Solar and storage conference on this week

The 2017 Solar and Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition will be held from 3–4 May at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Many of the world’s leading solar and battery storage companies will be showing off their products at the event, which is free to attend.

“With more than 5000 delegates and 130 companies exhibiting, solar and energy storage will be firmly in the spotlight,” said John Grimes, chief executive of the Australian Solar Council and Australian Energy Storage Council.

“Australia’s energy market is facing unprecedented change. The Solar and Storage Conference will make sense of this change, showing how solar and energy storage and smart energy technologies are shaping the future of energy.”

Conference sessions include Federal and State Government Policy; Large Scale Solar and Storage; Solar and Storage: A Rising Star; Technology Breakthroughs: Solar PV and Batteries; and Unlocking Project Financing. Keynote speakers include:

• Audrey Zibelman, CEO, Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)
• Lily D’Ambrosio, Victorian Minister for Climate Change and Energy
• Mark Butler, Federal Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy
• Kobad Bhavnagri, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
• Dr John Hewson, former Federal Opposition Leader
• Adam Bandt, Greens spokesman on climate change and energy
• John Grimes, Chief Executive, Australian Solar Council and Energy Storage Council

For the full conference program and to register for the event, visit www.solar.org.au/conference/2017-solar-conference-program/.