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Biography
Dr Roger Dargaville works on energy system integration, understanding the optimal combination of different technologies to achieve a low carbon, affordable and reliable electricity system. A key component of this is taking into account the variability in the weather and how if affects the output of technologies such as wind turbines and solar photovoltaic cells as well as electricity demand. This is a complex relationship, varying in time and space. The weather varies on very short time scales, while energy investment decisions (i.e. installing rooftop PV or building a concentrating solar thermal power station) occur on much longer (years to decades) timescales. Combining these elements is the key challenge he addresses.
A key component of energy systems is energy storage. Roger works on existing and emerging storage technologies (lithium ion batteries, conventional pumped hydro energy storage, as well as seawater pumped hydro and liquid air energy storage) to find the best ways to integrate variable renewable energy into the grid. EVs are an emerging form of energy storage that are complex through their primary use as a mode of transport. Also, finding the optimal transmission network to link together the renewable resources (which are often in remote locations) with the load centres presents another challenge.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Energy System Integration
- System Optimisation
- Renewable Energy
- Energy Storage
- Millennium Development Goals
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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RACE for 2030: Reliable Affordable Clean Energy for 2030 Cooperative Research Centre (RACE for 2030 CRC)
Beins, D., Liebman, A., Bahrani, B., Leroux, A., Kraal, D., Razzaghi, R., Strengers, Y., Goodwin, S., Pink, S., Rudolph, C., Raven, R., Bergmeir, C., Saunderson, J., Leslie, G., Gangadharan, L., Islam, A., Wang, L. C., Ward, M., Xiao, E., Wallace, M., Tack, G., Stuckey, P., Li, Y., Pan, S., de Nijs, F., Buckingham, E., Denis-Ryan, A., Ens, B., Dargaville, R., Chang, X., Yu, J., White, S., Zlatanov, N., Hyndman, R., Panagiotelis, A. & Athanasopoulos, G.
1/07/20 → 30/06/31
Project: Research
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SEVI: Strategic EV Integration: Embedding Research in EV Demonstration Projects
Dwyer, S., Hargroves, C., Dargaville, R., Guerrero, J., Langham, E., Cantley-Smith, R., Briggs, C., Khalilpour, K. R., Economou, D., Egglestone, J., Mortimore, A., James, B. & Hill, O.
Project: Research
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E2: Foresighting for Net Zero Energy Systems
Riedy, C., Dargaville, R., Lowe, A., Koskinen, I., Breen, G., Lee, C., van Gennip, D., Gilmore, N., Newman, P. W. G., Innes, B., Rajakaruna, S., Taylor, H., Dormer, A., Nagrath, K., Hargroves, C., Baker-Finch, S., Economou, D., Appleby, G., Gui, E., Lindsay, S., van Vuuren, A. J. & Al-Falahi, M.
19/11/21 → 3/06/22
Project: Research
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BC-GRIP Understanding the role of behaviour, and behaviour change in energy transformation
McCollum Coy, D., Malek Pour, S., Dargaville, R., Smith, L., Jorgensen, B. & Saeri, A.
3/01/18 → 25/03/21
Project: Research
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Optimising renewable generation configurations of off-grid green ammonia production systems considering Haber-Bosch flexibility
Wang, C., Walsh, S. D. C., Longden, T., Palmer, G., Lutalo, I. & Dargaville, R., 15 Mar 2023, In: Energy Conversion and Management. 280, 14 p., 116790.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus) -
A machine learning based approach for frequency response prediction in low inertia power system
Panwar, A., Rather, Z. H., Doolla, S., Liebman, A. & Dargaville, R., 2022, Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (Asia) (IEEE ISGT-Asia 2022). Mashima, D. (ed.). Piscataway NJ USA: IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 175-179 5 p. (Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia, ISGT-Asia 2022).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
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Analysing the impact of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic on the Indian electricity sector
Bhattacharya, S., Banerjee, R., Liebman, A. & Dargaville, R., Oct 2022, In: International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems. 141, 16 p., 108097.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Atmospheric mercury in the Latrobe Valley, Australia: Case study June 2013
Schofield, R., Utembe, S., Gionfriddo, C., Tate, M., Krabbenhoft, D., Adeloju, S., Keywood, M., Dargaville, R. & Sandiford, M., 24 Mar 2021, In: Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene. 9, 1, 16 p., 00072.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus) -
Consideration of strain-bursting phenomena associated with large-scale discontinuities: a numerical study
Keneti, A., Sainsbury, B-A. & Dargaville, R., Sept 2021, In: Pure and Applied Geophysics. 178, p. 3581–3600 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)