| Session 1: Challanges in Renewable Energy |
Mr Thierry Chambolle French Academy of Technology |
Sustainable technologies for energy and water |
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Prof Andrew Blakers ARC Centre for Solar Energy Systems, ANU |
Solar energy |
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Mr Jérôme Sudres Vergnet |
Innovative design for Farwind locations: New 1 MW turbine from VERGNET |
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Dr Jean-Charles Loretz Semco Engineering |
Role of the photovoltaic equipment manufacturer in the achievement of the grid parity |
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Mr Jacques Jacobs Avenia |
Bioenergy: The role of short manufacturing processes |
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Dr John Söderbaum ACIL Tasman |
Is there still a role for R&D? |
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Dr Tom Denniss Oceanlinx |
Wave Energy — the path to commercialisation and affordability |
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| Session 2: Energy Storage, Transmission & Emission Management |
Dr Mehdi Moussavi CEA-LITEN |
Advanced energy storage: Li-Ion batteries for EV & HEV applications |
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Mr Xiangdong Yao The University of Queensland |
Applications of Hydrogen Storage for Low Emission and Renewable Energy |
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Dr Peter Kirchesch Areva Transmission and Distribution |
Long distance bulk power transmission in both UHVAC and UHVDC |
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Mr Bernie Hayes Alstom |
The CO2 Challenge |
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Dr Peter Cook CRC for Greenhouse Gas Technologies |
Low emission fossil fuels — how and when? |
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Dr Peter Coppin CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research |
Using intelligent storage to smooth intermittent wind energy generation |
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| Session 3: Sustainable, Potable Water |
Dr Wolfram Kloppmann BRGM |
Management of Aquifer Recharge as response to the global burden on groundwater resources: Outline of some scientific challenges |
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Assoc Prof Greg Leslie UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science & Technology |
Comparison of energy and carbon requirements for alternative urban water supply projects |
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Mr Henri Jogand Degrémont |
Degrémont’s contribution to affordable low-emission water supplies for today and tomorrow |
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Ms Kirilly Dickson ACTEW |
ACTEW’s Greenhouse Gas Abatement Strategy |
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Mr Raymond Tham Flinders University |
The synergy of sustainable water, biofuels & biorefinery |
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| Session 4: Policy Dilemmas |
Ms Gwen Andrews Alstom |
No One Solution |
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Dr Selena Ng Areva |
Meeting the challenge of developing global nuclear power — what Australia and France can do |
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Dr Karen Hussey The Australian National University |
An Inconvenient Trade-Off: Accounting for the links between energy and water in the development of sustainable energy policy |
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