Chief Investigators
Kerryn Wilmot (UTS)
Purpose of project
This Opportunity Assessment project looks to maximise the net benefits of rooftop solar for electricity consumers and the electricity grid by better matching the timing of active heating and cooling of homes to the output of rooftop solar, and to times of supply surplus and constraint
Impact of project
Expedite the participation of residential buildings in Australia in smart heating/cooling control to reduce electricity supply and consumer costs.
Project partners – industry and research
UTS (Lead), AIRAH, AREMA, CSIRO, EEC, Powerlink, QUT, Sunovate, UniSA, UNSW, Zeppelin Bend
Industry Reference Group members
AIRAH, AREMA, ASBEC, CSIRO, DISER, DPIE, Economic Development QLD, EEC, Powerlink, QUT, Seeley International,Sunovate, UniSA, UNSW, UTS, ZepBen
Published Report
Status
- Opportunity Assessment
- Completed
Project Leaders
- Kerryn Wilmot, UTS
Completion Date
November 2021
Project Code
0089
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