UNSW Faculty of Built Environment (FBE) is organising a series of Australia - India knowledge exchange events in collaboration with its friends and partners, and with support from UNSW.

The aim of the knowledge exchange series is to build new partnerships between Australia and India, and more broadly in the Asia Pacific, and thereby foster a network of knowledge exchange, a culture of sharing best practices, and generation of new knowledge to move towards a holistic vision of the Goal 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

The final part of the four planned workshops (2 in India, 2 in Australia) will be held on the March 29th, 2019 at UNSW Sydney. The theme of this final workshop is “Smart Energy Management”.

Here is the blurb for the final event we are organizing now in Sydney:

Cities are facing a series of complex and interconnected challenges related to rapid urbanization, climate change and energy issues. It is imperative that urban challenges such as mobility, building design and construction, accessibility to reliable and clean energy, provision of green and resilient infrastructure and waste management are addressed by adopting the principles of smart energy management to achieve the goals of sustainable development. It is important to plan for policies that can manage energy demand in cities in the coming decades and can influence future carbon emissions. Alongside, there needs to be support for cutting-edge technologies, innovative planning and design, and emerging strategies that can enhance both financial and technical capacities of the cities. To this end, part four in UNSW Built Environment’s ‘Australia India Knowledge Exchange Workshop Series’ is ‘Smart Energy Management for Sustainable Cities’. This workshop is being organised by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India and UNSW with support from Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) and industry partners Mahindra Group and DuPont India Pvt. Ltd.

We intend to hear stories, examples and interests from the speakers’ area of expertise or experiences.

Workshop Programme

Scheduled time

Session topic

Speakers

MEET & GREET (10:00 – 10:15) – TEA & COFFEE

INAUGURAL SESSION

10:15 – 10:30

Welcome and Opening Address

Dr. Komali Yenneti, NGN Scholar, UNSW

Scientia Prof Deo Prasad AO, CEO, CRC for Low Carbon Living

10.30 - 10.40

Release of the Policy Brief on ‘Making Indian Cities Energy Smart’

UNSW and TERI teams

10:40 – 11:15

Key Note Address

Assoc Prof Paul Osmond, Associate Professor, FBE, UNSW Sydney

11:15 – 11:30

Discussion

SESSION 1(11:30 – 12:30)

Moderator: Dr. Komali Yenneti

11:30 – 11:45

Energy efficiency in lower income households: opportunities and challenges

Dr. Edgar Liu, Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, FBE, UNSW Sydney

11:45 – 12:00

The “Zero-Plus” project experience: cost-effectiveness of near-zero energy settlements in Europe

Dr. Gloria Pignatta, Scientia Fellow, FBE, UNSW Sydney

12:00– 12:15

Reliable microgrids for remote communities

Prof John Fletcher/Dr Jayashri Ravishankar, Head of the Energy Systems, School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, Faculty of Engineering, UNSW Sydney

12:15 – 12:30

Q & A

LUNCH BREAK (12:30 – 13:30)

SESSION 2(13:30 – 14:30)

Moderator: Dr. Anir Upadhyay

13:30 – 13:45

Deep learning and energy transformation in high density urban environments

Mr. Ross McIntyre, CDO & Founder, Wattblock

13:45 – 14:00

Energy and indoor environmental data visualisation to promote low carbon lifestyle

Dr. Anir Upadhyay, Lecturer, FBE, UNSW Sydney

14:00 – 14:15

Developing the digital grid

Mr. Simon Dawes, Director, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, Ernst & Young

14:15 – 14:30

Q & A

SESSION 3 (14:30 – 16:00)

Moderator: Ms. Riya Rahiman

14:30 – 14:45

Leveraging partnerships and exploring synergies for sustainable cities

Mr. Sanjay Seth, Senior Director, Sustainable Habitat Programme, TERI and Chief Executive Officer, Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) Council

14:45 – 15:00

Making cities energy smart

Ms. Riya Rahiman, Area Convenor, Centre for Urban Planning and Governance, Transport and Urban Governance Division, TERI

15:00 – 15:15

GRIHA: a tool for energy and resource efficiency

Ms. Shabnam Bassi, Fellow & Area Convenor (GRIHA Council), TERI

15:15 – 15:30

International cooperation and bilateral collaboration for smart energy solutions in smart cities

Ms. Tanya Spisbah, Director, Australia India Institute@Delhi

15:30 – 15:45

Q & A

15:45 – 16:00

Closing of Workshop

Networking (16:00 Onwards) – High Tea

For queries, please contact

Dr. Komali Yenneti (k.yenneti@unsw.edu.au)