Sustainable Energy Systems group publications

2024

Pincelli IP, Hinkley J, Brent AC, 2024. Carbon, materials and energy footprint of a utility-scale solar plant in Aotearoa New Zealand. Solar Energy 273, 112535, doi:10.1016/j.solener.2024.112535.

Pinceli IP, Hinkley J, Brent AC, 2024. Developing onshore wind farms in Aotearoa New Zealand: Carbon and energy footprints. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, doi: 10.1080/03036758.2024.2344785.

Brent AC, MacKenzie D, Hinkley J, 2024. Floating photovoltaic systems: potential implications for Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 54 (2), 264-272, doi: 10.1080/03036758.2022.2152466.

Mirza ZT, Anderson T, Seadon J, Brent AC, 2024. A thematic analysis of the factors that influence the development of a renewable energy policy. Renewable Energy Focus 49, 100562, doi: 10.1016/j.ref.2024.100562.

Brent AC, 2024. Life cycle assessments to inform the sustainability of our energy transition. LCANZ Summit, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.

2023

Mohseni S, Brent AC, 2023. Cutting through complexity: Coordinated demand response and future directions in global communication technologies. The Electricity Journal 36 (9-10), 107338, doi: 10.1016/j.tej.2023.107338.

Mohseni S, Brent AC, 2023. Probabilistic sizing and scheduling co-optimisation of hybrid battery/super-capacitor energy storage systems in micro-grids. Journal of Energy Storage 73 (D), 109172, doi: 10.1016/j.est.2023.109172.

Bidgoli MM, Azimian M, Amir V, Zarrati M, Javadi M, Mohseni S, Brent AC, 2023. Multi-criteria dispatch optimization of a community energy network with desalination: Insights for trading off cost and security of supply. Heliyon 9, e20533, doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20533.

Mohseni S, Khalid R, Brent AC, 2023. Stochastic, resilience-oriented optimal sizing of off-grid microgrids considering EV-charging demand response: An efficiency comparison of state-of-the-art metaheuristics. Applied Energy 341, 121007, doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.121007.

Jasim AM, Jasim BH, Mohseni S, Brent AC, 2023. Consensus-based dispatch optimization of a microgrid considering meta-heuristic-based demand response scheduling and network packet loss characterization. Energy and AI 11, 100212, doi: 10.1016/j.egyai.2022.100212.

Jasim AM, Jasim BH, Mohseni S, Brent AC, 2023. Energy internet-based load shifting in smart microgrids: An experimental study. Energies 16, 4957, doi: 10.3390/en16134957.

Bukar AL, Hamza MF, Ayub S, Abobaker AK, Modu B, Mohseni S, Brent AC, Ogobonnaya C, Mustapha K, Idakwo HO, 2023. Peer-to-peer electricity trading: A systematic review on current developments and perspectives. Renewable Energy Focus 44, 317-333, doi: 10.1016/j.ref.2023.01.008.

Brent AC, Crossland A, Ranusa D, 2023. An assessment of the economic feasibility of the floating PV technology in Aotearoa–New Zealand. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 57, 103284, doi: 10.1016/j.seta.2023.103284.

Geldenhuys HJ, Brent AC, de Kock IH, 2023. SSUIT Smart Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Transitioning. Sustainability 15, 13729, doi: 10.3390/su151813729.

Roberts R, Brent AC, Hinkley JT, Shedlock K, 2023. Energy innovations in iwi communities of Aotearoa New Zealand. In: Díaz López FJ, Mazzanti M, Zoboli R (Eds.): Handbook on Innovation, Society and the Environment, Edward Elgar Publishing, UK, 196-211, ISBN: 9781802200058.

de Kock IH, Brent AC, 2023. A practical approach to managing technology within the context of sustainability transitions. In: Díaz López FJ, Mazzanti M, Zoboli R (Eds.): Handbook on Innovation, Society and the Environment, Edward Elgar Publishing, UK, 309-344, ISBN: 9781802200058.

Mohseni S, Brent AC, 2023. A non-cooperative game-theoretic approach for the flexible operation of multi-microgrids. IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), Orlando, Florida, doi: 10.1109/PESGM52003.2023.10253073.

Hinkley J, 2023. Capital and energy considerations for large scale hydrogen export. NZ Hydrogen Symposium, NZHS-1, Otago University, Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand.

