solar news, april 2007 ~ australian and new zealand solar energy society - south australian branch
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Australian And New Zealand Solar Energy Society (SA Branch)
SOLAR NEWS SAFormerly the ANZSES CHATTER
April 2007
WELCOME to this months edition of Solar News SA.
ANZSES SA BRANCH AGM TUES 1ST MAY 7.30PM
ROOM BJ1-13, BONYTHON JUBILEE BUILDING, CITY EAST CAMPUS, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, FROME RD
COMMERCIALISING THE BIG DISH SOLAR THERMAL CONCENTRATOR
Artur Zawadski, Manager of Business Development and Project Delivery, Wizard PowerConcentrating solar power (CSP) technologies are experiencing a global resurgence, with approximately 200MWe plant capacity currently underconstruction around the world. Solar thermal power technologies have considerable scope for growth and electricity costs are projected to fall tolevels similar to those of large scale wind systems and future coal-fired power plants with integrated carbon-capture-and-storage. The interest inhigh temperature CSP technologies is driven by their potential for delivering on-demand and base load power and their application to
manufacturing advanced fuels using thermo chemical processes.After many years of development work at the Australian National University (ANU), the Big Dish solar thermal concentrator technology, ammoniabased thermo chemical energy storage and advanced mirrors have been licensed exclusively to Wizard Power Pty Ltd. Wizard Power is workingwith the ANU to produce the next generation of Big Dish technology and is also undertaking research into the application of the technology to theproduction of hydrogen and liquid fuels. Wizard Power expects to commence work on a demonstration base load power plant in the 2007-08financial year.Artur will discuss the development and commercialisation of the Big Dish and ammonia energy storage technologies, including the potential forprojects in South Australia.
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BRANCH
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, AGENDA AND COMMITTEE NOMINATION FORM
TUESDAY 1 MAY 2007 COMMENCING AT 7:30PM
Room BJ1-13, Bonython Jubilee Building, City East CampusUniversity of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaide
The South Australia Branch of the Australia and New Zealand Solar Energy Society advises that its Annual General Meeting will be held onTuesday 1 May 2007 in Room BJ1-13, Bonython Jubilee Building, City East Campus, University of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaidecommencing at 7:30pm.
Following the meeting Mr Artur Zawadski, Chair of ANZSES and Manager, Business Development and Project Delivery, Wizard Power, willaddress members about Solar Thermal Energy, highlighting the development and commercialisation of the Big Dish and ammonia energy storagetechnologies. The potential for projects incorporating these technologies in South Australia will be discussed.Members and their guests are welcome to join the Committee and Artur Zawadski for an informal meal prior to the meeting at Amalfi Restaurant,29 Frome Street, City commencing at 6pm. Amalfi is within walking distance of the meeting venue.
ANZSES-SA AGM TUESDAY 1 MAY 2007 - AGENDA
ApologiesConfirmation of Minutes of AGM held on 4 April 2006Business Arising from the MinutesPresidents Report (Stewart Martin)
Treasurers Report (John Rolls)Election of 2007 CommitteeOther Business
COMMITTEE NOMINATION FORM - 2007I advise that I wish to nominate for the ANZSES South Australian Branch Committee for 2007.
(Tick if applicable)I also wish to nominate for the position of SA Branch President Name: Signature:Address:Phone (home/business/mobile):
EMAIL: SECONDED BY:
Name: Signature:The nomination must be received the Secretary, Albert Thompson, prior to the commencement of the Annual General Meeting. It may be sent by hand,by post to ANZSES, PO Box 8178, Station Arcade, Adelaide 5001 or by email to [email protected]. If sent by email, the seconder should also send anemail stating that he/she endorses the nomination.
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SUSTAINABLE HOUSE DAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 2007
The coordinating committee of Monica Oliphant, Stewart Martin, Alan Strickland, Judy Celmins, MaggieSlattery and John Pockett have met several times this year and organisation of the 2007 SHD is wellunderway. It is planned to have up to 9 houses open in the Greater Adelaide area on centres focussed on theCity, the North Eastern suburbs and the Blackwood/S Eastern suburbs area. It is also planned to haveclusters in the Murray Bridge and Aldinga areas. The houses show a variety of building styles includingpurpose built low energy houses and retrofits.
EARLY AND DEEP OR WAIT AND SEE
In his article Spreading the Faith Weekend Australian 31/12/07 Paul Kelly says that business leaders will oppose a 20% cut in greenhouse emissions
by 2020 and quotes John Howard as saying thats what Nicholas Stern was advocating thats apparently what the Labor party supports. Kelly sees thisas a trap set by Howard and also says that business leader will oppose it. Howard has also repudiated the 60% Rudd-Stern-EU target of 60% reductionby 2050. Kelly favours waiting for clean coal technology to come on line before committing to deep cuts.What is actually happening in Australia? The South Australian Government, which is strongly pro economic growth, recently committed to cut of at least60% of current greenhouse gas levels, or 40% of 1990 levels by 31/12/2050. Of course, Mike Rann will no longer be Premier in 2050 and no one will beable to turn him of office for breaking his promise. However, with some pressure from the Legislative Council, the SA Government subsequently(29/3/07) committed to an interim target of reductions of 20% by 31/12/2020, or less than 80% of 1880 levels.New South Wales has committed to achieve 2000 levels by 2025.Victoria, which produces a lot of electricity from brown coal, has committed to 10% renewable energy by 2015. South Australias target is 20% by the endof 2014.Of course, renewable energy generation, while reducing emissions from what they might have been, does not equate to greenhouse reductions. It would,if people used no more energy than before, but that involves changing human behaviour. However, with appliances becoming more energy efficient, thehuge electricity bills forecasted by critics of renewable energy expansion and putting a price on carbon would only eventuate if people acquired more orbigger appliances than they have now, and even with that happening there is some leeway to reduce electricity use.It has been said that early emission cuts are cheaper and more effective in reducing climate change than late cuts (Stern Report?).It is highly unlikely that
there will be no coal fired generation in Australia, China or India by 2020. For that reason I support putting some resources into research into clean coal.But we are not one hundred per cent sure that it will work and we cannot wait that long. If an Australian government puts all its eggs in one basket andsupports this technology to the detriment of renewable energy we risk having to make expensive and deep emission cuts later with limited effect onclimate change and devastating the renewable energy industry, which could be at least as profitable to Australia as the coal industry.
Margaret Dingle
FOUR CORNERS: EARTH, WIND AND FIRE
For those who missed the excellent Four Corners program on renewables, refer to http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2007/s1895335.htm
MAKING ADELAIDE A SOLAR CITYTAXPAYER FUNDED JOLLY OR HISTORY IN THE MAKING?
Anzses and the Sustainable Energy Centre, University of SA, gathered for a talk by Georgine Duncan, Project Manager of the Adelaide Solar City fromOrigin Energy will introduce the Adelaide Solar City project in February.
Solar Cities is a $75.3 million initiative announced by the Prime Minister in the Energy White Paper, Securing Australia's Energy Future, in June 2004.Solar Cities will be implemented by the Department of the Environment and Heritage through trials in Adelaide and at least three other electricity grid-connected urban areas around Australia. Solar Cities is an innovative programme which is designed to demonstrate how solar power, smart meters,energy efficiency and new approaches to electricity pricing can combine to provide a sustainable energy future in urban locations throughout Australia. Itis a partnership approach that involves all levels of Government, the private sector and the local community.Origin Energy will lead a consortium of BP Solar, ANZ Bank, Lend Lease, Salisbury City Council and Big Switch Projects to deliver a range of products to100, 000 homes in the North of Adelaide covering, Adelaide, Salisbury, Playford and TTG. This consortium has received $15 million of the Solar Citiesfunding and will invest and leverage a further $65 million to make this an $80 million project.
THE ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Meeting details - every 2nd Tuesday of the month:Tower Hotel, 621 Magill Rd, MagillWed 2nd May, 7-30 pm, Prospect Town Hall: Public forum with presenter Dr Katherine Wells (Al Gore Ambassador) and a panel of
speakers 'Climate and energy futures - the facts of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming'.Sat/Sun, 2nd & 3rd June, Eco Living Expo, Wayville Showground. ATA information stall and ATA presentations. Volunteers required* to attend the stall,answer questions, sell books, magazines and devices.
AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY SA BRANCH BRANCH COMMITTEE 2007:
President: Stewart MartinSchool of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of SA,Mawson Lakes 5095Ph 8302 3048 (w) 8261 4630 (h) fax 8302 3389 email:[email protected]
Secretary: Albert Thompson [email protected]
Treasurer: John Rolls103 Lansdowne Terrace Vale Park 5081 Ph 8463 6907 (w) 82693879 (h) 04 1029 4638 (m) 8463 6900 (f)[email protected]
Solar News SA Editor: John HeldPh 8271 4555 (w) 8272 6608(h) Email [email protected]
Publicity Officer:Margaret Dingle ph 8362 7007 email [email protected]
Solar House Tours Coordinator:Monica Oliphant 8277 3357 (h) 0404 898277(Mob) email:
[email protected] MemberPierre Verlinden 040718 3671 (mob) email:[email protected]
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Australian And New Zealand Solar Energy Society (SA Branch)
SOLAR NEWS SAFormerly the ANZSES CHATTER
April 2007
WELCOME to this months edition of Solar News SA.
