Energy Talks by Qld Energy Club

Thursday 29 January 2026 Introducing Associate Professor Simon Smart and Professor Belinda Wade from The University of Queensland. Australia’s climate transition is moving forward, but are we actually on track to reach net zero by 2050?  In this episode of Energy Talks, Associate Professor Simon Smart and Professor Belinda Wade, both members of the Net Zero Australia Steering Committee, unpack the...

Wednesday 20 August 2025  Introducing Greg Elkins, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Global Power Energy.     Global Power Energy is an advisory firm led by experts with extensive technical, regulatory and commercial experience across AEMO, generators, networks, and OEMs. Their team brings whole-of-system thinking to every engagement, offering system-wide insight and practical solutions - a o...

Friday 25 July 2025  Introducing Kyu Hong Lee, Chief Strategy Officer at Elecseed.    Elecseed is a progressive Renewable Energy Developer and Consultancy providing innovation, technical eminence, funding, and multifaceted solutions to deal with the paradigm shift in how we generate, manage, and consume energy.  With offices in Seoul Korea and Brisbane Australia, Elecseed identifies and leads spec...

Introducing James Allan, a Senior Director at Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, who leads Quinbrook’s Digital Strategies. Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners is an ESG-focused, ‘value add’ investment manager with a specialist focus on low carbon and renewable energy supply, storage, grid stability, and flexibility services including the algorithmic optimisation of dispatchable power assets using ad...

Wednesday 29 March 2023 Introducing Andrew Bills, the Chief Executive Officer of CS Energy, a large Queensland-based generation company. He has over 25 years experience in the energy industry across the public and private sectors, covering power generation, retail supply, distribution, LPG and energy trading. Andrew’s previous roles include Executive roles at Origin Energy, Babcock and Brown Power...

Episode 11: Energy Talks. ‘FINNISH HYDROGEN START UP VISITS QUEENSLAND’  Wednesday 29 March 2023  Introducing Matti Malkamäki, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Hycamite TCD Technologies, in conversation with Conrad Gaudin, Founder and CEO of Otec Pacific. Matti is a serial cleantech / deeptech entrepreneur and an active member of various hydrogen-related entities. In this podcast, Matti will d...

Introducing James Harman, CEO EDL James Harman is a highly experienced executive who, over the last six years, has led EDL’s rapid global expansion – including investing in biomethane-to-transportation-fuel projects and biomethane-to-electricity projects in North America; and delivering innovative large-scale hybrid renewable microgrid projects in remote areas of Australia. As the world seeks to d...

Introducing Malcolm Rushin, who has led GHD’s hydrogen and future fuels offering in Australia since 2018. He now leads GHD’s Australian Future Energy offering which incorporates the significant GHD power business as well as future fuels. Malcolm has significant experience as a Project Director, Project Manager and Study manager for complex process-oriented projects and has recently completed a num...

Introducing Chris Wade, former CEO of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF), joined by Dr. Heidi Edmonds Project Manager, Queensland Projects, at Beyond Zero Emissions, and also in conversation with Joseph O’Brien, Director and co-founder CopperString 2.0. Chris has over 20 years’ experience in senior leadership, project development and investment across the infrastructure, clean e...

Introducing Paul Richards, Global Head of Resources, Energy & Infrastructure ANZ based in Sydney, in conversation with Mark Couchman Director, Natural Resources Group ANZ based in Brisbane. Paul Richards is a highly experienced banker in both domestic and international markets, with extensive leadership of client-facing, ‘connectivity’ teams. Paul is a values-oriented leader, driven by a passi...

Introducing Dr Chris Greg, Senior Research Scientist, Princeton University  Dr Chris Greig, a proud Queenslander, is the Theodora D. ('78) and William H. Walton III ('74) Senior Research Scientist at the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment at Princeton University, New Jersey. As the debate on climate change and the COVID 19 recovery comes to the forefront in Australia, a 2050...

Introducing Mr. Joseph O’Brien, Co-Founder and Director of CopperString 2.0 Joseph has worked in the energy-supply industry for over 20 years, and today is the Founding Partner and Executive Chairman of VisIR Holdings Pty Ltd, as well as a Director of CuString Pty Ltd sponsor of the CopperString 2.0 transmission project. CopperString 2.0 is a private Townsville based company, developed by CuString...

Introducing Mr. Daniel Kim, Chief Executive Officer, Ark Energy Corporation  Daniel Kim has more than 20 years' experience advising on cross-border deals between Asia and Australia across a broad range of industries including renewable energy, natural resources, and infrastructure. Daniel is currently the CEO of Ark Energy Corporation, an Australian subsidiary of Korea Zinc Company (largest z...

Introducing Mr. Robert Saunders, General Manager, Sevengen   Robert Saunders is an energy engineer with an interest in renewables and pioneers in engineering. Talking with pioneers and explorers such as astronaut Buzz Aldrin and listening to their thoughts on our planet, really resonated with Robert…exploring the planet from a different perspective. Robert comes from an engineering family and back...

Introducing Dr Chris Greig, Senior Research Scientist, Princeton University  Dr Chris Greig, a proud Queenslander, is the Theodora D. ('78) and William H. Walton III ('74) Senior Research Scientist at the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment at Princeton University, New Jersey. Prior to joining Princeton, Chris was a Professor in Chemical Engineering, Director of the Dow Centr...

The Queensland Energy Club was originally launched back in 2018 with an address by Simon Kidston, Executive Director Genex Power regarding the Kidston Project. Simon’s address was fabulous, but the timing of the Club was still too soon. Moving forward three years, the future of energy has become an insanely hot topic. Australia’s race to a renewable future, coupled with the potential to become a z...