Mohseni S, Brent AC, 2023. Size and dispatch co-optimisation of a grid-connected agrivoltaic system. AgriVoltaics, Daegu, South Korea, doi: 10.52825/agripv.v2i.977.

Brent AC, Chapman N, de Kock IH, 2023. Agrivoltaic systems: Potential opportunities for South Africa - A GIS analysis. AgriVoltaics, Daegu, South Korea, doi: 10.52825/agripv.v2i.982.

Mohseni S, Brent AC, 2023. Stochastic planning of solar PV/wind turbine/micro-hydro/biomass microgrids integrating fuel cell electric vehicles. 10th International Conference on Smart Grid and Clean Energy Technologies (ICSGCE), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, doi: 10.1109/ICSGCE59477.2023.10420015.

Mohseni S, Brent AC, 2023. Probabilistic co-optimization of hybrid battery/super-capacitor systems integrated into microgrids. IEEE PES Generation Transmission and Distribution International Conference and Exposition (PESGTD), Istanbul, Turkey, doi: 10.1109/GTD49768.2023.00090.

Chapman NC, Brent AC, de Kock IH, 2023. Agrivoltaic systems: Techno-economic analyses of potential PV configurations for South Africa. Southern African Sustainable Energy Conference, Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa.

Brent AC, Vaughan A, Fitzgerald M, Wright E, Kueppers J, 2023. Agrivoltaics: Integrating solar energy generation with livestock farming in the Canterbury Region of Aotearoa New Zealand. 9th IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Technology and Engineering, Fiji, doi: 10.1109/i-COSTE60462.2023.10500779.

2022

Mohseni S, Khalid R, Brent AC, 2022. Metaheuristic-based isolated microgrid sizing and uncertainty quantification considering EVs as shiftable loads. Energy Reports 8, 11288–11308, doi: 10.1016/j.egyr.2022.08.254.

Mohseni S, Brent AC, 2022. Quantifying the effects of forecast uncertainty on the role of different battery technologies in grid-connected solar photovoltaic/wind/micro-hydro micro-grids: An optimal planning study. Journal of Energy Storage 51, 104412, doi: 10.1016/j.est.2022.104412.

Mohseni S, Brent AC, 2022. A metaheuristic‐based micro‐grid sizing model with integrated arbitrage‐aware multi‐day battery dispatching. Sustainability 14, 12941, doi: 10.3390/su141912941.

Kumar A, He X, Deng Y, Singh AR, Sah B, Kumar P, Bansal RC, Bettayeb M, Rayudu R, 2022. A sustainable rural electrification based on a socio-techno-economic-environmental-political microgrid design framework. Energy & Environmental Science 10, doi:10.1039/D2EE01175A.

Azimian M, Amir V, Mohseni S, Brent AC, Bazmohammadi N, Guerrero JM, 2022. Optimal investment planning of bankable multi-carrier microgrid networks. Applied Energy 328, 120121, doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.120121.

Mohseni S, Brent AC, Kelly S, Browne WN, 2022. Demand response-integrated investment and operational planning of renewable and sustainable energy systems considering forecast uncertainties: A systematic review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 158, 112095, doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2022.112095.

Azimian M, Amir V, Javadi S, Mohseni S, Brent AC, 2022. Resilience-oriented planning of multi-carrier microgrids under cyber-attacks. Sustainable Cities and Society, doi: 10.1016/j.scs.2022.103709.

van Vuuren C, Zhang A, Hinkley JT, Bumby CW, Watson MJ, 2022. The potential for hydrogen ironmaking in New Zealand. Cleaner Chemical Engineering 4, 100075, doi:10.1016/j.clce.2022.100075.

Hinkley J, Heenan AR, Low ACS, Watson M, 2022. Hydrogen as an export commodity–Capital expenditure and energy evaluation of hydrogen carriers. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 47(85), 35959-35975, doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.08.192.

Brent AC, MacKenzie D, Hinkley J, 2022. Floating photovoltaic systems: potential implications for Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, doi: 10.1080/03036758.2022.2152466.

Dugal R, Rayudu R, Hinkley J, Burnell J, Wieland C, Keim M, 2022. A comprehensive review of energy extraction from low-temperature geothermal resources in hydrocarbon fields. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 154, 111865, doi:10.1016/j.rser.2021.111865.

