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Powering the Future seminar #3
About this event
The third seminar in the Powering the Future series was presented by presented by Dr. Daniel Machado from Iberdrola.
Australia’s offshore wind sector continues to develop, driven by strong wind resources, energy and decarbonisation targets, with a need to firm the electricity grid increasingly supplied by variable renewables. Nonetheless, uncertainty remains on a series of aspects for the sector. This seminar outlined progress made to date, highlighting key “ingredients” and “spices” on the outlook for the sector.
Key factors for delivery will include a bankable revenue framework (for example, auctions or long-term offtake), clarity on transmission and connection infrastructure, maturing environmental, planning and regulatory approval pathways, and integration of global and local supply chains and skilled labour. Risk management and how to approach uncertainties will continue to differentiate projects as these progress through feasibility to future stage in the project life cycle. Consideration of Australian conditions and market is imperative, while translating technology and learnings from more mature offshore wind markets in the ever-evolving global context.
With all this, is there a recipe for success?
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Speaker
Dr. Daniel Machado
Senior Manager Environment - Offshore Wind
Iberdrola Australia
Daniel is a Chartered Professional Engineer with 20 years of experience spanning environmental, coastal, metocean and civil engineering and science. With Honours degrees in Civil Engineering and Biological Sciences, followed by a PhD in Environmental Engineering, he has been involved in numerous projects in the energy, water, ports, resources and infrastructure sectors. Throughout his career Daniel has been and remains committed to progressing sustainable development and the efficient use of natural resources, respecting input and expectations of multiple stakeholders. At Iberdrola Australia, Daniel is currently focused on the feasibility investigations and assessments for development of the Aurora Green offshore wind project in the Gippsland, Victoria.
Moderator
Professor Richard Sandberg
Director, Melbourne Energy Institute
University of Melbourne
Richard Sandberg is the Melbourne Energy Institute’s Interim Director. Professor Sandberg is also Chair Professor of Computational Mechanics in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Melbourne. His main interest is in high-fidelity simulation of turbulent flows in turbomachinery and aerospace applications in order to gain physical understanding of flow and noise mechanisms. He also uses the data to help assess and improve low-order models that can be employed in an industrial context, in particular by pursuing novel machine-learning approaches.
Richard received his PhD in 2004 in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Arizona and prior to joining the University of Melbourne, he was a Professor of Fluid Dynamics and Aeroacoustics in the Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics research group at the University of Southampton and headed the UK Turbulence Consortium (www.turbulence.ac.uk). He was awarded a veski innovation fellowship entitled: "Impacting Industry by enabling a step-change in simulation fidelity for flow and noise problems", was granted an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship for 2020-2024 and was elected Fellow of the Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society in 2024.
About MEI's Powering the Future Seminar Series
Bringing together leading researchers and industry experts, MEI’s Powering the Future seminar series will explore the key technological, political and societal developments shaping the energy sector.
Designed for energy industry professionals, government stakeholders, students, and academics, the seminars aim to foster informed discussion across technical, economic and policy dimensions of the energy transition. Each session will be delivered in a hybrid format, allowing participants to attend in person or join online.
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