Tuesday, 17 October 2023

At the 2022 ACT Pearcey Round Table, the Chief Minister, Andrew Barr, challenged the Pearcey Foundation Members and Friends to research ideas that would assist the Green Energy Transition (GET) in the ACT. It was decided to concentrate on Apartment Buildings as they represented a considerable challenge when it comes to the electrification process.

A report with recommendations was prepared and submitted to the ACT Integrated Energy Strategy.

The 2023 challenge

Ten teams created

BOLD, DISRUPTIVE SOLUTIONS

to our eMission Impossible

Each team prepared a 2-minute pitch of any bold, innovative, and disruptive idea from within our eMission Impossible list below.

Agenda

4:00pm Introductory Comments - Dr Tim Turner (Chair)
4:05pm Round Table Challenge - Brand Hoff
4:10pm Team discussions
5:00pm Team presentations
5:45pm Voting and Judges results
6:00pm Pearcey Dinner

During the evening the Chief Minister presented Marcus Dawe with the ACT Chief Minister Pearcey Entrepreneur for 2023.

eMission Impossible

Mission parameters:
Each team to pitch for 2 minutes and answer questions for 1 minute.

Team	eMission Impossible	Captain
1	FUNDING IDEAS Aim to define an acceptable way of funding the Green Energy Transition (GETFundACT)	Brand Hoff
2	REDUCING COMPLEXITY Unless complexity is reduced 50% of ACT population (living in apartments) will not assist the Green Energy Transition.	Robin Eckermann
3	ENTREPRENEURSHIP There must be scope for a business that can assist the Body Corporation with the complex rules and installation at apartments.	Tim Turner
4	REAL-TIME MEASUREMENT People need at least near real time measurement to enable the juggling of sun/heat/cook/EV/Hot Water/etc.	Mishka Talent
5	STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT Tasked to come up with innovative and efficient communication.	Marea Fatseas
6	SKILL SHORTAGE What changes must be made to insure there are enough skilled electricians to complete the work.	Dean Spaccavento
7	SUBURB ZERO A fantastic idea that encourages the cooperation of a whole suburb and seeks to run a test site in ACT.	Sarah Reid
8	REMOVING GAS Governments are mandating the removal of gas and (apartment) residents need to find solutions for Hot Water and Heating.	Craig Davis
9	LOCAL AUTONOMOUS EV Autonomous EVs (slow speed) are entirely suitable to cruise around a suburb from home to office/tram/shops/school/doctor/etc for benefit of the suburb dwellers.	Jeff Mitchell
10	APARTMENT BATTERIES Why not apartment batteries and community shared batteries as well as shared solar energy generation facilities.	Lachlan Blackhall
	ANY OTHER IDEAS The participants are encouraged to consult with other teams or merely enjoy the Red Tonic and come up with any other crazy ideas.