Immink H, Louw R, Garlick A, Vosper S, Brent AC, 2022. Country specific low carbon commitments versus equitable and practical company specific decarbonisation targets. Environment, Development and Sustainability 24(8),10005–10025, doi: 10.1007/s10668-021-01854-7.

de Kock IH, Brent AC, 2022. Exploring the disconnect between the bodies of literature pertaining to socio-technical transitions and technology management (Part 1): A bibliometric analysis. South African Journal of Industrial Engineering 33(1), 51-64.

de Kock IH, Brent AC, 2022. Exploring the disconnect between the bodies of literature pertaining to socio-technical transitions and technology management (Part 2): A linkage analysis. South African Journal of Industrial Engineering 33(1), 65-86.

Khamis H, Rayudu R, D Burmester, 2022. Decentralised solar photovoltaic battery based mini-grid for rural electrification in Tanzania – Part I – Power sharing between villages. IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica, Kigali, Rwanda, doi: 10.1109/PowerAfrica53997.2022.9905242.

Mohseni S, Brent AC, 2022. Risk-based dispatch optimization of microgrids considering the uncertainty in EV driving patterns. 17th International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems (PMAPS), Manchester, United Kingdom, doi: 10.1109/PMAPS53380.2022.9810595.

Mohseni S, Khalid R, Brent AC, 2022. Data-driven, metaheuristic-based off-grid microgrid capacity planning optimisation and scenario analysis: Insights from a case study of Aotea–Great Barrier Island. Electricity Engineers' Association (EEA) Conference & Exhibition, Hamilton, New Zealand, arXiv:2209.10668.

MacKenzie D, Brent AC, Hinkley JT, Burmester D, 2022. AgriPV systems: Potential opportunities for Aotearoa–New Zealand. Agrivoltaics, Piacenza, Italy.

Duggal R, Rayudu R, Hinkley J, Burnell J, McGuinness M, 2022. Method of characteristics based model for a coaxial borehole heat exchanger. SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Adelaide, Australia, doi:10.2118/210689-MS.

Duggal R, Rayudu R, Hinkley J, Burnell J, 2022. Analytical and numerical modelling of a coaxial borehole heat exchanger to extract geothermal energy. Proceedings 44th New Zealand Geothermal Workshop 23, Auckland, New Zealand.

Choudhary A, Rayudu R, Hinkley J, Burnell J, 2022. Estimation for heat loss to the working fluid in the heat exchanger of an Organic Rankine Cycle for a given concentration of gases. Proceedings 44th New Zealand Geothermal Workshop 23, Auckland, New Zealand.

2021

Mohseni S, Brent AC, Burmester D, 2021. Off‐grid multi‐carrier microgrid design optimisation: The case of Rakiura–Stewart Island, Aotearoa–New Zealand. Energies 14(20), 6522, doi:10.3390/en14206522.

Hinkley JT, 2021. A New Zealand perspective on hydrogen as an export commodity: Timing of market development and an energy assessment of hydrogen carriers. Energies 14(16), 4876, doi:10.3390/en14164876.

Pimentel Pincelli I, Brent AC, Hinkley JT, 2021. Considering materials cycles for a transition to low carbon energy systems in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A systematic review. Energy and Sustainability IX, WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment 254, 69-80.

Prentice GSK, Brent AC, de Kock IH, 2021. A strategic management framework for the commercialization of multi-technology renewable energy systems: The case of concentrating solar power in South Africa. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management 68(6), 1690-1702.

Mohseni S, Brent AC, Kelly S, Browne W, Burmester D, 2021. Modelling utility-aggregator-customer interactions in interruptible load programmes using non-cooperative game theory. International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems 133, 107183.

Perez RJ, Brent AC, Hinkley J, 2021. Assessment of the potential for green hydrogen fuelling of very heavy vehicles in New Zealand. Energies 14, 2636.

Kotze R, Brent AC, Musango JK, de Kock IH, Malczynski LA, 2021. Investigating the investments required to transition New Zealand’s heavy-duty vehicles to hydrogen. Energies 14, 1646.

Roberts R, Brent AC, Hinkley J, 2021. Reviewing the impacts of community energy initiatives in New Zealand. Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences 16 (1), 45-60.

