Join HILT CRC for a dynamic panel discussion on the optimisation of energy infrastructure for reliable, affordable clean energy in the transition of heavy industry hubs.
The panel, to be moderated by CSIRO’s Dr Tara Hosseini, will feature Mitch Burt (South32 and Industry Chair of HILT’s Cross-cutting Technologies Program), Katie McKenzie (Australian Energy Market Operator), Wayne Harris (OneSteel Manufacturing), Kim Enkelaar (Renewables, Climate and Future Industries Tasmania), Ben Saward (Grange Resources) and Professor Gus Nathan (HILT CRC and University of Adelaide).
The session will cover:
- how heavy industry low-carbon transition pathways may change energy demands
- energy supply options such as electricity, natural gas and low-emissions fuels
- follow-on implications for energy infrastructure requirements.
The panel will consider what ‘integrated energy infrastructure’ really means for industrial hubs – balancing reliability, affordability and decarbonisation while supporting investment decisions that minimise costs and keep future options open.
We’ll also look at how regional plans connect with national energy planning (including AEMO) and how collaboration between industry, governments and network planners can unlock and inform investment in energy infrastructure.
Tara will provide an update on HILT project RP3.007 Unlocking investment in energy infrastructure for net-zero industrial hubs, which is assessing opportunities and optimal pathways for staged investments in electricity and gas infrastructure to support low-carbon energy at scale in key regional locations by 2050.
Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of this crucial issue and insight into some of the steps that are being – or should be – taken to advance arguably the most important requirement for heavy industry decarbonisation: affordable, reliable low-carbon energy at scale.
