To complement the lunchtime forums, we have put together a series of podcasts called ‘Energy Talks’. This podcast series is where we dig deeper into the energy industry, sharing content and discussing relevant topics event further.Enjoy ‘Energy Talks’ as we share the lessons learned to help educate, inform and shape Queensland’s energy future.
Thursday 29 January 2026 Introducing Associate Professor Simon Smart and Professor Belinda Wade from The University of Queensland. Australia’s climate transition is moving forward, but are we actually on track to reach net zero by 2050? In this episode of Energy Talks, Associate Professor Simon Smart and Professor Belinda Wade, both members of the Net Zero Australia Steering Committee, unpack the project’s latest findings including updated modelling of Australia's decarbonisation pathwa...
19 Sept 2025
Episode 15: Energy Talks. 'CHARTING NEW TERRITORY'
Wednesday 20 August 2025 Introducing Greg Elkins, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Global Power Energy. Global Power Energy is an advisory firm led by experts with extensive technical, regulatory and commercial experience across AEMO, generators, networks, and OEMs. Their team brings whole-of-system thinking to every engagement, offering system-wide insight and practical solutions - a one-stop shop for renewable energy project requirements. With offices around A...
18 Aug 2025
Episode 14: Energy Talks. 'KOREAN RESILIENCE'
Friday 25 July 2025 Introducing Kyu Hong Lee, Chief Strategy Officer at Elecseed. Elecseed is a progressive Renewable Energy Developer and Consultancy providing innovation, technical eminence, funding, and multifaceted solutions to deal with the paradigm shift in how we generate, manage, and consume energy. With offices in Seoul Korea and Brisbane Australia, Elecseed identifies and leads specific market needs, not only to propel our drive to a greener future but also ...
16 Nov 2023
Episode 12: Energy Talks. ‘24/7 AND THE DECARBONISATION OF POWER MARKETS’
Introducing James Allan, a Senior Director at Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, who leads Quinbrook’s Digital Strategies.Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners is an ESG-focused, ‘value add’ investment manager with a specialist focus on low carbon and renewable energy supply, storage, grid stability, and flexibility services including the algorithmic optimisation of dispatchable power assets using advanced AI data science.James led Quinbrook’s acquisition of Habitat Energy in 2021 and has been in...
19 Apr 2023
Episode 10: Energy Talks. ‘LEADERSHIP IN A TIME OF CRISIS’
Wednesday 29 March 2023Introducing Andrew Bills, the Chief Executive Officer of CS Energy, a large Queensland-based generation company. He has over 25 years experience in the energy industry across the public and private sectors, covering power generation, retail supply, distribution, LPG and energy trading. Andrew’s previous roles include Executive roles at Origin Energy, Babcock and Brown Power, Stanwell Corporation and as a Director at PwC.In this podcast, Andrew will discuss his journey a...
12 Apr 2023
Episode 11: Energy Talks. ' Finnish Hydrogen Start Up Visits Queensland'
Episode 11: Energy Talks. ‘FINNISH HYDROGEN START UP VISITS QUEENSLAND’ Wednesday 29 March 2023 Introducing Matti Malkamäki, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Hycamite TCD Technologies, in conversation with Conrad Gaudin, Founder and CEO of Otec Pacific. Matti is a serial cleantech / deeptech entrepreneur and an active member of various hydrogen-related entities.In this podcast, Matti will discuss Hycamite and how it could kick start Australia's Hydrogen aspirations in the indust...
13 Feb 2023
Episode 9: Energy Talks. ‘The race to net zero – challenges and opportunities on Queensland’s decarbonisation journey
Introducing James Harman, CEO EDLJames Harman is a highly experienced executive who, over the last six years, has led EDL’s rapid global expansion – including investing in biomethane-to-transportation-fuel projects and biomethane-to-electricity projects in North America; and delivering innovative large-scale hybrid renewable microgrid projects in remote areas of Australia.As the world seeks to decarbonise, there is no one size fits all solution. Many different technologies and parts of the ec...
25 Nov 2022
Energy Talks. ‘The Staggering Energy Transition Task – All Hands on Deck’
Introducing Malcolm Rushin, who has led GHD’s hydrogen and future fuels offering in Australia since 2018. He now leads GHD’s Australian Future Energy offering which incorporates the significant GHD power business as well as future fuels.Malcolm has significant experience as a Project Director, Project Manager and Study manager for complex process-oriented projects and has recently completed a number of studies for low carbon hydrogen production and transportation.Since 2015 Malcolm has led a ...
