Senior Research Associate, Renewable Energy & Energy Systems Analyst, UNSW Sydney
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
2022–present
Senior research associate, UNSW Sydney
2019–2022
Research fellow, Unverisity of Melbourne
2013–2020
PhD Researcher, University of Melbourne
2011–2016
Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
Education
2020
University of Melbourne, Doctor of Philosophy
2009
University of Melbourne, Bachelor Engineering (Chemical)
2009
University of Melbourne, Bachelor of Science (Chemistry)
Publications
2022
The Decarbonisation of Electricity, The Superpower Transformation: Building Australia's Zero-Carbon Future
2020
Impacts of LNG Export and Market Power on Australian Electricity Market Dynamics, 2016–2019, Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports
2016
Environmental norms and electricity supply: an analysis of normative change and household solar PV in Australia, Environmental Sociology
2015
Five Years of Declining Annual Consumption of Grid-Supplied Electricity in Eastern Australia: Causes and Consequences, The Electricity Journal
2015
Estimating the value of electricity storage in an energy-only wholesale market, Applied Energy
2013
Retrospective 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)