What this means for the property and construction sectors
Corporate Power Purchase Agreements are rapidly becoming more popular, as organisations need to manage their energy procurement costs in an ever changing market of increased volatility and price. PPAs not only offer a possible long term solution to this but help meet sustainability targets and are a step to reaching carbon positive goals.
But what does this mean to the property and construction industries and how do you make sense of this highly complex area?
This one day seminar will help you to come to grips with PPAs. It will provide practical guidance, case studies and a deeper understanding of the pros and cons of PPAs and the structures possible. Our experts will examine the risks and challenges involved, how to make the business case internally and in our workshop session, take you step by step through a PPA process.
Join us for this unique seminar, specifically created for the property and construction sector, and hear from the leaders in this field.
The PPA seminars are part of the GBCA commitment to our Carbon Positive Roadmap, launched in June 2018. This Roadmap provides a pathway for industry and government to demonstrate global leadership in the delivery of buildings free of carbon emissions.
GBCA thanks its Carbon Positive Partners, Frasers Property, Stockland, Integral Group, Dexus and Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Agenda
Tuesday, 21 Aug 2018
8:30 am
Registration & coffee
8:50 am
Opening remarks from the Chair
Chairman: Jorge Chapa, Head of Market Transformation, Green Building Council of Australia
8:55 am
Welcome from AECOM
Abbie McQueen, Principal Consultant - Energy Advisory, AECOM (Sydney)
9:00 am
What are the benefits of PPAs
Environmental benefits and meeting carbon positive
Cost benefits and delivering value within your energy cost management
How to present the business case and gain internal support
Anita Stadler, Associate, Energetics
9:30 am
A guide to pricing & risk
Understanding the energy market
Examining contracting models and pricing models and risks of each
Simon Currie, consultant, Norton Rose Fulbright, principal Energy Estate
10:00 am
Panel discussion
Deciding to undertake PPA – the whys, how and if not?
Financial factors to consider
Communicating the PPA internally
Regulatory and policy barriers to PPAs
Panellists include: Chris Wade, Property Lead, Clean Energy Finance Council Steve Ford, Head of Sustainability and Energy, GPT (Sydney only) Gilles Walgenwitz, General Manager - Energy and Carbon Markets, Energetics (Sydney) Andrew Tipping, General Manager, Clients and Business Development, Energetics (Melbourne)
10:45 am
Morning coffee
11:15 am
Case Study: Melbourne Renewable Energy Project
Learn about the process of getting a successful group purchasing PPA off the ground and the commercial model underpinning the project
John Griffiths, Senior Sustainability Officer, Urban Sustainability, City of Melbourne
11:45 am
Workshop: Lessons from the PPA process
Join this interactive workshop and go through a PPA case study, step-by-step. The session will give lessons learnt from the key people involved in the project and guide you through how the process worked
1:00 pm
Lunch
2:00 pm
Case Study: UNSW – Procuring our corporate PPA
Project Objectives
Procurement Process
Solar Electricity Delivery Model
Critical Success Factors
Nick Jones, UNSW Energy Manger, Estate Management, UNSW Sydney
2:40 pm
Success and Challenges so far
What has industry achieved so far
What is needed for future success and where do we see future trends
Jackie McKeon, Renewable Technologies Manager, WWF Australia’s Renewable Energy Buyers Forum
3:20 pm
Where to from here? Deals, partners and next steps
What kind of deal structuring will work for you
How to choose your partners
Getting internal buy- in
Paul Curnow, Partner and Aylin Cunsolo, Senior Associate, Baker McKenzie
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