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Microgrid Toolbox
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In 2021, Monash University released a suite of interactive resources to support the implementation of microgrids in commercial, industrial and community settings in Victoria, partly funded by the Victorian government’s Microgrid Demonstration Initiative. The Microgrid Electricity Market Operator (MEMO) ‘Toolbox’ comprises a step-by-step journey on how to develop a microgrid – from planning to operations – to help guide precincts, businesses and communities through the process. The toolbox was based on Monash’s own experience in developing a microgrid for our Clayton campus. Monash is now supporting businesses and councils across Victoria to increase uptake of microgrids.
Monash Energy Institute Webinar Series
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The Monash Energy Institute hosted 13 webinars in 2021 as part of its ongoing webinar series. The webinars aim to engage a broader community on the progress made to solve industry energy challenges, showcase innovations, solutions and build new collaborations for a greener future. Each webinar focuses on research to get better business models, better technologies, better solutions allowing the acceleration of our energy transition to a low carbon economy. All the recordings are freely available on the Monash Energy You Tube channel.
Hydrogen Economic Fairways Tool (HEFT)
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In March 2021, Geoscience Australia, in collaboration with Monash University, released Hydrogen Economic Fairways Tool (HEFT), an open-source economic model that maps the economic viability of hydrogen operations across Australia. HEFT is designed to support implementation of the National Hydrogen Strategy, and will support policymakers and investors to make decisions on the location of new infrastructure and the development of hydrogen hubs in Australia.
ASEAN Green Future project
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The ASEAN Green Future project is a collaboration between the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Climateworks Centre at Monash University, the Jeffrey Sachs Center on Sustainable Development at Sunway University, and five national research groups from across Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, and Thailand). The project aims to demonstrate how sustainable, decarbonized economies offer enhanced economic development and more resilient futures for the region. In 2021, the project released the Phase 1 reports, including a report for each country presenting priorities and actions to date, and key technology and policy opportunities to further advance domestic climate action, as well as a synthesis report, The agenda for decarbonizing ASEAN.
Zero Emissions Solutions Conference (ZESC)
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Monash collaborated with the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and other partners to organise the Zero Emissions Solutions Conference in parallel to COP26 in November 2021. The five day online event brought together 74 global technical experts and world-leading scientists, engineers, and innovators from business, academia, and civil society to share knowledge and showcase solutions to maximise climate commitments in the wake of the Paris Agreement. The conference welcomed over 2,000 participants from 104 countries.
Monash-ENGIE Alliance
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In 2021, Monash University and global energy company ENGIE announced the Monash-ENGIE Alliance, a long-term collaboration until 2030 to advance Monash’s UN award-winning Net Zero Initiative. A core element of the Alliance is the Net Zero Solutions Fund to which Monash and ENGIE will contribute in order to develop new solutions to help precincts and cities achieve net zero.
An example of the Alliance in action is the the Net Zero Precinct ARC Linkage project, led by the Monash Sustainable Development Institute (MSDI) in collaboration with Monash Art, Design and Architecture, the Faculty of Information Technology, the Faculty of Arts and ENGIE Research. The project will help cities and urban regions reach net zero emissions by using design anthropology to engage with the precinct community.
State of Energy Research Conference 2021
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The Monash Energy Institute hosted the 2021 State of Energy Research Conference, which provided a snapshot of current innovations, articulated research impact, and showcased collaborations to enable Australia’s sustainable, reliable, affordable, and fair energy transition. The conference was aimed at researchers, decision-makers in Federal and State governments, industry professionals, consultants, NGOs, and anyone with an interest in energy sector research.
Net Zero Universities
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Monash is sharing our practical decarbonisation expertise with tertiary and other sectors on how to achieve carbon neutrality. Monash is a member of the International Universities Climate Alliance, we are one of more than 1000 universities in the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and a founding member of the recently-announced World Alliance of Universities on Carbon Neutrality (WAUCN).
Our Net Zero Universities initiative complements and extends the work of these important alliances. It provides a tangible goal for a network of universities across the globe to put net zero into action, and lead the way by showing how our own campuses can be net zero models.
Supply chain solutions for critical minerals
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During 2021, Austrade, the Australia India Chamber of Commerce (AICC), Monash University and MinterEllison conducted a workshop series, comprising four sessions. The objective was to bring together stakeholders from government, industry, corporate and research sectors across the regions, to work through the opportunities and the challenges involved in building an additional and diversified supply chain for critical minerals. In December 2021, Monash Energy Institute and Critical Minerals Consortium were among the partners who co-hosted the Australian-Japan Symposium to learn about key risks and opportunities for lithium battery production supply chains.