Monash Sustainable Energy Day

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• Monash Sustainable Energy Day
• Australias Greenhouse Emissions
• Renewable Energy Markets and Opportunities

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Outline

• Australias Greenhouse Emissions Profile
• Policy Developments
• Electricity Consumption Trends
• Electricitys Greenhouse Contribution
• Australian RE Programs
• International Targets for Renewable Energy

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Australias GH Emissions, 1999
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Trends
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Greenhouse Emissions by Sector
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Policy Developments

• Federal Policy Developments
• Not committed to ratifying Kyoto Protocol
• Climate Change partnership with USA
• Still funding AGO and associated programs
• State Gov Policy Developments
• NSW EPA released draft guidelines for EIAs
• VIC EPA - Greenhouse emissions part of licence
  compliance (existing licences works approvals)
• QLD EPA - developing guidelines for same
• WA EPA - released guidelines and may veto
  projects

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Policy Developments

• State Gov - Dedicated Departments
• Mix of responsibilities
• NSW (SEDA, MEU, EPA)
• VIC (SEAV, DNRE, EPA)

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Did You Know ?

• Did you know ?
• There is enough Brown Coal burnt in Victoria to
  fill the MCG every
• a) Day?
• b) Week?
• c) Month?
• Ans (b)

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GH Emissions of Electricity

• Electricity contributes 172 Million Tonnes CO2e
  p.a. in Australia
• Equivalent to 37.5 of Australias Emissions

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Electricity Trends
Forecast electricity generation
Source Electricity Australia 2001, ESAA
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Electricity by Fuel Type
Installed capacity by fuel type - 2000
Source Electricity Australia 2001, ESAA
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International Competitiveness
International electricity prices - January 2001
industrial
Source Tariff Network of Experts, UNIPEDE,
January 2001AUD - c/kWh Industrial
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Electricity GH Trends

• Electricity consumption rising
• Largest contributor to emissions - 37.5 in 1999
• Emissions increase by 33 over 1990 levels
• One plank of strategy - Renewable Energy
• Others include
• Generator Efficiency standards
• Demand Side Management (energy efficiency)
• MEPS - appliances, hot water heaters, etc.
• Cogen?
• Emissions Trading, Others?

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Renewable Energy Programs

• MRET, 2, 9500 GWh
• Green Power
• GH Friendly Electricity
• Others - RRPGP, REID, Grants, Subsidies (SHW, PV
  Rebate), etc

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MRET
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MRET

• Original Intent 2
• Now likely to be 0.5
• Cost 30-40 / MWh for 0.5 of wholesale
  electricity purchases
• Target review 2003

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International Targets
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Solar House Day
September 8th 2002 Guided Tours of Some of
Australia and New Zealands Most Energy Efficient
Homes. (Volunteers Required !!)