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Book Chapters

Wenham SR; Honsberg CB; Cotter J; Spooner T; A.Green M; Silver MD; Largent R; Bruce A; Aberle A; Cahill L, 2020, 'Australian Initiatives in Photovoltaic Engineering Education', in Sixteenth European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, Routledge, pp. 2854 - 2857, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315074405-208

Kuch D; Stringer N; Marshall L; Young S; Roberts M; Macgill I; Bruce A; Passey R, 2019, 'An Energy Data Manifesto', in Good Data, Institute of Networked Cultures, Amsterdam, pp. 77 - 93, http://networkcultures.org/blog/publication/tod-29-good-data/

Madriz-Vargas R; Bruce A; Watt M, 2018, 'Community renewable energy in developing countries: An assessment challenge', in Szolucha A (ed.), Energy, Resource Extraction and Society: Impacts and Contested Futures, Taylor & Francis, pp. 105 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351213943

Journal articles

Gorman N; MacGill I; Bruce A, 2024, 'How to support the adoption of open-source energy system modelling software? Insights from interviews with users and developers', Energy Research and Social Science, 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2024.103479

Saldivia D; Bruce A; Taylor RA, 2024, 'Design Optimization of a Horizontal Particle Receiver for a Modular Beam Down Receiver CSP', SolarPACES Conference Proceedings, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.52825/solarpaces.v1i.664

Prakash A; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2023, 'NEMSEER: A Python package for downloading and handling historical National Electricity Market forecast data produced by the Australian Energy Market Operator', Journal of Open Source Software, 8, pp. 5883 - 5883, http://dx.doi.org/10.21105/joss.05883

Gilmore N; Koskinen I; Burr P; Obbard E; Sproul A; Konstantinou G; Bilbao J; Daiyan R; Kay M; Corkish R; Macgill I; Lovell E; Menictas C; Bruce A, 2023, 'Identifying weak signals to prepare for uncertainty in the energy sector', Heliyon, 9, pp. e21295, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21295

Yildiz B; Stringer N; Klymenko T; Syahman Samhan M; Abramowitz G; Bruce A; MacGill I; Egan R; Sproul AB, 2023, 'Real-world data analysis of distributed PV and battery energy storage system curtailment in low voltage networks', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.113696

Prakash A; Ashby R; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2023, 'Quantifying reserve capabilities for designing flexible electricity markets: An Australian case study with increasing penetrations of renewables', Energy Policy, 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2023.113551

Heslop S; Yildiz B; Roberts M; Chen D; Lau T; Naderi S; Bruce A; MacGill I; Egan R, 2022, 'A Novel Temperature-Independent Model for Estimating the Cooling Energy in Residential Homes for Pre-Cooling and Solar Pre-Cooling', Energies, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15239257

Rispler J; Roberts M; Bruce A, 2022, 'A change in the air? The role of offshore wind in Australia's transition to a 100 % renewable grid', Electricity Journal, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tej.2022.107190

Munro PG; Samarakoon S; Hansen UE; Kearnes M; Bruce A; Cross J; Walker S; Zalengera C, 2022, 'Towards a repair research agenda for off-grid solar e-waste in the Global South', Nature Energy, 8, pp. 1 - 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41560-022-01103-9

Zhou HS; Passey R; Bruce A; Sproul AB, 2022, 'Impact of residential battery energy storage systems on the peak reverse power flows from distributed photovoltaic systems', Journal of Energy Storage, 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2022.104817

Prakash A; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2022, 'Insights on designing effective and efficient frequency control arrangements from the Australian National Electricity Market', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 161, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112303

Gorman N; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2022, 'Nempy: A Python package for modelling the Australian National Electricity Market dispatch procedure', Journal of Open Source Software, 7, pp. 3596 - 3596, http://dx.doi.org/10.21105/joss.03596

Purnell K; Bruce AG; MacGill I, 2022, 'Impacts of electrifying public transit on the electricity grid, from regional to state level analysis', Applied Energy, 307, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.118272

Marshall L; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2022, 'Market Mechanisms and Technology Transition in Australia’s National Electricity Market', Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40518-021-00199-z

Zhou HS; Passey R; Bruce A; Sproul AB, 2021, 'A case study on the behaviour of residential battery energy storage systems during network demand peaks', Renewable Energy, 180, pp. 712 - 724, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.08.107

To LS; Bruce A; Munro P; Santagata E; MacGill I; Rawali M; Raturi A, 2021, 'A research and innovation agenda for energy resilience in Pacific Island Countries and Territories', Nature Energy, 6, pp. 1098 - 1103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41560-021-00935-1

Yildiz B; Bilbao JI; Roberts M; Heslop S; Dore J; Bruce A; MacGill I; Egan RJ; Sproul AB, 2021, 'Analysis of electricity consumption and thermal storage of domestic electric water heating systems to utilize excess PV generation', Energy, 235, pp. 121325, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.121325

Stringer N; Haghdadi N; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2021, 'Fair consumer outcomes in the balance: Data driven analysis of distributed PV curtailment', Renewable Energy, 173, pp. 972 - 986, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.04.020

Tanoto Y; Haghdadi N; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2021, 'Reliability-cost trade-offs for electricity industry planning with high variable renewable energy penetrations in emerging economies: A case study of Indonesia's Java-Bali grid', Energy, 227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.120474

Zhou HS; Passey R; Bruce A; Sproul AB, 2021, 'Aggregated impact of coordinated commercial-scale battery energy storage systems on network peak demand, and financial outcomes', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111014

