Power Generation and Transport
The Power Generation and Transport Program brings together researchers who investigate several forms of renewable and low emission power plants for stationary and mobile applications. This includes advanced wind, solar, gas turbine, reciprocating engine and energy storage technologies.
Capabilities
- Gas turbine systems
- Reciprocating engine systems
- Conventional, hybrid and electric powerplant for land, sea and air
- Wind turbines/farms, solar PV and energy storage dynamics and optimisation
- Conventional fuels and emissions chemistry
- 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
- Atmospheric chemistry
- Public health impacts of air pollution
Impact
- Propulsion, engines and fuels for Ford, DST Group and MHI
- Hydrogen and clean fuels with Caterpillar
- Improved aircraft engine aerodynamics for General Electric
- Operational forecasting of wind and solar farm power generation with Meridian Energy Australia and others
Key Researchers
- Program Leader: Professor Richard Sandberg
- Professor Robin Batterham
- Dr Graeme Beardsmore
- Professor Michael Brear
- Professor Mark Cassidy
- Dr Shiao Huey Chow
- Professor Peter Cook
- Professor Shyamali Dharmage
- Dr Robert Gordon
- Dr Eirini Goudeli
- Professor Ralf Haese
- Professor Lloyd Hollenberg
- Professor Sandra Kentish
- Dr Patricia Lavieri
- Professor Chris Manzie
- Dr Leslie Martin
- Professor Stephan Matthai
- Professor Jason Monty
- Professor Paul Mulvaney
- Associate Professor Guillermo Narsilio
- Professor Peter Rayner
- Dr Behzad Rismanchi
- Professor Mike Sandiford
- Dr Robyn Schofield
- Professor Mark Stevenson
- Dr Mohsen Talei
- Associate Professor Yinghui Tian
- Dr Claire Vincent
- Professor Rachel Webster
- Dr Wallace Wong
- Associate Professor Yi Yang