Program 1: Electrical Power
This program focuses on diverse and challenging problems facing the electric power industry in the 21st century. The Centre is especially interested in technical problems associated with integration of distributed generation, renewable generation and storage into existing power networks, hybrid remote area power supply systems, network operation and security control, load modelling, smart grids, and intelligent systems applications to power systems.
Contact: Michael.Negnevitsky@utas.edu.au
Current Research Initiatives
- Variable-Speed Diesel Retro-Fit for Remote Area Energy Resilience, Office of Naval Research Global, U.S.A. (2019 - 2020), $687,096
- Optimal Scheduling of Distributed Energy Resources for power system frequency stability provision, ARENA, TasNetworks (2019 - 2021), $821,582
- Synthetic Storage for Improving Flexibility and Security of Micro-Grids, Australian Research Council; GO Solar (2018 - 2021), $380,000
- Variable Speed Diesel Application for Improved Energy Resilience and Power Security, Office of Naval Research Global, U.S.A. (2018 - 2020), $570,300
- No Load Diesel Application in Remote Power Systems, Australian Research Council; Hydro Tasmania (2018 - 2021), $451,000
- Low Load Diesel Technology Demonstration, Office of Naval Research Global, U.S.A.; Hydro Tasmania (2015 - 2018), $749,150
Program 2: Energy Systems
This program focuses on optimising the efficiency of energy transfer and conversion. Research areas include turbines and turbomachinery, energy storage and energy transport in mechanical forms, such as water, heat and compressed air. The Centre is interested in efficient use of energy in cogeneration or combined heat and power systems. Energy storage techniques are investigated to provide stability and ability to deliver base load generation to renewable generation systems.
Contact: Alan.Henderson@utas.edu.au
Current Research Initiatives
- Dam spillway hydraulics, Hydro Tasmania (2017 - 2018), $110,666
Program 3: Sustainable and Emerging Technologies
This program aims at addressing the technical challenge in the application of low grade energy resources including geothermal energy, solar thermal, waste energy and coal-seam gas through a new multidisciplinary fundamental science based approach. The centre is interested in technical problems related to heat pump technology, desalination, low grade energy power generation, energy conversion among three forms: thermal, cooling and electricity, energy storage in gas, thermal and electric forms, and energy efficiency in building, cooling, power systems and cold-chain technology.
Contact: Xiaolin.Wang@utas.edu.au
Current Research Initiatives
- Variable-Speed Diesel Retro-Fit for Remote Area Energy Resilience, Office of Naval Research Global, U.S.A. (2019 - 2020), $687,096
- Synthetic Storage for Improving Flexibility and Security of Micro-Grids, Australian Research Council; GO Solar (2018 - 2021), $380,000
- Variable Speed Diesel Application for Improved Energy Resilience and Power Security, Office of Naval Research Global, U.S.A. (2018 - 2020), $570,300
- No Load Diesel Application in Remote Power Systems, Australian Research Council; Hydro Tasmania (2018 - 2021), $451,000
- Low Load Diesel Technology Demonstration, Office of Naval Research Global, U.S.A.; Hydro Tasmania (2015 - 2018), $749,150
Program 4: Renewable Energy, Enabling and Storage Technologies
This program focuses on the role of renewable energy and distributed energy resources. Distributed energy resources such as photovoltaic generation, battery storage systems, electric vehicles and flexible loads are becoming increasingly commonplace in energy systems. The Centre is focused largely on the impacts of distributed energy resources, and on developing technologies and coordination strategies that not only enable this deployment but that can also facilitate the integration of increasing levels of renewables into the power system.
Contact: Evan.Franklin@utas.edu.au
Current Research Initiatives
- Optimal Scheduling of Distributed Energy Resources for power system frequency stability provision, ARENA, TasNetworks (2019 – 2021), $821,582
- CONSORT: Consumer Energy Systems Providing Cost-Effective Grid Support, ARENA, Reposit Power, TasNetworks (2016 - 2019), $3,965,701
