Webinars
Monash Energy Webinars
Upcoming webinars
We welcome topic propositions or questions about any of our previous events.
Please contact Nancy Van Nieuwenhove at nancy.van.nieuwenhove@monash.edu or at energy-institute@monash.edu
Key IPCC report outcomes and responding to climate misinformation
30 September 2021, 4–5pm
This Monash Energy Institute webinar will focus on the IPCC report, climate misinformation, and approaches to counter misinformation.
Join A/Prof Shayne McGregor and Dr John Cook for the latest on climate science and climate communication, with a focus on this year’s IPCC report.
Rediscover past webinars
The impact of market design on transmission and generation investment in electricity markets
Electricity market design interacts with transmission network investment decisions, for example through multiple pricing zones or curtailment rules. In this webinar, Professor Zöttl will explore this and quantify the effects of curtailment and transmission investment in a model calibrated to the German market. Valuable insights can be gained for Australia, as the country faces a significant redesign of its market and grapples with a fast energy transition that may require further transmission investment.
26 May 2021
Microgrid Roadmap
Webinar recording now available
This webinar in the Net Zero series focused on the pathway and process to establish a Microgrid. With funding through DELWP, Monash has undertaken work to understand the value proposition presented by microgrids to Victoria and to provide regulatory, policy, and market reform recommendations. The Net Zero Initiative launched the Microgrid Development toolbox and Monash University's future plans to help others on their microgrid journey. In this webinar, panel members Scott Ferraro (Program Director, Net Zero Initiative, Monash University), Craig Chambers (Managing Director, Engevity), and Céline Klemm (Research Fellow BehaviourWorks Australia), shared learnings from the Microgrid Electricity Market Operator project and the roadmap for establishing a microgrid.
26 August 2021
Energy Industry PhD Scholarships
Webinar recording now available
Mr Vincent Makota (Zema Energy Scholarship recipient), Dr Sarah Goodwin (Lecturer, Faculty of Information Technology), Prof Paul Webley (Director, Woodside Monash Energy Partnership), Stephan Modest (Woodside Monash Energy Partnership Scholarship recipient) talked about our transforming energy sector and how pursuing industry PhDs; like the Zema Energy Studies Scholarship, the Woodside Monash Energy Partnership Scholarship, and the RACE for 2030 CRC PhD program can fast-track your career in energy. Dr Tanya Tan (Graduate Research Manager) spoke about the scholarship application process. Dr Roger Dargaville, Deputy Director of the Monash Energy Institute, hosted the event.
2 September 2021
Storing Power: Market Structure Matters
Webinar recording now available
Market power in generation or storage affects the storage investment level that is eventually supplied by the market. Vertical integration delivers the worst outcome. Professor Natalia Fabra speaks to c2548579ompetition policy in the storage market and holds particular relevance to Australia, where storage investment is ramping up.
28 April 2021
National Energy and Climate Plans for the island of Ireland: wind curtailment, interconnectors and storage
Webinar recording now available
Managing the curtailment of wind-powered generation in Ireland involves a trade-off between investment in storage or transmission. Emeritus Professor David Newbery will explore these options and the relative costs of different strategies to deal with a high penetration of variable renewable electricity. This talk will provide valuable insights, as renewable energies play an increasingly important role in the Australian electricity market.
5 May 2021
Integrating Renewable Energy into the Grid
Integrating renewable energy sources into a national grid poses some challenges, especially when the grid is dominated by baseload production. Electricity design expert Professor Thomas-Olivier Léautier discusses these challenges, focusing on grids dominated by baseload nuclear production.
11 May 2021
Designing electricity rates for an equitable energy transition
Webinar recording now available
This third webinar in the Australian Electricity Market Initiative series explored the findings from a new report from Next 10 and the Energy Institute at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business In this webinar, Prof Severin Borenstein (Faculty Director, Energy Institute at Haas) presented new work with A/Prof James Sallee (Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley) and A/Prof Meredith Fowlie (Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley).
23 March 2021
Increase-Decrease game in zonal markets
Webinar recording now available
The Increase-Decrease game is a type of electricity market manipulation which can take place in day-ahead markets with balancing markets and zonal pricing. In this webinar, Associate Professor Pär Holmberg will explain this phenomenon and discuss implications for policy and market design. His talk is particularly timely as Australia contemplates a significant redesign of its wholesale market and the introduction of locational marginal pricing to replace zonal pricing.
