With over 70 participants this year, the Townsville Enterprise and Energy Users Association Australia (EUAA) North Queensland Energy Forum was a great success. We wish especially to thank to our major sponsor Ergon Energy and our other sponsors Powerlink, the Queensland Department of Mines and Energy, the Queensland Department of Infrastructure and Planning and Sun Metals Corporation for their generous sponsorship of the event. We also sincerely thank the Minister for Mines and Energy Geoff Wilson who flew in especially for the day to give the keynote address.
The presentations given at the forum covered climate change policy and legal issues for business, renewable energy, practical local projects to reduce energy demand, transmission infrastructure for renewable energy, electricity trading, the impact of the looming Queensland LNG industry on the competitiveness of gas-fired electricity generation and an update from the Departments of Mines and Energy and Infrastructure and Planning on progress within the Northern Economic Triangle. Copies of presentations can be found on the economic development website.
With the current uncertainly and dynamism of energy policy, economics and technology, there will be plenty to talk about when Townsville Enterprise and EUAA join together again to present another forum next year.
This year's forum included presentations from:
The Carbon Reduction Institute together with the Mercure Townsville have calculated the greenhouse emissions produced from the North Queensland Energy Forum 2008.
This includes emissions from:
- The energy used to heat, cool and ventilate the event venue,
- The electricity consumed by the lighting and entertainment appliances used,
- The emissions embodied in the food and beverage packages supplied for the event\
Once calculated these emissions have been offset using carbon credits accredited under the Federal Government’s Greenhouse Friendly scheme
. Click here to download the Carbon Reduction Certificate.