Dr Dylan McConnell is renewable energy & energy systems researcher at 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.
Dylan McConnell
School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering
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Publications
| Title & place of publication | Author | Research area | Type | Links | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Trends Visualisation Tools, Final Report | Iain MacGill, Anna Bruce, Dylan McConnell, Nargess Nourbakhsh, Ed Langham, Maartje Feenstra, Jaysson Guerrero | Electricity Markets & Restructuring | Reports and Working Papers | ||
| Coal-free in 14 years as renewables rush in: new blueprint shows how to green the grid – without nuclear | Dylan McConnell | Electricity Markets & Restructuring | Articles | The Conversation | |
| Should we worry about wasting renewable energy? Here’s why ‘spilling’ excess power is expected – and efficient | Dylan McConnell | Large-scale Renewable Energy | Articles | The Conversation | |
| Scaremongering won’t keep Australia’s lights on. Picking up the pace of energy transition will | Dylan McConnell | Electricity Markets & Restructuring | Articles | The Guardian | |
| When a climate crisis meets an energy crisis — lessons from the Australian National Electricity Market | Dylan McConnell, Iain MacGill | Electricity Markets & Restructuring | Articles | PDF, Oxford Energy Forum | |
| Coal will be all but gone by 2034 under Australia’s latest energy roadmap | Dylan McConnell | Electricity Markets & Restructuring | Articles | The Conversation | |
| CEEM submission - Response to DCCEEW’s Renewable Electricity Guarantee of Origin Approach paper | Shanil Samarakoon, Anna Bruce, Mike Roberts, Dylan McConnell, Iain MacGill | Electricity Markets & Restructuring | Submissions | ||
| 24/7 TRUZERO submission - Response to DCCEEW’s Policy position paper for renewable electricity certification under the Guarantee of Origin scheme and for economy-wide use | Anna Bruce, Mike Roberts, Dylan McConnell, Rob Passey, Shanil Samarakoon, Iain MacGill, Steve Hoy | Electricity Markets & Restructuring | Submissions | DCCEEW, PDF | |
| Australia’s energy market operator is worried about the grid’s reliability. But should it be? | Dylan McConnell | Electricity Markets & Restructuring | Articles | The Conversation | |
| Rooftop solar 'cannibalising' power prices as Australian generators pay to stay online | Dylan McConnell, Daniel Mercer | Large-scale Renewable Energy | Media | ABC | |
| An El Niño looms over Australia’s stressed electricity system – and we must plan for the worst | Dylan McConnell, Iain MacGill | Electricity Markets & Restructuring | Articles | The Conversation |