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Wednesday, November 5

15:00 - 18:00 RegistrationPerth Convention Exhibition Centre
18:00 - 21:00 Welcome ReceptionPerth Convention Exhibition Centre Foyer, Ballroom 2

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Thursday, November 6

7:00 - 17:00 Registration 
 7:15 - 8.15
Student Breakfast Meeting
(all students welcome to attend)
 Meeting Room 11
8:15 - 9:00

Welcome and Introduction

  • Professor Tony Owen, Conference Chair, Curtin University of Technology

  • Professor Andreas Bollino, President, IAEE

  • Professor Jeanette Hacket, Vice Chancellor, Curtin University of Technology

  • The Hon. Peter Collier MLC, Minister for Energy, Government of Western Australia (invited)
Main Auditorium

PLENARY SESSION 1 -
The key issues: Oil prices and climate change
Chair: Anthony Owen (Curtin University of Technology)

9:00 to 10:30

Meeting Rooms  M1 and M2


Speaker

Topic

Fereidun Fesharaki
(Senior Fellow, East-West Center and Chairman, FACTS Global Energy)

The Asia Pacific Oil Market in a global context
Robert K Dixon
(The Global Environment Facility, World Bank; formerly White House National Security Council, Washington)
Towards a post-Kyoto agreement: perspectives from the major economies process
Sam Van Vacto
(Economic Insight Inc., Portland, Oregon)

Implications of the financial crisis on energy markets

PLENARY SESSION 2
Security of supply for Gas and LNG
Chair: Ronald Ripple (Curtin University of Technology)

11.00 to 12:30

Meeting Rooms  M1 and M2


Speaker

Topic

Fereidun Fesharaki
(Senior Fellow, East-West Center and Chairman, FACTS Global Energy)
Globalization of LNG Markets: East Versus West prices and flows
Ian Cronshaw
(Head, Energy Diversification
Unit, International Energy Agency, Paris)
Optimizing investments and ensuring security in a high-priced gas environment
Tilak Doshi
(Executive Director Energy, Dubai Multi-Commodities Centre, UAE)
LNG trade: the future is flexible

LUNCH - Riverview Room 4
12.30 to 14:00

PLENARY SESSION 3
Passing through higher costs to energy consumers
Chair: Frank Tudor (General Manager, Strategy and Business Development, Horizon Power)

14:00 to 15:30

Meeting Rooms  M1 and M2

Speaker

Topic

Perry Sioshansi
(President, Menlo Energy Economics, USA)
Escalating infrastructure costs: what's behind recent increases?
Jim Mitchell
(Managing Director, Synergy, Perth)
Caught in the crossfire – delivering customer expectations in a highly regulated and rapidly changing market
Lyndon Rowe
(Chairman, W.A. Economic Regulation Authority, Perth)
Ensuring only economically efficient costs are passed on to consumers - the Regulator's challenge

PLENARY SESSION 4
Environmental challenges over the long term
Chair: Robert K Dixon (The Global Environment Facility, World Bank; formerly White House National Security Council, Washington)

16:00 – 17:30

Meeting Rooms  M1 and M2

Speaker

Topic

Regina Betz
(Co-Director, Centre for Energy and Environmental Markets (CEEM),
The University of New South Wales, Sydney)
Emissions trading: Designing and implementing an effective, efficient and equitable greenhouse gas trading scheme: Lessons learnt from the European Union
Roger Dargaville
(School of Earth Sciences, Melbourne University and formerly International Energy Agency, Paris)
Energy technology futures: scenarios and strategies to 2050
Peter Newman
(Professor, Curtin University of Technology, Perth)

 

Transitioning away from oil

Conference dinner
19:00 – 23:00
Frasers Restaurant
Kings Park, Perth

Coaches will take delegates from the PCEC and Conference hotels to Frasers. Coach pickup is at 18:40.  For the return journey, the first coach will depart from Frasers at 22:30, the second at 23:00 . For those staying elsewhere in Perth, Frasers is only a short taxi ride from the CBD.

