Mike Roberts

School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering

m.roberts@unsw.edu.au

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.

Publications

Title & place of publication	Author	Research area	Type	Links	Year
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	Sustainability & general	Reports and Working Papers	Link	2023
Engaging households in electricity flexibility – insights from the UK	Mike Roberts	Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation, Sustainability & general	Reports and Working Papers	Link	2023
Social license to automate batteries? Australian householder conditions for participation in Virtual Power Plants	Mike Roberts , Sophie Adams , Declan Kuch	Electricity Markets & Restructuring, Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation	Articles	Link	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	link	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	Link	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	Link	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	Link	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	Link	2022
Impact of tariffs and system costs on optimal PV system size	Ellie Kallmier, Anna Bruce , Mike Roberts , Navid Haghdadi	Technology Assessments	Conference Papers	Link	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	link	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	link	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	doi, rg, PrePrint	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	pdf (6.7Mb)	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	link	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	Link	2020
Smart Home Energy Management Systems - User Needs Final Report	Mike Roberts	Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation, Sustainability & general	Reports and Working Papers	RG, Link	2020
VPP User Research - Final Report	Mike Roberts , Sophie Adams , Declan Kuch	Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation	Reports and Working Papers	RG, Link	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	link, RG	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	link	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	link, RG	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	link, RG, DOI	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	link, RG	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	link, pdf, RG	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	Link, RG, Temporary free link	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	pdf, RG	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	Pdf	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	link	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	pdf, link	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	pdf	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	pdf	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	pdf	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	pdf	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	Pdf	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	Pdf	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