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Open Day28th November, 2016

Energy Change Institute

State-of-the-Institute

1. Welcome

2. New Initiatives and highlights – Ken Baldwin

3. Research Themes – Ken Baldwin

4. Education – Kylie Catchpole/Igor Skryabin

5. Australia-Indonesia Centre – Igor Skryabin

6. Outreach – Clare de Castella

7. Public Policy – Ken Baldwin

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ANU Energy Change Institute: energy.anu.edu.au

New Initiatives

and Highlights

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Ken Baldwin, ECI Director

• ACT Government reverse

auction outcomes

– $8m Battery Storage and

Integration project

– New wind energy course

– New microgrids course

– New research projects


Highlights

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Launch of ACT Renewables Innovation Hub

• Energy and Security

Forum joint with

Engineers Australia

• The Vote – ANU

election forum on

Climate, Energy and

the Environment


Highlights

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• Hosted the APEC

Energy Working

Group delegation


Awards

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Awards

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ANU Energy Master Plan

• $40,000 from the VC to prepare the

business case for the Energy Master Plan

• True collaboration between Facilities and

Services, and ECI academics: solar,

smart grids, energy efficiency etc.


Get

involved!

Key funding achievements


• The new $8m program in Battery Storage and Integration

• $5m from the ACT Government Renewable Energy Investment Fund

• $3m from ANU

• New course in Wind Energy delivered by Windlab as part of their ACT

Govt reverse auction commitment - 27 students in the first year

• CWP Renewables commit via the same process to a new course in

Integration of Renewable Energy into Power Systems and Microgrids

• CWP investment in Australia-Indonesia Centre microgrids project

• Increased interest in the Master of Energy Change (now 17 students)

• Almost $0.6m in AIC funded projects - ECI leads the Energy cluster

• Restructuring of ActewAGL/ICON endowment at ANU to focus on

larger projects in key thematic areas that can also be leveraged

• Almost $6m in external funding won by individual ECI researchers

Budget - Expenditure


Expenditure

Salaries 2016 budget 2016 actual 2017 budget

Igor salary 146,350 146,350 146,350

ECI admin 28,931 40,447 50,000

Travel 10,000 9,576 10,000

Major Events

ECI Annual Business Meeting (catering) 1,000 564 1,000

ECI Open Day (catering) 3,000 1,529 3,000

ECI Board meeting (catering) 1,500 2,000 2,000

ECI Board meeting (travel) 1,000 2,500 3,000

Energy Update (catering) 8,000 11,223 12,000

Energy update (Cronshaw

travel) 2,000 2,000 2,000

Energy Update (Keynote

travel) 2,000 1,000 2,000

ECI Executive meetings

(catering) - 272 500

Seminar series

Catering 3,000 838 3,000

Speaker travel 2,000 1,590 2,000

Publications

Annual report 2,000 4,101 5,000

Other publications and

brochures 1,000 594 1,000

Special Projects 10,000 10,000

CUP Book 12,568

Energy and Security Forum -

Contingencies 2,500 2,297 5,000

Total expenditure 224,281 239,448 257,850

Budget income and outcome


ECI BUDGET Budget 2016 2017

Operating Budget 87,337 86,598 89,429

IncomeCECS 35,000 35,000 -

RSPE (0.3 Uyen) 28,931 30,000 30,000

AIC (0.5 Igor) 73,175 73,175 73,175

Student income 60,613 20,000

Short courses - 54,294 50,000

Other income - 23,296 -

Total budget 224,443 362,976 262,604

Total expenditure 224,281 239,448 257,850

Net operating position $162 $123,528 $4,754

ECI Director + 0.3 Comms Manager salaries 160,881 160,881 168,157

The ANU will introduce a new Public Policy entity in 2017 which will

assist with event hosting, professional short courses, marketing etc.


Research

themesKen Baldwin, ECI Director


ANU Energy Change Institute

Technology and Policy neutral

>$100 M Energy Research Facilities

>200 Staff and Students

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-Water Nexus

• Regulation and Governance

• Sociology and Risk

Battery Storage and Integration


• $8m Battery Storage and Integration project funded

by ACT Government REIF / ANU collaboration

• Search for a Research Leader (closing date 30

Nov.)