Mohseni S, Brent AC, Kelly S, Browne WN, Burmester D, 2021. Strategic design optimisation of multi-energy-storage-technology micro-grids considering a two-stage game-theoretic market for demand response aggregation. Applied Energy 287, 116563.

Mohseni S, Brent AC, Burmester D, Browne WN, 2021. Lévy-flight moth-flame optimisation algorithm-based micro-grid equipment sizing: An integrated investment and operational planning approach. Energy and AI 3, 100047.

Kovacic Z, Musango JK, Buyana K, Ambolec A, Smit S, Mwau B, Ogot M, Lwasa S, Brent AC, 2021. Building capacity towards what? Proposing a framework for the analysis of energy transition governance in the context of urban informality in Sub-Saharan Africa. Local Environment 26 (3), 364-378.

Brent AC, Chatterjee A, Burmester D, Rayudu R, 2021. Sustainable microgrids for remote communities: A practical framework for analyzing and designing. In: Brears R (Ed.): The Palgrave Handbook of Climate Resilient Societies, 1-29, Palgrave Macmillan, Cham., doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32811-5.

Mohseni S, Brent AC, 2021. Communications technologies and systems to implement coordinated, aggregator-mediated demand response in New Zealand. Proceedings of the Electricity Engineers' Association (EEA) Conference & Exhibition, Wellington, New Zealand.

Sifat AS, Stevens McFadden FJ, Rayudu R, Bailey J, 2022. Monitoring and detection of low-current high-impedance faults in distribution networks. Proceedings of the Electricity Engineers' Association (EEA) Conference & Exhibition, Wellington, New Zealand, doi:10.48550/arXiv.2210.16981.

Parashar TN, Wrench D, Rayudu R, 2021. Potential of neural networks to predict turbulence statistics in gapped time series. AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Watson N, Mukhedkar R, Nair N, Lie T, Rayudu R, le Quellec I, Lapthorn A, 2021. Architecture of the future low-carbon, resilient, electrical power system. Proceedings of the Electricity Engineers' Association (EEA) Conference & Exhibition, Wellington, New Zealand.

Duggal R, Burnell J, Hinkley J, Rayudu R, 2021. Energy extraction from low-temperature geothermal resources in hydrocarbon fields of Taranaki region. Carbon and Energy Professionals Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand.

MacConnell F, Duggal R, Rayudu R, Nair N-KC, 2021. Mātauranga Māori in power engineering-Achieving sustainability and zero carbon futures with countries' indigenous knowledge in design. IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON), Auckland, New Zealand, 964-968, doi:10.1109/TENCON54134.2021.9707384.

Choudhary A, Burnell J, Rayudu R, Hinkley J, 2021. Greenhouse gas emissions from geothermal powerplants in New Zealand: Is reinjection of gases a solution? IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON), Auckland, New Zealand, 811-815, doi:10.1109/TENCON54134.2021.9707393.

Duggal R, Rayudu R, Hinkley J, Burnell J, Ward S, 2021. Identifying issues in geothermal energy production from petroleum fields. IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON), Auckland, New Zealand, 254-259, doi:10.1109/TENCON54134.2021.9707342.

Duggal R, Rayudu R, Hinkley J, Burnell J, Ward S, 2021. Performance of a geothermal system in petroleum fields of the Taranaki region, New Zealand. Proceedings 43rd New Zealand Geothermal Workshop, Wellington, New Zealand.

2020

Brent AC, Hinkley J, Burmester D, Rayudu R, 2020. Solar Atlas of New Zealand from satellite imagery. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 50 (4), 572-583.

Mohseni S, Brent AC, Burmester D, 2020. A comparison of metaheuristics for the optimal capacity planning of an isolated, battery-less, hydrogen-based micro-grid. Applied Energy 259, 114224.

Sifat AI, Stevens McFadden FJ, Bailey J, Rayudu RK, Hunze A, 2020. Characterization of 400 Volt high impedance fault with current and magnetic field measurements. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, doi: 10.1109/TPWRD.2020.3044545.

Mohseni S, Brent AC, Burmester D, 2020. Community resilience-oriented optimal micro-grid capacity expansion planning: The tase of Totarabank eco-village, New Zealand. Energies 13, 3970.

