RACE for 2030: The starter's gun is firing. CSIRO confirms value from energy productivity. FIAL & A2EP in Ipswich. Leadership from surprising sources. No Images? Click here June 2019 NewsHello energetic friends, The highlight for this month for A2EP is submitting the RACE for 2030 CRC (Cooperative Research Centre) bid on Friday in partnership with UTS and some 65 other collaborators. For more information go here. We are a key partner in a $200+ million bid over 10 years, including well over $60 million of cash contributions from business and researchers (with support from state governments) and bidding for matching Commonwealth funds. If successful, this will be one of the largest CRCs and will substantially expand our role. Other notable activities this month were the completion of 10 pre-feasibility studies for the ARENA-funded ‘renewable process heat’ project. The studies demonstrate that there are significant numbers of attractive opportunities for electrifying process heat using heat pumps to replace boilers and steam systems. The project should lead to implementation of several substantial demonstration projects. We have also started a project with NSW DPI to facilitate support for demonstration projects of energy innovation in agriculture. We have a vision of an agriculture sector that moves from a place of competitive disadvantage in energy costs to competitive advantage, providing the foundations for increased value adding in the sector. It would be great to have your opinions and inputs to my LinkedIn blog arguing for a focus on the economic opportunities from the energy/carbon transformation and the need to establish a transformation authority to manage this transition effectively. I got some great responses including being linked with work done in other countries like New Zealand and their ‘just transition’ plans. Again, our Kiwi cousins seem so far advanced on energy and climate (not to mention rugby). Finally, I wanted to congratulate the Energy Efficiency Council for its 10th anniversary and the wonderful work they have done over the years. I was sorry to miss the photo taken at the anniversary party of the original board members, as I was pleased to contribute to the board for the first few years. A2EP will celebrate our 10th anniversary next year. All the best Innovating Energy for Food In the news The fork in the road? A ‘green new deal’ for industry? Why did the chickens leave the grid? For more than a million dollars National leadership. From Adelaide. National leadership. From business. Buying
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