2011 NORTH COAST ENERGY FORUM PROGRAM CURRENT AT 29 APRIL 2011
8.30
Registrations and tea/coffee
9 am
Welcome - MC Adam Blakester
Welcome to country
Opening by Byron Shire Mayor, Jan Barham
9.30 am
Regional overview
Mark Byrne, Environmental Defender's Office Northern Rivers
9,50 am
Keynote address
Demand management and smart grids
Professor Stuart White, Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS
10.20 am
Morning tea
10.40 am
Group exercise
What would be the best outcome of today’s forum for you, and for the region?
11.15 am
Policy forum
What should (and shouldn't) governments do to help the north coast become more energy self-sufficient?
John Kaye, NSW Greens MLC and energy spokesperson
Matthew Wright, Executive Director, Beyond Zero Emissions
Professor Stuart White, Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS
12.30 pm
Lunch
1.15 pm
Panel
Local renewable energy resources: what are the opportunities and constraints?
Bioenergy - Ballina pyrolysis project - Rod Dawson, Ballina Shire Council
Byron Shire wind mapping project - Graeme Williams, Byron Shire Council
Small scale solar - James Sturch, Planet Energy Solar
2.15 pm
Panel
Community renewables projects: lessons from other projects
Nat Meyer, Nimbin Neighbourhood Centre (Nimbin Solar Farm)
Adam Blakester, Starfish Enterprises (New England Wind & Farming the Sun)
Bernhard Voll, Australian Community Energy
Robert Rosen, Brunswick Heads Economic Transition Strategy
3.45 pm
Afternoon tea
4 pm
Group exercise
Where do we go from here?
4.50
Wrap
5.30
Drink and early dinner
Middle Pub, Mullumbimby
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