By Professor Iain Macgill

Journal articles

Riesz J; Gilmore J; MacGill I, 2015, 'Frequency control ancillary service market design: Insights from the australian national electricity market', Electricity Journal, 28, pp. 86 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tej.2015.03.006

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

Vithayasrichareon P; Riesz J; MacGill IF, 2015, 'Using renewables to hedge against future electricity industry uncertainties-An Australian case study', Energy Policy, 76, pp. 43 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2014.10.016

Elliston B; MacGill I; Prasad A; Kay M, 2015, 'Spatio-temporal characterisation of extended low direct normal irradiance events over Australia using satellite derived solar radiation data', Renewable Energy, 74, pp. 633 - 639, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2014.08.067

Sue K; Macgill I; Hussey K, 2014, 'Distributed energy storage in Australia: Quantifying potential benefits, exposing institutional challenges', Energy Research and Social Science, 3, pp. 16 - 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2014.07.004

Vithayasrichareon P; Macgill IF, 2014, 'Incorporating short-term operational plant constraints into assessments of future electricity generation portfolios', Applied Energy, 128, pp. 144 - 155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.04.052

Hou W; Allinson G; MacGill I; Neal P; Ho M, 2014, 'Cost comparison of major low-carbon electricity generation options: An Australian case study', Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 8, pp. 131 - 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2014.08.006

Elliston B; MacGill I; Diesendorf M, 2014, 'Comparing least cost scenarios for 100% renewable electricity with low emission fossil fuel scenarios in the Australian National Electricity Market', Renewable Energy, 66, pp. 196 - 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2013.12.010

Cludius JM; Forrest S; McGill I, 2014, 'Distributional effects of the Australian Renewable Energy Target (RET) through wholesale and retail electricity price impacts', Energy Policy, 71, pp. 40 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2014.04.008

Oliva H. S; MacGill I; Passey R, 2014, 'Estimating the net societal value of distributed household PV systems', Solar Energy, 100, pp. 9 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2013.11.027

Heslop S; MacGill I, 2014, 'Comparative analysis of the variability of fixed and tracking photovoltaic systems', Solar Energy, 107, pp. 351 - 364, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2014.05.015

Heslop S; Macgill I; Fletcher J; Lewis S, 2014, 'Method for determining a PV generation limit on low voltage feeders for evenly distributed PV and Load', Energy Procedia, 57, pp. 207 - 216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.10.025

Mills G; Macgill I, 2014, 'Potential power system and fuel consumption impacts of plug in hybrid vehicle charging using Australian National Electricity Market load profiles and transportation survey data', Electric Power Systems Research, 116, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsr.2014.04.018

Sebastián Oliva H; Macgill I, 2014, 'Value of net-FiT PV policies for different electricity industry participants considering demand-side response', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 22, pp. 838 - 850, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.2474

Alvarez Gaitan JP; Short MD; Peters GM; MacGill I; Moore S, 2014, 'Consequential cradle-to-gate carbon footprint of water treatment chemicals using simple and complex marginal technologies for electricity supply', International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 19, pp. 1974 - 1984, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11367-014-0799-x

Dutt PK; Macgill I, 2013, 'Addressing some issues relating to hybrid mini grid failures in Fiji', c2013 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference: South Asia Satellite, GHTC-SAS 2013, pp. 106 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/GHTC-SAS.2013.6629898

Bazilian M; Miller M; Detchon R; Liebreich M; Blyth W; Futch M; Modi V; Jones L; Barkett B; Howells M; MacGill I; Kammen DM; Mai T; Wittenstein M; Aggarwal S; O'Malley M; Carvallo JP; Welsch M; Pugh G; Weston R; Arent DJ, 2013, 'Accelerating the global transformation to 21st century power systems', Electricity Journal, 26, pp. 39 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tej.2013.06.005

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

Vithayasrichareon P; MacGill IF, 2013, 'Assessing the value of wind generation in future carbon constrained electricity industries', Energy Policy Journal, 53, pp. 400 - 412, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2012.11.002

Bazilian M; Onyeji I; Liebreich M; MacGill IF; Chase J; Shah JH; Gielen DJ; Arent DJ; Landfear D; Zhengrong S, 2013, 'Re-considering the economics of photovoltaic power', Renewable Energy, 53, pp. 329 - 338, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2012.11.029

Vithayasrichareon P; MacGill IF, 2012, 'A Monte Carlo based decision-support tool for assessing generation portfolios in future carbon constrained electricity industries', Energy Policy Journal, 41, pp. 374 - 392, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2011.10.060

Twomey P; Betz RA; MacGill IF, 2012, 'Achieving additional emission reductions under a cap-and-trade scheme', Climate Policy, 12, pp. 424 - 439, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2011.649591#preview

Aparicio N; MacGill IF; Beltran H; Abbad J, 2012, 'Comparison of Wind Energy Support Policy and Electricity Market Design in Europe, the United States, and Australia', IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 3, pp. 809 - 818, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TSTE.2012.2208771

Vithayasrichareon P; MacGill IF, 2012, 'Portfolio assessments for future generation investment in newly industrializing countries - A case study of Thailand', Energy, 44, pp. 1044 - 1058, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2012.04.042

Bailey I; MacGill IF; Passey RJ; Compston H, 2012, 'The fall (and rise) of carbon pricing in Australia: A political strategy analysis of the carbon pollution reduction scheme', Environmental Politics, 21, pp. 691 - 711, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2012.705066

Passey RJ; Bailey I; Twomey P; MacGill IF, 2012, 'The inevitability of 'flotilla policies' as complements or alternatives to flagship emissions trading schemes', Energy Policy, 48, pp. 551 - 561, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2012.05.059