Duvenhage DF, Brent AC, Stafford WH, Grobbelaar S, 2020. Water and CSP – Linking CSP water demand models and national hydrology data to sustainably manage CSP development and water resources in arid regions. Sustainability 12 (8), 3373.

Duvenhage DF, Brent AC, Stafford WHL, van den Heever D, 2020. Optimising the concentrating solar power potential in South Africa through an improved GIS analysis. Energies 13, 3258.

Pillay NS, Brent AC, Musango JK, van Geems F, 2020. Using a system dynamics modelling process to determine the impact of eCar, eBus and eTruck market penetration on carbon emissions in South Africa. Energies 13, 575.

Van der Merwe W, Brent AC, 2020. Evaluating the energy potential of solar PV located on mining properties in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Sustainability 12, 5857.

Fouché E, Brent AC, 2020. Explore, Design and Act for Sustainability: A participatory planning approach for local energy sustainability. Sustainability 12, 862.

Mohseni S, Brent AC, 2020. Economic viability assessment of sustainable hydrogen production, storage, and utilisation technologies integrated into on- and off-grid micro-grids: A performance comparison of different meta-heuristics. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 45, 34412-34436.

Mohseni S, Brent AC, Burmester D, Browne W, 2020. A game-theoretic approach to model interruptible loads: Application to micro-grid planning. IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), Montreal, doi: 10.1109/PESGM41954.2020.9281836.

Ahmed A, Stevens McFadden F, Rayudu R, Massier T, 2020. A sensitivity framework to assess the impact of weather on electric power networks. IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), Montreal, doi: 10.1109/PESGM41954.2020.9281900.

Mohseni S, Brent AC, Burmester D, 2020. Power quality considerations in the planning phase of stand-alone wind-powered micro-grids. 19th International Conference on Harmonics and Quality of Power (ICHQP), Dubai, doi: 10.1109/ICHQP46026.2020.9177937.

Perez RA, Brent AC, Hinkley J, 2020. Analysis of green hydrogen transportation fuel from renewable energy in New Zealand. 7th Asia-Oceania conference of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE), Auckland.

Mohseni S, Brent AC, Kelly S, 2020. A hierarchical, market-based, non-cooperative game theoretic approach to projecting flexible demand-side resources: Towards more realistic demand response integrated, long-term energy planning models. 17th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM), Stockholm, Sweden, doi: 10.1109/EEM49802.2020.9221977.

Sifat AI, Stevens McFadden FJ, Rayudu R, Bailey J, 2020. Classification of stages of a high impedance fault using sequential learning algorithms. IEEE Kansas Power and Energy Conference (KPEC), Manhattan, doi: 10.1109/KPEC47870.2020.9167614.

Ahmed A, Massier T, Stevens McFadden F, Rayudu R, 2020. Weather-dependent AC power flow algorithms. IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, Detroit, doi: 10.1109/IAS44978.2020.9334814.

Ahmed, Stevens McFadden F, Rayudu R, Massier T, 2020. Investigation of the impact of weather on multi-machine transient stability analysis. IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT), Washington, doi: 10.1109/ISGT45199.2020.9087697.

2019

Mohseni S, Brent AC, Burmester D, 2019. A demand response-centred approach to the long-term equipment capacity planning of grid-independent micro-grids optimized by the moth-flame optimization algorithm. Energy Conservation and Management 200, 112105.

Fedunik-Hofman, L, Bayon, A, Hinkley, J, Lipiński, W, & Donne, SW, 2019. Friedman method kinetic analysis of CaO-based sorbent for high-temperature thermochemical energy storage. Chemical Engineering Science, 236-247. doi:10.1016/j.ces.2019.02.003

Chatterjee A, Brent AC , Burmester D , Rayudu R , 2019. Rural microgrids: Research insights and knowledge headways for developing an integrated framework for remote off-grid electrification. Energies 12, 2008.

Emmanuel M, Rayudu R, Welch I, 2019. Modelling impacts of utility-scale photovoltaic systems variability using the wavelet variability model for smart grid operations, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 31, 292-305.

Ahmed A, Stevens McFadden FJ, Rayudu R, 2019. Weather-dependent power flow algorithm for accurate power system analysis under variable weather conditions. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, doi: 10.1109/TPWRS.2019.2892402.

