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Energising the 21 st Century. Solco Conference 2011 Prof Ray Wills Chief Executive Officer Sustainable Energy Association of Australia. Adjunct Professor The University of Western Australia. A changing climate for business and the community.
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Energising the 21st Century Solco Conference 2011 Prof Ray Wills Chief Executive Officer Sustainable Energy Association of Australia. Adjunct Professor The University of Western Australia
A changing climate for business and the community • The science is in, the globe is warming, and we must both mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and rapidly prepare for adaptation to climate change.
A changing climate for business and the community • The science is in, the globe is warming, and we must both mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and rapidly prepare for adaptation to climate change. • A raft of immediately accessible and affordable solutions to reduce greenhouse emissions and provide alternative sources of energy are available today, and bring more and more business opportunity.
Global renewables 2008 and 2009 • 2008 - world invested more in total on renewable energy ($155 billion) than on traditional energy ($140 billion) • Almost 50% of new generation built around the globe in 2009 was renewable energy - 80 GW of renewable power capacity built compared to 83 GW of fossil fuel plants • China almost half of 2009 total with 37 GW of renewables – China now world's leader in renewable energy. • Renewable sources in 2009 25% global electricity capacity1,230 GW out of 4,800 GW total (all sources, including coal, gas, nuclear) • In Australia renewable projects 24% - according to ABARE data • 2010 early report $240 billion investment in 2010 Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment 2010, released on 15 July 2010United Nations Environment Programme / Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century
World clean energy Bloomberg-Liebreich.www.iea.org
World clean energy Bloomberg-Liebreich.www.iea.org
Renewable energy generation Biomass • The resource • Resource distribution - solar, geothermal,wind, wave, tidal,ocean current • Bioenergy and biomass productivity Solar Geothermal Wind Wave Current
Personal mobility • Personal mobility
Private transport • Fuel efficiency, other energy sources • Transport • Energy storage key • New technologies may be disruptive
Commercialvehicles Smith Newton electric truck Mega electric diesel hybrids • Mitsubishi Fuso • London Bus • GE Haul Pak • Honda prime mover • Oshkosh Military Vehicle
Electric mass transit • Siemens Bordeaux light rail • Bombardier wireless light rail • Slim Ride -15 passengers • Series 700 Shinkansen train – 285 km/h
Green cities • Global • $10bn green new city for 225,000 people, Portugal. • Masdar City $US22 billion for 50 000. • Tianjin Eco-City China for 350 000 • Perth • Stirling City Centre • Cockburn Coast • Fremantle • Alkimos • Yanchep Beach
Smart grids, smart houses (and offices) • Integrated energy planning • Smart grids to coordinate the actions of devices such as loads & generators • Smart politics
Sustainable energy - and energy efficiency • Energy efficiency in all forms • Distributed, renewable energy • Known costs, resource life 1000++ years • Stored energy in commodities, desal • Energy storage key to: • improved energy delivery • increased reliability • reduced emissions • Walmart • Wesfarmers
What we can create with energy conservation, energy efficiency, and renewable energy
Industry chamber for any businesses / enterprise in sustainable energy or being more sustainable • Based in Perth, over 400 members nationally • Information, communication, and networking businesses • Government advocacy (lobbying) • Policy development • Legislation, regs and taxation - barriers and incentives • Education, skills and training • Calls for government leadership - and procurement • Industry mapping • Energising Kids – energy for the next generation
The EV question? Enterprise Connect is an Australian Government initiative that provides an Advisory Service with grant assistance to eligible Australian SMEs. Newcastle Innovation, The Australian Institute of Commercialisation and the WA Sustainable Energy Association are partners supporting the delivery of services to industry through the Clean Energy Innovation Centre