2 weeks until this conference which IMO should be very informative about the future of brown coal in Victoria. Have a good look at who's speaking and their topics because as I said I expect it to be very revealing. The iminent Gov news referred to here -
Topics and case studies to be discussed: ¦ Demonstration projects to commercialisation ¦ Lessons learnt from projects ¦ Costs, planning and scaling ¦ Research and development updates ¦ Policies and government programs ¦ Public engagement and perception
Key reasons to attend this conference: ¦ Comprehend the challenges involved with developing commercial scale projects ¦ Discuss possible measures to overcome the cost issue of coal technology developments ¦ Review international advances in coal tech projects ¦ Examine latest technologies to increase efficiency and feasibility
Speakers include: ¦ Roland Davies, Executive Manager – Development & Projects, AGL Loy Yang ¦Phil Gurney, Chief Executive Officer, Brown Coal Innovation Australia ¦ Dr Len Humphreys, Managing Director, Ignite Energy Resources ¦ Dr Peter Redlich, Director Energy Technology Innovation, Victorian Department of Primary Industries ¦ Trevor Bourne, Chief Executive Officer, Exergen ¦ Dr Ali Abbas, Director of the Laboratory for Multiscale Systems, University of Sydney ¦ Dr Louis Wibberley, Leader Advanced Carbon Power, CSIRO Energy Technology ¦ Ross Paul, Managing Director, IQA Pty Ltd ¦ Dr Matthias Raab, Program Manager Geological Carbon Storage, CO2CRC ¦ Dr Cliff Mallett, Executive Director, Carbon Energy ¦ Professor Andrew Garnett, Director, Carbon Capture and Storage, UQ Energy Initiative ¦ Paul Curnow, Partner, Baker & McKenzie ¦ Gwen Andrews, Vice President, Environmental Policies and Global Advocacy, Asia and Oceania, Alstom International ¦ Dr Erik Meuleman, Sr Project Manager PCC Victoria, Research Group Leader, CSIRO Advanced Coal Technology ¦ Jane Burton, Manager Stakeholder and Community Relations, Clean Coal Victoria, Department of Primary Industries ¦ Dr John Bradshaw, CEO, CO2 Geological Storage Solutions ¦Richard Brookie, Project Director, CarbonNet, Victorian Department of Primary Industries