Energy Cluster of theAustralia-Indonesia Centre

Igor Skryabin

Open Day 7th December, 2015

Australia – Indonesia Centre• $25M Centre established in late 2013 to facilitate

research-driven innovation and build stronger relationships between Australia and Indonesia

• Shared Solutions for Shared Problems • Supported by participating universities: Monash, ANU,

USyd, Melbourne,CSIRO• Matching funds from Indonesia• 4 clusters:

– Infrastructure– Health– Food and Agriculture– Energy

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Energy Cluster

• Chaired by Prof. Ken Baldwin (ECI), co-leads: Dr. Liebman (Monash Energy), Dr. Skryabin (ECI)

• 10 Small Australian Projects (~$20k each), 3 led by ANU academics – to be completed in January 2015

• Cluster Planning completed: $2.1M research funding for 3 years.

• Industry Engagement

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AIC Energy Cluster Participants

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Australia• ANU

• CSIRO

• Monash

• USyd

• University of Melbourne

Indonesia• Institut Pertanian Bogor

• Institut Teknologi Bandung

• Universitas Indonesia

0 250 500 750 km

0 250 500 mi

Java

Sumatra Kalimantan

SulawesiPapua

Maluku Islands

AUSTRALIA

INDONESIA

Western Australia

Northern Territory

South Australia

Queensland

New South Wales

Victoria

Tasmania

Australian Capital

Territory

Bali Lombok

Sumbawa

West Timor Torres Strait

• Energy resource rich• Highly carbonised

economies• Remote energy access• Future energy demand

challenges

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Australia and Indonesia: common energy issues

Energy in Indonesia: snapshot

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Source: EY report, March 2015

• one third of Indonesians lack of access to electricity

• 35 GW of new capacity in 5 years.PLN : 17 GW, Independent : 18 GW

Source: RE4I, Nov 2015

19% increase in new & renewable energy in 11 years

Research Objectives

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Objective 1: To provide evidence-based solutions to decarbonising the Indonesian and Australian economies

Objective 2: To provide evidence based solutions to ensuring equitable access to sustainable energy

Objective 3: To strengthen infrastructure, institutional and human capacity to support the implementation of sustainable energy policies

Energy Cluster Research Strategy

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Themes:• Remote Area Microgrids• Integration of Microgrids into the Energy System• Technology Assessment for Energy Systems

Funding streams• Commissioned projects• Competitive (and leveraged) projects

From AETA TO IETA

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Energy Cluster Research Program

AIC-supported Projects in ECI

• A Decision Support Tool for Microgrid Design and Operations, Dr Hassan Hijazi $330k

• Legislative framework enabling Microgrids in Australia and Indonesia, Dr. James Prest, $60k

• Pumped hydro energy storage to support energy systems, Prof. Andrew Blakers, $150k

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The future: after the AIC

• Excellency of research• Australian and Indonesian

joint ventures• Joint opportunities in

education and training: Energy Literacy.

• Coordination of energy policies

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Australia- Indonesia Energy Research Centre