Monash University and ENGIE commit to long-term alliance to support decarbonisation of cities and the grid
Monash University and ENGIE commit to long-term alliance to support decarbonisation of cities and the grid
Monash University and global energy company ENGIE have committed to a long-term alliance until 2030 to co-develop solutions to help precincts and cities achieve net zero.
Following two years of collaboration on Monash’s UN award-winning Net Zero Initiative, Monash University and global energy company ENGIE have committed to a long-term alliance until 2030 to co-develop solutions to help precincts and cities achieve net zero.
The MSDI-led Net Zero Precincts project is an example of how the Alliance will advance Net Zero Solutions. The project will help cities and urban regions reach net zero emissions by using design anthropology to engage with the precinct community.
MSDI Deputy Director (Research), Professor Rob Raven, said net zero emissions in cities cannot be achieved without the support of, and collaboration between, communities, government, industry and universities.
Combining and extending insights from sustainability transitions and design anthropology, we hope to discover new ways of accelerating net zero urban transformations at the precinct scale that are socially desirable and achievable.
ENGIE Australia & New Zealand Chief Executive Officer, Mr Augustin Honorat, said the Alliance offers ENGIE the opportunity to demonstrate what an integrated net zero precinct looks like in Australia and the chance to co-develop solutions of the future with Monash, a leading organisation both in the research and education of the net zero ambition.
The Alliance will also see the development of a new ‘real-time’ net zero approach to support the decarbonisation of cities and the energy grid, helping eliminate carbon from the grid and take advantage of the near-zero generating variable cost of wind and solar. This real-time net zero approach, to be adopted across all Australian campuses, will also substantially reduce Monash’s exposure to energy and carbon pricing, and showcase a scalable model that can enable the transition of Australia’s electricity sector at lowest cost.