Pedrasa MA; Spooner ED; MacGill IF, 2011, 'A novel energy service model and optimal scheduling algorithm for residential distributed energy resources', Electric Power Systems Research, 81, pp. 2155 - 2163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsr.2011.06.013

Betz RA; MacGill IF; Passey RJ, 2011, 'Australian Domestic Offset Policies: An example for achieving real greenhouse gas emissions reductions?', Joint Implementation Quarterly, 16, pp. 11 - 15

Cutler N; Boerema N; MacGill IF; Outhred HR, 2011, 'High penetration wind generation impacts on spot prices in the Australian national electricity market', Energy Policy Journal, 39, pp. 5939 - 5949, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2011.06.053

Bazilian M; Hobbs ; Blyth ; MacGill IF; Howells M, 2011, 'Interactions between energy security and climate change: A focus on developing countries', Energy Policy Journal, 39, pp. 3750 - 3756, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2011.04.003

Braun M; Stetz T; Bründlinger R; Mayr C; Ogimoto K; Hatta H; Kobayashi H; Kroposki B; Mathers B; Coddington M; Lynn K; Graditi G; Woyte A; MacGill IF, 2011, 'Is the distribution grid ready to accept large-scale photovoltaic deployment? State of the art, progress, and future prospects', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, pp. 1 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.1204

Cutler N; Outhred HR; MacGill IF; Kepert J, 2011, 'Predicting and presenting plausible future scenarios of wind power production from numerical weather prediction systems: a qualitative ex ante evaluation for decision making', Wind Energy, 15 (2012), pp. 473 - 488, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/we.485

Passey RJ; Spooner ED; MacGill IF; Watt M; Syngellakis K, 2011, 'The potential impacts of grid-connected distributed generation and how to address them: A review of technical and non-technical factors', Energy Policy Journal, 39, pp. 6280 - 6290, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2011.07.027

Cutler N; Outhred HR; MacGill IF, 2011, 'Using nacelle-based wind speed observations to improve power curve modeling for wind power forecasting', Wind Energy, 15 (2012), pp. 245 - 258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/we.465

MacGill IF; Pedrasa MA; Spooner ED, 2010, 'Coordinated Scheduling of Residential Distributed Energy Resources to Optimize 'Smart' Home Energy Services', IEEE Transactions on Smart Grids, 1, pp. 134 - 143

MacGill IF; Wen F; Liu G, 2010, 'Optimal Timing for Generation Investment with Uncertain Emission Mitigation Policy', International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, 21, pp. 1015 - 1027

MacGill IF; Cutler N; Outhred HR, 2010, 'Utilising Multiple Grid Points in Numerical Weather Rediction System Forecasts to Characterise Potential Large Rapid Changes in Wind Power Generation', Modern Energy Review, 2, pp. 44 - 47, http://www.touchoilandgas.com/ebooks/A1p5cx/mer22/resources/46.htm

Yan Y; Yang S; Wen F; MacGill I, 2009, 'Generation scheduling with volatile wind power generation', 1st International Conference on Sustainable Power Generation and Supply, SUPERGEN '09, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SUPERGEN.2009.5348285

Bazilian M; Coninck HD; Radka M; Nakhooda S; Boyd W; MacGill I; Amin A-L; Malmborg FV; Uosukainen J; Bradley R; Bradley R, 2009, 'Considering technology within the UN climate change negotiations', IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 6, pp. 272006 - 272006, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1307/6/27/272006

Jakrawatana N; Moore S; MacGill IF, 2009, 'Economic assessment of regional bioenergy systems in Australia: A flow analysis application', International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 39, pp. 61 - 73

MacGill IF, 2009, 'Electricity market design for facilitating the integration of wind energy: experience and prospects with Australian National Electricity Market', Energy Policy Journal, 38

Kay MJ; Cutler N; Micolich AP; MacGill IF; Outhred HR, 2009, 'Emerging challenges in wind energy forecasting for Australia', Australian Meteorological Magazine, 58, pp. 99 - 106

Passey RJ; MacGill IF, 2009, 'Energy sales targets: An alternative to White Certificate schemes', Energy Policy Journal, 37, pp. 2310 - 2317

Wang Q; Gao H; Wen F; MacGill IF; Huang J, 2009, 'From command and control regulations to a business proposition: Creating a chinese market for emissions trading', International Journal of Energy Sector Management, 3, pp. 62 - 82

Pedrasa MA; Spooner ED; MacGill IF, 2009, 'Scheduling of demand side resources using binary particle swarm optimization', IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 24, pp. 1173 - 1181

MacGill IF; Jakrawatana N; Moore SJ; Lim S, 2009, 'Spatial-Temporal Enchancements of Material Flux Analysis Methods, with Application to Cadmium Management in an Agricultural Region in Australia', Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

MacGill IF, 2008, 'Assessing Australia`s Sustainable Energy Technology Options : Key Issues, Uncertainties, Priorities and Potential Choices', Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law, 11, pp. 85 - 100

Cutler N; Outhred HR; MacGill IF; Kay MJ; Kepert J, 2008, 'Characterizing Future Large, Rapid Changes in Aggregated Wind Power using Numerical Weather Prediction Spatial Fields', Wind Energy, 12, pp. 542 - 555, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/we.312

Cutler N; Kepert J; Outhred HR; MacGill IF, 2008, 'Characterizing Wind Power Forecast Uncertainty with Numerical Weather Prediction Spatial Fields', Wind Engineering, 32(6), pp. 509 - 524

Passey RJ; MacGill IF; Outhred HR, 2008, 'The governance challenge for implementing effective market-based climate policies: A case study of The New South Wales Greenhouse Gas Reduction Scheme', Energy Policy Journal, 36, pp. 2999 - 3008, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2008.04.010

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