24 Sept 2022
'Energy Talks'. ‘Northern Australia: The Next Green Industrial Super Power’
Introducing Chris Wade, former CEO of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF), joined by Dr. Heidi Edmonds Project Manager, Queensland Projects, at Beyond Zero Emissions, and also in conversation with Joseph O’Brien, Director and co-founder CopperString 2.0.Chris has over 20 years’ experience in senior leadership, project development and investment across the infrastructure, clean energy and property sectors. During his time at NAIF, Chris led a significant enterprise change pro...
8 Mar 2022
‘Energy Talks’. ‘Banking On The Great Energy Transition’
Introducing Paul Richards, Global Head of Resources, Energy & Infrastructure ANZ based in Sydney, in conversation with Mark Couchman Director, Natural Resources Group ANZ based in Brisbane.Paul Richards is a highly experienced banker in both domestic and international markets, with extensive leadership of client-facing, ‘connectivity’ teams. Paul is a values-oriented leader, driven by a passion for developing deep customer relationships, building inclusive and collaborative teams, innovat...
16 Dec 2021
‘Energy Talks’. ‘Dr Chris Greig Shares his Top Five Takeaways from COP26.’
Introducing Dr Chris Greg, Senior Research Scientist, Princeton University Dr Chris Greig, a proud Queenslander, is the Theodora D. ('78) and William H. Walton III ('74) Senior Research Scientist at the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment at Princeton University, New Jersey.As the debate on climate change and the COVID 19 recovery comes to the forefront in Australia, a 2050 Net-Zero emissions target is swiftly becoming a global norm. In this podcast, Chris shares h...
9 Nov 2021
‘Energy Talks’- CopperString 2.0 Extending the NEM to Unlock the Potential of Northern Queensland
Introducing Mr. Joseph O’Brien, Co-Founder and Director of CopperString 2.0Joseph has worked in the energy-supply industry for over 20 years, and today is the Founding Partner and Executive Chairman of VisIR Holdings Pty Ltd, as well as a Director of CuString Pty Ltd sponsor of the CopperString 2.0 transmission project.CopperString 2.0 is a private Townsville based company, developed by CuString Pty Ltd. CopperString 2.0’s proposed high voltage transmission network will connect Mount Isa to t...
4 Oct 2021
‘Energy Talks’. ‘Going for Green Zinc’
Introducing Mr. Daniel Kim, Chief Executive Officer, Ark Energy Corporation Daniel Kim has more than 20 years' experience advising on cross-border deals between Asia and Australia across a broad range of industries including renewable energy, natural resources, and infrastructure.Daniel is currently the CEO of Ark Energy Corporation, an Australian subsidiary of Korea Zinc Company (largest zinc, lead and silver producer in the world). Ark Energy’s mandate is to decarbonise the energy supp...
12 Aug 2021
‘Energy Talks’ - ‘Seven Renewable Pathways to Generational Nation Building’
Introducing Mr. Robert Saunders, General Manager, Sevengen Robert Saunders is an energy engineer with an interest in renewables and pioneers in engineering. Talking with pioneers and explorers such as astronaut Buzz Aldrin and listening to their thoughts on our planet, really resonated with Robert…exploring the planet from a different perspective.Robert comes from an engineering family and background, where his father, also an engineer, was involved early on, in small-scale biomass, was...
23 Jun 2021
‘Energy Talks’. The Transition to Net Zero Emissions. What will it take?
Introducing Dr Chris Greig, Senior Research Scientist, Princeton University Dr Chris Greig, a proud Queenslander, is the Theodora D. ('78) and William H. Walton III ('74) Senior Research Scientist at the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment at Princeton University, New Jersey.Prior to joining Princeton, Chris was a Professor in Chemical Engineering, Director of the Dow Centre for Sustainable Engineering Innovation at the University of Queensland (UQ). Chris also held the posit...
30 May 2021
An Introduction to Energy Talks
The Queensland Energy Club was originally launched back in 2018 with an address by Simon Kidston, Executive Director Genex Power regarding the Kidston Project. Simon’s address was fabulous, but the timing of the Club was still too soon.Moving forward three years, the future of energy has become an insanely hot topic. Australia’s race to a renewable future, coupled with the potential to become a zero – carbon powerhouse, has found Queensland in a prime position to be at the forefront of this i...
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