Blue Sky seminar series
Catch up on previous events from our Blue Sky online seminar series
The regulation of large-scale battery storage in Spain: a race against the clock to ensure fast decarbonisation and avoid growing price cannibalisation
11 December 2024
This webinar addressed key issues concerning the recent legal changes and current debates on the legal framework for energy storage in Spain, to enable a fast-paced decarbonisation of the country's energy sector.
It was presented by Dr Romain Mauger (Iberian Centre for Research in Energy Storage, Spain).
Hydrogen: challenges and opportunities – an Australian perspective
25 September 2024
This webinar provided an overview of hydrogen challenges and opportunities from an Australian perspective and discusses some key safety concerns in scaling hydrogen.
It was presented by Dr Fatemeh Salehi (Macquarie University).
Game changer? The EU's Net Zero Industry Act and its implications for carbon management in Australia
28 August 2024
This webinar explored recent carbon management developments in the EU, UK, and US, to draw out lessons, implications and opportunities for Australia.
It was presented by Dr Alice Evatt and Professor Myles Allen (University of Oxford).
Australian and US climate policy in turbulent times
31 July 2024
This webinar addressed long-term trends in climate politics in the US and Australia, focusing on evolving perspectives regarding state interventions in markets and natural systems.
It was presented by Dr Jon Symons (Macquarie University).
Japan's Green Transformation (GX): Its Potential and Limitations
19 June 2024
This event was CENRIT's fifth webinar for 2024 as part of its Blue Sky Seminar Series, which was held on Wednesday 19 June 2024. This webinar addressed major issues pertaining to Japan's renewable energy policy and renewable energies potential. This event was presented by Dr Hiroshi Ohta (Waseda University).
Activating agriculture's net zero revolution: regulating innovative decarbonisation solutions in the Australian agricultural sector
29 May 2024
This webinar addressed the the pivotal role of regulation and innovative technologies in decarbonising of Australia's agricultural sector.
It was presented by Dr Madeline Taylor (Macquarie University).
Reverse auctions for government subsidies promoting household energy transitions: challenges and opportunities
17 April 2024
This webinar addressed challenges and opportunities in new equitable reverse auctions for households to promote governments making efficient and equitable contributions to investments in solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles or other consumer durables.
It was presented by Dr Rohan Best (Macquarie University).
Lifting the veil of energy ignorance: how to break fuel poverty in Hungary's coal region
27 March 2024
This webinar addressed many major issues pertaining to fuel poverty, energy justice and the energy transition.
It was presented by Dr Michael LaBelle (Central European University) and Dr Tekla Szep (University of Miskolc).
How do laws in Australia accommodate changes in technology?
28 February 2024
This webinar addressed many major issues pertaining to technology, regulation, and the energy transition.
It was presented by Jordie Pettit (Macquarie University).
2023
The application of investment and trade regimes in assisting low-lying pacific islands in the energy transition: a Nauru perspective
8 February
This event addressed many major issues pertaining to the application of investment and trade regimes in assisting low-lying pacific islands in the energy transition.
The event was presented by Masau Detudamo (Director, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Nauru).
2022
Innovation, transformation and the energy transition – synthetic biology and bio-hydrogen
26 October
This webinar addressed many major issues pertaining to innovation, transformation and the energy transition.
It was presented by Professor Robert Willow (Macquarie University).
Governance of maritime boundary disputes in the energy transition: offshore carbon storage in transboundary geological formations
5 October
This webinar addressed many major issues pertaining to the governance of maritime boundary disputes in the energy transition.
It was presented by Dr Constantinos Yiallourides (Macquarie Law School).
Energy technology and governance
31 August
This event addressed many major issues pertaining to energy technology and governance.
It was presented by Professor John Paterson (University of Aberdeen).
Data security and technological innovation for the energy transition
10 August
This event addressed many major issues pertaining to data security and technological innovation for the energy transition.
It was presented by Professor Niloufer Selvadurai (Macquarie Law School).
An Australian perspective on technology as a driver for the energy transition
13 July
This event addressed many major issues pertaining to the Australian perspective on technology as a driver for the energy transition.
It was presented by Dr Cameron Kelly, General Counsel at the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).
Short to mid-term challenges and opportunities in innovation and transformation for the energy transition
22 June
This seminar series provides different perspectives on the role of innovation and technology in energy and natural resources during the energy transition.
This was the first event in our Blue Sky Seminar Series. It addressed many major issues pertaining to innovation and transformation in the energy transition.
The event was presented by Professor Tina Soliman Hunter, Director, Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Innovation and Transformation (CENRIT)