ANZSES SA BRANCH AGM TUES 1ST MAY 7.30PM
ROOM BJ1-13, BONYTHON JUBILEE BUILDING, CITY EAST CAMPUS, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, FROME RD
COMMERCIALISING THE BIG DISH SOLAR THERMAL CONCENTRATOR
Artur Zawadski, Manager of Business Development and Project Delivery, Wizard PowerConcentrating solar power (CSP) technologies are experiencing a global resurgence, with approximately 200MWe plant capacity currently underconstruction around the world. Solar thermal power technologies have considerable scope for growth and electricity costs are projected to fall tolevels similar to those of large scale wind systems and future coal-fired power plants with integrated carbon-capture-and-storage. The interest inhigh temperature CSP technologies is driven by their potential for delivering on-demand and base load power and their application to
manufacturing advanced fuels using thermo chemical processes.After many years of development work at the Australian National University (ANU), the Big Dish solar thermal concentrator technology, ammoniabased thermo chemical energy storage and advanced mirrors have been licensed exclusively to Wizard Power Pty Ltd. Wizard Power is workingwith the ANU to produce the next generation of Big Dish technology and is also undertaking research into the application of the technology to theproduction of hydrogen and liquid fuels. Wizard Power expects to commence work on a demonstration base load power plant in the 2007-08financial year.Artur will discuss the development and commercialisation of the Big Dish and ammonia energy storage technologies, including the potential forprojects in South Australia.
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BRANCH
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, AGENDA AND COMMITTEE NOMINATION FORM
TUESDAY 1 MAY 2007 COMMENCING AT 7:30PM
Room BJ1-13, Bonython Jubilee Building, City East CampusUniversity of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaide
The South Australia Branch of the Australia and New Zealand Solar Energy Society advises that its Annual General Meeting will be held onTuesday 1 May 2007 in Room BJ1-13, Bonython Jubilee Building, City East Campus, University of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaidecommencing at 7:30pm.
Following the meeting Mr Artur Zawadski, Chair of ANZSES and Manager, Business Development and Project Delivery, Wizard Power, willaddress members about Solar Thermal Energy, highlighting the development and commercialisation of the Big Dish and ammonia energy storagetechnologies. The potential for projects incorporating these technologies in South Australia will be discussed.Members and their guests are welcome to join the Committee and Artur Zawadski for an informal meal prior to the meeting at Amalfi Restaurant,29 Frome Street, City commencing at 6pm. Amalfi is within walking distance of the meeting venue.
ANZSES-SA AGM TUESDAY 1 MAY 2007 - AGENDA
ApologiesConfirmation of Minutes of AGM held on 4 April 2006Business Arising from the MinutesPresidents Report (Stewart Martin)
Treasurers Report (John Rolls)Election of 2007 CommitteeOther Business
COMMITTEE NOMINATION FORM - 2007I advise that I wish to nominate for the ANZSES South Australian Branch Committee for 2007.
(Tick if applicable)I also wish to nominate for the position of SA Branch President Name: Signature:Address:Phone (home/business/mobile):
EMAIL: SECONDED BY:
Name: Signature:The nomination must be received the Secretary, Albert Thompson, prior to the commencement of the Annual General Meeting. It may be sent by hand,by post to ANZSES, PO Box 8178, Station Arcade, Adelaide 5001 or by email to [email protected]. If sent by email, the seconder should also send anemail stating that he/she endorses the nomination.
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SUSTAINABLE HOUSE DAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 2007
The coordinating committee of Monica Oliphant, Stewart Martin, Alan Strickland, Judy Celmins, MaggieSlattery and John Pockett have met several times this year and organisation of the 2007 SHD is wellunderway. It is planned to have up to 9 houses open in the Greater Adelaide area on centres focussed on theCity, the North Eastern suburbs and the Blackwood/S Eastern suburbs area. It is also planned to haveclusters in the Murray Bridge and Aldinga areas. The houses show a variety of building styles includingpurpose built low energy houses and retrofits.
EARLY AND DEEP OR WAIT AND SEE
In his article Spreading the Faith Weekend Australian 31/12/07 Paul Kelly says that business leaders will oppose a 20% cut in greenhouse emissions
by 2020 and quotes John Howard as saying thats what Nicholas Stern was advocating thats apparently what the Labor party supports. Kelly sees thisas a trap set by Howard and also says that business leader will oppose it. Howard has also repudiated the 60% Rudd-Stern-EU target of 60% reductionby 2050. Kelly favours waiting for clean coal technology to come on line before committing to deep cuts.What is actually happening in Australia? The South Australian Government, which is strongly pro economic growth, recently committed to cut of at least60% of current greenhouse gas levels, or 40% of 1990 levels by 31/12/2050. Of course, Mike Rann will no longer be Premier in 2050 and no one will beable to turn him of office for breaking his promise. However, with some pressure from the Legislative Council, the SA Government subsequently(29/3/07) committed to an interim target of reductions of 20% by 31/12/2020, or less than 80% of 1880 levels.New South Wales has committed to achieve 2000 levels by 2025.Victoria, which produces a lot of electricity from brown coal, has committed to 10% renewable energy by 2015. South Australias target is 20% by the endof 2014.Of course, renewable energy generation, while reducing emissions from what they might have been, does not equate to greenhouse reductions. It would,if people used no more energy than before, but that involves changing human behaviour. However, with appliances becoming more energy efficient, thehuge electricity bills forecasted by critics of renewable energy expansion and putting a price on carbon would only eventuate if people acquired more orbigger appliances than they have now, and even with that happening there is some leeway to reduce electricity use.It has been said that early emission cuts are cheaper and more effective in reducing climate change than late cuts (Stern Report?).It is highly unlikely that
there will be no coal fired generation in Australia, China or India by 2020. For that reason I support putting some resources into research into clean coal.But we are not one hundred per cent sure that it will work and we cannot wait that long. If an Australian government puts all its eggs in one basket andsupports this technology to the detriment of renewable energy we risk having to make expensive and deep emission cuts later with limited effect onclimate change and devastating the renewable energy industry, which could be at least as profitable to Australia as the coal industry.
Margaret Dingle
FOUR CORNERS: EARTH, WIND AND FIRE
For those who missed the excellent Four Corners program on renewables, refer to http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2007/s1895335.htm
MAKING ADELAIDE A SOLAR CITYTAXPAYER FUNDED JOLLY OR HISTORY IN THE MAKING?
Anzses and the Sustainable Energy Centre, University of SA, gathered for a talk by Georgine Duncan, Project Manager of the Adelaide Solar City fromOrigin Energy will introduce the Adelaide Solar City project in February.
Solar Cities is a $75.3 million initiative announced by the Prime Minister in the Energy White Paper, Securing Australia's Energy Future, in June 2004.Solar Cities will be implemented by the Department of the Environment and Heritage through trials in Adelaide and at least three other electricity grid-connected urban areas around Australia. Solar Cities is an innovative programme which is designed to demonstrate how solar power, smart meters,energy efficiency and new approaches to electricity pricing can combine to provide a sustainable energy future in urban locations throughout Australia. Itis a partnership approach that involves all levels of Government, the private sector and the local community.Origin Energy will lead a consortium of BP Solar, ANZ Bank, Lend Lease, Salisbury City Council and Big Switch Projects to deliver a range of products to100, 000 homes in the North of Adelaide covering, Adelaide, Salisbury, Playford and TTG. This consortium has received $15 million of the Solar Citiesfunding and will invest and leverage a further $65 million to make this an $80 million project.
THE ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Meeting details - every 2nd Tuesday of the month:Tower Hotel, 621 Magill Rd, MagillWed 2nd May, 7-30 pm, Prospect Town Hall: Public forum with presenter Dr Katherine Wells (Al Gore Ambassador) and a panel of
speakers 'Climate and energy futures - the facts of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming'.Sat/Sun, 2nd & 3rd June, Eco Living Expo, Wayville Showground. ATA information stall and ATA presentations. Volunteers required* to attend the stall,answer questions, sell books, magazines and devices.
AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY SA BRANCH BRANCH COMMITTEE 2007:
President: Stewart MartinSchool of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of SA,Mawson Lakes 5095Ph 8302 3048 (w) 8261 4630 (h) fax 8302 3389 email:[email protected]
Secretary: Albert Thompson [email protected]
Treasurer: John Rolls103 Lansdowne Terrace Vale Park 5081 Ph 8463 6907 (w) 82693879 (h) 04 1029 4638 (m) 8463 6900 (f)[email protected]
Solar News SA Editor: John HeldPh 8271 4555 (w) 8272 6608(h) Email [email protected]
Publicity Officer:Margaret Dingle ph 8362 7007 email [email protected]
Solar House Tours Coordinator:Monica Oliphant 8277 3357 (h) 0404 898277(Mob) email:
[email protected] MemberPierre Verlinden 040718 3671 (mob) email:[email protected]
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Australian And New Zealand Solar Energy Society (SA Branch)
SOLAR NEWS SAFormerly the ANZSES CHATTER
April 2007
WELCOME to this months edition of Solar News SA.
