Mean Field Weighted Citation Impact of Monash Outputs: 1.98
Number of Monash Research Outputs: 263
Monash is the lead Victorian research institution in the Coorperative Research Centre (CRC) for Reliable Affordable Clean Energy (RACE) for 2030. The CRC is addresses one of Australia’s major challenges – delivering reliable, affordable and clean energy services for consumers and businesses. A cross-disciplinary partnership between the Faculty of Information Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Monash Business School, the Monash Grid Innovation Hub, Monash Sustainable Development Institute and the Monash Energy Institute is working to amplify Monash’s research impact in the energy sector. Monash is also leading the RACE for Networks program, which is working to optimise Australia’s electricity grid through customer distributed energy resources and network integration.
The ways that households contribute to, and impact on, Australia’s energy system are diversifying. In 2021, Larissa Nicholls, Industry Research Fellow with the Emerging Technologies Lab Digital Energy Futures project, led a new report that identifies opportunities for better energy management to address lifestyle changes in Australian households.
Monash Energy Institute is working to accelerate the transition towards a sustainable energy future by fostering and facilitating impactful interdisciplinary research, in collaboration with its trusted partners. The Institute has been instrumental in harnessing the university’s research capital and capabilities to deliver transformative initiatives such as the Net Zero Initiative, the Grid Innovation Hub and the Woodside Monash Energy Partnership. They are connecting leading educators and researchers with industry to offer joint PhD scholarships, to facilitate problem-solving, innovation and commercialisation in the energy sector, and also helping align educational goals with the sector’s current and future needs.