Day two: Session Decarbonisation pathways: transition pathways

Sven Teske

Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney

Australian sector-specific scope 1, 2, and 3 analyses for setting net zero targets

Dr Sven Teske is an Associate Professor and Research Director at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, a research focus on energy decarbonisation pathways for specific industry sectors and regions towards Net-Zero by 2050. 100% renewable energy concepts required to achieve the Paris Climate Agreement for countries, regions, cities, microgrids for islands and the development of National Determined Contribution (NDC) reports. Sven has over 28 years’ experience in renewable energy market and policy analysis. as well as solar and onand offshore wind power grid integration concepts in public grids.

Ken Baldwin

Professor, Australian National University

The Australian renewable energy export transition

Professor Baldwin is the founding Director of the ANU Energy Change Institute (now incorporated into the Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions), and the inaugural Director of the ANU Grand Challenge, Zero-Carbon Energy for the Asia-Pacific. The main research focus of his current work is to help drive the energy transition, particularly for Australia’s future export industries based on renewable energy. Professor Baldwin is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (FTSE), the American Physical Society (FAPS), the Optical Society of America (FOSA), The Institute of Physics UK (FInstP), and the Australian Institute of Physics (FAIP)

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Rebecca Yang Associate Professor, RMIT

Community renewable energy transition and trading: a case study

Rebecca is a member of the National Mirror Committee for International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) TC 82 Solar photovoltaic energy systems by Standards Australia, represents Australia to the development of an international standard IEC 63092 BIPV, reviews and comments on new proposed standards under IEC TC 82. She has established Solar Energy Application Lab at RMIT and lead many academics, research students and research assistants from multiple in projects to support energy transformation through greater solar adoption in the building sector and the urban environment.

Moonyong Kim

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of NSW

Material sustainability and the learning curve for decarbonising electricity using photovoltaic technology

Moonyong Kim has completed both his PhD (2020) and Honour’s degree (2015) in photovoltaic (PV) engineering. His PhD focused on understanding the mechanism of lightinduced degradation in crystalline silicon solar cells. His recent research focused on the material sustainability of PV technology, which is an important aspect to reach the net zero goal by 2030. The material sustainability of PV technology is critical to ensure PV market continues to grow at rapid rate while maintaining the low cost.

Ariel Liebman Director, Monash Energy Institute

Ariel is Director and co-founder of the Monash Energy Institute and a Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems in the Monash faculty of IT. Ariel’s research focus is on the development and application of new decision support tools for Integrated System Planning for large 100% renewable grids. In 2019 he co-founded the RACE for 2030 CRC as the first Networks Program leader/Ariel is an energy specialist with more than 25 years of experience with 12 years of industry roles in the National Electricity Market. In 2016 Ariel was the architect of the Microgrid/Net Zero Initiative and lead researcher in the Monash Smart Energy City project.