Greetings from the
ANU Energy Change Institute Open Day at the Australian National Institute in Canberra. The
program includes tours of the Fusion Power research laboratory, "Big Dis" Solar Thermal plant and Solar Photovoltaics. In his introduction Professor Ken Baldwin pointed out that the institute covers a wide range of research. In my own work I look at how to use energy use of, and by computers and telecommunications. A poster on my
teaching green computing is on display at the day.
Students of the
ANU Master o Energy Change can enroll in my course COMP7310:
ICT Sustainability.
Professor Baldwin mentioned how ANU met with staff from the Department of Defence to provide advice on optimizing energy use for both Australian bases and those deployed operationally. As I have a
background in defence and some of my students are military officers, I was invited along to talk about reducing the electricity use of computers. Computer equipment now is a significant proportion of the diesel fuel use by deployed military bases. Reducing kilowatt-hours save fuel, which reduces the truck convoys needed to supply a base.
Programme
Introduction
| Time |
Session |
Presenters |
|---|
| 08.30 – 09.00 |
Poster setup and registration |
|
| 09.00 – 09.20 |
Highlights of 2013 |
Professor Ken Baldwin, ECI Director |
| 09.20 – 09.30 |
Address by the DVC (Academic) |
Professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington (TBC) |
Education
| Time |
Session |
Presenters |
|---|
| 09.30 – 9.40 |
Master of Energy Change |
Professor Elmars Krausz |
| 09.40 – 9.50 |
Honours: Renewable Energy Project for Regional Development Agencies |
Dr Igor Skryabin |
| 09.50 – 10.00 |
Undergraduate: Energy Efficiency – ANU Engineering Project |
Dr Paul Compston |
New Projects
| Time |
Session |
Presenters |
|---|
| 10.00 – 10.15 |
Energy Industry Innovation Precinct |
Professor Alan Broadfoot (University of Newcastle)
Professor Ken Baldwin |
| 10.15 – 10.30 |
ACT Government Renewable Energy Project |
Mr Jon Sibley (ACT Government)
Dr Igor Skryabin |
| 10.30 – 11.00 |
Morning tea and posters |
|
| 11.00 – 11.15 |
Collaboration on Energy Efficiency and Distributed Energy with UTS |
Dr Chris Dunstan (UTS)
Dr Michael Smith |
| 11.15 – 11.30 |
ANU Energy Project
ANU Energy Management Plan - A 6 year project - EEO and the ANU CREW - Campaign to Reduce Energy & Water |
Dr Shane West |
New research areas in the ECI
| Time |
Session |
Presenters |
|---|
| 11.30 – 11.40 |
Solar Thermal
Solar thermal energy for heating and cooling, power, and fuels |
Dr Wojciech Lipinski (with Professor Alan Weimer) |
| 11.40 – 11.50 |
Biosolar
Novel methods for biodiesel production |
Dr Colin Jackson (with Chris Easton) |
| 11.50 – 12.00 |
The Energy-Water Nexus
Managing trade-offs and seizing opportunities in the climate, energy and water sectors |
Dr Karen Hussey
Dr Jamie Pittock |
| 12.00 – 12.10 |
Energy Storage and Recovery
Colossal permittivity materials, ‘supercapacitors’ and energy storage |
Professor Ray Withers (with Assoc Prof Yun Liu) |
| 12.10 – 12.20 |
Smart Grids
Optimization for planning and controlling power systems |
Professor Pascal Van Hentenryck (with Professor Sylvie Thiebaux) |
| 12.20 – 12.30 |
Energy Economics and Policy
HECS for Solar |
Professor Bruce Chapman
Professor Ken Baldwin |
| 12.30 – 12.40 |
Smart Grids
Energy Optimisation |
Dr Weifa Liang |
| 12.40 – 13.30 |
Lunch and posters |
|
Tours of ECI facilities
| Time |
Session |
Presenters |
|---|
| 13.30 – 15.00 |
Tour 1: Nuclear Science / Fusion Power / Big Dish (Solar Thermal)
Tour 2: Solar Photovoltaics |
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