Research Team: Professor Peter Pudney; Associate Professor Akshay Vij; Dr Ali Ardeshiri; Dr Lynette Washington
Partners: This research is being conducted by the University of South Australia (UniSA), the University of New South Wales (UNSW), and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), with support from the RACE for 2030 Cooperative Research Centre, SA Power Networks, the South Australian Department for Energy and Mining (DEM), and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).
Aim
- Understand the implications and opportunities presented by household electrification and home energy management technologies.
- Trial new integrated home energy management technologies and retail energy offers.
- Identify the foundations required to make smart homes a reality at scale.
Outcomes
The high-level outcomes of this project are divided into four main themes:
- Networks:
Identify and understand network management options to equitably maximise benefits and minimise negative impacts of the mass uptake of Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS). - Households:
Quantify and understand the financial costs and benefits of flexible demand technologies at the household level. - Policy and Standards:
Examine the suite of policies, regulations, standards, and other interventions that could support the standardisation and delivery of flexible demand technologies beyond the pilot scale. - Industry Readiness:
Assess the capacities and constraints of key delivery agents involved in the pilot to prepare for successful execution and identify areas where weaknesses may signal broader challenges to scaling flexible demand technologies.
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