2021 Australia Behind the Meter Outlook
Speakers
Greg Abramowitz
Head of Orchestration – Platform and Operations
AGL Energy
Greg Abramowitz is the Head of Orchestration – Platform and Operations at AGL Energy, and leads the operations and expansion of AGL’s VPP platform to include a range of new technologies and participation in new markets. Greg has been at AGL for 10 years, in roles ranging from energy efficient infrastructure upgrades to LNG virtual pipelines, all with a focus on behind the meter resource management and optimisation. Greg began his career as a chemical engineer having completed an undergraduate degree at The University of Cape Town, and a PhD at The University of Sydney.
Stephanie Unwin
Chief Executive Officer
Horizon Power
As Chief Executive Officer of Horizon Power, Stephanie Unwin leads a 500 strong team of energy professionals to deliver power to some of Western Australia’s most remote and regional communities. Under her leadership Horizon Power is transforming the WA regional energy landscape in an increasingly decentralised delivery model to more than 48,000 connections across 32 microgrids through 2.3 million square kilometres of rugged and remote territory.
Rachele Williams
Head of Project Delivery
Australian Renewable Energy Agency
Rachele Williams has over 20 years’ experience working in the electricity industry, within both industry and government. Rachele has expert knowledge of the electricity sector developed as a power system engineer working across a range of portfolios in technical, commercial, policy and regulatory settings. Specialising in innovation and with extensive experience in emerging technologies, Rachele has worked on distributed energy and storage projects, installing and operating fuel cells, small-scale wind turbines, and a variety of energy storage systems such as flow batteries and lithium-ion grid based battery systems. In addition, Rachele’s career has also included international work for the distribution network supplying London, as well as consulting on the delivery of the electrical infrastructure for the 2012 London Olympic Games. Rachele has a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from The University of Wollongong, and a Master’s degree in Engineering Management from the University of Technology, Sydney.
Will Edmonds
Australia Transport Decarbonization Lead
BloombergNEF
Will Edmonds is an associate with BloombergNEF in Sydney, where he focuses on Australia's consumer-led energy transition and corporate strategy. His research encompasses the behind-the-meter solar and storage transformation sweeping the nation, the electrification of Australia's vehicle fleet and the shifting strategies of utilities. Will holds a Master of Economics from the University of Sydney.