Investigating renewable and low emission power plants for stationary and mobile applications.
The Power Generation and Transport Program explores advanced wind, solar, gas turbines, reciprocating engine and energy storage technologies.
Capabilities
- Gas turbines and reciprocating engines
- AC and DC power electronics, electrical generators and drives
- Conventional, hybrid, electric and nuclear powerplant for land, sea and air
- Wind, solar PV and energy storage dynamics and optimisation
- Transport, storage, and use of hydrogen and other clean fuels
- Low drag vehicles for land, sea and air
- Advanced computational methods and machine learning in energy applications
Impact
- Improved aircraft engine aerodynamics for General Electric Aerospace
- More accurate design tools for heat transfer in thermal and nuclear power generation with MHI
- Propulsion, engines and fuels for Ford and DST Group
- Hydrogen and clean fuel combustion with Caterpillar and Siemens Energy
Research Centres
Key Researchers
- Program Leader: Associate Professor David Keith
- Deputy Program Leader: Associate Professor Shiaohuey Chow
- Professor Robin Batterham
- Dr Graeme Beardsmore
- Professor Michael Brear
- Professor Mark Cassidy
- Associate Professor Shiao Huey Chow
- Professor Shyamali Dharmage
- Professor Lloyd Hollenberg
- Associate Professor David Keith
- Professor Chris Manzie
- Associate Professor Leslie Martin