• Battery technology and/or integration with the grid

• 2 postdocs, 3 students + startup and operations

• Sustainable transport• Andrew Blakers

• David Bissell

• Paul Burke

• Weifa Liang

• Energy for Development• Matthew Dornan

• Quentin Grafton

• Digby Race


Potential new research clusters

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• environment

• equity

• sociology

• security

• economics

• policy

• generation

• storage

• distribution

Potential new research themes


Education

Kylie Catchpole, education convenor

Igor Skryabin, business development

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ECI Master of Energy Change

• Overwhelmingly Multidisciplinary (engineering,

physics, law, economics, climate science, policy of

energy change)

• Utilises the special position and capacities of the ANU

• Utilises research based expertise

• Commenced first semester 2012

– currently 17 enrolments (increase from last year)

– about half from overseas

– continuing flow of applications


Multidisciplinary degree

Course syllabus

Economics

Technologies

Sociology

Legal

Policy

Efficiency

• Integrated delivery of aspects of Energy Change

• Coordinated by the ECI

• Technology and Policy neutral

• 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






Outlook

- 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


New grid integration course

Key questions from Grid Integration of Renewable Energy course:

What are the key challenges in integrating large

amounts of renewables into the power system?

How does power system operation need to

change?

What is required of future smart renewable

generators?

How should energy markets accommodate

renewables?

What innovations enable greater renewables

penetration?

A new course offering in S1 2017. Developed in conjunction with CWP Renewables.

High renewables penetration is only possible if the many and varied challenges associated with power systems integration are addressed at the same time

Contact: Dr. Evan Franklin ([email protected])

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ENGN8831 – Integration of Renewable Energy into Power

Systems and Microgrids

Course divided into discrete topics, each focusing on both traditional and renewable generation, large interconnected grids and microgrids, with logical flow through from one topic to the next:

Electrical power engineering basics Power generation

Power networks & microgrids

Smart grid / microgrids / storage

Market Operations Power systems management

• An outcome of the ACT Govt. Wind Auction 1. Windlab will

deliver for 4 years, after which ANU takes over. Offered for

the first time in 2016. 27 students in first intake !

• Undergraduate and Postgraduate level – parallel delivery.

The only high level wind energy course in Australia: from wind

energy fundamentals to practical wind developmentANU Energy Change Institute: energy.anu.edu.au

New Wind Course

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3-Day Course: Defence Energy

• Energy Futures

• Climate Adaptation.Climate Science and its implications

• Energy Efficiency Opportunities - Land, Sea and Air - for Defence

• Integration of Renewable Generation into the Electricity Grid

• Economics of low-carbon energy , Energy and Economic Growth

• Energy Fundamentals and Forecasting

• Energy Technologies: Solar (PV and thermal), Wind, Nuclear

• Nuclear Energy



Topics included

Professional Short Course - DoD

1-Day Course: Renewable Energy and

Energy Technologies

• Commissioned by the Department of the

Environment and Energy

• More than 20 training participants from DEE,

Department of Industry and Clean Energy

Regulator

• Positive responses from participants.


Professional Short Courses - DEE

1-Day Course for Australia-Indonesia Leaders

• ECI course addressing challenges and

opportunities arising from energy change,

drawing on staff and associates of the ANU

Energy Change Institute and policy experts

from the ACT Government, with emphasis on

open discussion of the issues.

• Topics:

– Energy Futures

– Renewable Energy

– Energy Economics

• The course initiated many collaborative

contacts between ECI staff and MEnCh

students and Indonesian businesses and

government.


Professional Short Courses - AIC


Australia-

Indonesia Centre

Igor Skryabin,

Business Development Manager

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Australia-Indonesia Centre


• The Australia-Indonesia Centre is a

joint research venture between the

two countries, with the ECI co-

leading the Energy research cluster

• ~$2M Energy Research Program

with more than $0.5M allocated to

ANU researchers

• Commencement of 3 Strategic Research Projects (2 lead by ANU)

• Commencement of 4 Tactical Research Projects

• Research Summit in Surabaya

• Engagements with the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources

(MEMR), Indonesian national electricity provider (PLN), other businesses in

Australian and Indonesia

• Business investment and leveraging CWP Renewables microgrids project

2016 Highlights

AIC-supported Projects in ECI

Strategic Research Projects

• A Decision Support Tool for Microgrid Design and

Operations, Dr Hassan Hijazi $330k

• Legislative framework enabling Microgrids in

Australia and Indonesia, Dr. James Prest, $60k

• Pumped hydro energy storage to support energy

systems, Prof. Andrew Blakers, $150k

• Indonesian Energy Technology Assessment, Prof.

