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Friday 21st
Caulfield
8.30am to 3.00pm
Overview Fuel contributes around one third of operating costs for transport. It has a significant emissions component and has had a large price spiral in recent years. Fuel supplies as well as their environmental footprint are key issues for transport operators and freight generators as they plan for the future. This session features a day of presentations and panel discussions on key topics:
- Alternative fuels including biofuels and their relative merits
- Challenges for alternative fuels
- Pending legislation, tax issues, subsidies and the impact on environmental and economic outcomes
- OEM perspective
- Fleet users panel
- Launch of the VTA RDV alternative fuels web information source
Who should attend
Fleet managers, maintenance personnel, purchasing managers, road transport suppliers, consultants, government and safety personnel.
Program
8.30am |
Welcome and introductions |
Hon. Theo Theophanous, Minister for Industry and State Development |
8.45am |
Alternative fuels and their relative merits
- LNG and CNG
- Biodiesel
- Ethanol
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Brett Coleman,
Marketing Implementation Manager Oceania, Shell
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9.15am |
Challenges for alternative fuels
- Supply
- Refuelling
- Equipment compatibility
- Fuel Standards
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John Cowell,
FUELTrac Independent Solutions
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9.45am |
OEM perspective - will it work in my engine?
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Ian Loy,
Manager Engineering, Caterpillar of Australia
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10.05am |
Morning tea |
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10.35am |
What’s the bottom line?
- Legislation and tax issues
- Subsidies
- Environmental footprint, carbon credits
- Overall economics
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Mark McKenzie,
Alternative Fuels Conversion Program, Rare Consulting
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11.05am |
Fleet users panel - case study outcomes
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Dennis Ting
Manager Surface Transport, Australia Post
Jim Riordan
Riordan Grains
Leon Ryan
Group Energy Manager,
Murray Goulburn
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12.05 |
Panel of speakers – questions from the floor |
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12.45pm |
Launch of the VTA RDV Alternative Fuels web information |
Philip Lovel, CEO, VTA and Lea Corbett, Executive Director, Infrastructure, Regional Development Victoria
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1.00pm |
Close followed by lunch |
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