Energy Change Essentials - Professional Short Course

Australia is in the middle of a major energy transformation – we are leading the world in the per capita installation rate for solar and wind energy, and new technologies for energy generation and energy storage continue to revolutionise the electricity sector.

Scope

The aim of Energy Change Essentials is to provide decision-makers in government, industry, non-government and community sectors with access to the latest ANU research and expertise on the energy transition.

Program

Please note that this program is subject to change.

• Welcome and Introduction - Professor Frank Jotzo, ANU Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions
• Energy transition, trends, options and policy - Professor Frank Jotzo, ANU Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions
• Hydrogen as energy vector - Associate Professor Fiona Beck, ANU Zero Carbon Energy for the Asia-Pacific Initiative
• Energy economics and policy - Dr Jorrit Gosens, ANU Crawford School of Public Policy
• Renewable energy generation - Professor Kylie Catchpole, ANU College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics
• Grid integration and storage - Associate Professor Marnie Shaw, ANU Research School of Engineering
• Communities and regions in the energy transition - Dr Rebecca Colvin, ANU Crawford School of Public Policy

An updated version of the program and lecturers will be made available shortly. Information about course logistics will be provided to registrants 1 week before the course begins.

Details

• The course is delivered online, in real time. The staggered structure is designed to maximise engagement and is based on current research relating to online course design.
• The course covers six broad topics over three mornings; two sessions per day, each session punctuated by a short break and group discussions.
• Participation will be via the Zoom video conferencing tool, allowing direct interaction and discussion with lecturers and other course participants.
• Course timings between 9:30am – 1.00pm each day.

Who should attend?

The course is most relevant to policymakers and practitioners in Australia and across the Asia-Pacific region. Participants from a range of backgrounds will benefit from the diversity of disciplines covered: this is an essential feature of the course, as the energy transformation will impact all sectors of our economy and society.