Ghose KK, Bayon A, Hinkley J , Page AJ, 2019. Electronic structure and high-temperature thermochemistry of BaZrO3−δ perovskite from first-principles calculations. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 21, 12468-12476, doi: 10.1039/C9CP02505G.

Hinkley, J, & Agrafiotis, C, 2019. Solar thermal energy and its conversion to solar fuels via thermochemical processes. In Polygeneration with Polystorage for Chemical and Energy Hubs (pp. 247-286). Elsevier. doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-813306-4.00009-4

Chatterjee A, Brent AC, Rayudu R, Verma P, 2019. Microgrids for rural schools: An energy-education accord to curb societal challenges for sustainable rural developments. International Journal of Renewable Energy Development 8 (3), 231-241.

Batinge B, Musango JK, Brent AC, 2019. Sustainable energy transition framework for unmet electricity markets. Energy Policy 129, 1090-1099.

Batinge B, Musango JK, Brent AC, 2019. Perpetuating energy poverty: Assessing roadmaps for universal energy access in unmet African electricity markets. Energy Research and Social Science 55, 1-13.

Visser HR, Thopil GA, Brent AC, 2019. Life cycle cost profitability of biomass power plants in South Africa within the international context. Renewable Energy 139, 9-21.

Smit S, Musango JK, Brent AC, 2019. Understanding electricity legitimacy dynamics in an urban informal settlement in South Africa: A community based system dynamics approach. Energy for Sustainable Development 49, 39-52.

Fouché E, Brent AC, 2019. Journey towards renewable energy for sustainable development at the local government level: The case of Hessequa municipality in South Africa. Sustainability, 11, 755.

Pillay N, Brent AC, Musango JK, 2019. Potential electric vehicle diffusion in South Africa: Demand load profiles and carbon emissions. Energy 171, 1077-1087.

Duvenhage DF, Brent AC, Stafford WHL, 2019. The need to strategically manage CSP fleet development and water resources: A structured review and way forward. Renewable Energy 132, 813-825.

Mohseni S, Brent AC, Burmester D, Chatterjee A, 2019. Stochastic optimal sizing of micro-grids using the Moth-Flame Optimization Algorithm. IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), Atlanta, doi: 10.1109/PESGM40551.2019.8973570.

Mohseni S, Brent AC, Burmester D, 2019. A reliability-oriented cost optimisation method for capacity planning of a multi-carrier micro-grid: A case study of Stewart Island, New Zealand. Electricity Engineers' Association (EEA) Conference, Auckland.

Mohseni S, Brent AC, Burmester D, 2019. A sustainable energy investment planning model based on the micro-grid concept using recent metaheuristic optimization algorithms. IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC), Wellington, 219-226.

2018

Verma P, Patel N, Nair N-KC, Brent AC, 2018. Improving the energy efficiency of the New Zealand economy: A policy comparison with other renewable-rich countries. Energy Policy 122, 506-517.

Sturov E, Bumby CW, Rayudu R, Badcock RA, Wood AR, 2018. Demonstrated rapid ballistic synchronisation from rest of a hydraulically-driven synchronous generator. IEEE Access,
doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2883110.

Bayon, A, Bader, R, Jafarian, M, Fedunik-Hofman, L, Sun, Y, Hinkley, J, Miller S & Lipiński, W, 2018. Techno-economic assessment of solid–gas thermochemical energy storage systems for solar thermal power applications. Energy, 149, 473-484. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2017.11.084

Burmester D, Rayudu R , Seah WKG, 2018. Use of Maximum power point tracking signal for instantaneous management of thermostatically controlled loads in a DC nanogrid. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid 9(6), 6140-6148.

Sah B, Kumar P, Rayudu R, Bose SK, Inala KP, 2018. Impact of sampling in the operation of vehicle to grid and its mitigation. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, doi: 10.1109/TII.2018.2886633.

Roberts R, Musango JK, Brent AC, Heun MK, 2018. The correlation between energy cost share, human, and economic development: Using time series data from Australasia, Europe, North America and the BRICS nations. Energies 11, 2405, 1-15.

