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Clean Energy Capability Portfolio | Empowering Consumers

Competitive Advantage

• Multidisciplinary energy research group with over a decade of experience in the restructured electricity industry
• Energy-focused social scientists and multidisciplinary researchers embedded in the Faculty of Engineering , working with colleagues from the School of Humanities and Languages and Social Science , in collaboration with engineers and technical specialists , to conduct synergistic social and technical research
• Strong record of industry partnerships with diverse stakeholders , including DNSPs , retailers , technology suppliers , as well as energy users and advocates

Impact

• Leverage diverse stakeholder perspectives to inform the development of technologies , business models and policy , and help drive a just and effective energy transition

Successful Applications

• User research attached to industry-led tariff trials and technology pilots
• Ethnographic analysis of community outreach processes to inform future engagement

Capabilities and Facilities

• Experienced social scientists , engineers and multidisciplinary researchers with a strong track record of conducting mixedmethod socio-technical research on Australia ’ s clean energy transition
• Real-world experience from regular engagement and consultation with industry , government , public and other stakeholders
• A forward-looking perspective on clean energy transitions

Our Collaborators

• All levels of Government
• National Electricity Market ( NEM ) institutions
• Network businesses
• Industry associations
• Consumer advocates
• Consultants , renewable energy developers , distributed energy businesses , and startups

More Information

Professor Iain MacGill
Associate Professor Anna Bruce Joint Director ( Engineering ) Collaboration on Energy and Environmental Markets T : + 61 2 9385 5155 E : a . bruce @ unsw . edu . au
Dr Mike Roberts Research Co-ordinator Collaboration on Energy and Environmental Markets T : + 61 2 9065 0400 E : m . roberts @ unsw . edu . au
Dr Shanil Samarakoon Social Science Lead Collaboration on Energy and Environmental Markets E : s . samarakoon @ unsw . edu . au
• Social impacts of , and responses to , grid outages
Joint Director ( Engineering )
• Stakeholder research on drivers , preferences and barriers to voluntary renewable energy procurement
Collaboration on Energy and Environmental Markets
T : + 61 2 9385 4920
• Submissions to policy and regulatory processes and reviews of public submissions to consultations
E : i . macgill @ unsw . edu . au

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