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SUMMARY:HILT CRC short course: Energy Storage for Heavy Industry Decarbonisation
DESCRIPTION:HILT CRC short course: Energy Storage for Heavy Industry Decarbonisation\n2\, 3\, 4 and 6 February 2026 | ANU\, Canberra\, and online\nThis short course gives engineers and analysts knowledge to understand reliable storage strategies that cut emissions and cost while meeting heat\, electricity or green-fuel needs. \nParticipants will develop their ability to choose the right storage for a site by understanding the full complement of technologies\, their operational principles\, response times\, lifespans\, costs\, and operation and maintenance requirements\, as well as how to tailor them for process\, terrain and weather. \nThe course includes 4 online sessions\, 2 hands-on computer labs and an in-person discussion and networking session (see below). All sessions are 2 hours. \nWe encourage people to attend the computer lab sessions in person. If this is not possible\, we can provide the necessary scripts\, but cannot guarantee that they will run smoothly without our direct technical support. \nREGISTRATION: This course is free for HILT CRC Partners* and and includes lunch on both days and networking drinks on day 1. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n* If you’re a HILT CRC Partner employee and haven’t received the registration password\, contact us at admin@hiltcrc.com.au. \nREGISTER HERE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCOURSE DETAILS\n  \n\nSession 1: Introduction (Ye Wang)\n10:00 – 12:00\, Monday 2 February\, 2026 online \nThis session covers the critical role of energy storage in dispatchable clean energy and decarbonisation\, fundamentals and emerging technologies\, the Australian landscape with key companies and demo projects\, general storage analysis\, market dynamics\, and compares onsite versus offsite storage for industry. \n\nSession 2: Thermal energy storage (Joe Coventry) \n\n13:00 – 15:00\, Monday 2 February\, online \n\nWe will review various thermal energy storage (TES) technologies\, focusing on their types\, media\, temperature ranges\, compatible working fluids\, commercial providers\, technology readiness level (TRL) status\, performance\, cost\, notable successes and failures\, and potential integration with high-temperature industrial processes for decarbonisation. \n\nSession 3: Electrical energy storage (John Pye)\n13:00 – 15:00\, Tuesday 3 February\, online \n\nWe will examine the types\, working principles\, and storage duration of electrical energy storage systems\, along with their cycle life\, degradation rates\, operation and maintenance requirements\, and costs. The session will highlight both successful and failed examples\, explore potential integration with high-temperature industrial processes\, and conclude with a discussion on whether ‘electrify everything’ necessarily implies reliance on electrical energy storage\, considering the key factors involved. \n\nSession 4: Hydrogen Storage (Alireza Rahbari)\n13:00 – 15:00\, Wednesday 4 February\, online \n\nThis session will cover hydrogen storage for industry\, focusing on types\, technology readiness levels\, storage duration\, safety protocols\, operation and maintenance\, and cost. We will explore potential integration with high-temperature industrial processes and discuss opportunities and challenges of onsite versus offsite storage for industry. \n\nSession 5: Computer lab 1 (Ye Wang)\n10:00 – 12:00\, Friday 6 February\, in person at ANU \n\n\nThis session will focus on modelling the dynamic performance of energy storage\, covering the definition of charging and discharging rates\, modes of operation\, round-trip efficiency\, and storage utilisation rate. The session will also address integration with photovoltaic (PV) and wind renewable systems through both lecture and tutorial. \n\n\nSession 6: Computer Lab 2 (Ye Wang)\n13:00 – 15:00\, Friday 6 February\, in person at ANU \n\nThis session will cover energy storage selection and sizing\, addressing how to account for variable renewable energy\, optimal dispatch strategies\, incorporation of energy storage into financial models and planning. \n\n\nSession 7: Closing seminar\n\n15:30 – 17:30\, Friday 6 February\, in person at ANU \n\nThis session will conclude the course with discussions on policies that incentivise energy storage adoption in heavy industry\, considering the need for additional support and possible forms it could take\, followed by a networking event. \n\n\n  \n\n\npresenters \n\n\nDr Ye Wang\, School of Engineering\, The Australian