National Energy Essay Competition

Winners announced!

The $45,000 National Energy Essay Competition has been decided. 

Following a comprehensive review process, a short-list of finalists was selected from which the emminent Judging Panel, under the chairmanship of David S Clarke AO, has determined the prize winners.

On 20th November the winners were announced and prizes awarded at an awards function held at the Hyde Park Barracks in Sydney

The prize winners are

  • Mr Reuben Finighan from Victoria (Sumitomo Australia prize)
  • Dr David Butler, Mr Jerome Rowcroft and Mr Simon Andrews from Tasmania (Babcock & Brown Power prize)
  • Mr Justin Harding from Victoria (Babcock & Brown Wind Partners prize)
  • Mr Aleks Atrens from Queensland (Under 22 years of age prize)
  • Mr Christopher Chapman from ACT (Honourable Mention)
  • Mr Ryan Dudley and Mr Anthony Hadley from NSW (Honourable Mention)

The National Energy Essay Competition was open to Australian citizens and permanent residents under 31 years of age at 30 June 2008, attracted entrants from all over Australia.

The NEEC was about Australia’s energy future. Specifically, it was about the next phase of primary power generation and the future beyond that.

The NEEC was also about the younger generation and their contribution to the future of Australia’s energy development.

The aim is to provide a more rigorous and disciplined level of information in the public arena as a catalyst for reasoned debate on Australia’s energy future.

The activity has been initiated by, and managed by The Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering with the endorsement of the Australian Institute of Energy

Information

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See articles in  "The Weekend Australian", June 14-15, 2008  and  "The Weekend Australian", July 26-27, 2008

 

"Our communities must engage with the energy needs of our future. They have a role in the management of demand, the creation of innovative solutions and responsiveness to government/utility suggested initiatives. What better way to engage the debate than to seek the involvement of young people!"

Professor Gavin Brown AO FAA CorrFRSE
Former Vice-Chancellor & Principal
The University of Sydney


Sponsors

“A unique way to mobilise the younger generation who are the future of Australia’s energy” (Toshi Matsuo, Sumitomo Australia)


“Innovation is at the core of Tenix’s success, and it will be critical to providing Australia’s energy needs for the future. This National Energy Essay Competition provides the younger generation an opportunity to come forward with innovative ideas towards meeting Australia’s energy demands and supply challenges.” (Paul Salteri, Chairman, Tenix Group)


“With innovation at the core of our strategy, Alstom has forged a position in well established markets where growth is driven by long term trends. There is no question that the long term trend facing our industry today is the rising price of fossil fuels and the need for increased efficiencies and environmental compliance. Alstom is focused on meeting this challenge.
Innovation however, also means seeking fresh approaches and the NEEC provides us with the opportunity to take a step back from our own operations and to listen to new and innovative concepts from the next generation of engineers. Alstom is proud to support this Warren Centre initiative and eagerly anticipates the results that this competition will bring.”
(Chris Raine, President, Alstom Australia and New Zealand)
 

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