Sydney – Asset management and the electrification of assets
Australia is in the middle of an energy revolution. Energy sources are shifting to renewables, from the bulk end of the supply chain to people’s home solar systems. The needs of energy stakeholders, the technology available to Ausgrid and our customers and governmental policy settings also evolving rapidly as a result. The presentation will discuss these changes and their implications, in the context of asset management during the electrification of assets. Observations will be offered from the perspective of the Capability Delivery Model in terms of stakeholder needs, business objectives, systems engineering, acquisition, operations & maintenance, configuration management and continuous improvement.
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About the speaker:
Matthew Webb, Head of Asset Investment, Ausgrid
Matt has over 30 years experience in managing all aspects of using power systems to meet customers’ electricity needs, including network planning, asset management, regulation and field management.
As Head of Asset Investment, Matt is responsible for Ausgrid’s long-term electricity network investment needs and opportunities in a rapidly changing operating environment. This includes applying asset management and other techniques to:
- Understand changing customer priorities and how Ausgrid will adapt services to meet customer needs and adoption of new technologies.
- Transform network services through innovation and new capabilities needed to manage complex network power flows and deliver efficient renewables hosting capacity.
- Unlock value of customer DER assets and load flexibility to achieve a reduced overall energy cost for customers and improved network utilisation.
- Ready the network to enable the needs of our customers and stakeholders safely, efficiently and equitably, to facilitate a net zero future.
Matt is an Honorary Professorial Fellow at the University of Wollongong, as well as being Ausgrid’s senior representative and a member of the Research Advisory Committee (ReAC) to the RACE for 2030, a national industry led cooperative research centre.