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 Friday 7 November

7:15 - 17:00

Registration

7:30  - 8.30

IAEE Affiliates breakfast meeting (by invitation)
Meeting Room 11

Concurrent Sessions

8:30 - 10:15Sessions 1, 2, 3 & 4
10:45 - 12:30 Sessions 5, 6, 7 & 8

LUNCH - Riverview Room 4
12.30 to 13:45

Concurrent Sessions

13:45 -  15:30
Sessions 9, 10, 11 & 12

8:30 - 10:15 - 

1. Oil Price Volatility
Chair: Mansur Masih, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Room M1

Speaker

Topic

Sam Van Vactor,
Economic Insight Inc., Portland, Oregon, USA
Asia and the Price of Oil
Bjorn Brochmann
Point Carbon, Oslo, Norway
Peak Oil and the Increased Oil Price
Eric Tham,
Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore
Financialisation of Oil Markets: speculative, fundamentals, and other factors
Brantley Liddle
Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia
Sidney Lung
Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia
Why Fuel Prices Differ Revisited: Does Fuel Demand Explain Fuel Taxes in OECD Countries?
Sunghee Choi
Korea Energy Economics Institute, South Korea
Does Investor’s Sentiment Cause Price? A Case Study of NYMEX Petroleum Futures Markets

2. Asset Valuation
Chair: Martin West, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
Room M2

Speaker

Topic

Shmuel Oren
University of California, Berkeley, USA
Younghoen Lee
Constellation Energy, USA
An Equilibrium Pricing Model for Weather Derivatives
Fernando Camacho
The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Flavio Menezes
The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Price Regulation and Investment:A Real Options Approach
Masahiro Ishii
Daito Bunka University, Itabashi-city, Tokyo, Japan
Koichiro Tezuka
University of Fukui, Fukui-city, Japan
A Study on an Asset Valuation Framework for Electricity Markets
Nikhar Shah
NMIMS, Mumbai, India
Use of CER Derivatives (Futures) as Delivery Risk Mitigation Tool to Increase Financial Feasibility of CDM Project
Mohammad Hassani
Islamic Azad University of Iran, Birjand, Iran
Afsaneh Dabbaghi
Iran Transportation Organization

Iran’s Oil Revenues Fluctuations: Analysis of External and Internal Factors
Nuzulul Haq Bachrudji
Medco E&P Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Adrian Eri, Genting
Oil and Gas Ltd., Jakarta, Indonesia
The Economics of Undeveloped Reserve in Indonesia in the Current Uncertain Oil Price 

3. The Econometrics of Oil and Gas Markets
Chair: Harry Bloch, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
Room M3

Speaker

Topic

Svetlana Maslyuk
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Russell Smyth
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

Structural Breaks and Cointegration between Crude Oil Spot And Futures Prices
John Simpson
Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
Do the Major Oil Companies anticipate OPEC Production Allocations?


Huei-Chu Liao
TamKang University, Tamshui, Taiwan
Hui-Chu Tseng
Transworld Institute of Technologies, Taiwan
Ching-Ming Li
Transworld Institute of Technologies, Taiwan
Crude Oil Price Convergence
 Kengo Suzuki
University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan  
Yohji Uchiyama
University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Analysis of Japanese Energy Security against Simultaneous Price Shock of Imported Fossil Fuels
Joi Surya Dharma
Petronas Carigali Indonesia Operations, Jakarta, Indonesia
Indonesia is Progressing Towards Gas Development: Analysis using Porter’s Five Force Model of Competition
Hiroaki Suenaga
Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
Co-variability of Crude Oil and Natural Gas Futures Prices: Has the Relationship Changed over Time

4. The Economics of Climate Change
Chair: Regina Betz, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Room M6

Speaker

Topic

Shoufu Lin
University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei City, China and Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
Dingtao Zhao
University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei City, China
Dora Marinova
Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia

Analysis on Environmental Impact of China based on STIRPAT Model

Olivier Bahn
GERAD and HEC Montréal, Montréal, Canada
Alain Haurie
GERAD and ORDECSYS, Geneva, Switzerland
Roland Malhamé
GERAD and Ecole Polytechnique, Montréal, Canada

Stochastic Control and Dynamic Games for the Optimal Timing of GHG Emission Abatement
Alain Haurie
University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Modelling Technology-Orientated Strategic Cooperation on Climate Change Mitigation between the EU, India and China
Mona Chitnis
University of Surrey, UK
Lester Hunt
University of Surrey, UK

 

UK Household Energy Expenditure and CO2 Emissions
Geoff Glazier
Manager
Pilbara Business, Horizon Power, Perth, Australia
   
Reducing CO2 Emissions through Efficient Electricity Transmission: The Pilbara Case Study

10:45 -12.30

5. Energy Modelling
Chair: John Simpson, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
Room M1

Speaker

Topic

Hengyun Ma
College of Economics and Management, Henan Agricultural University China and Department of Economics, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Les Oxley
Department of Economics, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
John Gibson
Department of Economics, University of Waikato, New Zealand

 

