Projects per year
Personal profile
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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ACCELERATING EV ADOPTION AND THE TRANSITION TO NET ZERO WITH COMMERCIAL RADIO
Lester, E. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Richardson, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Seivwright, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Pearson, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Dargaville, R. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/11/24 → 31/10/26
Project: Research
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Exploring Integration of Liquid Air Energy Storage with LNG Production
Shams, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Hughes, T. (Supervisor) & Dargaville, R. (Supervisor)
1/07/24 → 28/12/26
Project: Research
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P5.1 - Frameworks to support trade in Embedded Carbon Products
Aisbett, E. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Webley, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Honnery, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Metcalfe, P. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Anderson, D. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Raab, M. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Kimber, J. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Dargaville, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Soon Chan, K. (Partner Investigator (PI))
4/06/24 → 10/08/28
Project: Research
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ARC Research Hub for Carbon Utilisation and Recycling
Webley, P. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Tanksale, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Marcellin, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Shao, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Aisbett, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sastry, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Moghaddam, L. V. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zhang, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ebert, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Konarova, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hill, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Pareek, V. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wu, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bhatelia, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Greening, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rackemann, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Honnery, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Yin, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hughes, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kaneti, Y. V. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Joshi, J. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Metcalfe, P. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Anderson, D. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Raab, M. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Gilbert, A. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Kobayashi, N. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Anderson, M. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Hennessy, T. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Davies, B. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Puxty, G. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Mac Dowell, N. (Partner Investigator (PI)), van Duin, A. C. T. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Sick, V. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Beever, J. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Nielsen, J. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Haesner, J. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Theobald, D. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Kimber, J. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Boylan, E. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Markotsis, M. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Shah, M. T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gogarty, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tade , M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ao, M. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Sharma, P. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Garg, S. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Shen , Q. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Liaw, S. B. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Leong, S. (Project Manager), Dargaville, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Soon Chan, K. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & McCubbin, T. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Australian Research Council (ARC), Cyclion Pty Ltd, Solarferm Limited, Great Wrap Pty Ltd
11/08/23 → 10/08/29
Project: Research
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RACE for 2030: Reliable Affordable Clean Energy for 2030 Cooperative Research Centre (RACE for 2030 CRC)
Beins, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Bahrani, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Leroux, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kraal, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Razzaghi, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Strengers, Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Goodwin, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Pink, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rudolph, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Raven, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bergmeir, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Saunderson, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Leslie, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gangadharan, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Islam, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wang, L. C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ward, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Xiao, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wallace, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tack, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Stuckey, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Li, Y.-F. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Pan, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), de Nijs, F. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Buckingham, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Denis-Ryan, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ens, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dargaville, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chang, X. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Yu, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), White, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zlatanov, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hyndman, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Panagiotelis, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Athanasopoulos, G. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/07/20 → 30/06/31
Project: Research
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An Online Approach for Dimensioning Fast Frequency Response Reserve in a Low Inertia Power System
Panwar, A., Rather, Z. H., Liebman, A., Dargaville, R. & Doolla, S., Mar 2025, In: IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. 40, 2, p. 1309-1319 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Bending the emission curve ― The role of renewables and nuclear power in achieving a net-zero power system in India
Bhattacharya, S., Banerjee, R., Ramadesigan, V., Liebman, A. & Dargaville, R., Jan 2024, In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 189, Part A, 26 p., 113954.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
31 Citations (Scopus) -
Integration of electric vehicles and renewable energy in Indonesia’s electrical grid
Amiruddin, A., Dargaville, R., Liebman, A. & Gawler, R., 25 Apr 2024, In: Energies. 17, 9, 24 p., 2037.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access12 Citations (Scopus) -
Optimal energy storage configuration to support 100 % renewable energy for Indonesia
Amiruddin, A., Liebman, A., Dargaville, R. & Gawler, R., Aug 2024, In: Energy for Sustainable Development. 81, 21 p., 101509.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access8 Citations (Scopus) -
Optimal Integration of Renewable Energy, Energy Storage, and Indonesia’s Super Grid
Amiruddin, A., Dargaville, R. & Gawler, R., 11 Oct 2024, In: Energies. 17, 20, 29 p., 5061.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)
Activities
- 1 Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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AIM Day: Maths AI and Energy meet Industry @ Monash
Collevecchio, A. (Organiser), Dargaville, R. (Organiser), Garoni, T. (Organiser), Goodwin, S. (Organiser), Hamza, K. (Organiser), Lilley, B. (Organiser), Wagner, M. (Organiser) & Xie, Y. (Organiser)
14 Nov 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course