APERC Annual Conference

APERC Annual Conference 2024 17-18 April 2024, Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Japan

WEDNESDAY APRIL 17, 2024 14:00 – 16:30 JST

13:30 – 14:00 Registration
14:00 – 14:05 Welcome and Introduction Dr Kazutomo Irie, President, APERC

Session 1. Reducing Oil Use in the Transport Sector

•Are all-in EV plans the best way forward, and to what extent should government support these plans?
•To what extent will EV adoption reduce oil consumption and emissions?
•How realistic is a massive scale up in SAFs?
•Will there be challenges to the supply of materials/minerals needed to deliver clean technologies?

14:05 – 15:30 20 min/speaker
Session Moderator Mr Finbar Maunsell, Assistant Researcher, APERC
S1-1 Opportunities for and Challenges to Electrification of Land Transport Dr Joseph Majkut, Director, Energy Security and Climate Change Program, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), USA
S1-2 Decarbonization of Passenger Vehicles Dr Shigeki Kobayashi, Principal Researcher, Transport Institute of Central Japan
S1-3 Challenges to the supply of materials/minerals Mr Yoshikazu Kobayashi, Executive Researcher, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan
S1-4 The role for sustainable air fuel in the energy transition Dr Jim Hileman, Vice President and Chief Engineer, Sustainability and Future Mobility, The Boeing Company
15:30 – 15:40 Coffee break
15:40 – 16:30 Discussion and Q&A
17:30 – 19:30 Reception Dinner (Ohka 2F)

THURSDAY APRIL 18, 2024 10:00 – 16:00 JST

9:30 – 10:00 Registration

Session 2. Scaling Up Decarbonization Technologies

•What are the most crucial technologies for meeting emissions reductions goals?
•What are the key issues in spurring lower costs for decarbonization technologies?
•What are we missing in terms of incentivising development and deployment of these technologies?

10:00 – 11:20 20 min/speaker
Session Moderator Mr Mathew Horne, Senior Researcher, APERC
S2-1 The relative role for different decarbonization technologies Dr Timur Gül, Chief Energy Technology Officer, International Energy Agency (IEA)
S2-2 The road to carbon neutrality: a cost perspective Mr Chen Ji, Executive Director, Global Institute of China International Capital Corporation Limited, China
S2-3 The role of CCS for different economies in the energy transition Mr Eric Williams, Principal Economist, Global CCS Institute, Australia
S2-4 The role for direct air capture Mr Adam Baylin-Stern, Policy and Engagement Lead, Carbon Engineering, Canada
11:20 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 12:20 Discussion and Q&A
12:20 – 13:30 Lunch (Crown Room B1)

Session 3. Ensuring Electric Grid Reliability during the Energy Transition

•Are grids well placed to handle much higher renewable energy penetration?
•What emerging energy security issues should be anticipated during the energy transition?
•What is the role for nuclear, if any?
•How do we ensure that governments recognise the integration challenges of the electric grid?

13:30 – 15:00 20 min/speaker
Session Moderator Mr Alexander Izhbuldin, Senior Researcher, APERC
S3-1 Grid reliability and integration challenges Dr Geoff Bongers, Gamma Energy Technology, Australia
S3-2 Power system expansion and reliability challenges associated with decarbonising the power sector Mr Xueqin Tian, Deputy Direct of Power System Resources, Power System Planning Unit, State Grid Economics and Technological Research Institute, China
S3-3 South east Asia perspective on grid reliability Dr Nuki Agya Utama, Executive Director, ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE)
S3-4 Maintaining grid reliability and safety during the transition Mr. Christian Roatta, Senior Trade & Multilateral Spec., UL Solutions
15:00 – 15:10 Coffee break
15:10 – 16:00 Discussion and Q&A
16:00 – 16:05 Closing Remarks Dr Kazutomo Irie, President, APERC