Switching on G21’s Renewable Energy Sources

Group Details

• Brad Dickson, WorkXact

• Andrew Dowd, TAC

• Michael Dunn, RD & R Pty Ltd

• Richard Haby, Kings Australia

• Martin McCall-White, Barwon Health

The Leaders for Geelong program is designed to expose emerging leaders to the challenges and opportunities that will shape the region, and prepare them to

take the helm.

Project Aim

• Research Compatible Renewable Energy Sources within the G21 region

• Understand the Barriers standing in the way of establishing renewable energy production in the G21 region

Process

Research Compatible EnergiesExpert Group

G21

CFG

Deakin University

Sustainability Victoria

RuralDevelopment

Victoria

Compatible Energies: Candidates for Analysis

• Solar

• Wind

• Tidal

• Geothermal

• Energy from Waste

Process

Research Compatible Energies

Research Energy Sources in Detail

Develop Gap Analysis based on Research

Identify Barriers via Interviews

Expert Group

G21

CFG

Deakin University

Sustainability Victoria

RuralDevelopment

Victoria

Industry

Solar

Wind

Tidal

Geothermal

Energy from Waste

Barrier Defined

A Barrier is a potentially show stopping issues, largely beyond industry sector

control.

Theme Solar Wind Waste Geo Tidal

Community Acceptance          

Site Location                

Federal Government            

State Government            

Local Government          

Industry / Commercial Developers           

Supply Chain / Distributors           

Economic          

Environmental          

Human Resources          

Technology          

Barrier Matrix

 

No Barrier Barrier

Barriers Across All Energy Sources

Federal Government

- Funding and Grants

- Policy

- Carbon Emissions Trading Scheme

- Renewable Energy Certificates Scheme

Barriers Across All Energy Sources

Economic - Global Financial Crisis

- Change in lending criteria

- Very cautious approach by investors & lenders

Barriers Across SomeEnergy Sources

• State Government– Grants and funding – Costly and lengthy planning process

• Local Government– Possible conflict of interest

• Technology– Not advanced enough to be proficient in

region

What could be done with these results?

• G21 Economic Development Executive Group handover

• Current Active Projects

• Lobbying at government and corporate level

• Pursue compatible renewable energy producers