ANZSES SA BRANCH AGM TUES 1ST MAY 7.30PM
ROOM BJ1-13, BONYTHON JUBILEE BUILDING, CITY EAST CAMPUS, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, FROME RD
COMMERCIALISING THE BIG DISH SOLAR THERMAL CONCENTRATOR
Artur Zawadski, Manager of Business Development and Project Delivery, Wizard PowerConcentrating solar power (CSP) technologies are experiencing a global resurgence, with approximately 200MWe plant capacity currently underconstruction around the world. Solar thermal power technologies have considerable scope for growth and electricity costs are projected to fall tolevels similar to those of large scale wind systems and future coal-fired power plants with integrated carbon-capture-and-storage. The interest inhigh temperature CSP technologies is driven by their potential for delivering on-demand and base load power and their application to
manufacturing advanced fuels using thermo chemical processes.After many years of development work at the Australian National University (ANU), the Big Dish solar thermal concentrator technology, ammoniabased thermo chemical energy storage and advanced mirrors have been licensed exclusively to Wizard Power Pty Ltd. Wizard Power is workingwith the ANU to produce the next generation of Big Dish technology and is also undertaking research into the application of the technology to theproduction of hydrogen and liquid fuels. Wizard Power expects to commence work on a demonstration base load power plant in the 2007-08financial year.Artur will discuss the development and commercialisation of the Big Dish and ammonia energy storage technologies, including the potential forprojects in South Australia.
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BRANCH
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, AGENDA AND COMMITTEE NOMINATION FORM
TUESDAY 1 MAY 2007 COMMENCING AT 7:30PM
Room BJ1-13, Bonython Jubilee Building, City East CampusUniversity of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaide
The South Australia Branch of the Australia and New Zealand Solar Energy Society advises that its Annual General Meeting will be held onTuesday 1 May 2007 in Room BJ1-13, Bonython Jubilee Building, City East Campus, University of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaidecommencing at 7:30pm.
Following the meeting Mr Artur Zawadski, Chair of ANZSES and Manager, Business Development and Project Delivery, Wizard Power, willaddress members about Solar Thermal Energy, highlighting the development and commercialisation of the Big Dish and ammonia energy storagetechnologies. The potential for projects incorporating these technologies in South Australia will be discussed.Members and their guests are welcome to join the Committee and Artur Zawadski for an informal meal prior to the meeting at Amalfi Restaurant,29 Frome Street, City commencing at 6pm. Amalfi is within walking distance of the meeting venue.
ANZSES-SA AGM TUESDAY 1 MAY 2007 - AGENDA
ApologiesConfirmation of Minutes of AGM held on 4 April 2006Business Arising from the MinutesPresidents Report (Stewart Martin)
Treasurers Report (John Rolls)Election of 2007 CommitteeOther Business
COMMITTEE NOMINATION FORM - 2007I advise that I wish to nominate for the ANZSES South Australian Branch Committee for 2007.
(Tick if applicable)I also wish to nominate for the position of SA Branch President Name: Signature:Address:Phone (home/business/mobile):
EMAIL: SECONDED BY:
Name: Signature:The nomination must be received the Secretary, Albert Thompson, prior to the commencement of the Annual General Meeting. It may be sent by hand,by post to ANZSES, PO Box 8178, Station Arcade, Adelaide 5001 or by email to [email protected]. If sent by email, the seconder should also send anemail stating that he/she endorses the nomination.
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8/9/2019 Solar News, April 2007 ~ Australian And New Zealand Solar Energy Society - South Australian Branch
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SUSTAINABLE HOUSE DAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 2007
The coordinating committee of Monica Oliphant, Stewart Martin, Alan Strickland, Judy Celmins, MaggieSlattery and John Pockett have met several times this year and organisation of the 2007 SHD is wellunderway. It is planned to have up to 9 houses open in the Greater Adelaide area on centres focussed on theCity, the North Eastern suburbs and the Blackwood/S Eastern suburbs area. It is also planned to haveclusters in the Murray Bridge and Aldinga areas. The houses show a variety of building styles includingpurpose built low energy houses and retrofits.
EARLY AND DEEP OR WAIT AND SEE
In his article Spreading the Faith Weekend Australian 31/12/07 Paul Kelly says that business leaders will oppose a 20% cut in greenhouse emissions
by 2020 and quotes John Howard as saying thats what Nicholas Stern was advocating thats apparently what the Labor party supports. Kelly sees thisas a trap set by Howard and also says that business leader will oppose it. Howard has also repudiated the 60% Rudd-Stern-EU target of 60% reductionby 2050. Kelly favours waiting for clean coal technology to come on line before committing to deep cuts.What is actually happening in Australia? The South Australian Government, which is strongly pro economic growth, recently committed to cut of at least60% of current greenhouse gas levels, or 40% of 1990 levels by 31/12/2050. Of course, Mike Rann will no longer be Premier in 2050 and no one will beable to turn him of office for breaking his promise. However, with some pressure from the Legislative Council, the SA Government subsequently(29/3/07) committed to an interim target of reductions of 20% by 31/12/2020, or less than 80% of 1880 levels.New South Wales has committed to achieve 2000 levels by 2025.Victoria, which produces a lot of electricity from brown coal, has committed to 10% renewable energy by 2015. South Australias target is 20% by the endof 2014.Of course, renewable energy generation, while reducing emissions from what they might have been, does not equate to greenhouse reductions. It would,if people used no more energy than before, but that involves changing human behaviour. However, with appliances becoming more energy efficient, thehuge electricity bills forecasted by critics of renewable energy expansion and putting a price on carbon would only eventuate if people acquired more orbigger appliances than they have now, and even with that happening there is some leeway to reduce electricity use.It has been said that early emission cuts are cheaper and more effective in reducing climate change than late cuts (Stern Report?).It is highly unlikely that
there will be no coal fired generation in Australia, China or India by 2020. For that reason I support putting some resources into research into clean coal.But we are not one hundred per cent sure that it will work and we cannot wait that long. If an Australian government puts all its eggs in one basket andsupports this technology to the detriment of renewable energy we risk having to make expensive and deep emission cuts later with limited effect onclimate change and devastating the renewable energy industry, which could be at least as profitable to Australia as the coal industry.
Margaret Dingle
FOUR CORNERS: EARTH, WIND AND FIRE
For those who missed the excellent Four Corners program on renewables, refer to http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2007/s1895335.htm
MAKING ADELAIDE A SOLAR CITYTAXPAYER FUNDED JOLLY OR HISTORY IN THE MAKING?
Anzses and the Sustainable Energy Centre, University of SA, gathered for a talk by Georgine Duncan, Project Manager of the Adelaide Solar City fromOrigin Energy will introduce the Adelaide Solar City project in February.
Solar Cities is a $75.3 million initiative announced by the Prime Minister in the Energy White Paper, Securing Australia's Energy Future, in June 2004.Solar Cities will be implemented by the Department of the Environment and Heritage through trials in Adelaide and at least three other electricity grid-connected urban areas around Australia. Solar Cities is an innovative programme which is designed to demonstrate how solar power, smart meters,energy efficiency and new approaches to electricity pricing can combine to provide a sustainable energy future in urban locations throughout Australia. Itis a partnership approach that involves all levels of Government, the private sector and the local community.Origin Energy will lead a consortium of BP Solar, ANZ Bank, Lend Lease, Salisbury City Council and Big Switch Projects to deliver a range of products to100, 000 homes in the North of Adelaide covering, Adelaide, Salisbury, Playford and TTG. This consortium has received $15 million of the Solar Citiesfunding and will invest and leverage a further $65 million to make this an $80 million project.
THE ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Meeting details - every 2nd Tuesday of the month:Tower Hotel, 621 Magill Rd, MagillWed 2nd May, 7-30 pm, Prospect Town Hall: Public forum with presenter Dr Katherine Wells (Al Gore Ambassador) and a panel of
speakers 'Climate and energy futures - the facts of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming'.Sat/Sun, 2nd & 3rd June, Eco Living Expo, Wayville Showground. ATA information stall and ATA presentations. Volunteers required* to attend the stall,answer questions, sell books, magazines and devices.
AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY SA BRANCH BRANCH COMMITTEE 2007:
President: Stewart MartinSchool of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of SA,Mawson Lakes 5095Ph 8302 3048 (w) 8261 4630 (h) fax 8302 3389 email:[email protected]
Secretary: Albert Thompson [email protected]
Treasurer: John Rolls103 Lansdowne Terrace Vale Park 5081 Ph 8463 6907 (w) 82693879 (h) 04 1029 4638 (m) 8463 6900 (f)[email protected]
Solar News SA Editor: John HeldPh 8271 4555 (w) 8272 6608(h) Email [email protected]
Publicity Officer:Margaret Dingle ph 8362 7007 email [email protected]
Solar House Tours Coordinator:Monica Oliphant 8277 3357 (h) 0404 898277(Mob) email:
[email protected] MemberPierre Verlinden 040718 3671 (mob) email:[email protected]
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Australian And New Zealand Solar Energy Society (SA Branch)
SOLAR NEWS SAFormerly the ANZSES CHATTER
April 2007
WELCOME to this months edition of Solar News SA.
ANZSES SA BRANCH AGM TUES 1ST MAY 7.30PM
ROOM BJ1-13, BONYTHON JUBILEE BUILDING, CITY EAST CAMPUS, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, FROME RD
COMMERCIALISING THE BIG DISH SOLAR THERMAL CONCENTRATOR
Artur Zawadski, Manager of Business Development and Project Delivery, Wizard PowerConcentrating solar power (CSP) technologies are experiencing a global resurgence, with approximately 200MWe plant capacity currently underconstruction around the world. Solar thermal power technologies have considerable scope for growth and electricity costs are projected to fall tolevels similar to those of large scale wind systems and future coal-fired power plants with integrated carbon-capture-and-storage. The interest inhigh temperature CSP technologies is driven by their potential for delivering on-demand and base load power and their application to
manufacturing advanced fuels using thermo chemical processes.After many years of development work at the Australian National University (ANU), the Big Dish solar thermal concentrator technology, ammoniabased thermo chemical energy storage and advanced mirrors have been licensed exclusively to Wizard Power Pty Ltd. Wizard Power is workingwith the ANU to produce the next generation of Big Dish technology and is also undertaking research into the application of the technology to theproduction of hydrogen and liquid fuels. Wizard Power expects to commence work on a demonstration base load power plant in the 2007-08financial year.Artur will discuss the development and commercialisation of the Big Dish and ammonia energy storage technologies, including the potential forprojects in South Australia.