Energy Market Integration In China
Reiner Kümmel
University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
Jörg Schmid
University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
Dietmar Lindenberger
Institute of Energy Economics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany  
Why Production Theory and the Second Law of Thermodynamics Support High Energy Taxes
Mayurachat Watcharejyothin
Asian Institute of Technology, Pathumthani, Thailand
Ram M. Shrestha
Asian Institute of Technology, Pathumthani, Thailand
Macroeconomic and Environmental Implications of Power Trade in Thailand: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis
Luky Yusgiantoro
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, USA
Carol Dahl
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, USA   
Developing a Dynamic Techno-Economic Gas Network Model for the Indonesian Natural Gas Market
Paul Graham
CSIRO, Energy Transformed Flagship, Newcastle, Australia
Luke Reedman
CSIRO, Energy Technology, Newcastle, Australia
Estimating the Expected Supply, Demand and Price Responses of the Australian Road Transport Sector to Peak Oil
Mansur Masih
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Mohammad Al-Sahlawi
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Lurion De Mello
Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

What Drives CO2 Emissions: Income or Electricity Generation? Evidence from Saudi Arabia

6. Energy and Development
Chair: Graham Davis, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, USA
Room M2

Speaker

Topic

Roger Lawrey
Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei
Energy Pricing in Brunei
Prasoon Agarwal
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India
Energy Security and its Linkages with Energy Access and Food Security
Jaruwan Chontanawat
King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand
 The Causal Relationship between Electricity Consumption and GDP in Asia Developing Countries
Shuddhasattwa Rafiq
Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
Energy Consumption and Income in Six Asian Developing Countries: A Multivariate Cointegration Analysis
Vishal Jaunky
University of Mauritius, Réduit, Mauritius
Divergence of Electric Power Consumption: Evidence from the SAPP
Yuan-ming Alvin Yao
Foundation on International and Cross-Strait Studies, Taipei, Taiwan
China’s Institution-driven Energy Diplomacy Seeking for a Harmonious World
Helen Cabalu
Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
Cristina Alfonso
Consultant, Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines
Chassty Manuhutu
Visiting Fellow, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia

Regional Cooperation in Energy Security in Asia

7. Renewables in Australia and New Zealand
Chair:  Michele John, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
Room M3

Speaker

Topic

Hiroaki Suenaga
Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
Michael Lampard
Australia Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Canberra, Australia
Investigating the NPV of Wind Power in Western Australia: A Stochastic Approach
Liam Wagner
The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Luke Reedman
CSIRO Energy Technology, Newcastle, Australia
Estimating Grid Impacts from the deployment of Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles: Results for South-East Queensland
Zaida Contreras Castro
The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Valuation Framework of Distributed Generation in Australia
Deepak Sivaraman
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Should you buy a Solar Tracker? An American and an Australian Perspective
Michael Parker
Transpower New Zealand Ltd, Wellington, NZ
Delivering a 90% renewables generation by 2025 target

8. Resource Economics
Chair: Jeff Petchey, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia
Room M6

Speaker

Topic

Graham Davis
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, USA
Arturo Vasquez Cordano
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, USA
Resource Booms and the Poor
Harry Bloch
Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
The Price Boom and Productivity Bust in Australian Energy Production
Sophie Méritet
Dauphine University, Paris, France 
Concentration Movement in the European Electricity and Natural Gas Markets
Jo Voola
University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Internalizing Externalities in a Carbon Constrained World
Nir Becker
Tel-Hai College, Israel
David Soloveitchik
Energy and Economic Models, Jerusalem, Israel
Moshe Olshansky
Residex Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia
Incorporating Environmental Externalities into the Capacity Expansion Planning: the Case of Israel
Diderik Lund
University of Oslo, Norway
Rent Taxation for Non-Renewable Resources – A Critical Review of the Literature
Chia-Hao Hsu
Science & Technology Policy Research and Information Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Shan-Shan Li
Science & Technology Policy Research and Information Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Jeffrey Fang
Science & Technology Policy Research and Information Center, Taipei, Taiwan
 
 An Exploratory Bibliometric Analysis of Energy and Economics Journals Publishing Papers on Energy Policy

13:45 - 15:30

9. Electricity Industry Economics
Chair: Perry Sioshansi, President, Menlo Energy Economics, USA
Room M1

Speaker

Topic

Stephen Poletti
University of Auckland, New Zealand
Julian Wright
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Market Power and Security of Supply in the Electricity Industry
Youngho Chang
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Benjamin Tang
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Electricity Demand and the Rebound from Generation Efficiency Gains
Carlo Bollino
University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Paolo Polinori
University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Italian Consumers’ WTP for Green Electricity
Yoshikuni Sato
Central Institute of Electric Power Industry, Tokyo, Japan
Antitrust Laws and Exclusionary Conducts in Retail Electricity Markets
Fernando Camacho
The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Flavio Menezes
The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
The Contamination Problem in Energy Regulation
Motokazu Ishizaka
Kyoto Gakuen University, Kyoto, Japan
Koichiro Tezuka
University of Fukui, Fukui-city, Japan
Masahiro Ishii
Daito Bunka University, Itabashiku, Tokyo, Japan
The Effects of the Regulatory Reform on Market Risk in the Japanese Electricity Industry

