ANZAAS in Partnership with ATSE and Melbourne Conversations
Energy and Climate Change: science and technology for Australia's future
A series of two vital forums with a collection of Australia's most knowledgeable energy experts presenting, discussing and debating the very latest in energy production science and technology and the associated issues around impending climate change.
Developed in collaboration with ANZAAS (The Australian & New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science) & ATSE (The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering) and supported by Future Leaders
21st April 2008 - Renewable Energy - Solar, Wind, Geo-thermal, Bio Mass and Tidal
- Moderator: Peter Mares ABC Radio National
- Professor Andrew Blakers FTSE (ANU) - Solar Photovoltaics and Solar Thermal.
- Dr. Adrian Williams (Geodynamics) - Geo Thermal.
- Ms. Dominique La Fontaine (CEO Clean Energy Council) - Energy from Wind, Bio Mass, Tidal and Waves
- Summariser: Professor Graeme Pearman FTSE (Monash University)
- ABC Podcast of this talk
28th April - Non-Renewable or Base Load Energy - Brown Coal, Gas, Geosequestration and Nuclear
- Moderator: Peter Mares ABC Radio National
- Dr Louis Wibberley (Principal Technologist, Energy Technology, CSIRO, Newcastle) - The future of coal.
- Dr. Peter Cook FTSE (CEO, CRC for Greenhouse Gas Technology) - CO2 sequestration
- Dr. Ziggy Switkowski FTSE (Chairman, Australian Nuclear Taskforce 2006) - Nuclear Energy.
- Summariser: Professor Graeme Pearman FTSE (Monash University)
- ABC Podcast of this talk
Melbourne Conversations is a series of regular, free discussions exploring issues and topics that make Melbourne - and Melburnians - tick. Developed by the City of Melbourne, Melbourne Conversations aims to provide information, engagement and entertainment through free talks about popular themes.