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Member, Science and Technology Advisory Panel of the GEF (Global Environment Facility).
International consultant and contributor for
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), OECD, FAO, REN21, Global Energy Assessment 2012, etc.
International Energy Agency (IEA) Senior analyst on renewable energy and 450 Policy Scenario 2006-2009 including reports on Bioenergy project development; Renewable Heating and Cooling; Biofuels; Cities, Towns and Renewable Energy.
Co-ordinating Lead Author for IPCC 4th Assessment Report - Mitigation (2007) on "Energy Supply"; IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy on "Integration" (2011); Global Energy Assessment, IIASA on "Energy Supply"; and IPCC 5th Assessment Report - Mitigation on "Transport" (to be published 2014).
Other than research and teaching:
Science communicator (a Companion of the Royal Society of New Zealand in this regard).
Media contributor to TV, radio, and press.
Numerous local, national and international presentations and keynote addresses given on energy and climate change issues.
Renewable energy deployment and policies.
Distributed energy (including smart grids).
Biomass supply chains and bioenergy conversion.
Biofuels for transport.
Climate change and renewable energy scenarios.
Engineering applications, social factors, environmental impacts and policy development relating to energy - both supply and demand (end-use).
| Position | Current | Completed |
|---|---|---|
| Project Leader | 0 | 16 |
Project Title: Taiepa Tiketike: Passive Resistance to climate change at Parihaka
Date Range: 2014 - 2019
Funding Body: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Project Team:
Suite of post-graduate internet papers. see http://energy.massey.ac.nz/
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Co-supervisor of: