Mike Roberts

School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering

Mike is a Senior Research Associate in CEEM and at the School for Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering at UNSW. His research includes technical and economic data analysis and policy approaches for distributed renewables and the energy transition. Particular interests include distributed photovoltaics, demand management, energy storage, mini-grids and embedded networks, solar potential assessment and community renewable energy. Mike's doctoral thesis explored opportunities and barriers for deployment of distributed PV on multi-occupancy residential buildings.

ResearchGate link here, LinkedIn link here, UNSW Engineering link here 

The following lists Mike’s publications published through CEEM.

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Publications

Title & place of publication Author Research area Type Links Year
As Australia’s net zero transition threatens to stall, rooftop solar could help provide the power we need Anna Bruce , Baran Yildiz , Dani Alexander, Mike Roberts Electricity Markets & Restructuring Articles 2024
Energy Resilience in Bushfires and Extreme Weather Events Sophie Adams , Mike Roberts , Shanil Samarakoon , Ellie Kallmier, Michael Dillon, Alison Potter, Rachel Szczepaniak, Rob Passey , Anna Bruce , Declan Kuch , Dr Iain MacGill, Renate Egan Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation, Sustainability & general Reports and Working Papers 2023
Engaging households in electricity flexibility – insights from the UK Mike Roberts Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation, Sustainability & general Reports and Working Papers 2023
Social license to automate batteries? Australian householder conditions for participation in Virtual Power Plants, Energy Research and Social Science (ERSS) Mike Roberts , Sophie Adams , Declan Kuch Electricity Markets & Restructuring, Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Journal Papers 2023
'Efficient, effective and fair allocation of costs and benefits in residential energy communities deploying shared photovoltaics', Applied Energy, 305 Mike Roberts , Arijit Sharma, Iain MacGill Electricity Markets & Restructuring, Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Journal Papers 2022
A change in the air? The role of offshore wind in Australia's transition to a 100% renewable grid Jonathan Rispler, Mike Roberts , Anna Bruce Electricity Markets & Restructuring, Large-scale Renewable Energy Journal Papers 2022
A Novel Temperature-Independent Model for Estimating the Cooling Energy in Residential Homes for Pre-Cooling and Solar Pre-Cooling Simon Heslop , Baran Yildiz , Mike Roberts , Dong Chen, Tim Lau, Shayan Naderi , Anna Bruce , Dr Iain MacGill, Renate Egan Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation, Technology Assessments Articles 2022
Generating synthetic residential electricity load profiles using household characteristics Zahra Rahimpour , Navid Haghdadi , Mike Roberts , Nargess Nourbakhsh , Anna Bruce Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Conference Papers 2022
Impact of input error on PV system simulation under partial shading conditions Laura Johnson, Mike Roberts , Anna Bruce , Simon Heslop Technology Assessments Conference Papers 2022
Impact of tariffs and system costs on optimal PV system size  Ellie Kallmier, Anna Bruce , Mike Roberts , Navid Haghdadi Technology Assessments Conference Papers 2022
'Analysis of electricity consumption and thermal storage of domestic electric water heating systems to utilize exess PV generation', Energy, 235 Baran Yildiz , Jose I. Bilbao, Mike Roberts , Simon Heslop , Jonathan Dore, Anna Bruce , Iain MacGill , Renate Egan , Alistair B. Sproul Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Journal Papers 2021
'Assessment of control tools for utilizing excess distributed photovoltaic generation in domestic electric water heating systems', Applied Energy, 300 Baran Yildiz , Mike Roberts , Jose I. Bilbao, Simon Heslop , Anna Bruce , Jonathon Dore, Iain MacGill , Renate Egan , Alistair B. Sproul Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Journal Papers 2021
Exogenous influences on deployment and profitability of photovoltaics for self-consumption in multi-apartment buildings in Australia and Austria Bernadette Fina, Mike Roberts , Hans Auer, Anna Bruce , Iain MacGill Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Journal Papers 2021
Rewarding residential electricity flexibility - Customer friendly cost-reflective tariffs and incentives (RACE for 2030: H4 Opportunity Assessment) Mike Roberts , Rob Passey , Sophie Adams Reports and Working Papers 2021
'Submission to the AER consultation paper: Assessing DER integration expenditure' Naomi Stringer , Anna Bruce , Mike Roberts , Sophie Adams , Iain MacGill , Katelyn Purnell , Hou Sheng Zhou Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Submissions 2020
Ecogeneration "The VIPs in the VPP … putting users at the centre" Mike Roberts , Sophie Adams , Declan Kuch , Jonathan Dore Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Media 2020
Smart Home Energy Management Systems - User Needs Final Report Mike Roberts Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation, Sustainability & general Reports and Working Papers 2020
