Dr Muriel Watt - Opportunities for PV in Australia
Dr Muriel Watt is a Project Manager for renewable energy consulting company, IT Power Australia. She has worked in government energy agencies, private companies and the University of NSW on energy related matters since 1980, with a strong focus on renewable energy research, development, technologies, deployment and policies.
She is Chair of the Australian PV Association and the Australian representative on the Executive Committee of the International Energy Agency Photovoltaics Power Systems Programme.
She retains a part-time Senior Lecturer position in the School of Photovoltaics and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of NSW.
Her work focuses on implementation strategies for renewable energy technologies, including consumer requirements, government policy, research, industry development, support programs and regulatory frameworks. The presentation will include details on the Australian PV market and why we lag so far behind countries such as Germany and Japan in PV installed capacity.
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