National University (ANU)\n\n \nYe Wang is a Research Fellow in the School of Engineering at The Australian National University (ANU)\, with a background in mechanical engineering. Her expertise spans the design of concentrating solar thermal (CST) systems\, optimisation of renewable energy systems\, and technoeconomic\, sensitivity\, and risk analysis. She serves as a key manager for two open-source repositories dedicated to CST simulations – solsticepy and SolarTherm. Ye is also a key contributor to multiple HILT CRC research projects\, including RP2.003 Green heat for industry\, RP2.008 Lost production and variability\, and RP2.009/RP2.017 Advancing the viability of high-temperature thermal energy storage for industrial applications. \n  \n\nProfessor Joe Coventry\, School of Engineering\, ANU\n \nJoe Coventry is a researcher and engineer at ANU’s School of Engineering. He is experienced in development and commercialisation of concentrating solar and energy storage technologies. He was previously Principal Engineer at Wizard Power\, and led the development of the Big Dish CSP technology. With expertise in the field of CST and thermal energy storage (TES)\, his research advances knowledge and develops technologies to improve the competitiveness of CST and TES as well as drive uptake and rapid decarbonisation in the power and heavy industrial sectors. Joe leads HILT CRC Project RP2.017. \n  \n\nAssociate Professor John Pye\, School of Engineering\, ANU\n \nJohn Pye has a background in mechanical engineering with an emphasis on thermal energy systems including system design\, heat transfer\, non-imaging optics\, computational fluid dynamics\, thermodynamics and simulation. His recent focus is on system-level design optimisation\, heavy industrial decarbonisation\, fluidised bed ironmaking and biomass gasification. John leads HILT CRC Project RP2.008 as well as an ARENA-funded project on de-risking hydrogen ironmaking. \n  \n\nDr Alireza Rahbari\, School of Engineering\, ANU\n \nAlireza Rahbari is a Senior Research Fellow at ANU. His research focuses on renewable energy\, system-level modelling\, dynamic system-level simulation\, porous media\, technoeconomic assessment\, heat transfer enhancement\, phase change thermal storage and combustion of dust particles. Research interests include solar fuel production via supercritical water gasification of algae biomass; solar thermal beneficiation\, sintering and pelletisation of iron ore; hydrogen-based steelmaking; and advanced thermal solutions. Alireza leads HILT CRC Project RP1.018 Optimal fast-start pathways to green steel via magnetite. \n\n 
URL:https://hiltcrc.com.au/events/hilt-crc-short-course-energy-storage-for-heavy-industry-decarbonisation/
LOCATION:ANU\, Hanna Neumann Building (#145)\, Science Road\, Acton\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
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SUMMARY:HILT CRC project webinar: Reliable green electricity and flexible operations for low-carbon heavy industry
DESCRIPTION:This partners-only webinar brings together two complementary streams of work on reliable\, affordable decarbonisation. \nAssociate Professor John Pye (ANU) will share insights from RP2.008 Lost production and variability\, which examines when to invest in storage versus designing plants to operate flexibly under variable renewable energy. \nDr Bin Lu (ANU) will then present the latest results from RP2.014 Low-cost reliable green electricity supply for low-carbon heavy industry\, including modelling that co-optimises generation\, storage\, transmission and demand flexibility to supply 24/7 low-carbon electricity to energy-intensive operations. \nRP2.008 \nThis work highlights the value of hybridising wind and solar\, operating at high – but not 100% – utilisation\, and lowering minimum operating threshold to reduce storage requirements and total costs\, with additional synergies in hybridising renewables (e.g. photovoltaics-plus-wind). \nRP2.014 \nDr Lu will outline implications for scenarios spanning iron ore\, alumina and cement in Western Australia\, and highlight how partners can apply the algorithms\, cost models and geographic information system data to test their own sites and assumptions. Key findings include: \n\nOn-site solar photovoltaics (PV) and lithium-ion batteries can support continuous operations while delivering significant emission reductions.\nWhen the cost of emissions ($80–$420/t CO₂-e over time) suggested by the Australian Energy Market Commission are added to the cost of natural gas-fired power\, solar and battery electricity systems offer a more cost-effective green alternative.