2018 GEER Energy Efficiency Symposium
GEER Australia is pleased to announce the 2018 GEER Energy Efficiency Symposium which will take place in Melbourne on Wednesday 10th October. The symposium is a full day program featuring a mixture of keynotes, concurrent research presentations, panels and two interactive workshops.
Martin Jones
Senior Policy Officer
Energy Sector Reform Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, (VIC)
Dr Yolande Strengers
Associate Professor, Centre for Urban Research
RMIT University
Dr Yolande
Associate Professor
Urban Research, RMIT University
Dr Yolande
Principal Research Fellow
Beyond Behaviour Change, Urban Research Centre
RMIT University
Matthew Soeberg
Manager of the Sustainable Homes team
Sustainability Victoria
Martin Jones
Senior Policy Officer Energy Sector Reform Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, (VIC)
Associate Professor
Geoff Walker
Leader of the power engineering group
Faculty of Science and Engineering, QUT
Who's Speaking
In addition to our four keynotes, the following are confirmed speakers:
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Michael Ambrose, Project leader, Urban Systems, Land and Water, CSIRO
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Dr Rowan Bedggood, Chair of GEER and Senior Researcher, Swinburne University
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Dr Petra Buergelt, Charles Darwin University
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Kerry Connors, Associate Director, Research, Energy Consumers Australia
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Dr John Gardner, Team leader, Consumers and Resource Use, CSIRO
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Assoc. Prof. Ross Gordon, Macquarie University
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Phil Harrington, Principle, Strategy, Policy Research
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Neil Horrocks, CEO, Redback Technology
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Martin Jones, Senior Policy Officer, Energy Policy and Programs Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, (VIC)
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Dr Ryan McAndrew, School of Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations, QUT Business School
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Grant Russell, Chief Operating Officer, Aurora Energy
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Matthew Soeberg, Manager of the Sustainable Homes team, Sustainability Victoria
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Dr Yolande Strengers, Associate Professor, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Sarah Stephen, Director Energy Efficiency, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (VIC)
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Gabby Sundstrom, Senior Manager - Policy, research and stakeholder engagement, AGL
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Associate Professor Geoff Walker, leader of the power engineering group, School of Science and Engineering, QUT
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Dr Phillipa Watson, Research Fellow, University of Tasmania
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Dr Nicola Willand, Lecturer School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
Where: Hawthorn Arts Centre, Melbourne
When: 10th October
Audience:
Government and policy makers, researchers, consultants, energy retailers, energy networks, suppliers of energy goods and services.
Price: $199 (+GST)
The Program
8.30am
Registration and Coffee
Event information
9.30-10.00
Keynote 1
Chair:
Prof Rebekah Russell-Bennett
Cool ideas for smart homes: how can smart tech help households save energy?
Associate Professor in Sustainability and Urban Planning and a researcher in the Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
10.00-10.30
Keynote 2
Chair:
Prof Rebekah Russell-Bennett
Victorian Healthy Homes Project: Improving Health by Improving Energy Efficiency
Manager of the Sustainable Homes team, Sustainability Victoria
Senior Policy Officer, Energy Policy and Programs Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, (VIC)
10.30-11.00
Morning Tea
11.00-11.30
Keynote 3
Chair:
Dr Phillipa Watson
Energy Costs, and the impact of technology, renewables, batteries, and electric vehicles
Associate Professor Geoff Walker
Leader of the power engineering group, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Queensland University of Technology
11.30 - 12.15
Panel 1 – Vulnerable consumers
Chair: Associate Professor Ross Gordon
Supporting Vulnerable Energy Consumers – Tips and Traps
Associate Director, Research
Energy Consumers Australia
Senior Manager - Policy, research and stakeholder engagement
AGL
Chief Operating Officer
Aurora Energy
12:15 - 1:00
Lunch
1.00 - 2.00
Interactive Workshop 1
Room:
The Chamber
Workshop 1 Measuring and evaluating energy efficiency programs
Team leader, Consumers and Resource Use, CSIRO
Interactive Workshop 2
Room:
The Zelman Room
Workshop 2 Alleviating Energy Poverty Mark 2 – Making it Happen
Chair, GEER Australia
2.00 - 3.00
Hearing from GEER:
Breakout session 1
Chair:
Dr Tracey Benson
Room:
The Chamber
1. Uncovering Segments within Electricity Load Profile Data
School of Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations, QUT Business School
2. Exploring the nexus of energy use, ageing, and health and wellbeing among older Australians
Macquarie University
3. Battery Trials: a hot topic in a cool space’
Research Fellow, University of Tasmania
Hearing from GEER:
Breakout session 2
Chair:
Dr Jeremy Trombley
Room:
The Zelman Room
1. Research with Energy Consumers: Pitfalls and Successes Experienced Across LIEEP Projects
Charles Darwin University
2. Australian Housing Data – Tracking our way to energy efficient homes
Project leader Urban Systems, Land and Water, CSIRO
3. Integrating energy efficiency & hardship improvements into the Care at Home system – First insights
Lecturer School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
3.00 - 3.30
Afternoon Tea
3.30 - 4.30
Panel 2 – Research v Consultancy
Chair: Gene McGlynn
When to commission research versus consultancy? Four perspectives.
Dr Rowan Bedggood (researcher)
Swinburne University
CEO, Redback Technology
Principle, Strategy, Policy Research
Sarah Stephen (government client)
Acting Executive Director, Energy Sector Reform, Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Workshop Information
We have two workshops for you to choose from, the first is a session about evaluating energy efficiency programs and the second is a roundtable to stimulate ideas for alleviating energy poverty.
Workshop 1 - Measuring and evaluating energy efficiency programs
Led by Dr John Gardner
Consumers and Resource Use, CSIRO
Plenty of work has gone into measuring the financial benefits of energy efficiency programs, often with uninspiring results. However, there are a range of non-financial benefits of such programs that are harder to measure, but which arguably are more valuable than simple reductions in energy costs. This workshop will explore the full range of benefits of energy efficiency, and discuss issues of effectively measuring and reporting on these outcomes.
Location: The Chamber
Workshop 2 - Alleviating Energy Poverty Mark 2 – Making it Happen
Led by Dr Rowan Bedggood
Chair, GEER Australia
Building on the tremendous work that went into the GEER Round Table last year, this workshop aims to take our ideas to the next level. We all want to see energy poverty as a thing of the past – this workshop will draw upon your knowledge and insights to help craft a practical plan forward which targets change on numerous fronts. This will be a hands-on workshop with a designed process to create an action plan to bring about immediate relief to households struggling to pay their utility bills.
Location: The Zelman Room
For further information about the conference contact Carolyn Coe on ccoe@swin.edu.au