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Help shape the Loddon Mallee's Energy Future

As you may know, the Central Victorian Greenhouse Alliance (CVGA) is working with the Victorian State Government (DELWP) to develop the Loddon Mallee Renewable Energy Roadmap with oversight and guidance from the Loddon Mallee New Energy Taskforce (LMNET). The Roadmap aims to understand local challenges and opportunities and inform decision making to respond to the energy transition.

On October 31st, key stakeholders and decision makers from across the region will gather for the Loddon Mallee Future Energy Forum. This forum will provide pre-launch insights into the Loddon Mallee Renewable Energy Roadmap.

This forum is a chance to:

Hear what communities, industry and government are saying
Learn from experts and key players
Network with regional leaders
Contribute to shaping the opportunities and solutions for our energy future
Join other leaders, decision makers, industry captains and key community representatives for this important event.

The agenda takes in the full breadth of policy and regulatory changes, competitive and technological disruption, as well as movements in consumer trends. You will understand the challenges and opportunities facing generators, networks and grids, right through to Commercial & Industrial end-use, community energy and residential retail.

This event is free and will provide morning tea and lunch.

If you are able to attend please REGISTER HERE.

The following speakers have been confirmed, and the full program will be released closer to the date:

Keynote: Rachel Watson
Chair, Clean Energy Council and CEO of Pacific Hydro

Rachel Watson has extensive experience in the energy industry as both Chair of the Clean Energy Council and CEO of Pacific Hydro. Rachel will focus on the trends in large scale renewable energy and some of the opportunities and challenges for utility investment in the Loddon Mallee region.

Ed Chan
Director, Australian Energy Market Commission
Ed will talk about his work with the AEMC investigating what the future energy system might look like and what actions and reforms are needed to facilitate the transition to renewable energy.

Bruce Thompson
Head of Strategy and Partnerships, Greensync
Bruce will talk about the revolution underway in distributed energy resources such as solar PV, batteries, microgrids and how regional communities can be involved.

Taryn Lane
Manager, Hepburn Wind and Akin Consulting
Taryn has a long history in community energy & will focus on what benefits and engagement communities should expect from utility scale energy projects.

Chris Corr
Project Manager, Bendigo Community Power Hub
Chris will be focussing on the range of community energy projects being developed and delivered by the Community Power Hub in Bendigo.