Energy Group
The Advanced Energy and Material Systems Lab is a diverse group working on complex, interdisciplinary problems. The primary research focus is finding innovations in energy systems, including human behaviour, for adaptation to reducing fossil energy consumption.
Current and Recent Research
- Improving the efficiency and reducing the impact of energy conversion
- Renewable energy systems including wind, solar and geothermal
- Energy use in transport and planning for the post-peak oil urban form re-development
- Energy use in freight movements and planning for the post-peak oil circumstances
- Electricity use in the residential sector and new ICT solutions to peak demand management
- Hybrid energy-economic technology and demand transformation modelling
- GIS-based active access assessment of urban forms
- Adaptability of travel behaviour as a function of urban form and income level
- Village scale energy auditing, electricity networks, demand side management and renewable energy integration
- Transportation and building energy auditing
- Enabling technology for PEM and SOFC fuel cell systems
The Group
AEMS Lab Director |
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Geothermal Power Engineering |
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| Keith Alexander | Micro Hydro design and development |
| Andre Dantas | Transportation Modelling (Civil Engineering) |
| Femke Reitsma | GIS Systems (Geography) |
| Kenneth Khun | Transportation Modelling (Civil Engineering) |
Technical Assistance |
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Technical Officer, Safety Officer |
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Research Opportunities
Postgraduate research opportunities available