Name
LDES: Market role versus technical capability
Date & Time
Wednesday, July 29, 2026, 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Description

Long-duration energy storage technologies are advancing rapidly and expanding the services storage can provide to the grid. Pumped hydro and emerging technologies could play an important role in supporting reliability and system stability. The discussion explores how market settings and technology capability must align to unlock large-scale investment.

Thank you to our session partner:

Speakers
Chairperson: Sam Markham, Senior Manager - Policy & Market Strategy, Fluence
12-minute keynote: Prof Iain Macgill, Professor of Energy Systems, UNSW
Panellist: Heidi Sick, Managing Director - Energy ANZ, AECOM Australia
Panellist: Rachel Watson, CEO, Hydro Tasmania
Panellist: Jon Norman, President, Hydrostor Australia
Panellist: Reece Stephens, CFO, EDF power solutions Australia
Partner presenter: Aaron Zadeh, VP & Regions Director - APAC & MENA, Shoals
Sam Markham Prof Iain Macgill Heidi Sick Rachel Watson Jon Norman Reece Stephens Aaron Zadeh
Location Name
Cockle Bay Room