Tanoto Y; MacGill I; Bruce A; Haghdadi N, 2021, 'Impact of high solar and wind penetrations and different reliability targets on dynamic operating reserves in electricity generation expansion planning', Electricity Journal, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tej.2021.106934

Keeratimahat K; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2021, 'Analysis of short-term operational forecast deviations and controllability of utility-scale photovoltaic plants', Renewable Energy, 167, pp. 343 - 358, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.11.090

Keeratimahat K; Copper J; Bruce A; Macgill I, 2021, 'Generation of synthetic 4 s utility-scale PV output time series from hourly solar irradiance data', Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0033855

Marshall L; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2021, 'Assessing wholesale competition in the Australian National Electricity Market', Energy Policy, 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2020.112066

Fina B; Roberts MB; Auer H; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2021, 'Exogenous influences on deployment and profitability of photovoltaics for self-consumption in multi-apartment buildings in Australia and Austria', Applied Energy, 283, pp. 116309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.116309

Yildiz B; Roberts M; Bilbao JI; Heslop S; Bruce A; Dore J; MacGill I; Egan RJ; Sproul AB, 2021, 'Assessment of control tools for utilizing excess distributed photovoltaic generation in domestic electric water heating systems', Applied Energy, 300, pp. 117411 - 117411, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117411

Stringer N; Bruce A; MacGill I; Haghdadi N; Kilby P; Mills J; Veijalainen T; Armitage M; Wilmot N, 2020, 'Consumer-led transition', IEEE Power and Energy Magazine, 18, pp. 20 - 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MPE.2020.3014720

Tanoto Y; Haghdadi N; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2020, 'Clustering based assessment of cost, security and environmental tradeoffs with possible future electricity generation portfolios', Applied Energy, 270, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115219

Stringer N; Haghdadi N; Bruce A; Riesz J; MacGill I, 2020, 'Observed behavior of distributed photovoltaic systems during major voltage disturbances and implications for power system security', Applied Energy, 260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.114283

Hungerford Z; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2019, 'The value of flexible load in power systems with high renewable energy penetration', Energy, 188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.115960

Roberts MB; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2019, 'A comparison of arrangements for increasing self-consumption and maximising the value of distributed photovoltaics on apartment buildings', Solar Energy, 193, pp. 372 - 386, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2019.09.067

Roberts MB; Haghdadi N; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2019, 'Characterisation of Australian apartment electricity demand and its implications for low-carbon cities', Energy, 180, pp. 242 - 257, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.04.222

Roberts MB; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2019, 'Impact of shared battery energy storage systems on photovoltaic self-consumption and electricity bills in apartment buildings', Applied Energy, 245, pp. 78 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.04.001

Young S; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2019, 'Potential impacts of residential PV and battery storage on Australia's electricity networks under different tariffs', Energy Policy, 128, pp. 616 - 627, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2019.01.005

Shakya B; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2019, 'Survey based characterisation of energy services for improved design and operation of standalone microgrids', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 101, pp. 493 - 503, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.11.016

Roberts M; Bruce A; Macgill I, 2019, 'Opportunities and barriers for photovoltaics on multi-unit residential buildings: Reviewing the Australian experience', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 104, pp. 95 - 110, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.12.013

Haghdadi N; Bruce A; MaCgill I; Passey R, 2018, 'Impact of Distributed Photovoltaic Systems on Zone Substation Peak Demand', IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 9, pp. 621 - 629, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TSTE.2017.2751647

Madriz-Vargas R; Bruce A; Watt M, 2018, 'The future of Community Renewable Energy for electricity access in rural Central America', Energy Research and Social Science, 35, pp. 118 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2017.10.015

Passey R; Watt M; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2018, 'Who pays, who benefits? The financial impacts of solar photovoltaic systems and air-conditioners on Australian households', Energy Research and Social Science, 39, pp. 198 - 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2017.11.018

Haghdadi N; Copper J; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2017, 'A method to estimate the location and orientation of distributed photovoltaic systems from their generation output data', Renewable Energy, 108, pp. 390 - 400, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2017.02.080

Passey R; Haghdadi N; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2017, 'Designing more cost reflective electricity network tariffs with demand charges', Energy Policy, 109, pp. 642 - 649, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2017.07.045

Copper JK; Sproul AB; Bruce AG, 2016, 'A method to calculate array spacing and potential system size of photovoltaic arrays in the urban environment using vector analysis', Applied Energy, 161, pp. 11 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.09.074

MacGill I; Bruce A, 2015, 'photovoltaics in Australia time for a rethink', IEEE POWER & ENERGY MAGAZINE, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MPE.2014.2380575

Hazelton J; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2013, 'A review of the potential benefits and risks of photovoltaic hybrid mini-grid systems', Renewable Energy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2013.11.026

Corkish RP; Barnett A; Bremner S; Bruce A; Kay M; Lennon A; Perez-Wurfl I; Sproul A; Stapleton G; Shrestha S; Spooner ED; Taylor R; Uddin A; Wentworth D, 2012, 'Renewable Energy Education at UNSW', Journal of Materials Education, 34, pp. 117 - 132

Steinfeld J; Bruce A; Watt ME, 2011, 'Peak load characteristics of Sydney office buildings and policy recommendations for peak load reduction', Energy and Buildings, 43, pp. 2179 - 2187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.04.022

Corkish RP; Bruce A; Prasad DK, 2010, 'Integrated solar photovoltaics for buildings', Review of Architecture and Building Science, 54, pp. 86 - 92, http://www.aik.or.kr/


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