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REGA Forum, 1-2 June 2006

REGA Forum 2006

Renewable Energy: Growing the Markets for Australian Businesses

The 7th Annual Forum of the Renewable Energy Generators of Australia was held at the Manly Pacific Hotel, Sydney on June 1-2 and  focused on the growth opportunities for renewable energy businesses in the national and international markets.  The Forum examined both current and emerging policy initiatives and the need for new policy developments.

Session 1: Day One, Thursday June 1

Chair Morning Session and Welcome Address: Hon Peter Rae, Chairman, REGA

Climate Change: A Policy Driver for Changing Practices

Climate Change, Risks and Opportunities, Dr Graeme Pearman, Energy Program Leader, Australia 21

Managing Climate Change Risk, Sam Mostyn, Group Executive, Culture and Reputation, IAG

Driving Change through Market Mechanisms

Keynote Address: The McKibbin Model: The Role of Pricing in Climate Policy, Professor Warwick McKibbin, Lowy Institute for International Policy / ANU Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis

The Australian Renewable Energy Industry, where to from here? Walter Gerardi, Director, McLennan, Magasanik & Associates

State-based MRET: Building the RE Industry in Victoria, John Krbaleski, Manager, Energy and Sustainability Policy, Energy & Security Division, Department of Infrastructure, Victoria

Emissions Trading: Opportunities for Renewables, Anthea Harris, Project Director, National Emissions Trading Taskforce

Banking on the Policy Mechanisms, Ian Kay, Divisional Director, Corporate Finance Infrastructure, Macquarie Bank

Session 2: Day One, Thursday June 1

Chair Afternoon Session: Dave Holland, Deputy Chairman, REGA

Modelling the Emissions Reduction Task

The Business Case for Early Action, Dr Fiona Wild, Environmental Affairs Advisor, BP

Modelling the Price Impact of Carbon and the Global Lessons, Dr Harry Schaap, National Generators Forum

Voluntary Market Mechanisms: Incentives for the Generator

Green Power: Growing the Market, Matthew Harnack, Manager Sustainable Energy Programs, NSW Department of Energy Utilities & Sustainability
and Kim Barnett, Green Power Marketing, Sustainability Victoria

Selling Green Power to the Consumer, John Adams, Group General Manager Retail, Country Energy

A New Clean Energy Market: What will it take to build clean infrastructure?

Building Clean Coal Infrastructure, Andy Lloyd, Rio Tinto

Session 3: Day Two, Friday June 2

Chair Morning Session, Susan Jeanes, CEO, REGA

The World Is Moving to a Clean Energy Future

Keynote Address: Global trading: where is it working and what is it buying? Martijn Wilder, Partner, Baker & McKenzie

Removing the Legal Barriers, Leslie Parker, Renewable Energy & International Law Project

A Growing Facilitation Network, Amy Kean, Regional Manager, Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership

Grasping the International Market Opportunities

China: Dragon Growth Rates, Matthew Groom, Legal Counsel, Roaring 40s

Exporting Geothermal Know How, Peter Reid, CEO, Petratherm

Solar Energy as Baseload Power, Dave Holland, Managing Director, Solar Systems

Session 4: Day Two, Friday June 2

Chair Afternoon Session: Rob Jackson, Technical Director, REGA

Technology Developments

Pathways to Low Emission Technology Development: Market Drivers and Technology Funding, Andrew Catchpole, Group Manager Strategy & Development, Hydro Tasmania

Ocean Energy: Will the Wave Sweep Australia? Niels Nielsen, Lunar Energy

Intellectual Property Challenges for Australian Innovation, Mark Fogarty, CVC Group

AP6 Workshop

What’s in it for Australian Industry? Facilitator – Gerry Morvell, Co-Chair AP6 Taskforce, Renewable & Distributed Energy

Forum communiqué

The forum communiqué is the major outcome of the REGA Forum. 

In 2006, the conference delegates agreed that the stabilisation of the global climate is an immediate challenge that cannot afford to wait for the development of silver bullet technologies to reduce emissions and that long term signals are required to drive the development, adoption and diffusion of a portfolio of technologies required to meet future energy and climate change policy goals. 

Download the 2006 Forum Communiqué.

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