Chapter One - Introduction
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p. 59.
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p. 59.
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Mr David Swift, Executive General Manager, Corporate Development,
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p. 59.
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Mr John Pierce, Chairman, Australian Energy Market Commission, Committee
Hansard, 10 February 2017, p. 50.
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Australian Energy Market Operator, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2017,
p. 60.
Chapter 3 - Resilience from storage technologies and distributed generation
[1]
Dr Noel Simento, Managing Director, Australian National Low Emissions
Coal Research and Development, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2017,
p. 2.
[2]
Mr Robert Riebolge, Chief Network Analyst, 1414 Degrees, Committee
Hansard, 20 February 2017, p. 21.
[3]
Mr John Bradley, Chief Executive Officer, Energy Networks Australia, Committee
Hansard, 10 February 2017, p. 34.
[4]
Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Submission 32, pp. 2 and 3.
[5]
Mr David Swift, Executive General Manager, Corporate Development,
Australian Energy Market Operator, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2017,
p. 60.
[6]
Mr David Swift, Executive General Manager, Corporate Development,
Australian Energy Market Operator, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2017,
p. 60.
[7]
Dr Evan Franklin, Senior Lecturer; Fellow, Energy Change Institute,
Australian National University, Committee Hansard, 10 February
2017, p. 6.
[8]
Mr John Bradley, Chief Executive Officer, Energy Networks Australia, Committee
Hansard, 10 February 2017, p. 34.
[9]
The Australia Institute, Submission 54, p. [iv].
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Committee Hansard, 11 February 2017, p. 39.
[11]
Mr Oliver Yates, Chief Executive Officer, Clean Energy Finance
Corporations, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2017, p. 39.
[12]
Dr Matthew Stocks, Fellow, College of Engineering and Computer Science,
Australian National University, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2017, p.
5.
[13]
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Australian National University, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2017, pp.
1–2.
[14]
Mr Justin Flint, Submission 34, p. 1.
[15]
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Australian National University, Committee Hansard, 10 February
2017, p. 5; Mr Justin Flint, Submission 34, p. 1.
[16]
Mr Oliver Yates, Chief Executive Officer, Clean Energy Finance Corporation,
Committee Hansard, 11 February 2017, p. 45.
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See, for example, Dr Matthew Stocks, Fellow, College of Engineering and
Computer Science, Australian National University, Committee Hansard, 10
February 2017; Mr Oliver Yates, Chief Executive Officer, Clean Energy Finance
Corporation, Committee Hansard, 11 February 2017; Mr Justin Flint, Submission
34.
[18]
Dr Matthew Stocks, Fellow, College of Engineering and Computer Science,
Australian National University, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2017, p.
5.
[19]
Mr Justin Flint, Submission 34, pp. 2–3.
[20]
Mr Justin Flint, Submission 34, pp. 2–3.
[21]
AES Energy Storage, Submission 56, p. 3.
[22]
Dr Evan Franklin, Senior Lecturer; Fellow, Energy Change Institute,
Australian National University, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2017, p.
6.
[23]
Dr Evan Franklin, Senior Lecturer; Fellow, Energy Change Institute,
Australian National University, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2017, p.
6.
[24]
Mr Ivor Frischknecht, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Renewable Energy
Agency, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2017, p. 40.
[25]
Mr Ivor Frischknecht, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Renewable Energy
Agency, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2017, p. 40.
[26]
Mr Luke Osborne, Director and Chief Operating Officer, Reposit Power, Committee
Hansard, 10 February 2017, p. 18.
[27]
Mr Luke Osborne, Director and Chief Operating Officer, Reposit Power, Committee
Hansard, 10 February 2017, p. 19.
[28]
Dr Evan Franklin, Senior Lecturer; Fellow, Energy Change Institute,
Australian National University, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2017, p.
8.
[29]
Dr Evan Franklin, Senior Lecturer; Fellow, Energy Change Institute,
Australian National University, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2017, p.
9.
[30]
Mr David Green, Partner, Lyon Group, Committee Hansard, 20 February
2017, p. 22.
[31]
Mr David Green, Partner, Lyon Group, Committee Hansard, 20 February
2017, p. 22.
[32]
Mr Simon Corbell, Victorian Renewable Energy Advocate, Committee
Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 15.
[33]
Mr Simon Corbell, Victorian Renewable Energy Advocate, Committee
Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 15.
[34]
ANU Energy Change Institute, Submission 28, p. 12.
[35]
Dr Matthew Stocks, Fellow, College of Engineering and Computer Science,
Australian National University, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2017, pp.
1–2.
[36]
ANU Energy Change Institute, Submission 28, p. 14.
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Alternative Technology Association, Submission 26, p. 3.
