RACE for Business PhD
Pathways to Net Zero Precincts – Embedding Research to Accelerate Adoption
SUPERVISORS Prof Petra Tschakert Dr. Margaret Gollagher Dr. Thor Kerr DESCRIPTION To examine how collaborative governance processes and practices can enable effective technology transfer…
Coordinated dynamic hosting capacity assessment using artificial intelligence-based techniques
Supervisors A/Prof Jahangir Hossain and Dr Ibrahim Ibrahim (UTS) Bill Tarlinton (Zepben) and Dr Carlos Macana (Essential Energy) The project This PhD project on dynamic hosting capacity…
Increasing DER hosting capacity while reducing costs and enhancing energy system resilience
Supervisors Prof Peter Newman and Dr Charlie Hargroves (Curtin) Richard Romanowski (Planet Ark Power) The project The successful PhD scholarship applicant will investigate how new customer transaction…
Optimal planning and operational strategy for biogas power generation system design in wastewater plants
SUPERVISORS Li Li (UTS) Greg Appleby (Sydney Water) DESCRIPTION Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are an indispensable element of a municipal system. Higher energy demands of WWTPs…
RACE for Homes PhD
Urban Footprint Model for Australian Precincts
Supervisors Prof Peter Newman Dusan Mills, Hawaiian Group The project Cities are facilitators of economic growth through agglomeration of economies from diversity of resources…
Optimal participation scheme for virtual power plants in energy and reserve markets
Supervisors Li Li (UTS) George Martin (Starling Energy Group/Plico Energy) The project A highly competitive scholarship is available to support a suitably interested and…
Coordinated dynamic hosting capacity assessment using artificial intelligence-based techniques
Supervisors A/Prof Jahangir Hossain and Dr Ibrahim Ibrahim (UTS) Bill Tarlinton (Zepben) and Dr Carlos Macana (Essential Energy) The project This PhD project on dynamic hosting capacity…
Technologies to improve process performance and methane yields during high-solids anaerobic digestion of sugar mill wastes
Supervisors A/Prof. Prasad Kaparaju (Griffith University) Rajinder Singh (Singh Farming) The project Biogas can be produced from anaerobic digestion (AD) of agricultural wastes such…
Optimising the total cost of owning and operating centralised chilled water plants
Supervisors Dr Ben Cheng and Dr Toh Yen Pang (RMIT) Richard Phillips and Iain Stewart (Exergenics) The project Traditional chiller equipment operation optimisation focuses on short term gains….
Innovative tariffs and demand response potential for residential and industrial customers
SUPERVISORS Dr Alexandr Akimov and Dr Shyama Ratnasiri (Griffith University) Dr Alexandra Sidorenko (Ausgrid) DESCRIPTION Load flexibility will address new challenges of the evolving power system in…
Off-grid Indigenous community microgrids
SUPERVISORS Dr Cara Beal (Griffith University) David Edwards (Horizon Power) and Craig Julian (Western Power) DESCRIPTION Community-driven approaches to manage the technical, social, economic, cultural…
Prefabricated solutions for retrofitting homes
SUPERVISORS Prof. Atiq Zaman (Curtin University) Katie Vines (Climate-KIC Australia) DESCRIPTION Many of Australia’s nine million homes are characterised by poor thermal performance, which requires…
RACE for Networks PhD
Privacy-preserving IoT data communication gateway integration from multiple platforms (NSW DIEF project)
SUPERVISORS Prof. Wen Hu Dr Stephen White DESCRIPTION This project will enable privacy-preserving cloud-based digital infrastructure to streamline real-time management of data from buildings…
Reliable Representation, Information Extraction, of Time Series Data in Multiple Platforms (NSW DIEF project)
SUPERVISORS Dr Imran Razzak Dr Stephen White DESCRIPTION The NSW Digital Infrastructure for Energy Flexibility (DIEF) project is a state-wide project dedicated to uncovering…
Optimising the total cost of owning and operating centralised chilled water plants
Supervisors Dr Ben Cheng and Dr Toh Yen Pang (RMIT) Richard Phillips and Iain Stewart (Exergenics) The project Traditional chiller equipment operation optimisation focuses on short term gains….
