- Senior Research Associate, Renewable Energy & Energy Systems Analyst, UNSW
Dr Dylan McConnell is renewable energy & energy systems analyst at the UNSW Sydney. He has extensive experience in analysing the electricity sector in Australia. Dylan’s work is focused on electricity infrastructure and governance, and the energy transition in liberalised electricity markets. He also specialises in operations research and the optimisation of electricity systems. His work is interdisciplinary and has been published in forums including the Journal of Energy Policy, the Journal of Applied Energy, the Electricity Journal, and the Journal of Environmental Sociology. His work can also be found on The Conversation.
Experience
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2022–presentSenior research associate, UNSW Sydney
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2019–2022Research fellow, Unverisity of Melbourne
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2013–2020PhD Researcher, University of Melbourne
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2011–2016Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
Education
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2020University of Melbourne, Doctor of Philosophy
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2009University of Melbourne, Bachelor Engineering (Chemical)
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2009University of Melbourne, Bachelor of Science (Chemistry)
Publications
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2022The Decarbonisation of Electricity, The Superpower Transformation: Building Australia's Zero-Carbon Future
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2020Impacts of LNG Export and Market Power on Australian Electricity Market Dynamics, 2016–2019, Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports
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2016Environmental norms and electricity supply: an analysis of normative change and household solar PV in Australia, Environmental Sociology
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2015Five Years of Declining Annual Consumption of Grid-Supplied Electricity in Eastern Australia: Causes and Consequences, The Electricity Journal
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2015Estimating the value of electricity storage in an energy-only wholesale market, Applied Energy
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2013Retrospective modeling of the merit-order effect on wholesale electricity prices from distributed photovoltaic generation in the Australian National Electricity Market, Journal of Energy Policy
Professional Memberships
- Australian Institute of Energy
- Australian Photovoltaic Institute
- Smart Energy Council
Research Areas
- Power And Energy Systems Engineering (Excl. Renewable Power) (090607)
- Renewable Power And Energy Systems Engineering (Excl. Solar Cells) (090608)
- Industry Economics And Industrial Organisation (140209)
- Operations Research (010206)
Contact Dylan for
- General
- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Website
- X (formerly Twitter): @dylanjmcconnell
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