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Tim Forcey, Pumped Hydro Energy Storage, Melbourne Energy
Institute, 8 May 2014, p. 21, http://energy.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/1526592/Tim-Forcey-AESCE-2014.pdf,
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Minister, the Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, Media Release, ARENA Finalising Grant
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Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, Media Release, ARENA Finalising Grant to Energy
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The Prime Minister, the Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, Media Release, ARENA
Finalising Grant to Energy Australia, 21 February 2017, https://www.pm.gov.au/media/2017-02-21/arena-finalising-grant-energyaustralia,
(accessed 22 March 2017); Khama Reid, 'umped hydro power station ideal for SA
Spencer Gulf site, EnergyAustralia says', PM, ABC, 22 February 2017, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-22/pumped-hydro-power-in-spencer-gulf-energy-australia/8292596
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International Renewable Energy Agency, Thermal Energy Storage
Technology Brief, January 2013, p. 1.
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International Renewable Energy Agency, Thermal Energy Storage
Technology Brief, January 2013, p. 1.
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ANU Solar Thermal Group, Submission 40, p. 1.
[54]
ANU Solar Thermal Group, Submission 40, p. 1.
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ANU Solar Thermal Group, Submission 40, p. 1.
[56]
Australian Solar Thermal Energy Association Ltd, Submission 43, p.
1.
[57]
Australian Solar Thermal Energy Association Ltd, Submission 43, p.
1.
[58]
ANU Solar Thermal Group, Submission 40, p. 1.
[59]
ANU Solar Thermal Group, Submission 40, p. 1.
[60]
1414o, Submission 51, pp. 1–2.
[61]
1414o, Submission 51, p. 2.
[62]
1414o, Submission 51, p. 2.
[63]
Dr Noel Simento, Managing Director, Australian National Low Emissions Coal
Research and Development, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2017, pp. 2–3.
[64]
Mr Karl Rodrigues, Acting Director, Energy, CSIRO, Committee Hansard,
11 February 2017, p. 38.
[65]
ANU Energy Change Institute, Submission 28, p. 14.
[66]
ANU Energy Change Institute, Submission 28, p. 16.
[67]
Genex, Submission 3, p. 5.
[68]
ANU Energy Change Institute, Submission 28, p. 1.
[69]
Mr Steve Blume, President, Australian Solar Council, Committee Hansard,
10 February 2017, p. 27.
[70]
Mr Luke Osborne, Director and Chief Operating Officer, Reposit Power, Committee
Hansard, 10 February 2017, p. 13.
[71]
Mr Luke Osborne, Director and Chief Operating Officer, Reposit Power, Committee
Hansard, 10 February 2017, p. 13.
[72]
Dr Andrew Mears, Director and Chief Executive Officer, SwitchDin, Committee
Hansard, 10 February 2017, p. 14.
[73]
Mr Luke Osborne, Director and Chief Operating Officer, Reposit Power, Committee
Hansard, 10 February 2017, p. 1.
[74]
Mr Luke Osborne, Director and Chief Operating Officer, Reposit Power, Committee
Hansard, 10 February 2017, p. 1.
[75]
Dr Andrew Mears, Director and Chief Executive Officer, SwitchDin, Committee
Hansard, 10 February 2017, p. 14.
[76]
Mr Luke Osborne, Director and Chief Operating Officer, Reposit Power, Committee
Hansard, 10 February 2017, p. 14.
[77]
Mr Steve Blume, President, Australian Solar Council, Committee Hansard,
10 February 2017, p. 27.
[78]
Mr Phil Browne, Submission 18, p. 1.
[79]
Northern Alliance for Greenhouse Action, Submission 17, p. [2].
[80]
Nexergy, Submission 25, p. 5.
[81]
Mr John Bradley, Chief Executive Officer, Energy Networks Australia, Committee
Hansard, 10 February 2017, p. 32.
[82]
Mr John Bradley, Chief Executive Officer, Energy Networks Australia, Committee
Hansard, 10 February 2017, p. 32.
[83]
Dr Andrew Mears, Director and Chief Executive Officer, SwitchDin, Committee
Hansard, 10 February 2017, p. 14.
[84]
Mr Steve Blume, President, Australian Solar Council, Committee Hansard,
10 February 2017, p. 26.
[85]
Mr John Bradley, Chief Executive Officer, Energy Networks Australia, Committee
Hansard, 10 February 2017, p. 33.
Chapter 4 - Policy and regulatory measures
[1]
Mr Douglas Jackson, Executive General Manager, Group Operations, AGL
Energy Limited, Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 7.
[2]
Australian Solar Council and Energy Storage Council, Submission 36,
p. 3.
[3]
Mr Danny Price, Managing Director of Frontier Economics, Committee
Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 27.
[4]
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