Innovative tariffs and demand response potential for residential and industrial customers
SUPERVISORS Dr Alexandr Akimov and Dr Shyama Ratnasiri (Griffith University) Dr Alexandra Sidorenko (Ausgrid) DESCRIPTION Load flexibility will address new challenges of the evolving power system in…
Customer first start-ups and the energy transition
SUPERVISORS Dr Samantha Sharpe (UTS) John Laird (Solar Analytics) DESCRIPTION A successful clean energy transition requires customers to be central in creating and using clean…
RACE for EVs PhD
Advancing sustainable grid integration via bidirectional electric vehicle chargers: A pathway to grid efficiency and reduced emissions
Supervisors Prof. Mahdi Jalili Description The Ph.D. project is centred on the development and optimization of bidirectional electric vehicle (EV) chargers, which are essential…
Optimal participation scheme for virtual power plants in energy and reserve markets
Supervisors Li Li (UTS) George Martin (Starling Energy Group/Plico Energy) The project A highly competitive scholarship is available to support a suitably interested and…
Increasing DER hosting capacity while reducing costs and enhancing energy system resilience
Supervisors Prof Peter Newman and Dr Charlie Hargroves (Curtin) Richard Romanowski (Planet Ark Power) The project The successful PhD scholarship applicant will investigate how new customer transaction…
Maximising renewable energy for water corporations through machine learning, peer-to-peer trading and demand management
Supervisors Dr Rebecca Yang and Dr Kazi Hasan (RMIT) Ruben Muller (Sydney Water) The project Water corporations have extensive electricity demands, which lead to high energy bills and…
Technologies to improve process performance and methane yields during high-solids anaerobic digestion of sugar mill wastes
Supervisors A/Prof. Prasad Kaparaju (Griffith University) Rajinder Singh (Singh Farming) The project Biogas can be produced from anaerobic digestion (AD) of agricultural wastes such…
Optimising the total cost of owning and operating centralised chilled water plants
Supervisors Dr Ben Cheng and Dr Toh Yen Pang (RMIT) Richard Phillips and Iain Stewart (Exergenics) The project Traditional chiller equipment operation optimisation focuses on short term gains….
Portable green hydrogen solutions for households
SUPERVISORS Prof. Atiq Zaman and Dr Jessica Breadsell (Curtin University) DESCRIPTION Households are taking control of their energy supply through solar PV systems and increasingly, battery storage…
Off-grid Indigenous community microgrids
SUPERVISORS Dr Cara Beal (Griffith University) David Edwards (Horizon Power) and Craig Julian (Western Power) DESCRIPTION Community-driven approaches to manage the technical, social, economic, cultural…
RACE for Change PhD
Pathways to Net Zero Precincts – Policy and Practice
Supervisors Prof Peter Newman Dr. Alessandro Sanches Pereira The project Urgent action is required to reduce greenhouse gas emissions so that the world has…
Optimal participation scheme for virtual power plants in energy and reserve markets
Supervisors Li Li (UTS) George Martin (Starling Energy Group/Plico Energy) The project A highly competitive scholarship is available to support a suitably interested and…
Coordinated dynamic hosting capacity assessment using artificial intelligence-based techniques
Supervisors A/Prof Jahangir Hossain and Dr Ibrahim Ibrahim (UTS) Bill Tarlinton (Zepben) and Dr Carlos Macana (Essential Energy) The project This PhD project on dynamic hosting capacity…
Increasing DER hosting capacity while reducing costs and enhancing energy system resilience
Supervisors Prof Peter Newman and Dr Charlie Hargroves (Curtin) Richard Romanowski (Planet Ark Power) The project The successful PhD scholarship applicant will investigate how new customer transaction…
Maximising renewable energy for water corporations through machine learning, peer-to-peer trading and demand management
Supervisors Dr Rebecca Yang and Dr Kazi Hasan (RMIT) Ruben Muller (Sydney Water) The project Water corporations have extensive electricity demands, which lead to high energy bills and…
Smart Charging Strategies for EVs in Smart Grids
SUPERVISORS Dr Adel N Toosi (Monash University) Ian McLeod (Enzen) DESCRIPTION The global adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) expanded notably over the last decade, creating opportunities…
Off-grid Indigenous community microgrids
SUPERVISORS Dr Cara Beal (Griffith University) David Edwards (Horizon Power) and Craig Julian (Western Power) DESCRIPTION Community-driven approaches to manage the technical, social, economic, cultural…
Artificial Intelligence for management of electric vehicles and vehicle to grid (V2G) resources optimisation
SUPERVISORS Dr. Jahangir Hossain (UTS) Dr. Bevan Holcombe (Planet Ark Power) DESCRIPTION This project aims to develop and implement intelligent techniques to manage the charging…