21 April 2021
Net Zero Mobility Webinar
Webinar recording now available
In this webinar, panel members Reeta Lad (Manager Transport, Monash University), Rachel Lynskey (Project Officer, Climateworks Australia) and Dr Roger Dargaville (Deputy Director, Monash Energy Institute), explored future transport needs and opportunities, pathways to achieve net zero emissions transport and learnings from the implementation of some of these opportunities.
27 April 2021
Post-2025 market design: storage integration in the grid
Webinar recording now available
There is great anticipation that storage is the key to the successful transition to renewable energy. What are the economics of grid-scale energy storage? How do we design markets that integrate storage as an essential element? Please join Dr Omer Karaduman as he discusses the challenges and solutions to storage integration.
9 December 2020
Impact of distributed renewable investment on distribution network capacity
Webinar recording now available
A webinar by Professor Frank A. Wolak on the impact of distributed solar and wind investment on distribution network capacity. This informative talk is directed at policymakers, regulators, market participants and academics.
2 March 2021
Low energy: estimating electric vehicle electricity use
Webinar recording now available
This second webinar in the Australian Electricity Market Initiative series explored electric vehicle usage.
A/Prof Fiona Burlig A/Prof Fiona Burlig Assistant Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago and Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research), presented new work completed with Prof James B. Bushnell, A/Prof David Rapson and A/Prof Catherine Wolfram.
10 March 2021
Energy Markets
Webinar recording now available
Nathan Epp discussed the opportunities presented by the Australian electricity market and how electricity retailers are working with large customers to leverage these advantages. Andrew Pintar provided insight into how Monash takes a portfolio view of DER. Associate Professor Guillaume Roger addressed the rise of storage as an essential element of the energy transition and how data is being used.
8 December 2020
Energy Leadership and Australia’s Energy Transition
Webinar recording now available
Peter Metcalfe (General Manager Climate Engagement at Woodside Energy), Dr Emma Aisbett (Associate Director for ANU Grand Challenge – Zero-Carbon Energy for the Asia Pacific), and Rob Kelly (Program Manager at ClimateWorks Australia) discussed the role of policy, energy security and the interplay of economics and governance on transitioning energy systems.
9 December 2020
Identifying consumption profiles and implicit cross-subsidies under fixed-rate electricity tariffs
Webinar recording now available
This first webinar in the Australian Electricity Market Initiative series will explore implications of the disconnect between time-varying wholesale electricity prices and households fixed-price electricity tariffs. It uncovers hidden cross-subsidies between households and suggests a remedy to this issue, which is also economically efficient.
24 February 2021
Carbon reuse and transforming emissions – CO2 to products
Webinar recording now available
Dr Jitendra Joshi (Principal Scientist for New Energy, Woodside Energy), A/ Prof Victoria Haritos (Deputy Head of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University) and Prof Jennifer Wilcox (Presidential Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Energy Policy, University of Pennsylvania) discussed opportunities for carbon reuse through the capture, conversion and utilisation of CO2.
25 November 2020
Ideas for control of low-inertia microgrids with inverter-based resources
Webinar recording now available
A/ Prof Ali Mehrizi-Sani discussed the foundational ideas behind Set point automatic adjustment with correction enabled (SPAACE), its implementation challenges, and applications in several scenarios, including in an experimental test bed. This new strategy allows for simpler and faster implementation of SPAACE in practical systems.
17 November 2020
Energy users: participation (or not?) in automated and distributed energy futures
Webinar recording now available
Dr Declan Kuch (Western Sydney University & University of New South Wales), Dr Sophie Adams (University of New South Wales), A/Prof Yolande Strengers (Monash University) and Mark Boulet (BehaviourWorks Australia) explored how automation and changes in distributed energy resources are enabling greater participation from energy users to engage with emerging energy futures, and how this may vary across different contexts and settings.
10 November 2020
Challenges and opportunities for large-scale green hydrogen production in Australia
Webinar recording now available
Dr Ashley Roberts (Energy Transformation Engineer, Woodside Energy), Dr Graham Palmer (Research Fellow, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University) and Dr Stuart Walsh (Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University) discussed critical considerations for the implementation of large-scale green hydrogen production.