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BRANCH
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, AGENDA AND COMMITTEE NOMINATION FORM
TUESDAY 1 MAY 2007 COMMENCING AT 7:30PM
Room BJ1-13, Bonython Jubilee Building, City East CampusUniversity of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaide
The South Australia Branch of the Australia and New Zealand Solar Energy Society advises that its Annual General Meeting will be held onTuesday 1 May 2007 in Room BJ1-13, Bonython Jubilee Building, City East Campus, University of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaidecommencing at 7:30pm.
Following the meeting Mr Artur Zawadski, Chair of ANZSES and Manager, Business Development and Project Delivery, Wizard Power, willaddress members about Solar Thermal Energy, highlighting the development and commercialisation of the Big Dish and ammonia energy storagetechnologies. The potential for projects incorporating these technologies in South Australia will be discussed.Members and their guests are welcome to join the Committee and Artur Zawadski for an informal meal prior to the meeting at Amalfi Restaurant,29 Frome Street, City commencing at 6pm. Amalfi is within walking distance of the meeting venue.
ANZSES-SA AGM TUESDAY 1 MAY 2007 - AGENDA
ApologiesConfirmation of Minutes of AGM held on 4 April 2006Business Arising from the MinutesPresidents Report (Stewart Martin)
Treasurers Report (John Rolls)Election of 2007 CommitteeOther Business
COMMITTEE NOMINATION FORM - 2007I advise that I wish to nominate for the ANZSES South Australian Branch Committee for 2007.
(Tick if applicable)I also wish to nominate for the position of SA Branch President Name: Signature:Address:Phone (home/business/mobile):
EMAIL: SECONDED BY:
Name: Signature:The nomination must be received the Secretary, Albert Thompson, prior to the commencement of the Annual General Meeting. It may be sent by hand,by post to ANZSES, PO Box 8178, Station Arcade, Adelaide 5001 or by email to [email protected]. If sent by email, the seconder should also send anemail stating that he/she endorses the nomination.
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SUSTAINABLE HOUSE DAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 2007
The coordinating committee of Monica Oliphant, Stewart Martin, Alan Strickland, Judy Celmins, MaggieSlattery and John Pockett have met several times this year and organisation of the 2007 SHD is wellunderway. It is planned to have up to 9 houses open in the Greater Adelaide area on centres focussed on theCity, the North Eastern suburbs and the Blackwood/S Eastern suburbs area. It is also planned to haveclusters in the Murray Bridge and Aldinga areas. The houses show a variety of building styles includingpurpose built low energy houses and retrofits.
EARLY AND DEEP OR WAIT AND SEE
In his article Spreading the Faith Weekend Australian 31/12/07 Paul Kelly says that business leaders will oppose a 20% cut in greenhouse emissions
by 2020 and quotes John Howard as saying thats what Nicholas Stern was advocating thats apparently what the Labor party supports. Kelly sees thisas a trap set by Howard and also says that business leader will oppose it. Howard has also repudiated the 60% Rudd-Stern-EU target of 60% reductionby 2050. Kelly favours waiting for clean coal technology to come on line before committing to deep cuts.What is actually happening in Australia? The South Australian Government, which is strongly pro economic growth, recently committed to cut of at least60% of current greenhouse gas levels, or 40% of 1990 levels by 31/12/2050. Of course, Mike Rann will no longer be Premier in 2050 and no one will beable to turn him of office for breaking his promise. However, with some pressure from the Legislative Council, the SA Government subsequently(29/3/07) committed to an interim target of reductions of 20% by 31/12/2020, or less than 80% of 1880 levels.New South Wales has committed to achieve 2000 levels by 2025.Victoria, which produces a lot of electricity from brown coal, has committed to 10% renewable energy by 2015. South Australias target is 20% by the endof 2014.Of course, renewable energy generation, while reducing emissions from what they might have been, does not equate to greenhouse reductions. It would,if people used no more energy than before, but that involves changing human behaviour. However, with appliances becoming more energy efficient, thehuge electricity bills forecasted by critics of renewable energy expansion and putting a price on carbon would only eventuate if people acquired more orbigger appliances than they have now, and even with that happening there is some leeway to reduce electricity use.It has been said that early emission cuts are cheaper and more effective in reducing climate change than late cuts (Stern Report?).It is highly unlikely that
there will be no coal fired generation in Australia, China or India by 2020. For that reason I support putting some resources into research into clean coal.But we are not one hundred per cent sure that it will work and we cannot wait that long. If an Australian government puts all its eggs in one basket andsupports this technology to the detriment of renewable energy we risk having to make expensive and deep emission cuts later with limited effect onclimate change and devastating the renewable energy industry, which could be at least as profitable to Australia as the coal industry.
Margaret Dingle
FOUR CORNERS: EARTH, WIND AND FIRE
For those who missed the excellent Four Corners program on renewables, refer to http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2007/s1895335.htm
MAKING ADELAIDE A SOLAR CITYTAXPAYER FUNDED JOLLY OR HISTORY IN THE MAKING?
Anzses and the Sustainable Energy Centre, University of SA, gathered for a talk by Georgine Duncan, Project Manager of the Adelaide Solar City fromOrigin Energy will introduce the Adelaide Solar City project in February.
Solar Cities is a $75.3 million initiative announced by the Prime Minister in the Energy White Paper, Securing Australia's Energy Future, in June 2004.Solar Cities will be implemented by the Department of the Environment and Heritage through trials in Adelaide and at least three other electricity grid-connected urban areas around Australia. Solar Cities is an innovative programme which is designed to demonstrate how solar power, smart meters,energy efficiency and new approaches to electricity pricing can combine to provide a sustainable energy future in urban locations throughout Australia. Itis a partnership approach that involves all levels of Government, the private sector and the local community.Origin Energy will lead a consortium of BP Solar, ANZ Bank, Lend Lease, Salisbury City Council and Big Switch Projects to deliver a range of products to100, 000 homes in the North of Adelaide covering, Adelaide, Salisbury, Playford and TTG. This consortium has received $15 million of the Solar Citiesfunding and will invest and leverage a further $65 million to make this an $80 million project.
THE ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Meeting details - every 2nd Tuesday of the month:Tower Hotel, 621 Magill Rd, MagillWed 2nd May, 7-30 pm, Prospect Town Hall: Public forum with presenter Dr Katherine Wells (Al Gore Ambassador) and a panel of
speakers 'Climate and energy futures - the facts of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming'.Sat/Sun, 2nd & 3rd June, Eco Living Expo, Wayville Showground. ATA information stall and ATA presentations. Volunteers required* to attend the stall,answer questions, sell books, magazines and devices.
AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY SA BRANCH BRANCH COMMITTEE 2007:
President: Stewart MartinSchool of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of SA,Mawson Lakes 5095Ph 8302 3048 (w) 8261 4630 (h) fax 8302 3389 email:[email protected]
Secretary: Albert Thompson [email protected]
Treasurer: John Rolls103 Lansdowne Terrace Vale Park 5081 Ph 8463 6907 (w) 82693879 (h) 04 1029 4638 (m) 8463 6900 (f)[email protected]
Solar News SA Editor: John HeldPh 8271 4555 (w) 8272 6608(h) Email [email protected]
Publicity Officer:Margaret Dingle ph 8362 7007 email [email protected]
Solar House Tours Coordinator:Monica Oliphant 8277 3357 (h) 0404 898277(Mob) email:
[email protected] MemberPierre Verlinden 040718 3671 (mob) email:[email protected]
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Australian And New Zealand Solar Energy Society (SA Branch)
SOLAR NEWS SAFormerly the ANZSES CHATTER
April 2007
WELCOME to this months edition of Solar News SA.
ANZSES SA BRANCH AGM TUES 1ST MAY 7.30PM
ROOM BJ1-13, BONYTHON JUBILEE BUILDING, CITY EAST CAMPUS, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, FROME RD
COMMERCIALISING THE BIG DISH SOLAR THERMAL CONCENTRATOR
Artur Zawadski, Manager of Business Development and Project Delivery, Wizard PowerConcentrating solar power (CSP) technologies are experiencing a global resurgence, with approximately 200MWe plant capacity currently underconstruction around the world. Solar thermal power technologies have considerable scope for growth and electricity costs are projected to fall tolevels similar to those of large scale wind systems and future coal-fired power plants with integrated carbon-capture-and-storage. The interest inhigh temperature CSP technologies is driven by their potential for delivering on-demand and base load power and their application to
manufacturing advanced fuels using thermo chemical processes.After many years of development work at the Australian National University (ANU), the Big Dish solar thermal concentrator technology, ammoniabased thermo chemical energy storage and advanced mirrors have been licensed exclusively to Wizard Power Pty Ltd. Wizard Power is workingwith the ANU to produce the next generation of Big Dish technology and is also undertaking research into the application of the technology to theproduction of hydrogen and liquid fuels. Wizard Power expects to commence work on a demonstration base load power plant in the 2007-08financial year.Artur will discuss the development and commercialisation of the Big Dish and ammonia energy storage technologies, including the potential forprojects in South Australia.