\nConnecting to the grid and optimising load profiles can further lower electricity costs and enhance system reliability\, supporting practical low-carbon transitions in heavy industry.\n\n\nMatt Dixon\, Process & Technical Manager at Adbri Cement\, will provide an industry perspective. \nCSIRO’s Dr David Wong\, Research Lead of HILT CRC Program 2\, will host the webinar and moderate the audience Q&A. \n\nNOTE: This webinar is exclusive to employees of HILT CRC Partner organisations. Register via the form below or contact admin@hiltcrc.com.au for the registration link. \n\nWEBINAR REGISTRATION – RP2.008 + RP2.014 – Reliable green electricity and flexible operations for low-carbon heavy industryPlease enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name *Email address *HILT CRC Partner organisation *Microsoft Event Terms and Conditions *I have read and agree to the Microsoft Event Terms and Conditions (see link below)REGISTER  \nMicrosoft Event Terms and Conditions \n\nSPEAKERS\nDr Bin Lu\, Senior Research Fellow\, Australian National University\n \nDr Bin Lu is a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian National University. He holds a PhD in Renewable Energy and Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Electrical Engineering. He was previously a senior electrical engineer with a decade of experience in electrical systems design and providing consulting services to government and industry. Dr Lu’s research interests include energy market modelling\, renewable energy resource assessment\, Geographic Information System application development\, electrical system design and power system analysis. \nIn 2018 Dr Lu was awarded the Eureka Prize for Environmental Research with Professor Andrew Blakers and Dr Matthew Stocks from ANU’s 100% Renewable Energy Team. \n\nAssociate Professor John Pye\, School of Engineering\, Australian National University\n \nJohn Pye is a Lecturer in the Solar Thermal group of the ANU Research School of Engineering. He has a background in mechanical engineering with an emphasis on thermal energy systems including system design\, heat transfer\, non-imaging optics\, computational fluid dynamics\, thermodynamics and simulation. His recent focus is on system-level design optimisation\, heavy industrial decarbonisation\, fluidised bed ironmaking and biomass gasification. \nJohn leads HILT CRC Project RP2.008 as well as an ARENA-funded project on de-risking hydrogen ironmaking. \n\nMatt Dixon\, Process & Technical Manager\, Adbri Cement\n \nMatt Dixon is the Process & Technical Manager for the cement and lime division of Adbri. He leads the team responsible for major engineering capital projects\, process optimisation\, business improvement and sustainability. With a background in Chemical Engineering\, he has held process engineering and production leadership roles within the Australian cement and lime industry spanning 20 years. Over this period he has been actively involved in the transition to more sustainable operations through a wide range of alternative fuel and industrial waste recovery initiatives. \n  \n\nDr David Wong\, Project Manager & Team Leader\, CSIRO Energy Technologies group\n \nDavid is a Brisbane-based energy-technologies specialist with a PhD in chemical and materials engineering\, whose work ranges from technology scale-up and commercialisation in the hydrogen and low-carbon fuels sector to energy efficiency\, emissions mitigation and benchmarking for industrial systems. He is currently Project Manager and Team Leader in the CSIRO Energy Technologies research program\, based at the Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies (QCAT) site in Pullenvale. David was a lead author for the IPCC’s 2019 Methodology Report for emissions accounting for industrial aluminium and rare-earth metal smelting. He has led multi-party implementation projects that cut fluorinated greenhouse gases by 50% in trials at one major aluminium smelter and delivered energy savings of 100–150 kWh per tonne of metal two other smelters. He has over 30 publications\, has advised industry and governmental bodies internationally\, and has received awards from The Minerals\, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) and The International Committee for Study of Bauxite\, Alumina & Aluminium (ICSOBA). He also trains global smelting professionals through long-running technical courses.
URL:https://hiltcrc.com.au/events/hilt-crc-project-webinar-reliable-green-electricity-and-flexible-operations-for-low-carbon-heavy-industry/
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