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
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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
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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
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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 capacity
1,230 GW out of
4,800 GW total (all sources, including coal, gas, nuclear)
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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 2010
United Nations Environment Programme / Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century
Global renewables 2009
Global renewables 2009
World clean energy
Bloomberg-Liebreich.www.iea.org
World clean energy
Bloomberg-Liebreich.www.iea.org
Cheaper solar pv
Renewable energy generation
Biomass
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The resource
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Resource distribution
- solar, geothermal,
Solar
wind, wave, tidal,
ocean current
Bioenergy and
biomass
productivity
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Geothermal
Wind
Wave
Current
All technologies have paybacks
Personal mobility
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Personal mobility
Private transport
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Fuel efficiency, other energy sources
Transport
Energy storage key
New technologies may be disruptive
Commercial
vehicles
Smith Newton
electric truck
Mega electric diesel hybrids
 Mitsubishi Fuso
 London Bus
 GE Haul Pak
 Honda prime mover
 Oshkosh Military Vehicle
Electric mass transit
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Siemens Bordeaux
light rail
Bombardier wireless
light rail
Slim Ride -15 passengers
Series 700 Shinkansen
train – 285 km/h
Green homes
Green cities
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Global
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$10bn green new city for 225,000 people, Portugal.
Masdar City $US22 billion for 50 000.
Tianjin Eco-City China for 350 000
Perth
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Stirling City Centre
Cockburn Coast
Fremantle
Alkimos
Yanchep Beach
Smart grids, smart houses (and offices)
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Integrated energy planning
Smart grids to coordinate the actions of devices such as
loads & generators
Smart politics
Energy efficiency
Sustainable energy
- and energy efficiency
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Energy efficiency in all forms
Distributed, renewable energy
Known costs, resource life 1000++ years
Stored energy in commodities, desal
Energy storage key to:
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improved energy delivery
increased reliability
reduced emissions
Walmart
Wesfarmers
Diffusion of innovation
Waves of innovation
What we can create
with
energy conservation,
energy efficiency,
and
renewable energy
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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
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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
www.seaaus.com.au