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BRANCH
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, AGENDA AND COMMITTEE NOMINATION FORM
TUESDAY 1 MAY 2007 COMMENCING AT 7:30PM
Room BJ1-13, Bonython Jubilee Building, City East CampusUniversity of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaide
The South Australia Branch of the Australia and New Zealand Solar Energy Society advises that its Annual General Meeting will be held onTuesday 1 May 2007 in Room BJ1-13, Bonython Jubilee Building, City East Campus, University of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaidecommencing at 7:30pm.
Following the meeting Mr Artur Zawadski, Chair of ANZSES and Manager, Business Development and Project Delivery, Wizard Power, willaddress members about Solar Thermal Energy, highlighting the development and commercialisation of the Big Dish and ammonia energy storagetechnologies. The potential for projects incorporating these technologies in South Australia will be discussed.Members and their guests are welcome to join the Committee and Artur Zawadski for an informal meal prior to the meeting at Amalfi Restaurant,29 Frome Street, City commencing at 6pm. Amalfi is within walking distance of the meeting venue.
ANZSES-SA AGM TUESDAY 1 MAY 2007 - AGENDA
ApologiesConfirmation of Minutes of AGM held on 4 April 2006Business Arising from the MinutesPresidents Report (Stewart Martin)
Treasurers Report (John Rolls)Election of 2007 CommitteeOther Business
COMMITTEE NOMINATION FORM - 2007I advise that I wish to nominate for the ANZSES South Australian Branch Committee for 2007.
(Tick if applicable)I also wish to nominate for the position of SA Branch President Name: Signature:Address:Phone (home/business/mobile):
EMAIL: SECONDED BY:
Name: Signature:The nomination must be received the Secretary, Albert Thompson, prior to the commencement of the Annual General Meeting. It may be sent by hand,by post to ANZSES, PO Box 8178, Station Arcade, Adelaide 5001 or by email to [email protected]. If sent by email, the seconder should also send anemail stating that he/she endorses the nomination.
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SUSTAINABLE HOUSE DAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 2007
The coordinating committee of Monica Oliphant, Stewart Martin, Alan Strickland, Judy Celmins, MaggieSlattery and John Pockett have met several times this year and organisation of the 2007 SHD is wellunderway. It is planned to have up to 9 houses open in the Greater Adelaide area on centres focussed on theCity, the North Eastern suburbs and the Blackwood/S Eastern suburbs area. It is also planned to haveclusters in the Murray Bridge and Aldinga areas. The houses show a variety of building styles includingpurpose built low energy houses and retrofits.
EARLY AND DEEP OR WAIT AND SEE
In his article Spreading the Faith Weekend Australian 31/12/07 Paul Kelly says that business leaders will oppose a 20% cut in greenhouse emissions
by 2020 and quotes John Howard as saying thats what Nicholas Stern was advocating thats apparently what the Labor party supports. Kelly sees thisas a trap set by Howard and also says that business leader will oppose it. Howard has also repudiated the 60% Rudd-Stern-EU target of 60% reductionby 2050. Kelly favours waiting for clean coal technology to come on line before committing to deep cuts.What is actually happening in Australia? The South Australian Government, which is strongly pro economic growth, recently committed to cut of at least60% of current greenhouse gas levels, or 40% of 1990 levels by 31/12/2050. Of course, Mike Rann will no longer be Premier in 2050 and no one will beable to turn him of office for breaking his promise. However, with some pressure from the Legislative Council, the SA Government subsequently(29/3/07) committed to an interim target of reductions of 20% by 31/12/2020, or less than 80% of 1880 levels.New South Wales has committed to achieve 2000 levels by 2025.Victoria, which produces a lot of electricity from brown coal, has committed to 10% renewable energy by 2015. South Australias target is 20% by the endof 2014.Of course, renewable energy generation, while reducing emissions from what they might have been, does not equate to greenhouse reductions. It would,if people used no more energy than before, but that involves changing human behaviour. However, with appliances becoming more energy efficient, thehuge electricity bills forecasted by critics of renewable energy expansion and putting a price on carbon would only eventuate if people acquired more orbigger appliances than they have now, and even with that happening there is some leeway to reduce electricity use.It has been said that early emission cuts are cheaper and more effective in reducing climate change than late cuts (Stern Report?).It is highly unlikely that
there will be no coal fired generation in Australia, China or India by 2020. For that reason I support putting some resources into research into clean coal.But we are not one hundred per cent sure that it will work and we cannot wait that long. If an Australian government puts all its eggs in one basket andsupports this technology to the detriment of renewable energy we risk having to make expensive and deep emission cuts later with limited effect onclimate change and devastating the renewable energy industry, which could be at least as profitable to Australia as the coal industry.
Margaret Dingle
FOUR CORNERS: EARTH, WIND AND FIRE
For those who missed the excellent Four Corners program on renewables, refer to http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2007/s1895335.htm
MAKING ADELAIDE A SOLAR CITYTAXPAYER FUNDED JOLLY OR HISTORY IN THE MAKING?
Anzses and the Sustainable Energy Centre, University of SA, gathered for a talk by Georgine Duncan, Project Manager of the Adelaide Solar City fromOrigin Energy will introduce the Adelaide Solar City project in February.
Solar Cities is a $75.3 million initiative announced by the Prime Minister in the Energy White Paper, Securing Australia's Energy Future, in June 2004.Solar Cities will be implemented by the Department of the Environment and Heritage through trials in Adelaide and at least three other electricity grid-connected urban areas around Australia. Solar Cities is an innovative programme which is designed to demonstrate how solar power, smart meters,energy efficiency and new approaches to electricity pricing can combine to provide a sustainable energy future in urban locations throughout Australia. Itis a partnership approach that involves all levels of Government, the private sector and the local community.Origin Energy will lead a consortium of BP Solar, ANZ Bank, Lend Lease, Salisbury City Council and Big Switch Projects to deliver a range of products to100, 000 homes in the North of Adelaide covering, Adelaide, Salisbury, Playford and TTG. This consortium has received $15 million of the Solar Citiesfunding and will invest and leverage a further $65 million to make this an $80 million project.
THE ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Meeting details - every 2nd Tuesday of the month:Tower Hotel, 621 Magill Rd, MagillWed 2nd May, 7-30 pm, Prospect Town Hall: Public forum with presenter Dr Katherine Wells (Al Gore Ambassador) and a panel of
speakers 'Climate and energy futures - the facts of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming'.Sat/Sun, 2nd & 3rd June, Eco Living Expo, Wayville Showground. ATA information stall and ATA presentations. Volunteers required* to attend the stall,answer questions, sell books, magazines and devices.
AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY SA BRANCH BRANCH COMMITTEE 2007:
President: Stewart MartinSchool of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of SA,Mawson Lakes 5095Ph 8302 3048 (w) 8261 4630 (h) fax 8302 3389 email:[email protected]
Secretary: Albert Thompson [email protected]
Treasurer: John Rolls103 Lansdowne Terrace Vale Park 5081 Ph 8463 6907 (w) 82693879 (h) 04 1029 4638 (m) 8463 6900 (f)[email protected]
Solar News SA Editor: John HeldPh 8271 4555 (w) 8272 6608(h) Email [email protected]
Publicity Officer:Margaret Dingle ph 8362 7007 email [email protected]
Solar House Tours Coordinator:Monica Oliphant 8277 3357 (h) 0404 898277(Mob) email:
[email protected] MemberPierre Verlinden 040718 3671 (mob) email:[email protected]
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Australian And New Zealand Solar Energy Society (SA Branch)
SOLAR NEWS SAFormerly the ANZSES CHATTER
April 2007
WELCOME to this months edition of Solar News SA.
ANZSES SA BRANCH AGM TUES 1ST MAY 7.30PM
ROOM BJ1-13, BONYTHON JUBILEE BUILDING, CITY EAST CAMPUS, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, FROME RD
COMMERCIALISING THE BIG DISH SOLAR THERMAL CONCENTRATOR
Artur Zawadski, Manager of Business Development and Project Delivery, Wizard PowerConcentrating solar power (CSP) technologies are experiencing a global resurgence, with approximately 200MWe plant capacity currently underconstruction around the world. Solar thermal power technologies have considerable scope for growth and electricity costs are projected to fall tolevels similar to those of large scale wind systems and future coal-fired power plants with integrated carbon-capture-and-storage. The interest inhigh temperature CSP technologies is driven by their potential for delivering on-demand and base load power and their application to
manufacturing advanced fuels using thermo chemical processes.After many years of development work at the Australian National University (ANU), the Big Dish solar thermal concentrator technology, ammoniabased thermo chemical energy storage and advanced mirrors have been licensed exclusively to Wizard Power Pty Ltd. Wizard Power is workingwith the ANU to produce the next generation of Big Dish technology and is also undertaking research into the application of the technology to theproduction of hydrogen and liquid fuels. Wizard Power expects to commence work on a demonstration base load power plant in the 2007-08financial year.Artur will discuss the development and commercialisation of the Big Dish and ammonia energy storage technologies, including the potential forprojects in South Australia.
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BRANCH
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, AGENDA AND COMMITTEE NOMINATION FORM
TUESDAY 1 MAY 2007 COMMENCING AT 7:30PM
Room BJ1-13, Bonython Jubilee Building, City East CampusUniversity of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaide
The South Australia Branch of the Australia and New Zealand Solar Energy Society advises that its Annual General Meeting will be held onTuesday 1 May 2007 in Room BJ1-13, Bonython Jubilee Building, City East Campus, University of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaidecommencing at 7:30pm.
