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Energy and Climate Change: science and technology for Australia's future – Renewable Energy – solar, geo thermal, wind

Date: Monday 21st Apr 2008
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Venue:

BMW Edge, Federation Square, Cnr. Flinders and Swanston Streets, Melbourne



Don't miss the opportunity to attend this forum where a panel of Australia's most knowledgeable energy experts will present, discuss and debate the very latest in energy production science and technology and climate change. Come along and have your say.


Speakers

Professor Andrew Blakers FTSE – ANU, Canberra  – Solar Photovoltaics and Solar Thermal: Professor Blakers is the Director of the Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems at ANU, and an inventor of the sliver cell. The Centre works in the area of photovoltaic and photovoltaic-thermal hybrid energy systems.  http://solar.anu.edu.au/level_1/cses.php

Dr. Adrian Williams - Former CEO Geodynamics Ltd – Geo Thermal: Dr. Adrian Williams has a career across the energy spectrum, from natural gas in Algeria and hydro in S E Asia to Chief of CSIRO’s Energy Division. He is a real believer in geothermal energy. http://www.geodynamics.com.au/IRM/content/about_management_adrianwilliams.html

 

Ms. Dominique La Fontaine - Immediate past CEO Clean Energy Council –Wind, Bio Mass, Tidal and Waves:  Ms. Dominique La Fontaine is one of Australia’s leading wind energy authorities with high level expertise in policy, research and technology. She has provided policy advice on energy demand and supply, energy management, greenhouse and renewable energy policy and markets. http://cleanenergycouncil.org.au

 

Events Moderator: Peter Mares – Presenter ABC Radio National

Events Summariser: Professor Graeme Pearman FTSE - Monash University