin Liao

Lead Energy Engineer

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Andrew Cheah

Head of Group Energy

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Sohum Gandhi

Managing Director

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4:30 - 5:00 pm

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Jarrod Leak

Chief Executive Officer

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Session 10: Conference wrap-up and maintaining the transition momentum from here

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