Following the meeting Mr Artur Zawadski, Chair of ANZSES and Manager, Business Development and Project Delivery, Wizard Power, willaddress members about Solar Thermal Energy, highlighting the development and commercialisation of the Big Dish and ammonia energy storagetechnologies. The potential for projects incorporating these technologies in South Australia will be discussed.Members and their guests are welcome to join the Committee and Artur Zawadski for an informal meal prior to the meeting at Amalfi Restaurant,29 Frome Street, City commencing at 6pm. Amalfi is within walking distance of the meeting venue.
ANZSES-SA AGM TUESDAY 1 MAY 2007 - AGENDA
ApologiesConfirmation of Minutes of AGM held on 4 April 2006Business Arising from the MinutesPresidents Report (Stewart Martin)
Treasurers Report (John Rolls)Election of 2007 CommitteeOther Business
COMMITTEE NOMINATION FORM - 2007I advise that I wish to nominate for the ANZSES South Australian Branch Committee for 2007.
(Tick if applicable)I also wish to nominate for the position of SA Branch President Name: Signature:Address:Phone (home/business/mobile):
EMAIL: SECONDED BY:
Name: Signature:The nomination must be received the Secretary, Albert Thompson, prior to the commencement of the Annual General Meeting. It may be sent by hand,by post to ANZSES, PO Box 8178, Station Arcade, Adelaide 5001 or by email to [email protected]. If sent by email, the seconder should also send anemail stating that he/she endorses the nomination.
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SUSTAINABLE HOUSE DAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 2007
The coordinating committee of Monica Oliphant, Stewart Martin, Alan Strickland, Judy Celmins, MaggieSlattery and John Pockett have met several times this year and organisation of the 2007 SHD is wellunderway. It is planned to have up to 9 houses open in the Greater Adelaide area on centres focussed on theCity, the North Eastern suburbs and the Blackwood/S Eastern suburbs area. It is also planned to haveclusters in the Murray Bridge and Aldinga areas. The houses show a variety of building styles includingpurpose built low energy houses and retrofits.
EARLY AND DEEP OR WAIT AND SEE
In his article Spreading the Faith Weekend Australian 31/12/07 Paul Kelly says that business leaders will oppose a 20% cut in greenhouse emissions
by 2020 and quotes John Howard as saying thats what Nicholas Stern was advocating thats apparently what the Labor party supports. Kelly sees thisas a trap set by Howard and also says that business leader will oppose it. Howard has also repudiated the 60% Rudd-Stern-EU target of 60% reductionby 2050. Kelly favours waiting for clean coal technology to come on line before committing to deep cuts.What is actually happening in Australia? The South Australian Government, which is strongly pro economic growth, recently committed to cut of at least60% of current greenhouse gas levels, or 40% of 1990 levels by 31/12/2050. Of course, Mike Rann will no longer be Premier in 2050 and no one will beable to turn him of office for breaking his promise. However, with some pressure from the Legislative Council, the SA Government subsequently(29/3/07) committed to an interim target of reductions of 20% by 31/12/2020, or less than 80% of 1880 levels.New South Wales has committed to achieve 2000 levels by 2025.Victoria, which produces a lot of electricity from brown coal, has committed to 10% renewable energy by 2015. South Australias target is 20% by the endof 2014.Of course, renewable energy generation, while reducing emissions from what they might have been, does not equate to greenhouse reductions. It would,if people used no more energy than before, but that involves changing human behaviour. However, with appliances becoming more energy efficient, thehuge electricity bills forecasted by critics of renewable energy expansion and putting a price on carbon would only eventuate if people acquired more orbigger appliances than they have now, and even with that happening there is some leeway to reduce electricity use.It has been said that early emission cuts are cheaper and more effective in reducing climate change than late cuts (Stern Report?).It is highly unlikely that
there will be no coal fired generation in Australia, China or India by 2020. For that reason I support putting some resources into research into clean coal.But we are not one hundred per cent sure that it will work and we cannot wait that long. If an Australian government puts all its eggs in one basket andsupports this technology to the detriment of renewable energy we risk having to make expensive and deep emission cuts later with limited effect onclimate change and devastating the renewable energy industry, which could be at least as profitable to Australia as the coal industry.
Margaret Dingle
FOUR CORNERS: EARTH, WIND AND FIRE
For those who missed the excellent Four Corners program on renewables, refer to http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2007/s1895335.htm
MAKING ADELAIDE A SOLAR CITYTAXPAYER FUNDED JOLLY OR HISTORY IN THE MAKING?
Anzses and the Sustainable Energy Centre, University of SA, gathered for a talk by Georgine Duncan, Project Manager of the Adelaide Solar City fromOrigin Energy will introduce the Adelaide Solar City project in February.
Solar Cities is a $75.3 million initiative announced by the Prime Minister in the Energy White Paper, Securing Australia's Energy Future, in June 2004.Solar Cities will be implemented by the Department of the Environment and Heritage through trials in Adelaide and at least three other electricity grid-connected urban areas around Australia. Solar Cities is an innovative programme which is designed to demonstrate how solar power, smart meters,energy efficiency and new approaches to electricity pricing can combine to provide a sustainable energy future in urban locations throughout Australia. Itis a partnership approach that involves all levels of Government, the private sector and the local community.Origin Energy will lead a consortium of BP Solar, ANZ Bank, Lend Lease, Salisbury City Council and Big Switch Projects to deliver a range of products to100, 000 homes in the North of Adelaide covering, Adelaide, Salisbury, Playford and TTG. This consortium has received $15 million of the Solar Citiesfunding and will invest and leverage a further $65 million to make this an $80 million project.
THE ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Meeting details - every 2nd Tuesday of the month:Tower Hotel, 621 Magill Rd, MagillWed 2nd May, 7-30 pm, Prospect Town Hall: Public forum with presenter Dr Katherine Wells (Al Gore Ambassador) and a panel of
speakers 'Climate and energy futures - the facts of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming'.Sat/Sun, 2nd & 3rd June, Eco Living Expo, Wayville Showground. ATA information stall and ATA presentations. Volunteers required* to attend the stall,answer questions, sell books, magazines and devices.
AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY SA BRANCH BRANCH COMMITTEE 2007:
President: Stewart MartinSchool of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of SA,Mawson Lakes 5095Ph 8302 3048 (w) 8261 4630 (h) fax 8302 3389 email:[email protected]
Secretary: Albert Thompson [email protected]
Treasurer: John Rolls103 Lansdowne Terrace Vale Park 5081 Ph 8463 6907 (w) 82693879 (h) 04 1029 4638 (m) 8463 6900 (f)[email protected]
Solar News SA Editor: John HeldPh 8271 4555 (w) 8272 6608(h) Email [email protected]
Publicity Officer:Margaret Dingle ph 8362 7007 email [email protected]
Solar House Tours Coordinator:Monica Oliphant 8277 3357 (h) 0404 898277(Mob) email:
[email protected] MemberPierre Verlinden 040718 3671 (mob) email:[email protected]
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Australian And New Zealand Solar Energy Society (SA Branch)
SOLAR NEWS SAFormerly the ANZSES CHATTER
April 2007
WELCOME to this months edition of Solar News SA.
ANZSES SA BRANCH AGM TUES 1ST MAY 7.30PM
ROOM BJ1-13, BONYTHON JUBILEE BUILDING, CITY EAST CAMPUS, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, FROME RD
COMMERCIALISING THE BIG DISH SOLAR THERMAL CONCENTRATOR
Artur Zawadski, Manager of Business Development and Project Delivery, Wizard PowerConcentrating solar power (CSP) technologies are experiencing a global resurgence, with approximately 200MWe plant capacity currently underconstruction around the world. Solar thermal power technologies have considerable scope for growth and electricity costs are projected to fall tolevels similar to those of large scale wind systems and future coal-fired power plants with integrated carbon-capture-and-storage. The interest inhigh temperature CSP technologies is driven by their potential for delivering on-demand and base load power and their application to
manufacturing advanced fuels using thermo chemical processes.After many years of development work at the Australian National University (ANU), the Big Dish solar thermal concentrator technology, ammoniabased thermo chemical energy storage and advanced mirrors have been licensed exclusively to Wizard Power Pty Ltd. Wizard Power is workingwith the ANU to produce the next generation of Big Dish technology and is also undertaking research into the application of the technology to theproduction of hydrogen and liquid fuels. Wizard Power expects to commence work on a demonstration base load power plant in the 2007-08financial year.Artur will discuss the development and commercialisation of the Big Dish and ammonia energy storage technologies, including the potential forprojects in South Australia.
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BRANCH
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, AGENDA AND COMMITTEE NOMINATION FORM
TUESDAY 1 MAY 2007 COMMENCING AT 7:30PM
Room BJ1-13, Bonython Jubilee Building, City East CampusUniversity of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaide
The South Australia Branch of the Australia and New Zealand Solar Energy Society advises that its Annual General Meeting will be held onTuesday 1 May 2007 in Room BJ1-13, Bonython Jubilee Building, City East Campus, University of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaidecommencing at 7:30pm.
Following the meeting Mr Artur Zawadski, Chair of ANZSES and Manager, Business Development and Project Delivery, Wizard Power, willaddress members about Solar Thermal Energy, highlighting the development and commercialisation of the Big Dish and ammonia energy storagetechnologies. The potential for projects incorporating these technologies in South Australia will be discussed.Members and their guests are welcome to join the Committee and Artur Zawadski for an informal meal prior to the meeting at Amalfi Restaurant,29 Frome Street, City commencing at 6pm. Amalfi is within walking distance of the meeting venue.
