SPE Gaia Masterclass – The Energy Transition in Australia – using Energy Literacy to Illuminate the Way Forward

SPE Gaia is hosting a Masterclass on the 14th August reaching out to all SPE members worldwide

To Register go here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1FJ7Sv7TSNeyLwlBFEirUA

The Talk

Energy is one of the hot button topics of the day. Our news feeds are filled with energy-related stories, often liberally sprinkled with terms like firming, storage, intermittency and capacity factor, as well as the basic terms “power” and “energy” – which sadly are often confused. Intermingled with the jargon is a plethora of units and acronyms: kW, kWh, PJ, eV, EV, LNG, LCOE, BESS and FESS and hundreds more. Without delving too far into the physics, Nick’s talk will use the Australian Energy Landscape as a case study to provide some clarity around the basic concepts of energy and power, and will dive into some key examples to help sense check some of claims and counter claims that are made in this politically contentious field.

The Speaker

Nick Last is a consultant petroleum engineer specializing in the analysis of dynamic well & reservoir data. He began his career with Schlumberger in the North Sea and SE Asia, and has subsequently delivered consulting projects for numerous operators worldwide. His interest in broader energy matters was sparked during an Australian road trip, which by chance passed numerous wind and solar farms. Despite working for decades in the energy industry, he realized that he didn’t really understand the nature of the power they produced, nor how they fitted into our energy system. Since then he’s devoted considerable time to rectifying that knowledge deficit, and has written and lectured extensively on energy related matters. Nick is a founder of Well Test Knowledge International and holds a BSc (Hons) in Physics from Imperial College, London.