ANU Energy Update 2026 : Beyond Hormuz - Australia and the new energy geopolitics

ANU Energy Update 2026 will bring together international and domestic experts to explore some of the implications of the post-Hormuz energy landscape.
The closure of a narrow stretch of water in the Middle East known as the Strait of Hormuz has led to the largest energy supply shock in the history of the world. Millions of barrels of oil that would normally pass through the Strait on any given day have been drastically restricted. And conflict in the region, the root cause of the trade route restrictions, does not look set to stop anytime soon. This is no blip on the landscape. It is a turning point that represents a new era of energy geopolitics.

Countries across the world are reviewing their energy strategies against the backdrop of a new global energy landscape. What does this mean for Australia and its trading partnerships and for the clean energy transition?

The ANU Energy Update 2026 will bring together energy experts to explore some of the implications of this new energy landscape. There will be two panel discussions. The first will provide a selection of international perspectives and the second will focus on Australia's electrification agenda, with specific attention on transportation.

The annual ANU Energy Update is a highlight on the ANU Institute of Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions' (ICEDS) calendar, bringing together energy researchers, policymakers, industry and the public to discuss the latest in energy research and analysis.

Agenda 9.30amWelcomeAidan Muirhead, Manager, Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions, ANU9.35amEnergy UpdateLlewelyn Hughes, Director, Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions, ANU10amKeynote presentation: From the Bridgewater canal to the Strait of Hormuz - 265 years of increasing energy trade by ship. It ends here. Paul Binsted, Chair, Stanwell Corporation, 2020-2025, and Chair, Energy Corporation, 2024-202610.30amPanel Discussion 1 & audience Q&A
International perspectives on the energy crisis

Panel members:

• Budy Resosudarmo, Arndt-Corden Department of Economics; Head, ANU Indonesia Project, Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU
• Yixiao Zhou, Arndt-Corden Department of Economics; Director of China Economy Program, Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU
• Third panel member TBC

Moderator TBC

11.20amMorning Tea11.40amPanel Discussion 2 & audience Q&A
Australia’s electrification agenda with a focus on transportation

Panel members:

• Laura Jones, Energy Systems Specialist, ANU Centre for Energy Systems
• Kristian Handberg, Head of Future Business, Jet Charge
• Sarah Boddington, Research Fellow, School of Regulation and Global Governance, ANU

Moderated by Jon Sibley, Director, enX Consulting

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