ANZSES-SA AGM TUESDAY 1 MAY 2007 - AGENDA
ApologiesConfirmation of Minutes of AGM held on 4 April 2006Business Arising from the MinutesPresidents Report (Stewart Martin)
Treasurers Report (John Rolls)Election of 2007 CommitteeOther Business
COMMITTEE NOMINATION FORM - 2007I advise that I wish to nominate for the ANZSES South Australian Branch Committee for 2007.
(Tick if applicable)I also wish to nominate for the position of SA Branch President Name: Signature:Address:Phone (home/business/mobile):
EMAIL: SECONDED BY:
Name: Signature:The nomination must be received the Secretary, Albert Thompson, prior to the commencement of the Annual General Meeting. It may be sent by hand,by post to ANZSES, PO Box 8178, Station Arcade, Adelaide 5001 or by email to [email protected]. If sent by email, the seconder should also send anemail stating that he/she endorses the nomination.
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SUSTAINABLE HOUSE DAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 2007
The coordinating committee of Monica Oliphant, Stewart Martin, Alan Strickland, Judy Celmins, MaggieSlattery and John Pockett have met several times this year and organisation of the 2007 SHD is wellunderway. It is planned to have up to 9 houses open in the Greater Adelaide area on centres focussed on theCity, the North Eastern suburbs and the Blackwood/S Eastern suburbs area. It is also planned to haveclusters in the Murray Bridge and Aldinga areas. The houses show a variety of building styles includingpurpose built low energy houses and retrofits.
EARLY AND DEEP OR WAIT AND SEE
In his article Spreading the Faith Weekend Australian 31/12/07 Paul Kelly says that business leaders will oppose a 20% cut in greenhouse emissions
by 2020 and quotes John Howard as saying thats what Nicholas Stern was advocating thats apparently what the Labor party supports. Kelly sees thisas a trap set by Howard and also says that business leader will oppose it. Howard has also repudiated the 60% Rudd-Stern-EU target of 60% reductionby 2050. Kelly favours waiting for clean coal technology to come on line before committing to deep cuts.What is actually happening in Australia? The South Australian Government, which is strongly pro economic growth, recently committed to cut of at least60% of current greenhouse gas levels, or 40% of 1990 levels by 31/12/2050. Of course, Mike Rann will no longer be Premier in 2050 and no one will beable to turn him of office for breaking his promise. However, with some pressure from the Legislative Council, the SA Government subsequently(29/3/07) committed to an interim target of reductions of 20% by 31/12/2020, or less than 80% of 1880 levels.New South Wales has committed to achieve 2000 levels by 2025.Victoria, which produces a lot of electricity from brown coal, has committed to 10% renewable energy by 2015. South Australias target is 20% by the endof 2014.Of course, renewable energy generation, while reducing emissions from what they might have been, does not equate to greenhouse reductions. It would,if people used no more energy than before, but that involves changing human behaviour. However, with appliances becoming more energy efficient, thehuge electricity bills forecasted by critics of renewable energy expansion and putting a price on carbon would only eventuate if people acquired more orbigger appliances than they have now, and even with that happening there is some leeway to reduce electricity use.It has been said that early emission cuts are cheaper and more effective in reducing climate change than late cuts (Stern Report?).It is highly unlikely that
there will be no coal fired generation in Australia, China or India by 2020. For that reason I support putting some resources into research into clean coal.But we are not one hundred per cent sure that it will work and we cannot wait that long. If an Australian government puts all its eggs in one basket andsupports this technology to the detriment of renewable energy we risk having to make expensive and deep emission cuts later with limited effect onclimate change and devastating the renewable energy industry, which could be at least as profitable to Australia as the coal industry.
Margaret Dingle
FOUR CORNERS: EARTH, WIND AND FIRE
For those who missed the excellent Four Corners program on renewables, refer to http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2007/s1895335.htm
MAKING ADELAIDE A SOLAR CITYTAXPAYER FUNDED JOLLY OR HISTORY IN THE MAKING?
Anzses and the Sustainable Energy Centre, University of SA, gathered for a talk by Georgine Duncan, Project Manager of the Adelaide Solar City fromOrigin Energy will introduce the Adelaide Solar City project in February.
Solar Cities is a $75.3 million initiative announced by the Prime Minister in the Energy White Paper, Securing Australia's Energy Future, in June 2004.Solar Cities will be implemented by the Department of the Environment and Heritage through trials in Adelaide and at least three other electricity grid-connected urban areas around Australia. Solar Cities is an innovative programme which is designed to demonstrate how solar power, smart meters,energy efficiency and new approaches to electricity pricing can combine to provide a sustainable energy future in urban locations throughout Australia. Itis a partnership approach that involves all levels of Government, the private sector and the local community.Origin Energy will lead a consortium of BP Solar, ANZ Bank, Lend Lease, Salisbury City Council and Big Switch Projects to deliver a range of products to100, 000 homes in the North of Adelaide covering, Adelaide, Salisbury, Playford and TTG. This consortium has received $15 million of the Solar Citiesfunding and will invest and leverage a further $65 million to make this an $80 million project.
THE ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Meeting details - every 2nd Tuesday of the month:Tower Hotel, 621 Magill Rd, MagillWed 2nd May, 7-30 pm, Prospect Town Hall: Public forum with presenter Dr Katherine Wells (Al Gore Ambassador) and a panel of
speakers 'Climate and energy futures - the facts of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming'.Sat/Sun, 2nd & 3rd June, Eco Living Expo, Wayville Showground. ATA information stall and ATA presentations. Volunteers required* to attend the stall,answer questions, sell books, magazines and devices.
AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY SA BRANCH BRANCH COMMITTEE 2007:
President: Stewart MartinSchool of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of SA,Mawson Lakes 5095Ph 8302 3048 (w) 8261 4630 (h) fax 8302 3389 email:[email protected]
Secretary: Albert Thompson [email protected]
Treasurer: John Rolls103 Lansdowne Terrace Vale Park 5081 Ph 8463 6907 (w) 82693879 (h) 04 1029 4638 (m) 8463 6900 (f)[email protected]
Solar News SA Editor: John HeldPh 8271 4555 (w) 8272 6608(h) Email [email protected]
Publicity Officer:Margaret Dingle ph 8362 7007 email [email protected]
Solar House Tours Coordinator:Monica Oliphant 8277 3357 (h) 0404 898277(Mob) email:
[email protected] MemberPierre Verlinden 040718 3671 (mob) email:[email protected]
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Australian And New Zealand Solar Energy Society (SA Branch)
SOLAR NEWS SAFormerly the ANZSES CHATTER
April 2007
WELCOME to this months edition of Solar News SA.
ANZSES SA BRANCH AGM TUES 1ST MAY 7.30PM
ROOM BJ1-13, BONYTHON JUBILEE BUILDING, CITY EAST CAMPUS, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, FROME RD
COMMERCIALISING THE BIG DISH SOLAR THERMAL CONCENTRATOR
Artur Zawadski, Manager of Business Development and Project Delivery, Wizard PowerConcentrating solar power (CSP) technologies are experiencing a global resurgence, with approximately 200MWe plant capacity currently underconstruction around the world. Solar thermal power technologies have considerable scope for growth and electricity costs are projected to fall tolevels similar to those of large scale wind systems and future coal-fired power plants with integrated carbon-capture-and-storage. The interest inhigh temperature CSP technologies is driven by their potential for delivering on-demand and base load power and their application to
manufacturing advanced fuels using thermo chemical processes.After many years of development work at the Australian National University (ANU), the Big Dish solar thermal concentrator technology, ammoniabased thermo chemical energy storage and advanced mirrors have been licensed exclusively to Wizard Power Pty Ltd. Wizard Power is workingwith the ANU to produce the next generation of Big Dish technology and is also undertaking research into the application of the technology to theproduction of hydrogen and liquid fuels. Wizard Power expects to commence work on a demonstration base load power plant in the 2007-08financial year.Artur will discuss the development and commercialisation of the Big Dish and ammonia energy storage technologies, including the potential forprojects in South Australia.
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BRANCH
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, AGENDA AND COMMITTEE NOMINATION FORM
TUESDAY 1 MAY 2007 COMMENCING AT 7:30PM
Room BJ1-13, Bonython Jubilee Building, City East CampusUniversity of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaide
The South Australia Branch of the Australia and New Zealand Solar Energy Society advises that its Annual General Meeting will be held onTuesday 1 May 2007 in Room BJ1-13, Bonython Jubilee Building, City East Campus, University of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaidecommencing at 7:30pm.
Following the meeting Mr Artur Zawadski, Chair of ANZSES and Manager, Business Development and Project Delivery, Wizard Power, willaddress members about Solar Thermal Energy, highlighting the development and commercialisation of the Big Dish and ammonia energy storagetechnologies. The potential for projects incorporating these technologies in South Australia will be discussed.Members and their guests are welcome to join the Committee and Artur Zawadski for an informal meal prior to the meeting at Amalfi Restaurant,29 Frome Street, City commencing at 6pm. Amalfi is within walking distance of the meeting venue.
ANZSES-SA AGM TUESDAY 1 MAY 2007 - AGENDA
ApologiesConfirmation of Minutes of AGM held on 4 April 2006Business Arising from the MinutesPresidents Report (Stewart Martin)
Treasurers Report (John Rolls)Election of 2007 CommitteeOther Business
COMMITTEE NOMINATION FORM - 2007I advise that I wish to nominate for the ANZSES South Australian Branch Committee for 2007.
