Kallis takes on energy role

Independent Weekly
Friday 27/2/2009 Page: 14

Petratherm managing director Terry Kallis has been appointed chairman of the Australian Geothermal Energy Association, the main national body representing the interests of the Australian geothermal energy industry. Mr Kallis takes over from Gerry Grove-White, managing director of GeoDynamics, who has held the position since the association was formed in 2007.

AGEA chief executive officer Susan Jeanes said Mr Kallis's experience and leadership would provide "a major boost to the association and assist AGEA to draw closer to our ultimate vision for geothermal energy, which is to provide the lowest-cost, emissions-free, renewable-base-load energy to Australian homes and businesses for centuries to come".

The association has 25 members, including major geothermal energy project developers, direct heat equipment suppliers, and service providers to the industry. Since 2007, its has provided input on policy reforms affecting Australia's geothermal energy industry, including the $50 million Geothermal Drilling Program and the $435 million Renewable Energy Demonstration Program.

AGEA also played a key role helping shape the Federal Government's Geothermal Energy Industry Development Framework, launched in December last year, as well as its carbon pollution reduction scheme and 2020 Renewable Energy Target.