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Dani Alexander

Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney, Program Lead RACE for Business, RACE for 2030

Towards a customer-centred clean energy transition –the first two years of RACE for 2030 CRC

Dani’s experience in the energy sector is broad across policy, program management, governance and engagement, all towards promoting Australia’s transition to a low-carbon economy. Dani’s research specialises in energy system flexibility with a focus on distributed energy resources (DER), both on the demand and supply side. Dani has led numerous major DER projects at ISF and initiated ISF’s work on renewable energy and load management (REALM. Dani managed ISF’s award-winning DER demonstration project Networks Renewed, which tested the network support potential of batteries and solar PV owned by residential customers. Other DER projects Dani has led include Solar Optimisation Upgrades for C&I Customers funded by the Victorian Government, the DM Incentives Review funded by ARENA, and an Evaluation of Non-Network Alternatives for Essential Energy.

Chris Dunstan

Adjunct Assoc. Prof., Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney

Chris Dunstan is an economist and policy specialist with 30 years’ experience in clean energy, climate, strategic management and sustainability. Chris has facilitated major policy and program initiatives, including the NSW Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme (the world’s first carbon emissions trading scheme), the NSW Energy Savings Scheme, the NSW Climate Change Fund and the AER’s $1 billion Demand Management Incentive Scheme for electricity distribution networks. Chris has led the development of many key research initiatives, including the Australian Decentralised Energy Roadmap, the national Network Opportunity Maps, the Electric Driveway and the $350 million RACE for 2030 CRC.

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