Leading researchers in clean alternative fuel technologies, industry representatives and international experts will attend Queensland’s first future fuels conference in Brisbane in July.
The Future Fuels for Australia (FFA) 2011 Workshop is jointly hosted by The University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology and mining and technology company, Ambre Energy.
It will be held on July 19 and 20 at historic Customs House, 399 Queen Street, Brisbane, and officially opened by Stephen Robertson, the Queensland Minister for Energy and Water Utilities.
The workshop will bring together about 150 interested stakeholders to discuss the best options of future fuels for Australia.
Topics will include government policies on the development of alternative and cleaner fuels; current commercial activities and opportunities; research and development status in Australia and overseas, plus opportunities for cooperative ventures; and health, safety and environmental considerations of future fuels.
The FFA Workshop Organising Committee, established to stimulate debate and information-sharing about the development of clean alternative fuels in Australia, has secured attendance by specialist leaders in their fields. Speakers include:
• Heather Brodie – Biofuels Association of Australia
• Dr Michael Clarke – METTS Pty Ltd
• Prof John Cole – Australian Centre for Sustainable Business and Development, University of Southern Queensland
• Brian Davey – Dept of Primary Industries, Victoria
• Dr Andrew Dicks – The Australian Association for Hydrogen Energy
• Dr Nicholas Drinnan – Ambre Energy
• Dr Theo Fleisch – Fuel Conversion Solutions LP; International Green Power, DME Institute
• Dr Ben Hankamer – University of Queensland
• Chris Jenkins – Uhde Shedden
• Prof Chunzhu Li – Curtin University of Technology
• Dr Zoran Ritsvoski – Queensland University of Technology
• Dr Ronald Sills – DME Institute
• Dr Jim Smitham – Energy Technology, CSIRO
• Dr David Lamb – the Jamison Group
• Michael Sheldrick – Fuels and Uranium Branch, Resources Div, Fed Dept of Resources, Energy and Tourism
• Eric Switzer – GV Energy Inc, Canada
• Dr Robert Williams – Princeton University, USA
Organising Committee spokesperson, Dr Bo Feng, said the development of clean, sustainable alternative fuels was important for Australia’s energy security and national environmental goals.
“The workshop will look at what is happening in Australia and the world such as the development of syngas generation technologies from coal, natural gas and biomass, and syngas conversion technologies. "
There are financially attractive options to oil available and the national imperative is clearly to progress suitable future fuels as soon as possible.”
The workshop opens at 8am on Tuesday July 19 with a half-day tutorial by Drs Fleisch and Sills. Registration is limited to 150 attendees.
Interested media representatives are invited to apply for accreditation in order to cover topics of interest.
For registration information: Contact Dr Bo Feng (School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, University of Queensland) at 07-3346 9193 or 0401 245 792 or visit www.mechmining.uq.edu.au/futurefuels/
For media enquiries and accreditation: Contact Bo Feng at 07-3346 9193 or 0401 245 792.
