The ANU Centre for Energy Systems (ACES) brings together pioneering experts in clean energy research, with a mission to accelerate economy-wide decarbonisation and limit the effects of human-induced climate change. The Centre takes a holistic systems-based approach for working with uncertainty, dynamism and complexity.
ACES aligns with the academic structure outlined by Vice-Chancellor, Professor Genevieve Bell, to ensure the long-term sustainability of the University through the creation of new centres of gravity and purpose. In an increasingly interconnected world, the Centre provides a systems-based approach to the energy transition including working with the harder to abate sectors and demonstrating novel approaches to 21st century challenges using existing technologies.
ACES incorporates the ANU Battery Storage and Grid Integration Program (BSGIP) and the ANU 100 Percent Renewable Energy Group (RE100) combining cutting edge research in energy storage systems and world leading expertise in pumped hydro energy storage.
Diversity and equity are foundations upon which ACES is built, to this end, the Centre is co-led by two exceptional female leaders, Professor Kylie Catchpole FAA FTSE and Associate Professor Heather Logie. Located within the School of Engineering, in the College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics, the team is comprised of researchers, professional staff and higher degree students with diverse industry, gender and cultural backgrounds.
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