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Isolated Power Systems Connect (IPS Connect)
The IPS Connect conference is an international technology forum aimed at remote power system operators and owners. This year’s conference features informational panels on remote power system successes, challenges and future opportunities and will include showcase tours of renewable and energy storage power stations in Queensland.
Invitation to Participate
We are pleased to announce that IPS Connect 2025 will be hosted in Cairns, Queensland.
IPS Connect has become the premier workshop for isolated power systems in the Pacific region, offering a platform for the exchange of cutting-edge research, emerging technologies, and practical training. This event brings together academics, industry leaders, and technical experts in renewable energy, storage, mobility, and power generation to share insights, present results, reflect on lessons learned, and explore future collaborations.
The workshop is designed to foster knowledge sharing, encourage collaboration, and build networks that support a sustainable and resilient microgrid economy. With a strong track record in delivering impactful industry events, the University of Tasmania continues its successful Workshop – Tour format, which has been a hallmark of IPS Connect since 2015.
What makes IPS Connect 2025 especially distinctive is its setting: an interactive event held in close proximity to both operational and planned renewable and energy storage projects, including site visits. This immersive environment enhances learning and engagement by connecting discussion directly to real-world applications.
We warmly invite you to join us in Cairns and contribute to this vital conversation on the future of isolated power systems.
Professor Michael Negnevitsky
Chair, IPS Connect
Technical Workshops, Monday 17 November and Thursday 20 November 2025
Industry experts, project developers, utilities managers will meet in a series of interactive presentations and workshops, to share their experience and explore opportunities for the energy transition of Isolated Power Systems.
Tours & Networking: Kewarra Beach Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), and the Ergon Energy’s state-of-the-art Microgrid and Isolated Systems Test (MIST) Facility – 18 November 2025
Kewarra Beach Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)
The Kewarra Beach BESS is a HV connected BESS in the northern beaches of Cairns, constructed in late 2024. This is a 4MW/8MWh system with a 5MVA step up power transformer and four inverters. This is one of more than 50 HV network connected batteries that Energy Queensland is installing across it’s distribution network. The lessons from the designs and install of the network HV BESS units like Kewarra Beach BESS, has developed the building blocks being applied for Isolated networks like Doomadgee, Windorah, Bedourie and Boulia
MIST Facility
Ergon Energy’s state-of-the-art Microgrid and Isolated Systems Test (MIST) Facility in Cairns is shaping the future of energy in Queensland.
Tours & Networking: the $100 million green energy power plant at the Tableland Sugar Mill, and Skyrail Rainforest Cableway – 19 November 2025
Tableland Sugar Mill
The $100 million green energy power plant at the Tableland Mill converts 100 per cent renewable sugarcane fibre, known as bagasse, into green energy. The power plant produces 24 megawatts of electricity – enough to power 26,280 homes – which is the entire population of the Tableland region. The project was commissioned in 2018.
Skyrail
Skyrail Rainforest Cableway is an iconic, must-do experience that takes guests over and through the World Heritage listed Wet Tropics Rainforest, home to the oldest continually surviving tropical rainforest on Earth. Guests can immerse themselves in spectacular views of the Wet Tropics Rainforest and Barron Gorge from gondolas and viewing platforms along the journey.
Optional Tour, Great Barrier Reef, Friday 21 November 2025
As an added experience for IPS Connect 2025 attendees, we are pleased to offer an optional full-day tour of the world-renowned
Great Barrier Reef
IPS Connect 2025 attendees exclusive access to a range of Cairns-based adventure experiences through our Conference Tour Hub, in collaboration with CAPTA and Cairns Adventure Group.
Whether you’re interested in exploring the Great Barrier Reef, rainforest adventures, or wildlife encounters, you can book directly through the Conference Tour Hub and enjoy a 15% discount on all available experiences.
How to Book:
- Visit the Conference Tour Hub (https://page.experienceco.com/conference-hub-rucaptacaag)
- Browse and select your preferred tour options.
- At checkout, enter the promo code “Conference15” to receive your discount.
This is a great opportunity to make the most of your time in Cairns and connect with fellow attendees in a relaxed, scenic setting.