De La Calle, A, Bayon, A, Hinkley, J, & Pye, J, 2018. System-level simulation of a novel solar power tower plant based on a sodium receiver, PCM storage and sCO2 power block. In AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 2033. doi:10.1063/1.5067205

Gao X, Liu G, Zhu Y, Kreider P, Bayon A, Gengenbach T, Lu T, Liu Y, Hinkley J, Lipiński W, & Tricoli, A, 2018. Earth-abundant transition metal oxides with extraordinary reversible oxygen exchange capacity for efficient thermochemical synthesis of solar fuels. Nano Energy, 50, 347-358. doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.05.045

Stafford WHL, Lotter GA, von Maltitz GP, Brent AC, 2018. Biofuels technology development in Southern Africa. Development Southern Africa, doi: 10.1080/0376835X.2018.1481732.

Kriechbaum M, Brent AC, Posch A, 2018. Interaction patterns of systemic problems in distributed energy technology diffusion: A case study of photovoltaics in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, doi: 10.1080/09537325.2018.1473851.

Chatterjee A, Brent AC,Rayudu R, 2018. Distributed generation for electrification of rural primary school and health centre: An Indian perspective. IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia (ISGT Asia), Singapore, doi: 10.1109/ISGT-Asia.2018.8467764.

Craig OO, Brent AC, Dinter F, Duvenhage DF, 2018. An analysis of local manufacturing capacity, economic and trade impact of CSP in South Africa. SolarPACES, Casablanca.

Duvenhage DF, Brent AC, Stafford WHL, Craig OO, 2018. Water and CSP – a preliminary methodology for strategic water demand assessment. SolarPACES, Casablanca.

Geldenhuys HJ, Brent AC, de Kock IH, 2018. Literature review for infrastructure transition management towards Smart Sustainable Cities. 4th IEEE International Symposium on Systems Engineering, Rome.

Janse van Rensburg JG, Brent AC, Musango JK, de Kock IH, 2018. Determining an appropriate electricity supply mix for local governments: A system dynamics approach to a South African case study. Annual Conference of the International Association for Management of Technology, Birmingham.

Prentice GS, de Kock IH, Brent AC, 2018. A strategic management framework for the commercialization of multi-technology renewable energy systems: The case of concentrating solar power in South Africa. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society, Evanston, Illinois.

Troost AP, Musango JK, Brent AC, 2018. Strategic investment to increase access to finance among mini-grid ESCOs : Perspectives from sub-Saharan Africa. 2nd IEEE International Conference on Green Energy and Applications (ICGEA), Singapore.

Emmanuel M, Seah WKG, Rayudu R, 2018. Communication architecture for smart grid applications. IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC), Natal, Brazil, 00746-00751,
doi: 10.1109/ISCC.2018.8538472.

Goud RD, Auditore T, Rayudu R, Moore CP, Sturov E, 2018. A new method for calculating earth electrode length for a wind turbine generator grounding Ssstem based on a two-layer soil structure. International Conference on Power System Technology (POWERCON), Guangzhou, 1270-1276, doi: 10.1109/POWERCON.2018.8601530.

Sturov E, Bumby CW, Rayudu R, Badcock RA, Goud RD, 2018. Performance and stability analysis of hydraulically driven synchronous generators in power engineering. International Conference on Power System Technology (POWERCON), Guangzhou, 1241-1248, doi: 10.1109/POWERCON.2018.8602006.

Goud RD, Rayudu R, Moore CP, Auditorey T, 2018. An evaluation of potential rise in a wind turbine generator earthing system during a direct lightning strike. International Conference and Utility Exhibition on Green Energy for Sustainable Development (ICUE), Phuket, Thailand, 1-7, doi: 10.23919/ICUE-GESD.2018.8635648.

Goud RD, Auditore T, Rayudu R, Moore CP, 2018. A proposed method for calculating earth electrode length for a wind turbine generator grounding system. International Conference and Utility Exhibition on Green Energy for Sustainable Development (ICUE), Phuket, Thailand, 1-6, doi: 10.23919/ICUE-GESD.2018.8635668.

Goud RD, Auditore T, Rayudu R, Moore CP, 2018. Analysis of earth electrodes of wind turbine generator grounding system under lightning discharge currents. IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC), Kota Kinabalu, 502-507, doi: 10.1109/APPEEC.2018.8566530.

Ahmed A, McFadden FS, Rayudu R, 2018. Transient stability study incorporating weather effects on conductors. IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), Portland, OR, 1-5,
doi: 10.1109/PESGM.2018.8586432.

Prior publications through the Smart Power and Renewable Energy Systems group