Ken Baldwin, $100K



Business

DevelopmentIgor Skryabin,

Business Development Manager

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New Projects and Engagements

$1.8M Union Fenosa contribution to

renewable energy power to gas

project.

• Partners: ANU Energy Change

Institute and ActewAGL Distribution.

• Objectives: technology transfer and

development, unified

macroeconomic model of

ACT energy systems


Ways forward

• Links with local businesses: through a

strong presence at the ACT Renewable

Energy Hub.

• Australian Government Departments:

Defence, DEE, Industry

• Links with international businesses,

researchers and fund providers: APEC,

AIC, TECO, Ecole Polytechnique Paris,

Tianjin University, Fraunhofer Institute,

NREL.



Outreach

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Clare de Castella,

Communications Manager

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Digital communications

- Website

- E-newsletter

- Social media – NEW Facebook

- ANU networks

- Google ads re MEnCh

Media relations

- ECI commentary on issues and events – media

releases

- Pitch thought leadership / opinion pieces to media

- Pitch media interviews around key events

Target policy community directly

- Promote short courses

- Policy submissions

- Tailored briefings

Events

- Regular ECI seminars and public lectures

- Timely events eg Energy Security Forum

- Energy Open Day and Energy Update

Success measures: Website visitation, database size, email open rates, social media followers, event attendance,

quality and coverage of media coverage, access to policy stakeholders, ultimately consideration of energy change

research in public policy

Communication channels

150 ECI members and growing

NEW focus: PhDs as Associate Members


Media coverage

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Media generated by ECI Exec and Public Policy Fellows for the 6 months to

3 Nov 2016 reached an audience of nearly 6 million people

(isentia Media Monitoring)

• Almost 3,000 people receive our regular email

updates (113% growth since May 2015)

• Diverse audiences: Government, industry,

ANU staff, students, diplomatic and general

community

• High attendance levels at ECI (and CCI)

events

• Partnerships eg:– US Embassy

– Swiss Embassy

– Australian Institute of Energy

– ASTRI


Building our reach within ACT community


Public Policy

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National engagement:

ECI and Engineers Australia organised

a summit forum on Energy and Security

attended by over 60 stakeholders from

industry, government and academia


Facilitating Engagement

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International engagement:

informing the Indonesian 35GW

expansion of the electricity sector

through the AIC-funded Indonesian

Energy Technology Assessment

with the Ministry of Energy and

Mineral Resources


ANU Public Policy Fellows

Professor

Warwick

McKibbin

Professor

Andrew

Blakers

Professor

Ken

Baldwin

Professor

Quentin

Grafton

Associate

Professor

Frank

Jotzo

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The new ANU Public Policy entity will appoint external Public Policy Fellows and

will engage with a cohort of internal Public Policy Associates, funded centrally to

support external engagement – both a facilitator and an external portal.

ECI collective contributions

• Hosted the ARENA investment strategy meeting –

16 June

• Hosted the ARENA / ASTRI Concentrated Solar

Thermal energy roundtable – 22 July

• Participated in the ANU Chifley Future Leaders

program, meeting with 6 Labor MPs – 29 July

• Made submissions to COAG Energy consultation

papers on Energy Storage Registration and

Consumer Protection – September / October

• Contributed to the ACT Government Renewable

Energy Industry Development Strategy (REIDS)


Individual Expertise

Many ECI researchers contribute through their

individual research expertise to public policy e.g. :

• Emeritus Professor Andrew Hopkins made a submission to the

Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications

Inquiry into Oil or Gas Production in the Great Australian Bight

• The SA Government invited Ken Baldwin, John Hewson and Hugh

Saddler to a discussion roundtable on the SA “black start” event.

• Assoc. Prof Frank Jotzo was 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.

• Prof Quentin Grafton and Prof Ken Baldwin were members of the

Socio-Economic Modelling Advisory Committee to the South

Australian Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission.

• Prof Andrew Blakers and Prof Richard Corkish (UNSW) made a

petition to the Senate “Omnibus bill” in relation to ARENA funding



Outlook

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Outlook

• Expand ECI via the new ANU Public Policy entity

• Continue engagement with the ACT Government viathe Renewables Innovation Hub

• Develop industry research e.g. ACT renewable cos.

• Continue engagement with Indonesia through AIC

• Develop the ANU Energy Master Plan

• Contribute to the Federal Government NEM Review

• Engage with Govt. review of climate change policies

• Light, Energy and Environment Congress in Boulder

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Open Day28th November, 2016

Energy Change Institute

Thank you very much !

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