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Robert Cavicchiolo

Carbon Solutions Manager

Viva Energy Australia

With over 20 years of experience in various technical and commercial positions at Shell Australia and now Viva Energy Australia, Rob’s is now the Carbon Solutions Manager. The main purpose of this role is to assist commercial customers with products and solutions that address their greenhouse gas emissions and help with their decarbonisation targets.

He has been involved in multiple projects requiring the use of SAF or Renewable Diesel for the aviation, construction, mining and transport industry.

14 : 25 - Tue, 27 Oct

Tue, 27 Oct
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14:25 - 17:30 AEDT
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185 min

Energy Efficiency & Decarbonisation Strategies

STREAM: Thiess Operational Excellence

14:25 - 14:30
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5 min

Welcoming Remarks

Laura McGlennon, Student, University of Queensland

14:30 - 14:50
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20 min

Extending Asset Life with Hybrid Retrofit Technology

Cameron Lynn, Senior Specialist - Asset Decarbonisation, Thiess

14:50 - 15:10
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20 min

Building the World’s First Net Zero Gold Mine

Michael Williams, Sustainability Superintendent, Bellevue Gold

15:10 - 15:30
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20 min

Zijin Longking

Luke Matias, Executive Director, Zijin Longking Australia

15:30 - 15:50
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20 min

Turning Advanced Lubricant Technology into Mining Productivity

Sean Phillips, Head of Sales and Marketing Lubricants, Ampol

15:50 - 16:10
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20 min

Smart, Practical Path to Reliability, Productivity and Lower Resource Use

Jane Carland, Managing Director, Castrol Australia

16:10 - 16:20
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10 min

Delivering Firm, Renewable Steam for Minerals Processing

Masayori Yoshino, Chief Executive Officer, FPR Energy

16:20 - 16:25
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5 min

Beyond Diesel: How Zinc-Air Long Duration Energy Storage Unlocks Round-the-Clock Renewables at Remote Mines

Andrew Friedenthal, Director of Market Development, e-Zinc

16:25 - 16:30
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5 min

Protecting Critical Power Infrastructure: Managing Transformer Oil Spill Risk in Mining Operations

Carla Smiderle, Director of Sales & Marketing, Albarrie Canada

16:30 - 17:30
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60 min

Panel Discussion: Developing Optimal Operations that combine Reliability, Sustainability, Energy & Cost Efficiency

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