29 October 2020
Transitioning to a lower carbon future. The Woodside Monash Energy Partnership and National Energy Resources Australia
Webinar recording now available
Miranda Taylor (Chief Executive Officer at National Energy Resources Australia), Andrea Galt (New Energy Partnership Program Director at Woodside Energy) and Professor Elizabeth Croft (Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Monash University) discussed the need to transition the energy sector at scale.
8 October 2020
Monash Microgrid: data visualisation and platform, load and generation management, operating systems
Webinar recording now available
German Burbano (Project Manager of Indra Australia), Dr Reza Razzaghi (Lecturer, Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering), Dr Sarah Goodwin (Lecturer, Monash Immersive Analytics Lab) and Ameya Dikshit (Research Software Specialist, Monash e-Research) discussed what the Monash Microgrid is, its management systems, the role of data and of the transactive energy market.
1 October 2020
Towards the ammonia economy
Webinar recording now available
Professor Douglas Macfarlane discussed the recent developments opening up the prospect of ammonia becoming a key zero-carbon fuel. Able to be substituted for fossil fuels in most engines and processes, ammonia can be produced from renewables. While being cognisant of the manageable risks, Australia has enormous potential to generate renewable ammonia as an export commodity.
29 September 2020
Energy industry PhD scholarships
Webinar recording now available
Lakshan Bernard (Inaugural Zema Energy Studies Scholar), Prof Paul Webley (Director, Woodside Monash Energy Partnership) and Dr Sarah Goodwin (Lecturer, Faculty of Information Technology) and Dr Tanya Tan (Graduate Research Manager) discussed our transforming energy sector and how pursuing industry PhDs, can fast-track your career in energy.
24 September 2020
An optimal non-wire solution via utilising the inverter-based DERs in distribution networks
Webinar recording now available
Dr Alireza Soroudi, Assistant Professor in Electric Power Systems at University College Dublin, discussed the practical successful example of the European RESERVE project which aimed to pave the way towards 100% renewable energy, successfully integrating a diverse array of inverter-based DER trial site deployments into a single scalable control and monitoring platform.
2 September 2020
Start your own net zero journey!
Webinar recording now available
Dr Rob Brimblecombe (Manager, Engineering and Sustainability) shared the Monash Net Zero journey. Amandine Denis-Ryan (Head of National Program, ClimateWorks Australia) covered off the updates about the Decarbonisation Futures report. Professor Rob Raven (Monash Sustainable Development Institute) focused on the role of urban experimentation and university living labs in the governance of net-zero transitions.
20 August 2020
Rethinking global energy transition pathways post Covid-19
Webinar recording now available
Dr Lawrence Jones (Vice President of the International Programs at the Edison Electric Institute, Washington DC), explored questions related to the impact of Covid19 on energy systems and energy access, the economics of the energy transition and how to ensure a ‘just’ transition. He also discussed how to manage global risks within the energy transition.
12 August 2020
Equitable Energy Future | Accessibility | Affordability | Responsibility
Webinar recording now available
Dr Ron Ben-David, Dr Diane Kraal, and Dr Larissa Nicholls discussed key issues concerning energy affordability, responsibility and fairness. This included the concept of energy justice, how households' energy use and well-being could be impacted following the critical COVID-19 pandemic and the exploration of pathways to an equitable energy future.
9 June 2020
Looking at buildings as virtual power plants
Webinar recording now available
Dr Sara Walker talked about the Urban Sciences Building project, a Newcastle University’s School of Engineering research project. The team is investigating heat pump, air handling units, lighting and lift loads and P.V. generation to understand the potential magnitude, speed and duration of demand response and other grid services the building can offer.
26 May 2020
Publishing in Nature Energy and Nature Climate Change
This seminar was an opportunity for energy and social science graduate students and academics to hear from the senior editor of two leading journals in the field. Jenn Richler, Senior editor covering Behavioural and Social Sciences for Nature Climate Change and Nature Energy, covered the two journals portfolios, publishing opportunities in these and other Nature journals, and the editorial process. Publishing in Nature Energy and Nature Climate Change.
4 March 2020
Pathways to universal access to electricity by 2030
Dr Lawrence Jones, award winning industry leader and practitioner covered questions related to universal clean electricity access by 2030 and our role as engineers and researchers communicating vital technological solutions with key stakeholders in government and industry. The United Nations has a goal of achieving universal access to clean energy by 2030. With less than a decade remaining, is this goal still achievable?
28 February 2020