10. Energy and Climate Change Policy in Asia
Chair: Sophie Méritet, Dauphine University, Paris, France
Room M2

Speaker

Topic

Thanh Nhan Nguyen
Centre International de Recherche sur l'Environnement et le Développement, Nogent-sur-Marne, France
Ha-Duong Minh
Centre International de Recherche sur l'Environnement et le Développement, Nogent-sur-Marne, France

CO2 Emissions Mitigation Potential in Vietnam’s Power Sector
Jun Li
Ecole des Mines de Paris, Paris, France
An Economic Analysis of Mitigating CO2 Emission from Building Sector in China

Baiding Hu
Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand

Firm Level Energy Fuel Efficiency in China’s Energy Sector
 Makoto Tamura
Ibaraki University, Ibaraki, Japan
 Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies in Response to Climate Change: Japan’s Case
Fu-Kuang Ko
Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Taipei, Taiwan
Chung-Han Lin
Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Taipei, Taiwan
Hsin-Mei Chiu
Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Taipei, Taiwan
Pei-Ying Tseng
Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Taipei, Taiwan
Bo-Yan Zheng
Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Taipei, Taiwan 
Long-term CO2 Reduction Target and Scenarios of Power Sector in Taiwan
Satoru Komatsu
Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
Taro Ohdoko
Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
Shinji Kaneko
Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
Latdaphone Banchongphanith, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
Tomoyo Toyota
Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
Chunxiao Chen
Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
Accounting for Preference Heterogeneity in Power Supply and Air Quality Improvements in China

11. Renewables in Asia
Chair: Roger Lawrey, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei
Room M3

Speaker

Topic

Yu Nagai
The University of Tokyo, Japan
Hiromi Yamamoto
The University of Tokyo, Japan
Kenji Yamaji
The University of Tokyo, Japan
Evaluation of the Potential for Distributed Generation and Effective Use of Sewage and Wastes in Kanto Region of Japan
Dora Marinova
Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
Renewable Energy Technologies of Asia: Analysis of US Patent Data
Hiromi Yamamoto
The University of Tokyo, Japan
Kenji Yamaji
The University of Tokyo, Japan 
Evaluation of ASEAN Biomass Potential using an ASEAN Biomass Model
Amzad Hossain
Murdoch University, Perth, Australia
Dora Marinova
Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
Transforming Poverty into Self-Reliance: Renewable Energy Perspectives for Bangladesh
Yoshihiro Yamamoto
EcoTopia Science Institute, Nagoya University, Japan
Public-Private Partnerships in Waste Biomass Utilization in Rural Areas
Rokiah Alavi
International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia
Renewable Energy Products and Technologies, Exports and Trade Barriers

12. Energy Security
Chair: Helen Cabalu, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
Room M6

Speaker

Topic

Iain Grant
Dalhousie University, Athabasca, Alberta, Canada
Jose Marroquin
Tata Consultancy Services, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Energy, Security, and Geopolitics: Could Someone Please Tell Us What We Mean?
Ian Cronshaw
International Energy Agency, Paris, France
Impacts of Globalising Gas Markets on Security of Supply)
Lynne Chester
Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia 
The (Default) Strategy Determining Australia’s Security of Energy Supply
N Sligar
Sligar and Associates, Sydney, Australia
Energy Security in a Carbon Constrained Economy
Ravindra Bagia
University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Deepak Sharma
University of Technology, Sydney, Australia   
Environmental Policies v. Energy Security in Australia
T Koljonen
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland
H Ronde
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland
T Ekholm
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland
S Syri
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland
I Savolainen
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland
Greenhouse Gas Emission Mitigation and Energy Security
 Dr Bhupendra Kumar Singh
Consultant(Energy Security),Ministry of External Affairs, India
 Energy Security and India- China Cooperation

PLENARY SESSION 5
The Outlook for Asian Energy Markets
Chair: Kenichi Matsui (Institute of Energy Economics, Tokyo)

16:00 - 17:30 Main Auditorium

Satoshi Baba
(Director/General Manager, Tokyo Gas Australia Pty Ltd., Perth)
LNG in Japan: Challenges of Tokyo Gas in the current market
James P Dorian
(International Energy Economist, Washington)
Growing Chinese coal use: Dramatic resource and environmental implications
Makoto Takada
(Senior Coordinator, Nuclear Energy Group, Institute of Energy Economics, Tokyo)
Outlook for the nuclear power plant market in Asia

Farewell Reception
18.00 to 20:00
Perth Convention Exhibition Centre: Summer Garden