VPP User Research - Final Report Mike Roberts , Sophie Adams , Declan Kuch Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Reports and Working Papers 2020
'Characterisation of Australian apartment electricity demand and its implications for low-carbon cities', Energy, 180: 242-257 Mike Roberts , Navid Haghdadi , Anna Bruce , Iain MacGill Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Journal Papers 2019
'Electricity produced from photovoltaic systems in apartment buildings and self consumption: Comparison of the situation in various IEA PVPS countries', 46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC 46). Chicago Jäger-Waldau, A, Adinolfi, G; Batlle, A; Braun, M; Bucher, C; Detollenaere, A; Frederiksen, KHB; Graditi, G; Lemus, RG; Lindahl, J; Heilscher, G; Kraiczy, M; Masson, G; Mather, B; Mayr, C; Moneta, D; Mugnier, D; Nikoletatos, J; Neubourg, G; Platt G, Roberts, M Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Conference Papers 2019
'Impact of shared battery energy storage systems on photovoltaic self-consumption and electricity bills in apartment buildings',Applied Energy, 245: 78-95 Mike Roberts , Anna Bruce , Iain MacGill Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Journal Papers 2019
'Opportunities and Barriers for Photovoltaics on Multi-Unit Residential Buildings: Reviewing the Australian Experience’, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews 109: 95-110 Mike Roberts , Anna Bruce , Iain MacGill Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Journal Papers 2019
'Photovoltaics on Apartment Buildings', Project report to Energy Consumers Australia Mike Roberts , Anna Bruce , Iain MacGill , Jessie Copper, Navid Haghdadi , Rob Passey , Rebecca Hu, Tyce Barton Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Reports and Working Papers 2019
An Energy Data Manifesto, in Good Data, Edited by A. Daly, S.K. Devitt, and M. Mann, Institute of Network Cultures: Amsterdam. Declan Kuch , Naomi Stringer , Luke Marshall , Sharon Young, Mike Roberts , Iain MacGill , Anna Bruce , Rob Passey Sustainability & general Book Chapters 2019
How much rooftop solar can be installed in Australia? Mike Roberts , Kriti Nagrath, Chris Briggs, Jessie Copper, Anna Bruce , John Mckibben Reports and Working Papers 2019
‘A comparison of arrangements for increasing self-consumption and maximising the value of distributed photovoltaics on apartment buildings.’ Solar Energy 193(372-386)  Mike Roberts , Anna Bruce , Iain MacGill Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Journal Papers 2019
'Analysis of Rooftop Solar Potential on Australian Residential Buildings', APSRC 2018, Sydney, Australia Mike Roberts , Jessie Copper, Anna Bruce Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Conference Papers 2018
'Collective Prosumerism: Accessing the Potential of Embedded Networks to Increase the Deployment of Distributed Generation on Australian Apartment Buildings', Energycon 2018, Limasol, Cyprus Mike Roberts , Anna Bruce , Iain MacGill Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Conference Papers 2018
'Spatial Analysis of Solar Potential in Adelaide', prepared for the Australian PV Institute Jessie Copper, Anna Bruce , Mike Roberts Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Reports and Working Papers 2018
'PV for Apartment Builldings: Which Side of the Meter?', APSRC 2017, Melbourne, Australia Mike Roberts , Anna Bruce , Iain MacGill Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Conference Papers 2017
'Submission in response to the AEMC’s Distribution Market Model draft report, AEMC Project Number SEA0004’ Naomi Stringer , Mike Roberts , Sharon Young, Rob Passey , Anna Bruce , Iain MacGill Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Submissions 2017
'Submission to the AEMC review of regulatory arrangements for embedded networks’ Mike Roberts , Rob Passey, Anna Bruce , Iain MacGill Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Submissions 2017
’Submission in response to the AEMC’s draft report on the review of regulatory arrangements for embedded networks' Mike Roberts , Rob Passey , Anna Bruce , Iain MacGill Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Submissions 2017
’Submission in response to the NSW Dept of Planning & Environment Discussion Paper on Consumer Protections’, Dec  Mike Roberts , Iain MacGill , Rob Passey Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Submissions 2017
'Using PV to help meet Common Property Energy Demand in Residential Apartment Buildings', 2016 Australian Summer Study on Energy Productivity, Sydney, Australia Mike Roberts , Gareth Huxham, Anna Bruce , Iain MacGill Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Conference Papers 2016
'PV in Australian Apartment Buildings – Opportunities and Barriers', APSRC 2015, Brisbane, Australia Mike Roberts , Anna Bruce , Iain MacGill Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Conference Papers 2015

Events

Event Presenter Type Research area Location Date
Workshop on Community Microgrid and Solar Apartments Models Iain MacGill , Rob Passey , Mike Roberts Workshop Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Rydges Hotel, Sydney Thursday, May 30, 2019