(Tick if applicable)I also wish to nominate for the position of SA Branch President Name: Signature:Address:Phone (home/business/mobile):
EMAIL: SECONDED BY:
Name: Signature:The nomination must be received the Secretary, Albert Thompson, prior to the commencement of the Annual General Meeting. It may be sent by hand,by post to ANZSES, PO Box 8178, Station Arcade, Adelaide 5001 or by email to [email protected]. If sent by email, the seconder should also send anemail stating that he/she endorses the nomination.
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SUSTAINABLE HOUSE DAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 2007
The coordinating committee of Monica Oliphant, Stewart Martin, Alan Strickland, Judy Celmins, MaggieSlattery and John Pockett have met several times this year and organisation of the 2007 SHD is wellunderway. It is planned to have up to 9 houses open in the Greater Adelaide area on centres focussed on theCity, the North Eastern suburbs and the Blackwood/S Eastern suburbs area. It is also planned to haveclusters in the Murray Bridge and Aldinga areas. The houses show a variety of building styles includingpurpose built low energy houses and retrofits.
EARLY AND DEEP OR WAIT AND SEE
In his article Spreading the Faith Weekend Australian 31/12/07 Paul Kelly says that business leaders will oppose a 20% cut in greenhouse emissions
by 2020 and quotes John Howard as saying thats what Nicholas Stern was advocating thats apparently what the Labor party supports. Kelly sees thisas a trap set by Howard and also says that business leader will oppose it. Howard has also repudiated the 60% Rudd-Stern-EU target of 60% reductionby 2050. Kelly favours waiting for clean coal technology to come on line before committing to deep cuts.What is actually happening in Australia? The South Australian Government, which is strongly pro economic growth, recently committed to cut of at least60% of current greenhouse gas levels, or 40% of 1990 levels by 31/12/2050. Of course, Mike Rann will no longer be Premier in 2050 and no one will beable to turn him of office for breaking his promise. However, with some pressure from the Legislative Council, the SA Government subsequently(29/3/07) committed to an interim target of reductions of 20% by 31/12/2020, or less than 80% of 1880 levels.New South Wales has committed to achieve 2000 levels by 2025.Victoria, which produces a lot of electricity from brown coal, has committed to 10% renewable energy by 2015. South Australias target is 20% by the endof 2014.Of course, renewable energy generation, while reducing emissions from what they might have been, does not equate to greenhouse reductions. It would,if people used no more energy than before, but that involves changing human behaviour. However, with appliances becoming more energy efficient, thehuge electricity bills forecasted by critics of renewable energy expansion and putting a price on carbon would only eventuate if people acquired more orbigger appliances than they have now, and even with that happening there is some leeway to reduce electricity use.It has been said that early emission cuts are cheaper and more effective in reducing climate change than late cuts (Stern Report?).It is highly unlikely that
there will be no coal fired generation in Australia, China or India by 2020. For that reason I support putting some resources into research into clean coal.But we are not one hundred per cent sure that it will work and we cannot wait that long. If an Australian government puts all its eggs in one basket andsupports this technology to the detriment of renewable energy we risk having to make expensive and deep emission cuts later with limited effect onclimate change and devastating the renewable energy industry, which could be at least as profitable to Australia as the coal industry.
Margaret Dingle
FOUR CORNERS: EARTH, WIND AND FIRE
For those who missed the excellent Four Corners program on renewables, refer to http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2007/s1895335.htm
MAKING ADELAIDE A SOLAR CITYTAXPAYER FUNDED JOLLY OR HISTORY IN THE MAKING?
Anzses and the Sustainable Energy Centre, University of SA, gathered for a talk by Georgine Duncan, Project Manager of the Adelaide Solar City fromOrigin Energy will introduce the Adelaide Solar City project in February.
Solar Cities is a $75.3 million initiative announced by the Prime Minister in the Energy White Paper, Securing Australia's Energy Future, in June 2004.Solar Cities will be implemented by the Department of the Environment and Heritage through trials in Adelaide and at least three other electricity grid-connected urban areas around Australia. Solar Cities is an innovative programme which is designed to demonstrate how solar power, smart meters,energy efficiency and new approaches to electricity pricing can combine to provide a sustainable energy future in urban locations throughout Australia. Itis a partnership approach that involves all levels of Government, the private sector and the local community.Origin Energy will lead a consortium of BP Solar, ANZ Bank, Lend Lease, Salisbury City Council and Big Switch Projects to deliver a range of products to100, 000 homes in the North of Adelaide covering, Adelaide, Salisbury, Playford and TTG. This consortium has received $15 million of the Solar Citiesfunding and will invest and leverage a further $65 million to make this an $80 million project.
THE ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Meeting details - every 2nd Tuesday of the month:Tower Hotel, 621 Magill Rd, MagillWed 2nd May, 7-30 pm, Prospect Town Hall: Public forum with presenter Dr Katherine Wells (Al Gore Ambassador) and a panel of
speakers 'Climate and energy futures - the facts of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming'.Sat/Sun, 2nd & 3rd June, Eco Living Expo, Wayville Showground. ATA information stall and ATA presentations. Volunteers required* to attend the stall,answer questions, sell books, magazines and devices.
AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY SA BRANCH BRANCH COMMITTEE 2007:
President: Stewart MartinSchool of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of SA,Mawson Lakes 5095Ph 8302 3048 (w) 8261 4630 (h) fax 8302 3389 email:[email protected]
Secretary: Albert Thompson [email protected]
Treasurer: John Rolls103 Lansdowne Terrace Vale Park 5081 Ph 8463 6907 (w) 82693879 (h) 04 1029 4638 (m) 8463 6900 (f)[email protected]
Solar News SA Editor: John HeldPh 8271 4555 (w) 8272 6608(h) Email [email protected]
Publicity Officer:Margaret Dingle ph 8362 7007 email [email protected]
Solar House Tours Coordinator:Monica Oliphant 8277 3357 (h) 0404 898277(Mob) email:
[email protected] MemberPierre Verlinden 040718 3671 (mob) email:[email protected]
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Australian And New Zealand Solar Energy Society (SA Branch)
SOLAR NEWS SAFormerly the ANZSES CHATTER
April 2007
WELCOME to this months edition of Solar News SA.
ANZSES SA BRANCH AGM TUES 1ST MAY 7.30PM
ROOM BJ1-13, BONYTHON JUBILEE BUILDING, CITY EAST CAMPUS, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, FROME RD
COMMERCIALISING THE BIG DISH SOLAR THERMAL CONCENTRATOR
Artur Zawadski, Manager of Business Development and Project Delivery, Wizard PowerConcentrating solar power (CSP) technologies are experiencing a global resurgence, with approximately 200MWe plant capacity currently underconstruction around the world. Solar thermal power technologies have considerable scope for growth and electricity costs are projected to fall tolevels similar to those of large scale wind systems and future coal-fired power plants with integrated carbon-capture-and-storage. The interest inhigh temperature CSP technologies is driven by their potential for delivering on-demand and base load power and their application to
manufacturing advanced fuels using thermo chemical processes.After many years of development work at the Australian National University (ANU), the Big Dish solar thermal concentrator technology, ammoniabased thermo chemical energy storage and advanced mirrors have been licensed exclusively to Wizard Power Pty Ltd. Wizard Power is workingwith the ANU to produce the next generation of Big Dish technology and is also undertaking research into the application of the technology to theproduction of hydrogen and liquid fuels. Wizard Power expects to commence work on a demonstration base load power plant in the 2007-08financial year.Artur will discuss the development and commercialisation of the Big Dish and ammonia energy storage technologies, including the potential forprojects in South Australia.
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BRANCH
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, AGENDA AND COMMITTEE NOMINATION FORM
TUESDAY 1 MAY 2007 COMMENCING AT 7:30PM
Room BJ1-13, Bonython Jubilee Building, City East CampusUniversity of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaide
The South Australia Branch of the Australia and New Zealand Solar Energy Society advises that its Annual General Meeting will be held onTuesday 1 May 2007 in Room BJ1-13, Bonython Jubilee Building, City East Campus, University of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaidecommencing at 7:30pm.
Following the meeting Mr Artur Zawadski, Chair of ANZSES and Manager, Business Development and Project Delivery, Wizard Power, willaddress members about Solar Thermal Energy, highlighting the development and commercialisation of the Big Dish and ammonia energy storagetechnologies. The potential for projects incorporating these technologies in South Australia will be discussed.Members and their guests are welcome to join the Committee and Artur Zawadski for an informal meal prior to the meeting at Amalfi Restaurant,29 Frome Street, City commencing at 6pm. Amalfi is within walking distance of the meeting venue.
ANZSES-SA AGM TUESDAY 1 MAY 2007 - AGENDA
ApologiesConfirmation of Minutes of AGM held on 4 April 2006Business Arising from the MinutesPresidents Report (Stewart Martin)
Treasurers Report (John Rolls)Election of 2007 CommitteeOther Business
COMMITTEE NOMINATION FORM - 2007I advise that I wish to nominate for the ANZSES South Australian Branch Committee for 2007.
(Tick if applicable)I also wish to nominate for the position of SA Branch President Name: Signature:Address:Phone (home/business/mobile):
EMAIL: SECONDED BY:
Name: Signature:The nomination must be received the Secretary, Albert Thompson, prior to the commencement of the Annual General Meeting. It may be sent by hand,by post to ANZSES, PO Box 8178, Station Arcade, Adelaide 5001 or by email to [email protected]. If sent by email, the seconder should also send anemail stating that he/she endorses the nomination.
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SUSTAINABLE HOUSE DAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 2007
The coordinating committee of Monica Oliphant, Stewart Martin, Alan Str